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2006-12-12 Caucasus/Russia/Central Asia

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Posted by Steve White 2006-12-12 00:00|| || Front Page|| [11134 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Sakhalin island, formerly known only as a penal colony during the tsarist and Soviet eras.

Actually, Sakhalin was jointly ruled by Russia and Japan from the 1860s. Japan annexed the southern half of the island in 1905. Russia regained possesion by bravely invading 4 days before Japan surrendered in 1946

Posted by phil_b 2006-12-12 00:33|| 2006-12-12 00:33|| Front Page Top

#2 The Empire is back.

Posted by gromgoru 2006-12-12 00:53|| 2006-12-12 00:53|| Front Page Top

#3 Doesn't matter.
All of eastern siberia will be part of either China or the New Manchu Peoples Republic within another 10 or 20 years...
Putie is playing a losing hand.

Posted by 3dc 2006-12-12 00:55|| 2006-12-12 00:55|| Front Page Top

#4 So whatcha gonna do Werld? And you, Nederlanders? Neener-neener. I am Tsar! I am invincible! I steal Super Bowl rings and companies and assets! Bwahahahaha! No bauble too small, no conglomerate too large! I have Po210! I can do anything!

Posted by .com 2006-12-12 01:12|| 2006-12-12 01:12|| Front Page Top

#5 This is what happens when you snuggle up with the Bear.( Bear gets hungry and swallows ya) Same is happening in China. All these turncoat bastards who moved all American jobs there are getting shafted. Motorola lost their ass and all their technical capital. Shit, same happened 30 years ago when Chrysler got f**cked over. These greedy numbnuts never learn. Have to get bashed right in the face again to get a friggin' clue.

Posted by SpecOp35 2006-12-12 01:27|| 2006-12-12 01:27|| Front Page Top

#6 American jobs?

Posted by .com 2006-12-12 01:38|| 2006-12-12 01:38|| Front Page Top

#7 ASIA TIMES says it more succintly - Russia is using its post-Berlin Wall/1991/USSR newfound econ wealth and redirecting POL flows from the world unto itself + Asia [Asia = read, Russia]. Meanwhile, JAMESTOWN.ORG > BEIJING'S NEW GRAND STRATEGY > China ,for now, seeks to PC stay a THIRD-WORLD, "STATUS QUO" STATE-POWER while quietly or subtlely STRENGTHENING ITS GLOBAL = GEOPOL POSITION vv USA , by use of "extra-military instruments". IOW, like Dubya in IRAQ, will "stay the course" while simul BUILDING-CONTRUCTING ITS FUTURE DESTINY. JAMESTOWN - National Modernization is viewed by China as [temporarily?]more important than the Re-Unification Issue wid TAIWAN.

*NOTE wid JAMESTOWN.org article > USA ONLY, NOT AGZ RUSSIA.

Posted by JosephMendiola 2006-12-12 02:09|| 2006-12-12 02:09|| Front Page Top

#8 interesting times....stay tuned...

»:-)

Posted by RD 2006-12-12 02:19|| 2006-12-12 02:19|| Front Page Top

#9 It's Chinese government policy to regain all the territories lost under 'unfair' 19th century treaties. This includes most of Khabarovsk Krai and Sakhalin Island lost to Russia in the 1850/60s (although Chinese control of Sahkalin was never more than token).

Incidentally the background to my next novel, if I ever get around to finishing it.

Posted by phil_b 2006-12-12 02:28|| 2006-12-12 02:28|| Front Page Top

#10 With a growing world population, energy wars can't be far off.

Posted by Icerigger 2006-12-12 07:05|| 2006-12-12 07:05|| Front Page Top

#11 But it is the water wars that will be really nasty.

Posted by bombay">bombay 2006-12-12 08:25|| 2006-12-12 08:25|| Front Page Top

#12 Look for other oil countries to 'renegotiate' contracts with the big oil companies. There's profit in those company coffers just waiting to be harvested. In the past the result has been cessation of investment of industry capital and expertise, but 1) they (oil governments) don't look that far ahead (goose - golden egg), and 2) now there's China just waiting (instigating?) to offer ITS capital and expertise. And the Chavezes of the world won't recognize the chains attached to the deals - tougher by far than any chains attached by Shell or even the US government.

Posted by Glenmore">Glenmore 2006-12-12 08:35|| 2006-12-12 08:35|| Front Page Top

#13 The Mexican government seized and then ~~incorporated into the ruling family alliances~~ nationalized the foreign oil assets in the 30s. We see today where that has led to. I guess the Chinese had better get working on refurbishing that Great Wall now in anticipation of the wave of illegals to be headed their way in another 30+ years. At least they have a wall in place.

Posted by Procopius2k 2006-12-12 09:07|| 2006-12-12 09:07|| Front Page Top

#14 Everything is proceeding to plan. All the 60's Leftists that were enraged and horrified at the collapse of the Soviet Union are diligently working towards our defeat.

Given that our politicians can't find the spine to resist the Islamists, should one expect them to fight the resurgent Russian Commies? It's a toss up as to whom the Lefties will deliver us to first.

CW-II, getting closer.

Posted by Mick Dundee 2006-12-12 12:42|| 2006-12-12 12:42|| Front Page Top

#15 But it is the water wars that will be really nasty.

If the North Pole icecap really does melt, watch the wells and reservoirs fill up from the increased rains.

Posted by trailing wife 2006-12-12 15:07|| 2006-12-12 15:07|| Front Page Top

#16 Shell should get ALL of their people out of Russia.

And the last one to leave should set the gas field on fire just before his helicopter lifts off.

Posted by Barbara Skolaut">Barbara Skolaut 2006-12-12 15:40|| http://ariellestjohndesigns.com/page/15bk1/Home_Page.html]">[http://ariellestjohndesigns.com/page/15bk1/Home_Page.html] 2006-12-12 15:40|| Front Page Top

#17 In the wake of the Chinese leasing a chunk of Siberia, the US should start buying it- start at the Bering Strait and work its way West. It would be money well spent and keep two enemies a bit further back. The political and population vacuum in Siberia will not last forever.

Posted by Grunter 2006-12-12 23:18|| 2006-12-12 23:18|| Front Page Top

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