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Moldova: Anti-Communist Revolt @ Rigged Elections
Photo C. Ciobannu
The youth of Moldova protest in the streets of Chisinau at the electoral farce perpetrated by the Communists propped up by Putin's and Medvedev's Russia.
The wooden language of communist aparatchiks from Moscow is heard again calling these protesters "a bunch of drunks" - do you see any?
The elections were declared "fair" by a majority of so called "international observers" sent over by Big Brother Russia: these entailed people voting twice or three times, army conscripts bused in and coerced to vote for the Communist Party, dead/defunct citizens appearing on the electoral roll to vote - these are Tovaritch Voronin's "fair elections" for which Medvedev (Putin's puppet President) congratulated his comrade in arms Voronin. Currently Voronin is still Moldova's president - but not for much longer!.
The communists have a 90-years long experience of deceit and rigging elections, at playing wolves in sheep's skin. Medvedev congratulated Voronin for his "electoral success" and talked about "the need to strengthen ties with Russia" - a clear indicator of Russia's intentions which appears as sinister as tightening a noose round Moldova's neck!
The youth of Moldova who travelled abroad woke up to the reality that there are other ways to democracy: they are out in the streets to safeguard the few freedoms they have got so far including the right to foreign travel, free expression and a better life. Voronin closed the borders, cut off mobile phone communications, blacked out the news, insulted the intelligence of its people by treating them like scum, in an address redolent of Stalinist speak. This is now "Fortress Moldova"
EU does not need a North-Korean situation on its doorstep!
Moldova, which is historically a Romanian province and has been so for many long centuries is a country occupied by the Soviets with the conivance of Hitler. Moldovans have known Stalin's gulags and deportations and want no return to the past - that is why they have taken to the streets to make their voice heard.
As in its recent intervention in Georgia, in 2008 and much earlier on in the breakaway Transdniester region the Russians want a repeat scenario in order to keep a foothold in Moldova: they cannot be reconciled to a democratic and free Moldova.
During the past twenty years the Russians signed several International agreements and made promises to withdraw its armies and weaponry and never fulfilled its obligations under International law - it is a classic deceit of gaining time and extending the status-quo in its favour.
When the Russians do not get what they want they use instead blackmail and strong-arm tactics, by switching off the gas supply to the EU and the gas and economic lifeline entailed by the Moldovan export dependence on Russia. Historically Moldova exports the majority of its wine and agricultural output to Russia, making it overly vulnerable.
Western politicians, bureaucrats and journalists relegate Moldova to insignificance by labelling it "a small country" - they were never good at factual geography: @ 33,700 square kilometres, Moldova's size is approximately 10% larger than Belgium (30,500 sq Kms), it is 150% larger than Wales (@ 20,000 sq kms) 75% the size of the Netherlands (@ 42,000 sq kms) and 50% of the Republic of Ireland @ 70,000 sq kms).
EU is either dumb or incompetent or both not to understand such simple facts. Furthermore there is a huge Deficit of Memory on the part of inexperienced EU and OSCE diplomats, civil servants and negotiators: this is to Russia's advantage and to their Moldovan communist russophone cronies.
However it is fair to say that Baroness Emma Nicholson the British observer in Moldova acting on behalf of OSCE did say that she "had some doubts, but no proof" about the fairness of the elections. Hers was a lonely voice which was hushed by the Russian observers: quite!
Moldova: Anti-Communist Revolt @ Rigged Elections
Photo C. Ciobannu
The youth of Moldova protest in the streets of Chisinau at the electoral farce perpetrated by the Communists propped up by Putin's and Medvedev's Russia.
The wooden language of communist aparatchiks from Moscow is heard again calling these protesters "a bunch of drunks" - do you see any?
The elections were declared "fair" by a majority of so called "international observers" sent over by Big Brother Russia: these entailed people voting twice or three times, army conscripts bused in and coerced to vote for the Communist Party, dead/defunct citizens appearing on the electoral roll to vote - these are Tovaritch Voronin's "fair elections" for which Medvedev (Putin's puppet President) congratulated his comrade in arms Voronin. Currently Voronin is still Moldova's president - but not for much longer!.
The communists have a 90-years long experience of deceit and rigging elections, at playing wolves in sheep's skin. Medvedev congratulated Voronin for his "electoral success" and talked about "the need to strengthen ties with Russia" - a clear indicator of Russia's intentions which appears as sinister as tightening a noose round Moldova's neck!
The youth of Moldova who travelled abroad woke up to the reality that there are other ways to democracy: they are out in the streets to safeguard the few freedoms they have got so far including the right to foreign travel, free expression and a better life. Voronin closed the borders, cut off mobile phone communications, blacked out the news, insulted the intelligence of its people by treating them like scum, in an address redolent of Stalinist speak. This is now "Fortress Moldova"
EU does not need a North-Korean situation on its doorstep!
Moldova, which is historically a Romanian province and has been so for many long centuries is a country occupied by the Soviets with the conivance of Hitler. Moldovans have known Stalin's gulags and deportations and want no return to the past - that is why they have taken to the streets to make their voice heard.
As in its recent intervention in Georgia, in 2008 and much earlier on in the breakaway Transdniester region the Russians want a repeat scenario in order to keep a foothold in Moldova: they cannot be reconciled to a democratic and free Moldova.
During the past twenty years the Russians signed several International agreements and made promises to withdraw its armies and weaponry and never fulfilled its obligations under International law - it is a classic deceit of gaining time and extending the status-quo in its favour.
When the Russians do not get what they want they use instead blackmail and strong-arm tactics, by switching off the gas supply to the EU and the gas and economic lifeline entailed by the Moldovan export dependence on Russia. Historically Moldova exports the majority of its wine and agricultural output to Russia, making it overly vulnerable.
Western politicians, bureaucrats and journalists relegate Moldova to insignificance by labelling it "a small country" - they were never good at factual geography: @ 33,700 square kilometres, Moldova's size is approximately 10% larger than Belgium (30,500 sq Kms), it is 150% larger than Wales (@ 20,000 sq kms) 75% the size of the Netherlands (@ 42,000 sq kms) and 50% of the Republic of Ireland @ 70,000 sq kms).
EU is either dumb or incompetent or both not to understand such simple facts. Furthermore there is a huge Deficit of Memory on the part of inexperienced EU and OSCE diplomats, civil servants and negotiators: this is to Russia's advantage and to their Moldovan communist russophone cronies.
However it is fair to say that Baroness Emma Nicholson the British observer in Moldova acting on behalf of OSCE did say that she "had some doubts, but no proof" about the fairness of the elections. Hers was a lonely voice which was hushed by the Russian observers: quite!