On 3 May, 22:26, martin <marti...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> On May 4, 4:51=A0am, Dmitry <dmitrijsfedot...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> > On 1 May, 22:00, martin <marti...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> > > On May 1, 2:39=A0pm, Kazys Almenas <alme...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> > > > On Apr 30, 4:28=A0pm, "Henry Alminas" <halmi...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> > > > > ... and assorted russkie posts in scb
> > > > > it looks like Lithuania will own the
> > > > > Baltic version of the frequently
> > > > > moving =A0 "s***my Nazi enemy of
> > > > > "matushka"" trophy for some time.
> > > > > The thing changes hands frequently.
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> > > > > Estonians move a statue erected
> > > > > to russkie triumphalism and they
> > > > > get the trophy for a good long
> > > > > time.
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> > > > > The Latvians refuse to
> > > > > announce that they are in fact
> > > > > a russkiestan - and it moves to
> > > > > Riga.
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> > > > > Now the Lithuanians speak
> > > > > up and - by gawd - they have it.
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> > > > > I somehow suspect that this will
> > > > > not be the last time that trophy
> > > > > moves. =A0Before long Estonia or
> > > > > Latvia will make some internal
> > > > > decision that does not please
> > > > > the s*** in the Kremlin and then
> > > > > - "poof" - the trophy will be
> > > > > gone.
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> > > > > Best - - Henry
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> > > > Looking at the situation, from Vilnius, I doubt Henrys prediction.
> > > > Not that the 'bad intentions' were missing. =A0The Kremlin
leader****=
p
> > > > needs 'enemies' for internal consuption and stability. =A0However
> > > > they cannot "chew gum, and walk" at the same time. =A0As it is
> > > > they are currently overburdened. =A0Currently Georgia and Ukraine
> > > > are the enemies of choice, and that already is proving to be
> > > > a burden. =A0 Then there looms the switch at the top!! =A0 Putin
is
> > > > not Kasparov, looking ahead more then two moves would
> > > > overburden his brain.
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> > > I think Henry is right. Predictably, Regnum has just published a
book
> > > "The Tragedy of Lithuania"http://www.regnum.ru/english/977261.html
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> > I think Kazys is right. =A0Georgia and Ukraine are on Russia's
priority
> > list. =A0Lithuania is already in NATO and EU, there is nothing much
they=
> > can do about it.
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> Apparently Lithuania is on Russia's hit list because it just recently
> blocked EU-Russia progress on a pact until certain issues are resolved
> first:http://www.guardian.co.uk/feedarticle?id=3D7491080-
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I doubt it. Putin has his good relation****p with Berlusconi-)) As
long as Europe needs Russian gas, Lithuanian position would not
produce much weight.
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