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“The fall of the Berlin Wall produced the stronger Europe”

Published: 07 November, 2009, 21:42
Edited: 10 November, 2009, 13:35

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Twenty years after the Berlin Wall fell, Europe seems even more firmly entrenched inside the Transatlantic structure than the United States, says Giulietto Chiesa, former member of the European Parliament.

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“The fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989 was unexpected”

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alex November 10, 2009, 03:02
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Jean .. i love reading your comments ..thanks :)

Zak November 10, 2009, 01:20
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I strongly agree with you Jean-Claude Meslin...I will add that most important thing of security in Europe is in complete haos, thanks to Nato and Usa....Their constant advance to East will force Russia to act-just as did happend when Georgia supported by Nato attack sleeping sity and Russian peacekeepers last year...Europeans(include Russia) shall have their own security in place(for all) without Usa...Its in Usa national interest to see divided Europe (they enjoy for 50 years after WW2 ) ....Do not forget that Usa high delegation(with UK I think M.Tasher )been in Moskow for 4 days to push mr.Gorbachov NOT TO PUT DOWN BERLIN WALL...Nato-Usa also brocken promise to Russia - NOT TO TAKE ANY COUNTRY FROM EAST TO NATO! It look to me as -already seen future, looking at the past...In my opinion (I hope I am wrong) future do not look good....Thanke you!

Jean-Claude November 09, 2009, 13:51
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This statement is the joke of the day: Europe is a ridiculous organization, a mockery manipulated by Wall-Street, the City of London and Frankfort's financial institutions. This "amalgame" of royal républics, mafiosis' republics and decadent monarchies with their thousands of useless and needless leech has nothing to offer except exploitation of men by a few greedy and cynical businessmen. Just look how quickly big corporations, like the french automakers use the cheaper labor of former Warsaw's pact countries to increase their managers and stock's holders' benefices, regardless of the consequences in their original bases. This remark concern only the economic factor. We could also analyze the military set-up of Europe which through OTAN "kiss ass" of the US Military-Industrial-Complex and naturally of the Pentagone...The time has come to tell the europeans and the World the simple truth, not make crazy assessments or political wishful thinking. Sorry Future Generations. Sincerely. Jean-Claude Meslin