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Open Thread * Al Jazeera English: ‘Gas Opec’ debated in Russia – 23 Dec 08

By SusanUnPC on December 24, 2008 at 4:00 PM in Current Affairs

PREFACE: There’s a KEY reason that I’m posting these international stories more and more. We, as Hillary’s most devoted supporters, wish to be must be knowledgeable about the countless international issues that Hillary will be dealing with every day. Cuz you and I know, don’t we, that whatever Hillary does and says will be endlessly dissected, questioned, criticized and, somehow, it’s dead certain that the in-the-tank-for-O MSM will ALWAYS find a way to insert Bill Clinton into the story. Right? Somehow, Bill and his Foundation will find their way into ALL of these stories! Because it gives Chris Matthews his tingle and Keith Olbamaman his daily, um, thrill, which helps him get it on later with his latest 20s-something goilfriend. – SusanUnPC

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Update via U.N. Wire, a free service of the UNFoundation.org (which I recommend that you subscribe to for its quick snap-shots of world news):

Russia-Ukraine gas dispute may escalate
A dispute over natural gas and back debt between Russia and Ukraine may lead to energy cutoffs for portions of Europe. Russia, which supplies as much as a quarter of the gas that Europe consumes, has asked European leaders to pressure Ukraine to pay some $2 billion in debt by Jan. 1 to ensure the gas is not cut off. Ukrainian President Viktor Yushchenko said the country had paid up on gas consumed during the summer and fall seasons and has scheduled payments for winter usage. The Washington Post (12/24) …

FROM AL JAZEERA ENGLISH. (How I wish we could get this channel, but our cowardly cable and satellite services fear the torrent of complaints from the Free Republic rightwingers.)

ACCOMPANYING COPY: “The era of cheap gas is over”. Those are the words of the Russian prime minister, Vladimir Putin.

The world’s largest gas producers are trying to formulate a charter for what some have dubbed as a gas OPEC.

Putin’s words will only serve to reinforce the fears of gas importing nations – who worry the new group will fix prices and set quotas for gas production.

  • disenfranchisedamerican

    It’s going to take a lot of corn and switch grass to power our military fleets of ships, jets, and armored ground vehicles. I have always said our national security has been jeopordized by the major american oil and gas cos. Hillary and Palin know more about this than all the other obots put together.

    • disenfranchisedamerican

      omit “other”

  • Ron
  • Texas Playwright

    Hillary and Sarah–a great team who can find common ground at home and abroad.

  • mary

    A great post here! Thanks for NoRAD’s maps of Santa goes to Athens, Rome, etc!..

    Our international understanding must be enhanced surely with HIllary as SOS. Obama is a babe in the woods and his understanding of what makes the world tick is as shallow and parochial as that of moron Bush who destroyed and squandered the good will the US had during the Clinton years.

    George Soros is behind Oblabla and his interests in the India-Pakistan region together with Brezinsky’s extreme anti-Russia rigid ideology will make Middle EAst shoemakers busy indeed in the coming months!

    The problem with Bush was that he wore blinders in dealing with international affairs. The guy didn’t even own a passport! Hillary has travelled to almost 100 countries and is widely respected in India (and everywhere else!) as a friend who is willing to learn about heritage and respect their national cultures. Every American should EDUCATE himself/herself and get an “International Affairs passport” soon to begin to fathom the mess created by the Bush Regime.

    With Oblabla and his ObaMyopia in charge, Hillary will have a difficult time to cut out an independent policy position, but she will do her best–as always–to work hard and excel and restore America’s lost reputation in the world.
    I am afraid of Oblabla’s inexperience and indecisiveness, tho, and don’t want to see Hillary be blamed for his innate stupidity. Baracks will want to protect George Soros’ billionaire portfolios in Pakistan oil lines and want to prevent Russia from building pipelines in region and will undoubtedly start another catastrophic War in Pakistan to please SOROS’ interests in the pipelines. Brezinksy has a fanatical extreme idological right wing hate of Russia and will anything to misrepresent this to Oblabla’as baby ears…Hillary will need all the support she can get…We must educate ourselves on foreign affairs and not be blinded by one perspective over antoher, but read more than one-sided commentary by our own AlJazeera Media leg thrillers….