Comments on: While EU leaders chat, Gaddafi moves his chess pieces

By: H.P. Baxxter

H.P. Baxxter — Tue, 15 Mar 2011 23:04:11 +0000

In reply to A Grech. Sod that. Plan B is basic insurgency. All we have to do is keep them supplied with weapons. Sooner or later the population will rally to their side. And they'll get Gaddafi.

By: H.P. Baxxter

H.P. Baxxter — Tue, 15 Mar 2011 21:55:37 +0000

In reply to ciccio2011. And where would you buy/sell your iphones, ciccio?

By: ciccio2011

ciccio2011 — Tue, 15 Mar 2011 20:22:37 +0000

Time to impose sanctions on China, Russia and India?

By: H.P. Baxxter

H.P. Baxxter — Tue, 15 Mar 2011 01:46:35 +0000

In reply to TROY. Come come. Russia discovered democracy in 1991, and it's been making huge efforts. Russia and China are worlds apart.

By: Min Weber

Min Weber — Mon, 14 Mar 2011 18:17:17 +0000

You seem not to have taken my analysis on the BRIC countries seriously. It was pretty obvious that Russia and particularly China were interested in widening and deepening their relations with the African continent.

Now we shall have to contend with these two non-Western powers a stone’s throw away from us.

By: Joseph A Borg

Joseph A Borg — Mon, 14 Mar 2011 16:10:08 +0000

In reply to A Grech. at last! a bit of perspective

By: Joe Cilia

Joe Cilia — Mon, 14 Mar 2011 15:05:40 +0000

Whoever takes Al Jazeera seriously could end up as bonkers as their newsroom. Yesterday, at around 5pm they had this breaking news: ‘Nato air strikes in Libya’, only to disappear after a while. The only real strike there was, in the end, was the killing of one of their journalists in Libya itself.

By: Another John

Another John — Mon, 14 Mar 2011 14:54:29 +0000

In reply to Etil. I think it is very difficult for Europe to unite in matters of defence. The Europeans have been at each other's throats for centuries and this legacy won't be shed off easily. Even the European Union of today started more than 50 years ago (with the European Coal and Steel Community) and it took all these years to arrive where it is today. Defence and military matters will be the hardest bone of contention for one European voice.

By: TROY

TROY — Mon, 14 Mar 2011 13:34:56 +0000

Russian President bans Gaddafi and his family from entering Russia.

By: Another John

Another John — Mon, 14 Mar 2011 12:50:57 +0000

In reply to Vincent. I hate to say 'let's wait and see', because it is the long term that counts (in international politics). But, at face value, this is really THE news.