Posted on 12/31/2001 4:17:02 PM PST by Orion78
The Urgent Need to Reconsider Prevailing Assumptions About Russia and China
Regards!
The above instructive parody written by some $&*#, fully Americanized, and, assimilated, descendant of Slavic immigrants. Folks, take it from me, don't trust the USSR2 / Rus. Don't do it....
Perestroika was defined thusly by the Party Plenum of Jan 1987:"Perestroika is the decisive defeat of the processes of stagnation, the destruction of the braking mechanism, the creation of a reliable and effective mechanism for increasing the pace of the social-economic development of society. The main idea of our strategy is to unite the achievements of the scientific-technical revolution with a planned economy and to bring into action the entire potential of socialism.
"Perestroika is the buttress for the vital creativity of the masses; it is the all-sided development of democracy and socialist self-direction, the encouragement of initiative and independence, the strengthening of discipline and order, the widening of glasnost, criticism and self-criticism in all spheres of social life; it is a greatly heightened respect for the value and worth of the individual.
"Perestroika is the steady elevation of the role of intensive factors in the development of the Soviet economy, the reestablishment and development of the Leninist principles of democratic centralism in the direction of the national economy, universal introduction of economic methods of management, rejection of administration by command, assuring the transfer of all levels of the economy to the principles of complete financial self- sufficiency and new forms of the organization of labor and production, the utmost support for innovation and socialist enterprise.
"Perestroika is a decisive turn to science, a businesslike partnership of practice with science in order to achieve optimal final results, the ability to place any initiative on a firm scientific basis, the readiness and fervent desire of scientists to actively support the course of the Party for renewing society; at the same time, it is concern about the development of science, the growth of its cadres, and its active participation in the process of reform.
"Perestroika is a priority on the development of the social sphere, a more complete satisfaction of the demands of the Soviet people for good working conditions, everyday life, rest, education, and medical services; it is a constant concern for the spiritual wealth and culture of every individual and of society in general; it is the ability to combine the solution of wide-ranging, cardinal problems of society with the solution of on-going questions of concern to people.
"Perestroika is the energetic liberation of society from the distortions of socialist morality, the consistent realization of the principles of social justice; it is the unity of word and deed, of rights and responsibilities; it is the elevation of honest, high-quality labor, and overcoming the equalizing tendencies in terms of pay and consumer items.
"The final goal of perestroika, it seems is clear: a profound renewal of all aspects of the nation's life, imparting to socialism the most contemporary forms of social organizations, and the most complete disclosure of the humanitarian character of our society in all its decisive aspects--economic, social-political, and moral."
"In the art of war there are no fixed rules. These can only be worked out according to circumstances"Li Ch'uan, commentator of the T'ang period [618-905] in China, on 'The Art of War' by Sun Tzu
Azerbaijan President visits Turkey to discuss oil pipelines (10/31/99)
Turkey Has Challenged Russia (1/21/00)
Turkey increasingly asserts its role in Central Asia (11/11/00)
Turkey - Strategic Partner - (Georgia) (2/2/01)
Turkey to drill for oil in Iraq (12/12/01)
Turkey Plays Big Brother to Azerbaijan in Opening Skirmishes Over Control of Caspian Resources (12/19/01)
Russia, Turkey sign military cooperation accord (1/16/02)
This Sino-Soviet strategy is based on the experience of Iran where the Islamic fundamentalists came to power. As an anti-American and anti-Western movement, Islamic fundamentalism offers obvious possibilities for undermining the pro-western regimes in Saudi Arabia and the Gulf. The Chinese Communists are openly supporting and supplying the Iranian Government.
Saudi Arabia funds `behind Taleban' (9/3/98)
China providing advanced aid in long-range missiles to Iran, Syria (6/6/00)
Iran wants end to Western edge (6/23/00)
Saudi Arabia, Iran to sign security pact (2/2/01)
China Continues Aid to Pakistan, Iran Nuclear Development -- Tenet (2/9/01)
US to confront Saudi Arabia on financing terrorism (12/2/01)
Karrubi (Iran) in Riyadh to Discuss Future of Islamic States (12/24/01)
Terrorism Alert: Iran-Sudan economic ties to expand (1/7/02)
Official (Iran) calls for setting up Islamic fund for Palestinians (1/10/02)
Iran Arming Lebanese Terrorists With Anti-Aircraft Missiles (1/12/02)
Iran using PA as proxy against Israel - senior official (1/12/02)
Under concealed Russian guidance, the Muslims of the former USSR, especially the Azers, will seek to cooperate and ally themselves with Muslims in Iran and the Arab states while Russia maintains is open policy of cooperation and partnership with the West. In this way China openly and Russia secretly will jointly attempt to swing the balance of power in their favour in the highly strategic, oil producing Arab/Iranian areas of the Middle East."
Russia says nuclear technology sales to Iran pose no threat (5/11/98)
Iran Pledges Continued Support to PLO Radical Groups and Hizballah (5/15/99)
Russia, the Caucasus, Central Asia, and Ukraine (8/13/99)
Azerbaijan Reexamines Iranian Relations (1/22/01)
Iran ships long-range rockets to Hizbullah in Lebanon (2/28/00)
Russia Sends Arafat Backing for Palestinian State (11/30/00)
Russia Drops Pledge Not To Arm Iran (11/22/00)
Iran, China to promote cooperation on oil (1/3/01)
China's oil giant Sinopec to explore oil in Iran (1/13/01)
Iran, Russia Defy U.S. With Pact (3/12/01)
Iran, Russia Leaders Talk Arms, Oil (3/12/01)
Iran favours strong regional ties "Iran, India, China and Russia needed to strengthen their ties" (4/12/01)
Iran to buy cruise missiles from Russia (5/16/01)
Pakistan, Azerbaijan Strike Defense Partnership Deal (5/25/01)
Russia, N.Korea, China give Iran missile aid -CIA (9/8/01)
Russia and Iran Sign Arms Deal; Nuclear Reactors on the Way (10/3/01)
Iran, Russia stress proper exploitation of Caspian Sea resources (11/16/01)
Russia Ships Nuclear Reactor Body to Iran (11/16/01)
Iran, Uzbekistan to review anti-drug cooperation (12/22/01)
A primary objective of the strategy here is to achieve a partnership with the fundamentalists in Iran and Algeria and to replace the present American-oriented rulers of Saudi Arabia with fundamentalists. The opening in Saudi Arabia of a Russian Embassy and the probable opening of Embassies by Muslim states of the CIS should be seen, not only as an attempt to extract a few extra Saudi billions, but as part of an offensive to bring about a political reorientation in that country.
Chinese Muslims can also be expected to play an active role in promoting alliances with the fundamentalists. The supply of missiles to Iran by the Chinese should be looked at in the context of this strategy."
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