tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10366934.post116134167430467660..comments2024-03-27T13:07:01.768+03:00Comments on Russian Blog: The Emerging Russian Giant Plays its Cards StrategicallyUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10366934.post-50475204290537165172006-11-26T07:31:00.000+03:002006-11-26T07:31:00.000+03:00Hello Konstantin,
I read your blog with much inte...Hello Konstantin,<br /><br />I read your blog with much interest. I'd like to invite you to talk about Russia on my forum. I've seen the Yahoo board and some of the comments on this board. Our board is a lot more civil, and I think you might want to give it a try. We'd really like to get a Russian perspective on recent stories on Russia. <br /><br />Thanks!<br /><br /><br />WEB<br /><br /><br />http://www.usandworldpolitics.com/forum/<br /><br />http://www.usandworldpolitics.com/forum/europe-russia-cis/668-poison-his-power.html<br /><br />http://www.usandworldpolitics.com/forum/europe-russia-cis/713-have-turks-invaded-russia.htmlAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00618898057109633091noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10366934.post-1163079662866649592006-11-09T16:41:00.000+03:002006-11-09T16:41:00.000+03:00I think it's a good article. It depends what you t...I think it's a good article. It depends what you take from it.<BR/><BR/>What it does highlight very clearly the US long term strategy for oil - as perceived in 1999 - and the way that was scuppered by Khordokovsky's arrest. <BR/><BR/>In turn, this explains why the US can't afford to pull out of Iraq until agreements are in place to guarantee US companies exploiting its resources. This is what 'getting the job done' in Iraq means.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10366934.post-1162895244324839522006-11-07T13:27:00.000+03:002006-11-07T13:27:00.000+03:00This article is crap, the author knows little if a...This article is crap, the author knows little if anything about the oil business.<BR/><BR/>Just one example is this analysis of Cheney's 1999 speech:<BR/><BR/>"as he revealingly remarked, the oil ‘prize’ of the Middle East was in national or government hands, not open to exploitation by the private market, and thus, hard for Cheney’s Halliburton and his friends in ExxonMobil or Chevron or Shell or BP to get their hands on."<BR/><BR/>The entire point here is that these countries are NOT AT ALL closed to the big contracters like Halliburton. In fact the Middle East states being closed to the oil majors is a bonanza for Halliburton, Schlumberger, etc, since they are the only way for the Saudis, etc to get state of the art technology without bringing in Exxon, BP etc. <BR/><BR/>There is a lot of crap written about oil, this is one very long example.<BR/><BR/>-BakinetsAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10366934.post-1162605303411795252006-11-04T04:55:00.000+03:002006-11-04T04:55:00.000+03:00F. William Engdahl wrote the article, you braindea...F. William Engdahl wrote the article, you braindead turd. Konstantin merely posted it.<BR/><BR/>Anyway, to answer Tim's reasonable question - Tim, what would you say the percentage of BPs and Royal Dutch Shells sales and profits are generated by the US Market? Would it be fair to say that the US is likely the single largest market for both companies?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03763388102724032676noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10366934.post-1161840520855310232006-10-26T09:28:00.000+04:002006-10-26T09:28:00.000+04:00It's clear that the reason for the obscene, ridicu...It's clear that the reason for the obscene, ridiculous length of this post is Konstantin's desire to push his humiliating error about the Yahoo! list so far down the page that nobody can find or remember it. This is a manifestation of the classic Russian strategy towards error, as opposed to admitting it and reforming.<BR/><BR/>TIM: Why dear sir, they're tie because Konstantin the Maniac says so. What more proof do you need?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10366934.post-1161676990096535152006-10-24T12:03:00.000+04:002006-10-24T12:03:00.000+04:00After a too long break, Konstantin is back again!T...After a too long break, Konstantin is back again!<BR/><BR/>Thanks for this long yet splendid analysis! In my opinion, it was definitely worth being posted in its full length because of its importance.<BR/><BR/>Spasibo!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10366934.post-1161579733174042652006-10-23T09:02:00.000+04:002006-10-23T09:02:00.000+04:00The ‘Cheney strategy’ has been a US foreign policy...<EM>The ‘Cheney strategy’ has been a US foreign policy based on securing direct global energy control, control by the Big Four US or US-tied private oil giants-- ChevronTexaco or ExxonMobil, BP or Royal Dutch Shell.</EM><BR/><BR/>How exactly are BP or RoyalDuch/Shell tied to the US, let alone a cornerstone of US foreign policy?Tim Newmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12037178111868843708noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10366934.post-1161538092749846402006-10-22T21:28:00.000+04:002006-10-22T21:28:00.000+04:00next time just provide a link and commentary inste...next time just provide a link and commentary instead of wasting the bandwidth on c&pAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10366934.post-1161522726091214832006-10-22T17:12:00.000+04:002006-10-22T17:12:00.000+04:00"Goldman Sachs": Russia will be the richest countr..."Goldman Sachs": Russia will be the richest country in Europe<BR/><BR/>02.05.2006<BR/><BR/>The biggest investment bank "Goldman Sachs" has published its forecast claiming that Russia is to experience unprecedented economic growth. The bank experts assert that by 2027 Russia's economy will become the most powerful in the Old World, while its Gross Domestic Product will reach $3 trillion.<BR/><BR/>The study has been published right after the Russian "Gazprom" became the world's third biggest company, having outstripped the US "Microsoft" corporation, and also the third biggest company by the level of the stock exchange capitalization, which exceeds a quarter of a trillion dollars. Never before has a Russian company reached such heights in the world economic rating.<BR/><BR/>Investors of another biggest American bank, "Morgan Stanley", believe that in the foreseeable future the price of one "Gazprom" share will reach $140. "Unlimited business potential" – such are the words used in the West to characterize the Russian gas giant.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com