Ari Rusila's BalkanBlog

Jasenovac – Holocaust promoted by VaticanarirusilaUstasha throat-cutting knife for fast killing

Tue, 26 Jan 2010 22:15:04 +0000

The UN General Assembly chose January 27 as the official day for the commemoration, as it was on this day in 1945 that Soviet troops liberated the Auschwitz extermination camp, the last such camp still functioning. Throughout Europe, tributes will be paid to the 53 million people who died during World War II, of whom [...]

Croatia’s President gave a hint of attack to Bosniaarirusila

Sun, 24 Jan 2010 10:30:32 +0000

I wonder how many readers saw anything in western mainstream media related to informal statement of outgoing Croatian President Stjepan Mesic – published on 19.1.2010 – which he gave during informal meeting with journalists . Here quote: “If Milorad Dodik (head of Republica Srpska, AR) scheduled a referendum for secession of Republika Srpska from Bosnia [...]

Ukraine: Choosing a New Wayarirusila

Sun, 17 Jan 2010 09:55:49 +0000

“When we get Russian gas, the problem is not the supplier, but the fact that 80 percent of the pipeline is located in the Ukraine. We should look for independence not from Russia, but from such transit schemes,” (Gerhard Schroeder) Just after 2004 Orange Revolution Ukraine took course towards Nato and EU, the new leadership [...]

Croatians voted for Changearirusila

Thu, 14 Jan 2010 10:06:54 +0000

The last election in Croatia can bring a refreshing change with new President Ivo Josipovic – a university law professor and a composer of classical music – but he will find a much tougher struggle ahead of him. This struggle not only due economical problems (national debt and unemployment) but also problems related [...]

Is Yemen the next target for the War on Terror?arirusilaImportant World Oil Transit Chokepoints

Thu, 07 Jan 2010 10:47:09 +0000

“Somebody in our government said to me in Sana’a, the capital of Yemen, Iraq was yesterday’s war. Afghanistan is today’s war. If we don’t act pre-emptively, Yemen will be tomorrow’s war.” (Sen. Joseph Lieberman, I-Conn.) On December 25 US authorities arrested a Nigerian named Abdulmutallab aboard a Northwest Airlines flight from to on charges of having [...]

Serbia on the road to EUarirusila

Tue, 29 Dec 2009 14:32:26 +0000

Serbia’s application to join the EU was finally made before X-mas. Early December EU foreign ministers agreed to unblock Serbia’s interim trade agreement, which is part of Stabilisation and Association Agreement (SAA). Serbia, Macedonia, and Montenegro have been approved by EU for visa-free travel within the EU Schengen area from January 2010. (More [...]

Will Coin work in Afghanistan?arirusila

Fri, 11 Dec 2009 18:19:50 +0000

“After 18 months, our troops will begin to come home.” (Barack Obama) “They are coming already in coffins.” (Ari Rusila) US President Obama finally announced his new counter-insurgency (aka “Coin”) strategy in Afghanistan – which continues mostly the strategy of his predecessor Mr. Bush. Generals and influential – if not decisive – military-industrial [...]

Ari Rusila’s Conflicts -news portalarirusila

Sun, 06 Dec 2009 18:43:55 +0000

As I can comment only about a tiny fraction of news about the issues of my interest I have launched a news portal for better coverage. My new “Ari Rusila’s Conflicts” site – created with help and platform of NewsCred Ltd. – is loaded relevant multimedia content from over 2500 news sources and blogs. [...]

EU foreign policy in relation to EC selectionsarirusila

Sat, 28 Nov 2009 18:21:03 +0000

First, a few quotes that relate to selection of EU’s top officials: Turkey is not a part of Europe and will never be part of Europe. (Mr Van Rompuy) If the point of the Lisbon Treaty was to create a more prominent face for Europe, the result on Thursday was the opposite. It appeared to [...]

Kosovo – an captured independencearirusila

Thu, 26 Nov 2009 01:32:16 +0000

Free movement is one fundamental human rights not only in one’s own country but also abroad. While speaking about Balkans I earlier have highlighted (e.g. “Forgotten Refugees – West Balkans“) the situation of Serb refugees or IDPs (Internally Displaced Persons) who can not return to their original homes in Croatia, Bosnia-Herzegovina or Kosovo. [...]

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