The German newspaper Ostthüringer Zeitung comments on emerging disagreements in NATO over the expansion of the anti-terrorist operation. The newspaper writes that the vaunted alliance is beginning to falter. NATO Secretary General Robertson said...

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german newspaper

«Ostthüringer Zeitung»

comments on emerging disagreements in NATO over the expansion of the anti-terrorist operation. The newspaper writes that the vaunted alliance is beginning to falter. NATO Secretary General Robertson said that the North Atlantic Alliance will not blindly follow Washington if the US decides to attack other countries.

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Swiss newspaper

«Noye Zurcher Zeitung»

titled her article “Is Chechnya a forgotten tragedy?” The fact that Chechen politicians and clan leaders failed in their duties cannot justify the Russian “anti-terrorist war”, during which hundreds of thousands of civilians were expelled from their homes, and tens of thousands were killed, tortured or blackmailed by undisciplined Russian soldiers led by bad command. Western heads of government, who now maintain close friendships with Putin, should be more vocal in urging the Russian president to continue the direct contacts he began last November with willing separatists around Maskhadov.

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Azeta

"Frankenpost"

with Iraq as the next target in the fight against terrorism, asks the question: is it worth risking the restraint of Islamic countries in order to destroy the dictator and the breeding ground for terrorism? After all, the price will again have to be paid by people who have been suffering from dictatorship and embargo for decades. And do Americans really show consistency? After all, everyone knows that the most important US ally, Saudi Arabia, finances global terrorism.

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"Deutsche Welle"

reports that in two weeks (February 14) an unusual event will take place in the premises of the world's leading New York Stock Exchange: the start of the trading session will be given by ... a robot. Usually, the symbolic pressing of a button announcing the start of trading is the privilege of the directors of the world's largest companies, famous political or public figures and pop stars. But this time, the Japanese company Honda decided to break the tradition and entrust the Asimo robot, designed by the company's engineers, to open the session. Asimo will have to independently climb the stairs to the podium and press the bell to announce the start of the auction. In such an unusual way, the Japanese company intends to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the start of the quotation of its shares on the world's leading stock exchange.