http://russiatoday.com/About_Us/Blogs/Untimely_Thoughts RT : Untimely Thoughts en RT /About_Us/Blogs/Untimely_Thoughts/2009-11-13.html http://russiatoday.com/About_Us/Blogs/Untimely_Thoughts/2009-11-13.html Fri, 13 Nov 2009 23:37:09 +0300 I am very pleased that mainstream media actually took the time to watch or read the text of President Dimity Medvedev’s address to the Federation Council on November 12. To date, the mainstream media has lazily focused on any comment coming from a Russian leader that portrays Russia as “authoritarian.”Read moreMaybe this is now changing – it would appear a new Russian narrative is in play. I call it “Medvedev as our kind of guy.” The mainstream media will be disappointed, I am afraid. /About_Us/Blogs/Untimely_Thoughts/2009-11-1.html http://russiatoday.com/About_Us/Blogs/Untimely_Thoughts/2009-11-1.html Sun, 01 Nov 2009 21:51:00 +0300 Over the past 10 months I considered myself as a holdout. I said we must give the new American administration a chance to demonstrate that Washington had shed its neocon convictions and policies. Well, I have to say I have had enough. The verdict is in – it is “business as usual” in Washington. America’s foreign policy is not about change when it comes to substance – only the tone is different.I like to think I am a patient person (most people who know me would probably disagree). /About_Us/Blogs/Untimely_Thoughts/2009-10-20.html http://russiatoday.com/About_Us/Blogs/Untimely_Thoughts/2009-10-20.html Tue, 20 Oct 2009 08:45:32 +0300 Old habits always die hard. During her first visit to Moscow in office, US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton could not resist lecturing Russian politicians, not to mention students, on the kind of society they should live in.The reversion to old habits was not confined to civil society issues - it also included how the Russia-US relationship should move forward. What we saw was Washington's "new" foreign policy: ‘Pax Americana' with President Barack Obama's human face, plus an unearned Nobel Peace Prize, no less. /About_Us/Blogs/Untimely_Thoughts/2009-10-8.html http://russiatoday.com/About_Us/Blogs/Untimely_Thoughts/2009-10-8.html Thu, 08 Oct 2009 23:19:00 +0300 America’s military operations in Afghanistan are in a shambles. Simply put, Washington and its NATO allies should fold tent and clear the field, pronto. But there is still time to fix eight years of wrongs to save Afghanistan from the Taliban and al-Qaeda, as well as promote regional and global security. Washington must abandon its ridiculous agenda to westernize and colonize Afghanistan and its people. Obama has a stark choice – get down and dirty to win or witness the American empire die on the wastelands of the Afghan-Pakistan border. /About_Us/Blogs/Untimely_Thoughts/2009-10-7.html http://russiatoday.com/About_Us/Blogs/Untimely_Thoughts/2009-10-7.html Wed, 07 Oct 2009 19:31:00 +0300 I must say the media storm surrounding British journalist Robert Fisk’s claim that key members of the international financial and monetary community are secretly preparing to dump the dollar anytime soon is rather naive. Of course another internationally accepted monetary unit of exchange is very necessary, but it won’t and can’t happen any time soon. The fact is the world is in a “dollar trap.” This means those with huge sums of dollars – including China, Russia, India and Brazil – can only lose in the short and medium term if the dollar is abandoned. /About_Us/Blogs/Untimely_Thoughts/2009-9-30.html http://russiatoday.com/About_Us/Blogs/Untimely_Thoughts/2009-9-30.html Wed, 30 Sep 2009 07:03:00 +0300 Welcome to my new program, “CrossTalk.” Our aim is to really tackle the most important issues of the day – with all opinions and viewpoints given a fair hearing. The program includes me as anchor and the same “IMHO” and “In Context” team, with the addition of Russian television personality Yelena Khanga providing background and facts about what we need to know to understand the stories shaping our world.Please give the program a watch – your feedback means a lot to us.