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dimanche 9 novembre 2014

Blog - post on Orban speech 8 nov 14




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Machine translation from Hungarian

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Concern For Europe

8 november 2014.

Viktor Orban's thoughts about Helmut Kohl: "Concern for Europe an invitation to" based on the book.

The anniversaries such as the carpet bombing: lessons of us treasures. The anniversary of the fall of the Berlin wall and the opening of borders under the German újraegyesítésnek 25. Anniversary Special actuality lends to its the just released book, which is the XX. a large 19th-century history can shape, Helmut Kohl's personal experiences, and even includes a political programme. The subtitle of the book clearly articulates: "Invitation", that is, the book is none other than the former German Chancellor's offer of joint action. The great German politician from burning unto the end, the idea of Europe, permeated by a common destiny, a shared responsibility, which we need to sense and érzelemvezérelten.

According to the author of peace and freedom in Europe, it also abandons the prerequisite for everything else: democracy, rule of law, protection of human rights, social stability and prosperity, the responsibility for Europe and for the world wore. I share the Chancellor's Lord meglátásában. My belief is that the Union is not some utopian obsession, but also a very real, tangible, practical aim brought to life: (a) the need for the establishment of peace. This claim is nothing utopian. The XX. century against dangerous and failed utopia was born out of the idea of European unity is very practical.

Kohl also highlights the current trends, which are considered a matter of concern. At the root of the problems, unrelenting bad decisions. A summary of the not-so-positive: "Europe is not in a good position." The reasons for the Chancellor of the high correlations for numbness, the kishitűségben, the válságszónoklatban, the continuous and far-sightedness when dealing with the history of ignorálásában see. And how is the XX. most witnesses to the 20th century, the 21ST CENTURY. the Europe of the 21st century. For us, the makers of this we need to understand that for the European Union, the question of whether that is added to the history of misguided utópiáinak line. If you're not careful, I mean, the Union may later revealing misguided utopian experiments. It is our responsibility, that this does not happen.

Helmut Kohl is one of Europe's great építőmestereinek, who together with European partners, during the mandate of the Chancery, he worked tirelessly for the continent of újraegyesítésén. Writing a number of answers to that question, which is what Hungarians are also directed to the study of the European process. The book also points to a help in a hurry, where you might not expect. Remember, today representatives of the same political forces are worried about Hungary, "roll the European values has occurred" due to, who, as the Chancellor Kohl's book also reveals the time-is a major obstacle in the short term political benefits on the altar of economic and financial stability in Europe, the murderer and the reliability of foreign policy as well.

For us, it is also important for Hungarian readers Guide to the small Member States are worth just as much as the big ones, in his opinion, látásmódjuk the construction of the European Community it serves. Chancellor Kohl, together with the Lord, I believe that the main values of the Nations of Europe, even the diverse Nations. In Europe, the Nations of the United States, the reality of the utopia. Utopia here in Europe. Because there are thousands of years of national roots, which would cut equal to suicide.

I am convinced that the Nations should be more involved in the work of the Union. Decades-old institutions do not operate in the framework of a centuries-old human coexistence. Doomed, if we want to create a Europe without national characteristics. No one has the right to it, implying that the wish to abdicate your own identity. We agree with the Chancellor, the Lord: do not want to separate, bureaucratic, centralized management and "mammoth institution." The institutionalized Europe cannot diverge further from the Member States and the citizens. We here in Europe we are all rooted in a commitment to Christian values and we are part of. The Chancellor Lord boldly States: Europe is not some dreamy idea, no poems, no folklore. Not the dreamers to build Europe, and therefore we can not cheers for Europeans.

The challenges and the problems it confronted, inexorable egyenességgel in search of the good answers. To do this, but we need to know what we want. It is necessary for the purpose of humility, a clear and unambiguous vízióra and the direction of policing and we are able to keep a strong political leadership. So we get to the common action for Europe to worry for her use. Thanks Helmut Kohlnak!

Viktor Orban



samedi 8 novembre 2014

Dialogue de sourds entre l'état major US et la presse






See also: ‘Russian tanks’ NATO ‘s soapbox: http://lepontduhadu.blogspot.fr/2014/11/blog-tanks-russians-ukraine-image.html Pentagon press conference video: http://lepontduhadu.blogspot.fr/2014/11/dialogue-de-sourds-entre-letat-major-us.html “Russian planes & ship” NATO’s anguished wails of discontent: http://lepontduhadu.blogspot.fr/2014/11/blog-blowing-story-out-of-water-russian.html Stockholm’s sub syndrome: http://lepontduhadu.blogspot.fr/2014/10/blog-mad-stockholm-submarine-story-or.html The Earth: Shifting away from UN global security to being NATO’s mandate: http://lepontduhadu.blogspot.fr/2014/10/blog-sad-story-of-nato-and.html

vendredi 7 novembre 2014

Blog US military charity in Crimea (eng)



Interesting of combination of players of winning “hearts and minds,” in Crimea:
 
 This certainly sounds a suspicious combinations for Russians, both in the region and elsewhere; especially since NAVFAC in its press release stated that it:"manages the planning, design, construction, contingency engineering, real estate, environmental, and public works support for U.S. Navy shore facilities around the world." And apparently schools in Crimea as well,  in Sevastopol which just happens to be on the doorstep of the Russian's Navy Black Sea Fleet home port since 1776.




The first school renovation " Sevastopol's largest school, number 49", began in February 2010, followed by School number 57 again in 2010.  Likewise a dental clinic was renovated in Sevastopol.

Here is the reason for this assistance as described by the :

"The United States attaches great importance to the success of Ukraine's transition to a democratic state with a flourishing market economy, and U.S. policy remains centered on realizing and strengthening a democratic, prosperous, and secure Ukraine more closely integrated into Europe and Euro-Atlantic structures."

The other areas in Ukraine that received assistance was in the Western region.


*NATO member Croatia is also included in the project.

Sources:

http://www.navy.mil/submit/display.asp?story_id=55991

http://www.eucom.mil/media-library/article/23156/eucom-ukraine-partner-together-to-repair-dental-clinic-boarding-school



jeudi 6 novembre 2014

Blog: blowing the story out of the water Russian incursions (eng)


First came the Swedish imaginary "Russian sub"  signal, followed some frantic hunt for an "foreign underwater intruder". The Swedish officials were at pains not to give out a nationality, but that it didn't stop the media from putting their own spin on the 'events'. In spite of this the local & international press hurriedly jumped to the conclusion that it was Russian, (somehow without the slightest shred of evidence or source).

Then came the media reports of multiple Russian military air sorties over Europe & the Black Sea, described by NATO as "provocative". The NATO air intercepts took place in international airspace, something that a lot of the press failed to mention.

At the same time, some of the UK press had a hard time spotting the subtle difference in nationality & make of an Antonov plane that got escorted by fighter jets over London. Was it a Russian plane? No it turned out to be Latvian plane. Finally the make of the plane was identified as being Ukrainian & not Russian.

Now we move onto the non-story of a Russian oceanographic ship:
From AFP:  The Portugese Navy escorted a Russian oceanographic ship out of its waters Wednesday in response to the latest in a series of territorial incursions by a Russian vessel or plane.
Waters?  No in fact it took place in the Portuguese Exclusive Economic Zone, (EEZ).
Portugal identified the ship in the section of sea it has exclusive resource rights over and then guided the vessel back into international waters, Portugal's Defence Minister Jose Pedro Aguiar-Branco told Portugese press agency LUSA.
An EEZ is not Territorial Waters!  In addition to AFP, the BBC picked up the non-story in & cobbled up a series of paragraphs on Russia & the events on Ukraine,  to make it look like that it is all somehow connected up. The BBC revealed a little detail that AFP completely missed out:
 The Russian ship was in international waters, more than 12 nautical miles (22km) from the coast.
The only snag that I see with this sentence, it doesn't actually give the location or distance of the Russian ship, since it instead unhelpfully refers to 12nm limit for territorial waters.  The whole thing has been distorted since an EEZ  only gives a country a "sovereign right"  to below the surface of the sea. The surface is in INTERNATIONAL WATERS. 

International airspace or waters, just a minor detail I suppose for the press. Information that might blow the story & associated histrionics out of the water.


The Russian ship appears to be the RV Professor Logachev,  which had in some circles been supposedly connected to the Swedish submarine story.  The AIS feed showed that the vessel was trailed by a Dutch warship when it was in the Baltic.  https://twitter.com/AirForceFreak74/status/523845233990443009/photo/1.   The vessel is listed as being en route to Las Palmas, so taking the shipping lane off Portugal would have made sense.  But it wasn't made welcome by the Portuguese Navy. 

Background info on the RV Professor Logachev:

http://www.soundocean.com/cgge/rv-professor-logachev

Wikipedia




As can be seen in the above still from the MARINE AIS, the Russian ship is 'escorted' & tailed
 by no less than 3 Dutch NATO warships in the Baltic.

 Sources:

http://www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/natosource/portugal-escorts-russian-ship-from-its-waters

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-29919036




See also:

The Earth: Shifting away from UN global security to being NATO’s mandate: http://lepontduhadu.blogspot.fr/2014/10/blog-sad-story-of-nato-and.html



Blog - Update on Hungary & Orban (eng)

Update on Hungary, the protest movement & Orban 

– (With Putin, Turkey & Serbia thrown in for good measure). 

The Western Mainstream Media, (WMM), an example of which is the UK’s Guardian have picked up on the Internet tax rallies in Hungary. One sentence is particularly interesting: “The demonstrators likened Orbán to Russia’s Vladimir Putin, and flew the EU flag, which Orban regularly denounces.” Eagled-eyed readers will notice that this does not directly relate to the proposed tax laws. In a similar vein, an article by the Business New Europe referred to Hungary’s Orban politics as “Goulash Putinism”.

The Western mainstream media are evidently going into overdrive pushing out as many comparisons between Orban & Putin, in the same way as they earlier in the year had articles that compared Putin to both Milosevic & Hitler. The article reported that “Nuland roasted Hungary in a speech at the start of October for contesting liberal democratic ideas, inflaming nationalist sentiment and crushing the freedom of speech. Replace the word "Hungary" for "Russia" and she could have used the same speech for having a go at Putin again.” The article continued with presenting the political situation in Turkey, in which “Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan is another that seems to have been infected with Putinism.” It then followed with comments on Serbia as well, describing its Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic as “prickly and increasingly shows certain Putin-like traits.”

We are certainly now living in the era of “Yellow Journalism Hyperbole”, with President Putin & Russia being the current barometer. 



NOV 5th Update

The Hungarian  government scrapped the taxs plans after 2 large country wide protests. 
Yet the protests in Hungary have not stopped, in fact they have muted into  demands for the resignation of the tax chief Ildikó Vida, since she mentioned that she was one of those who have been banned from the US.  The US pressure it seems is still being applied, or the intial inertia of protests has been starte.  It remains to be seen when and how this pressure will change or diminish.

NOV 8th Update 

Viktor Orban is clearly getting attention in the US & European press, highlighting the fact  that he is feeling the heat because of his 'cozy' relationship with Russia. A recent headline from Reuters leaves no one in doubt as to how events will unfold in Hungary:


Hungarian Internet Tax Protesters Aim to Be New Opposition Force

Both the US & the EU take issue to the fact that Orban wants to put Hungary first & foremost. In a recent press conference, Viktor Orban said that the US was putting Hungary under great pressure due to its objections to the South Stream pipeline and the expansion of the Paks nuclear power station. In other words the US is seeing the world through blinkered eyes as it sees Hungary getting closer to Russia.  This theme is repeated again in the press.




Last word



"Hiding behind civil society groups gives a special color to the Hungarian opposition. If they cannot get anywhere with parties they use civil society groups."
Government spokesman, Zoltan Kovacs

 Sources:
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/oct/29/budapest-viktor-orban-democracy-edge-hungary 

http://www.bne.eu/content/story/putinisation-europe 

 http://www.bbj.hu/politics/next-facebook-demo-to-protest-tax-chief_87660

mercredi 5 novembre 2014

Blog en visu - bras de fer OTAN Russie [FR]


L'Ukraine créera à nouveau de nouvelles disputes, de nouvelles parties de bras de fer entre OTAN et la Russie.

La menace russe!

L'affrontement géo-politique de face entre l'OTAN et la Russie.

Récemment, les hauts responsables de l’OTAN n'ont pas cessé de juger la Russie, de pointer un doigt accusateur sur eux. Plutôt que de reconnaître l'échec de sa politique, l'OTAN a annoncé 200 manœuvres militaires dans l’année qui vient, donc une grande partie se déroulera dans l'Europe de l'Est. C’est-à-dire un exercice chaque 2 jours, où il y aura des tests cruciaux sur l'état de préparation de l'OTAN.


Les discours du nouveau SG, Stoltenberg et le commandant de l'OTAN, le général US, Breedlove tentent a montrer que l’augmentation de l'activité de l’OTAN est dictée par la menace russe, uniquement en rapport avec la crise en Ukraine. Curieusement, les activités en question étaient préparées bien à l’avance de la crise en Ukraine. Car,c"est le 1er avril 2014, quand les membres de l'OTAN ont condamné l’intervention militaire Russe en Crimée et quand officiellement et ouvertement l'OTAN a pu prendre sa distance avec la Russie.



 L’OTAN est toujours en train  de créer de nouvelles bases militaires, dans les pays membres frontaliers avec la Russie. OTAN a commence d'ouvrir des bases depuis 2004, mais avec une forte intensification du programme déjà prévu les premiers 6 mois de 2014. 

  • "Baltic Air Policing" est une mission de l'OTAN a débutée en mars 2004, ou  les autres pays de l’OTAN assurent la protection de l’espace aérien des trois pays baltes.
  •  L’infrastructure des troupes de réaction rapide de l'OTAN vont être avancer vers l'est, en Pologne dans la ville de Szczecin.  Une nouvelle force de frappe avec 10,000 militaires va être créée ou les négociations avaient commencé bien avant les événements de Maidan en février 2014.
  • L'affaire du bouclier anti missiles OTAN qui date de novembre 2010, ou les pays de l'OTAN ont décidé de développer une capacité de défense antimissile balistique (BMD). Le  ministre russe de la Défense, Sergueï Choïgou, remarqua en octobre 2013: "Les programmes de défense antimissile balistique se développent en Europe sans que nos préoccupations soient prises en compte".
  • En parallèle, en 2007 les États-Unis négocieront l'emplacement d'un système en Pologne et après en Roumanie. Octobre 2013, un système "Aegis Ashore" des États-Unis fut inaugure à Deveselu, en Roumanie. 

 La situation en 2010:
  


Bras de fer

La semaine dernière, des exercices aériens russes de "grande échelle" fut signalé par l'OTAN et repris en chœur par le 'MSN', (le cirque médiatique occidental), sans aucun réflexion du contexte. Tout se déroulerait dans l'espace aérien international, comme a bien dit Stoltenberg:"son aviation multiplie les démonstrations de force à proximité de l'espace aérien des États membres de l'Otan".

En même temps, le 'MSN'  nous rapporte les infos de l'OTAN que les militaires russes non seulement "se rapprochent de la frontière orientale de l'Ukraine" mais aussi nous indique que Moscou continue d'entraîner "les rebelles séparatistes dans l'est" et de leur livrer des équipements militaires. La semaine dernière, Breedlove a indiqué qu'il s'agit de 250 a 300 troupes russes dans le Donbass.  Pourtant OTAN fait exactement pareil, en soutenant le gouvernement putschiste de Kiev, de leur livrer du matériel militaire y compris des chars, de l'artillerie et des stages d’entrainements en Europe et aux États-Unis. L'OTAN est sûr d’être au courant du fait que l'’Ukraine a accueilli de nombreux mercenaires, une partie ouvertement néonazis, venus de pays européens.  En plus, le cirque 'MSN' ne le  mentionne que peu, jamais en chœur.
DEUX POIDS DEUX MESURES.



 Piqure de rappel:
Si la perspective d'une adhésion rapide de l'Ukraine et de la Géorgie à l'OTAN est momentanément écartée, "la porte reste ouverte" - Angela Merkel à Bucarest le 2 avril 2008.


Sources

http://www.nato.int/cps/fr/natohq/topics_50090.htm?

http://fr.ria.ru/defense/20131023/199626367.html

http://www.courrierinternational.com/article/2010/11/17/l-otan-n-est-pas-le-gendarme-du-monde

Notes


1998 - La Russie établit une mission diplomatique auprès de l'OTAN.
2001 - Ouverture du Bureau d'information de l'OTAN à Moscou.