Australia & Putin

Heard this morning... Putin picked up his marbles and went home.. lol!!

Poor Vlad. He really had a bad time in Brisbane. Hardly anyone talked to him at all and those that did were very mean although he said that our Tony was an hospitable host. No shirtfronting at all.

Obama also left town as soon as things were over but several other leaders are lingering. Angela Merkel and Narendra Modi have both been in Sydney and have been giving speeches. Modi has been treated like a rock star. He will address a combined sitting of Parliament tomorrow and today it was the turn of Xi Jinping to do the same. Apparently we now have an agreement for a free trade agreement with China. David Cameron also addressed Parliament on Friday.

These are the key agreements

Brisbane G20 key agreements
The Global Infrastructure Initiative to provide private financing for infrastructure investment worldwide, including the creation of a Global Infrastructure Hub in Sydney to support best practices and coordination;
  • A commitment to close the gap between male and female labour-force participation rates by 25 per cent by 2025;
  • Principles that would help prevent the abuse of anonymous shell companies to facilitate illicit financial flows stemming from corruption, tax evasion and money laundering;
  • To complete, by the end of 2015, an implementation plan on combating tax avoidance by multinational companies;
  • A commitment to address climate change including communicating post-2020 domestic climate targets as soon as possible and preferably by the first quarter of 2015;
  • Leaders stress the importance of climate finance, including additional contributions to the Green Climate Fund;
  • An Energy Efficiency Action Plan that includes, among other initiatives, a program to increase fuel quality and reduce carbon emissions by heavy-duty vehicles;
  • Principles on energy markets that could serve as the basis for ongoing discussions on reform of the international energy architecture;
  • To advance the implementation of the international financial reform agenda

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2014-11-16/jobs-climate-change-focus-of-brisbane-g20-communique/5895210

And everyone got to cuddle a koala

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Poor Vlad. He really had a bad time in Brisbane. Hardly anyone talked to him at all and those that did were very mean although he said that our Tony was an hospitable host. No shirtfronting at all.

Obama also left town as soon as things were over but several other leaders are lingering. Angela Merkel and Narendra Modi have both been in Sydney and have been giving speeches. Modi has been treated like a rock star. He will address a combined sitting of Parliament tomorrow and today it was the turn of Xi Jinping to do the same. Apparently we now have an agreement for a free trade agreement with China. David Cameron also addressed Parliament on Friday.

These are the key agreements

Brisbane G20 key agreements
The Global Infrastructure Initiative to provide private financing for infrastructure investment worldwide, including the creation of a Global Infrastructure Hub in Sydney to support best practices and coordination;
  • A commitment to close the gap between male and female labour-force participation rates by 25 per cent by 2025;
  • Principles that would help prevent the abuse of anonymous shell companies to facilitate illicit financial flows stemming from corruption, tax evasion and money laundering;
  • To complete, by the end of 2015, an implementation plan on combating tax avoidance by multinational companies;
  • A commitment to address climate change including communicating post-2020 domestic climate targets as soon as possible and preferably by the first quarter of 2015;
  • Leaders stress the importance of climate finance, including additional contributions to the Green Climate Fund;
  • An Energy Efficiency Action Plan that includes, among other initiatives, a program to increase fuel quality and reduce carbon emissions by heavy-duty vehicles;
  • Principles on energy markets that could serve as the basis for ongoing discussions on reform of the international energy architecture;
  • To advance the implementation of the international financial reform agenda

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2014-11-16/jobs-climate-change-focus-of-brisbane-g20-communique/5895210

And everyone got to cuddle a koala

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I only ever cuddled a Koala once..and it hissed all over me..it's claws were like a dragon's..(and hurt!)..I felt like hurling the thing to the floor..
 
Good party..

You must know that Bob Geldoff's Do they know it's christmas has come out..for a fourth time..In aid of Ebola..

Good cause..but this morning there were African people on TV saying the money..never ever gets to the people who need it..you are just buying guns.
 
I was going to write a comment, complete with links and excerpts but I think I'll ask instead, how many Westerners EVER have read anything spoken by Putin who is more than willing to give interviews and get involved in discussions? How many?

I have read several and each time, his tone is reasonable, conciliatory and attempts to move the discussion in the direction of all parties talking and dealing openly and fairly. An attitude which is not coming from the West at all.

On November 13th, Putin did an interview with a German television show. The transcript can be read here: http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article40254.htm

Any takers? Anyone curious as to the ideas of the 'bogey-man'?



 
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I was going to write a comment, complete with links and excerpts but I think it is more profitable to ask, how many Westerners EVER have read anything spoken by Putin who is more than willing to give interviews and get involved in discussions? How many?

I have read several and each time, his tone is reasonable, conciliatory and attempts to move the discussion in the direction of all parties talking and dealing openly and fairly. An attitude which is not coming from the West at all.

On November 13th, Putin did an interview with a German television show. The transcript can be read here: http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article40254.htm

Any takers? Anyone curious as to the ideas of the 'bogey-man'? Or is the propaganda more comfortable?

I enjoyed the interview. Putin is an intelligent man and an adroit statesman. You're always complaining about our news sources and their bias. The comments on "Informationclearinghouse", to this interview, were enlightening. One referred to "Those damn wallstreet/London Zionist jew bastards". Another mentioned the venerable 9/11 "conspiracy". None had anything positive to say about the West.

I think Putin, and Europe, blew a chance to work with a very reasonable and brilliant man.



 
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Your comment prompted me to look up Information Clearing House and the following link tells about them, their mission and their sources: http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/intent.htm

Looking at their front page, you can see a long list of their various sources like NY Times, Washington Post, Boston Globe, Forbes, Fortune, etc., to name just a few. http://www.informationclearinghouse.info

Global Research also carried the interview on their site (http://www.globalresearch.ca/vladim...ign-russias-sovereignty-is-threatened/5414633)



My concern about the information sources followed by the general public is that those sources are 'bought' and 'controlled' by groups such as AIPAC and others(lobbyists?), not to mention various departments of government (in all countries!) who have an agenda that doesn't include the public getting the full picture. Sources like CNN, MSNBC, FOX, CBC, CTV, etc. That's why I feel it's critical to look to a multitude of alternate news sources and compare their information.

The comments on any site shouldn't be considered as part of the story should they? Read HuffPost or CNN or any MSM site and see the same kinds of bias's at work on either side depending on the story. Information Clearing House would be a site that is frequented by people who are probably continually reviewing the BIG PICTURE, as opposed to the little picture that politicians will dish out via MSM to keep the public placated and happy and based on that BIG PICTURE information, there is righteous anger out there. But again, read the story for it's sake, note who wrote it and their credentials and ignore comments.

I just read an article about a ten year old Palestinian girl who was shot in the face by the IDF and they are holding her father for questioning. The boy who was set on fire and burned to death in Israel - what has happened to those monsters and did their family homes get demolished like Palestinian homes do if one of their family members steps out of line? The Palestinian bus driver who was found hanged, his family wants a Palestinian pathologist in attendance, and my guess is they won't get it.

I could give you a huge list of links that would take you to stories about all kinds of real and proven abuses by Israel against Palestinian people including their little kids. And by and large, most MSM outlets do not carry stories on these atrocities. If you were reading the kinds of things that Israel does on a daily basis in the name of Zionism, you'd be less than civil also. Guaranteed!

I would like to thank you for taking the time to read Putin's interview. Maybe you will be one of few, so congrats for being willing to look outside the box.

Regarding the less than 'favourable to the West' stories on that site, perhaps the problem is that the US is involved globally in shaping the world to suit the US (which often involves government removal and/or bombing missions or funding terrorist groups) and now thanks to my PM, Canada can also be included in that unpleasant fragrance that comes wafting on the breeze in any discussion of world politics, conflicts, etc.

Depending on who you read, the US has military in between 38 (Pentagon number) and 150 (various other sources support numbers closer to this). Which other country does this and do you think the Pentagon is really telling the truth?

Russia has seven bases outside of Russia. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Russian_military_bases_abroad and theirs are pretty much directly in the vicinity of Russian borders and would be beneficial in their personal protection if attacked. The US has bases all around the world, on every continent and nowhere near your borders. You don't need one in Canada because our PM has sold his soul and with our need for that all important trading partner status, our various governments over the years will have been very careful not to poke our neighbour with too sharp a stick.

Which reasonable and brilliant man did Putin (and Europe) chose not to work with?
 
Debby,

The geopolitical complexities of modern diplomacy boggle the mind. The "Big Picture" usually isn't visible for many years due to the inherently secret nature of clandestine activities. I don't spend a lot of time guessing about motives and subtle clues. I prefer our (Western) system to the Eastern. Ours is relatively open...theirs is repressive. There is no free (competitive) media in Russia or China...only state sanctioned outlets. I don't respect dictatorial governments.

When Obama was elected, we all hoped for tremendous change...here and elsewhere. I believe he gave it his best shot. Congress, Europe, and the East blew it.

I'm having technical problems accessing the format tools, highlighting, typing, and posting. I'll figure it out. Meanwhile...peace.
 

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