Crise!

J'ai vu cette image sur un site internet d'un ami Québécois et elle me semble assez bien illustrer cette crise financière mondiale. Il est peut-être opportun de lire le nouveau Nobel de littérature: "Donner ce prix à Le Clézio revient à couronner un écrivain attaché à la pulsation du monde, dont il pressent et prévient le dernier souffle." (Citation A. Perraud). On ne pourrait mieux dire...!

Japan, the Empire of Mutants!

I witnessed the Japanese robotics R&D constant research in Japan for the last ten years, and recently, I was in Tsukuba to see the little ancestor of H.A.L. Well reality is up here now as a robotic suit that reads brain signals and helps people with mobility problems will be available to rent in Japan for € 1600, in a month time. Now isn't it a prodigious civilian invention? *



An invention that may have far-reaching benefits for the disabled and elderly. HAL - short for "hybrid assistive limb" - is a computerized suit with sensors that read brain signals directing limb movement through the skin.

The 22 pound (10 kilogram) battery-operated computer system is belted to the waist. It captures the brain signals and relays them to mechanical leg braces strapped to the thighs and knees, which then provide robotic assistance to people as they walk. Japan, the Empire of Mutants as I had written a few years ago in the French press magazine.

* Two Japanese particle physicists were awarded the 2008 Nobel Prize in Physics on Tuesday for discovering the origin of the broken symmetry that predicts the existence of at least three families of quarks in nature. They shared the prize with an American who discovered the mechanism of spontaneous broken symmetry in subatomic physics. It is the first time Japanese scientists have shared the same prize. The winners are Makoto Kobayashi, 64, executive director of the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science in Tokyo, and Toshihide Masukawa, 68, professor at Kyoto Sangyo University in Kyoto, and Yoichiro Nambu, 87, professor emeritus at the University of Chicago, who is a naturalized American.

Quand la Chine "empoisonne" ses voisins

Des pesticides ont été employés par des industriels chinois tourmentant la chaîne alimentaire par l'imposition de fongicides (fongicides industriels), et autres insecticides, rongicides. Bilan, toute l'Asie est frappée. Des amis chinois me disent leur colère face au scandale. Les chiffres des hospitalisations en Chine seraient largement sous estimés. Crise du mal-développement, avec les effets habituels que sont la surproduction et le mépris des règles élémentaires de bonne gouvernance. Tandis que les foules nationalistes de Chine célèbrent la conquête spatiale, les retours sur terre sont un peu moins glorieux.



Après le scandale du lait frelaté qui a secoué la Chine, la liste des pays ayant décidé de suspendre des importations de produits laitiers chinois ou de les retirer de leur marché s'allonge: Aux Philippines, après la découverte de traces de mélamine dans des boissons lactées d'origine chinoises, deux produits commercialisés sous les marques Yili et Mengniu ont été retirés des rayons après avoir été clandestinement introduits dans l'archipel. Auparavant, le Brunei, le Cambodge, l'Indonésie, la Malaisie, Singapour, le Vietnam et Taïwan avaient interdit les importations de produits laitiers chinois, certains étendant l'interdiction à l'ensemble des produits contenant du lait, dont les chocolats.

Au Japon, une entreprise agroalimentaire a retiré du marché des milliers de petits pains, fabriqués avec du lait fourni par Yili. L'Australie, qui n'importe pas de produits laitiers de Chine, a ordonné une inspection des petits magasins vendant des produits asiatiques pour détecter d'éventuels produits confectionnés à partir de lait frelaté chinois. Quatre produits ont été retirés de la vente: le thé au lait de la marque Kirin, les bonbons White Rabbit, des confiseries chocolatées fabriquées en Chine par le britannique Cadbury et des biscuits de la marque Koala. La Nouvelle-Zélande a retiré de la vente les bonbons "White rabbit".

La Corée du Sud et la Thaïlande ont indiqué avoir lancé un contrôle de tous les produits laitiers chinois. Les autorités sanitaires de Séoul ont découvert des traces de mélamine dans des confiseries M&M's et des barres chocolatées Snickers (groupe Mars) ainsi que dans des barres chocolatées Kit&Kat importées depuis l'usine Nestlé de Tianjin en Chine. Mars a indiqué procéder au rappel de ses deux produits incriminés. La Birmanie, proche alliée de la Chine, prévoit de saisir et de détruire le lait en poudre chinois importé par mesure de précaution. Le Bangladesh a interdit la vente de trois marques de lait en poudre importées de Chine.

Oil shock? Use rice as a gasoline!

In a period of energy restriction, food crisis and limitations of food self-sufficiency in many countries, I just went to Niigata city on the Japan Sea coast with the Foreign Press Center press tour as I heard about some high-tech development for wise consumption and for the energy and the automotive industry. What a surprise when I saw the great plains or Niigata producing the famous rice brand "Koshihikari", a best among the best Japanese rice! Beautiful taste!

Rice is Japan’s representative agricultural product and new initiatives have begun in Niigata as a core rice-growing region. New trends include the use of rice flour to make bread, noodles and cakes instead of imported wheat. Seeking to produce and consume energy locally, a demonstration rice-plant bio-ethanol project has also been launched using a high-yield strain and bio-ethanol production is due to begin at Niigata’s East Port at the end of this year. Visiting Niigata, where we can see the Koshihikari rice harvest at its peak, we will do a story on the rice, today and tomorrow.

But Niigata is not just about rice, Niigata city under the dynamic Mayor Shinoda Akira, an ex-journalist from Niigata Nippo shimbun, looks far away as far as energy and food are concerned. (These two sectors are harshly targeted in the financial crisis currently jolting our world)

Niigata is the only place in the world where I will be able to use rice to move my car! How ? Thanks to bio-ethanol! Niigata city experienced a reduction of her agricultural population and re-organization had to be set under cooperatives and individual initiatives. You know how Japanese society can move fast when it wants! Here bio-ethanol is not to be the tool to destroy fields of rice (in other countries it is palm trees or corn) Here it is wisely limited harvest to unexploited rice fields and transformed thanks to the efforts of the city and academics such as researcher Mochizuki san (he also is an ex journalist of Niigata Nippo!)

Bio-ethanol production is becoming popular here and there all over the world. It is developed using local agricultural products, for instance, maize in the United States and sugarcane in Brazil. In fact, it is becoming a controversial issue inviting various opinions and criticism.

In Niigata, they use rice, the main agricultural product, and have launched a demonstration project, in which they grow rice, produce ethanol from it, and sell the ethanol-compound gasoline. The project is led by JA Zen-Noh Niigata (Agricultural Cooperative Association) in an association of the regional council member organizations including Niigata City and Prefecture.

In the program for FY2008, the strain “Hokuriku 193”, a high yielding variety, is currently being grown in the rice paddies in the cooperation of local farmers. At the end of this year, an ethanol production plant will appear at the Niigata East Port and start its operation.

It is expected that the cultivation of the high yielding “Hokuriku 193” strain, will be 2250 tons, and bio-ethanol production 1,000kl. The project also aims to contribute to the rice production adjustment, as it uses fallow rice fields and rice that is not intended as a staple food.

Then the bio-ethanol produced will be mixed with gasoline at the Zen-Noh Niigata Petroleum Station in the Port. Finally, in March 2009, the end product will be supplied at the JA-SS gas stations in the region.

Well maybe you want to know the name of this new product... well I give you a secret: there is a contest opened for naming this new car fuel. Take your chance and contact the City of Niigata. I am quite sure the laureate will receive a great price to propose as City officials Yamaguchi and Enomoto san told me. Who knows? Maybe you could start gardening your own fied of dreams?

Pop-idol ex Prime Minister Koizumi rocks Japan... again!

"I believe I have served out my role as a Diet member by carrying out the grave responsibilities of prime minister," Koizumi said before a packed crowd of supporters at a meeting in his home district of Yokosuka, Kanagawa Prefecture. "I bet my entire life as prime minister and have realized that I can bet no more." Of his son, he said, "I might be called a silly parent, but I think he is more reliable than I was when I was 27 years old. I would appreciate it greatly if you could provide Shinjiro with your generous support."



More than a politician, he was a pop idol alike type of men but also a shrewd and ingenious politicians who jolted the establishment of a politically incorrect archipelago. Junichiro Koizumi has attracted exceptional media attention from the moment he was tapped for Japan's top job. He is still missed. Is he to remain out of sight or would he rather be the next Kuromaku of Nagatacho's fuzzy world?


(Copyright Jlk 2008)

Facts:
Former Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi formally announced on Saturday his intention to retire from politics, saying he will not run in an upcoming House of Representatives election. Koizumi, 66, also named his second son and secretary, 27-year-old Shinjiro Koizumi, as heir apparent to succeed him in his constituency, the Kanagawa No. 11 district of the lower house.

Koizumi did acknowledge criticism about giving his political base to his son, saying, "I too was criticized for being a third-generation politician." But he reminded his supporters that they "cheered for me and let me win elections."

Taking the podium from his father, the younger Koizumi said, "I've made up my mind to stand in the next House of Representatives election" from Yokosuka and Miura, his father's constituency.

"I will do my best so I can become a politician who can have you get high hopes on politics. I would like to ask you for your continued support," he said to a roaring crowd.

Shinjiro Koizumi has been working in his father's office as a secretary since last June following graduate studies at Columbia University in New York City and then a stint at a think tank in Washington close to Michael Green.

Although retiring as a lawmaker, Koizumi said he intends to continue "political activities," which he said include using his advisory post at a think tank specializing in international affairs. He said he wants to focus his energy on two policy areas -- making environmental protection and economic development work, and food safety.

As to why he made the announcement at this timing, Koizumi said, "After finishing my tenure as prime minister, frankly speaking, I also wanted to quit as a lawmaker immediately afterward...but I thought it would be problematic if I quit without serving out my term (as a lawmaker)."

Koizumi, currently in his 12th term, was first elected to the lower house in 1972 and subsequently reelected 11 times. Besides his premiership, he has been health minister and posts and telecommunications minister.

Serving as prime minister from April 2001 to September 2006, Koizumi promoted structural reforms including privatization of Japan's postal system as well as road-related public corporations. While in office, he made two trips to Pyongyang in September 2002 and May 2004 for talks with North Korean leader Kim Jong Il and secured the release of five Japanese abductees and their families. He led his ruling Liberal Democratic Party to a landslide victory in the 2005 House of Representatives election, focusing campaigning on the issue of postal privatization. Koizumi also remained a staunch supporter of the United States, Japan's closest security ally. When the United States went to war against Iraq in 2003, he quickly expressed support for the U.S.-led invasion. But Japan's diplomatic ties with China and South Korea soured during his term as he repeatedly visited the war-related Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo. Critics say Koizumi's structural reform drive has widened income disparity as well as gaps between urban and rural areas.



Koizumi family in Japanese politics since the early 1900s.

Matajiro Koizumi (1865 - 1951) – Minister of Posts and Telecommunications, he was known as the "wild man" and "tattoo minister" because of a large dragon Japanese tattoo on his back.

Junya Koizumi (1904 - 1969) – Son-in-law of Matajiro, he built a kamikaze airfield in 1944 at Kaseda, Kagoshima. Served as Director General of the Japan Defense Agency.

Tetsugoro Iryo (1924/5 - 1945) – nephew of Junya and cousin of Junichiro Koizumi, died a kamikaze pilot.

Junichiro Koizumi (1942 - ) – son of Junya and grandson of Matajiro. Former Prime Minister of Japan.

Kayoko Miyamoto (1957? - ) – ex-wife of Junichiro Koizumi.
Kotaro Koizumi (1978 - ) – actor, eldest son of Junichiro.
Shinjiro Koizumi (1981? - ) – second son of Junichiro.
Yoshinaga Miyamoto (1982 - ) – has never met his father Junichiro.




*To have some more details about Junichiro Koizumi, click on the title of this thread.

Reading Taro Aso: " Basic idea is to match! "

Taro Aso, one of the five candidates for Japan's Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), was elected the LDP party chief on September 22, and won the premiership because of LDP's majority in parliament's Lower House.



Taro Aso's imminent cabinet is seen as a "takeover cabinet for the general election" even before its birth, as no lower house (or the House of Representatives) election needs to be held until September 2009 but is likely to be held much earlier, possibly later this year. So, the political scene in Japan is now entering into an eventful period with growing attention from all sides.

It is not necessary to hurry the wagon a Nagatacho source told me. Here is the analysis of his vintage experience in Japanese politics:

Q- "What is the most pressing Diet debate agenda for your specific office?

A- It would be the issues for economic measures including tax system and financial policy. To my analysis, people interested in politics are also interested in what the country should be. Rests are just drifting among the uncertain information drained from TV."

Q- What was the debates behind the scene to have Aso san or Yosano san elected as main candidates?

A- The atmosphere in June or July were something like the followings. The major authority of LDP including major faction leaders, ex-PM, ex-director general, etc, thought LDP can not run the general election with PM Fukuda. At that time, they were targeting the X-day someday in the beginning of next ordinary session.

Q- Are we heading to a general election and if it is true, what are the schedules of coming events?

A- I think it is inevitable and I think the major new papers' analyses have the point there and are right grasping the atmosphere in the Diet. Many congressmen say: 22 is the voting day of LDP; 24 is the opening day for the session of the Diet; 27 is the day of inaugural address for the next PM; The first week of Oct would be the window LDP would submit the plan for the supplementary budget. X day would be someday during the second week; Someday during the fourth week would be the day for the official announcement of the voting day, that would be someday during the second week or third week of Nov.

Q- Is there a real option of LDP loosing the election and is there a n option of realignment between LDP and DPJ?

A- Yes, I think. Many general people in our constituency think LDP would not come up to their expectations but they also think DPJ does not have any experience as well as ability to handle the administration. Many think it would be time to give just a chance to DPJ and see what happens. About the realignment, many LDP congressmen feel it would have to be realigned when think of the political stability but many also think the great and simple coalition with DPJ should not be the option.

Q- Do you think there was a disagreement from the USA regarding the delay in implementing the parliament debates about refueling for the Indian ocean?

A- Unofficially speaking, of course it would be a disagreement. But I do not think it makes a big problem for Japan and U.S. alliance, since Japan is doing the refueling program not because of the Japan-U.S. relation and U.S is not pushing Japan to continue refueling program for their own interest.

*"The basic idea is to match" is a commentary made on 20th by a senior politician close to Taro Aso.

Japanese girls passion for virtual boyfriends

"Bye bye love, bye bye happiness, hello loneliness I think I am gonna' die..." You know the song from Paul Simon and Art Garfunkel. Here is a virtual thrill for young Japanese women who do not marry, who do not want boyfriends, who like expensive clothes and posh journeys around the world, but who remain kids, who do not want kids and who would only devote their feelings to their dog. But then loneliness 2.0 came in their life. No problem with a call at midnight to his house. Just switch on your personal computer. Weird or the continuity exclusion in the manga freaks society?

In Japan, girls are crazy over virtual boyfriends. Webkare (Web Boyfriend in Japanese), a mix between a social network and dating simulation site, is Nippon’s newest web sensation. Geared exclusively towards girls, the site attracted over 10,000 members just 5 days after its release on September 10, racking up 3.5 million page views in the same time frame.

The site is a huge hit over here. Girls sign up and become members of a social network but also users of a dating simulation in cartoon style. They have to try to hook up with one of four male Anime characters (who are the “stars” of the site) through “conversations” and must collaborate with other Webkare members in order to move on in the game. Eventually they conquer the heart of the chosen cartoon boy.

It’s pretty weird but clever. Dating simulations have been popular in Japan for quite a while now, but Webkare marks the first time the concept has been brought online and combined with social networking functionality.

Click the title to enter Webkare

Lehman..."Let them go belly up"!

Lehman Brothers became the latest casualty on Wall Street of the subprime mortgage crisis. Barclays Plc and Bank of America Corp. abandoned takeover talks, forcing Lehman Brothers, the fourth-largest U.S. investment bank, into bankruptcy.

But who will backup?




China and Japan, the two largest foreign-exchange reserve holders in the world, should join hands to ward off unfavorable fluctuations in a global financial market dominated by American and European currencies, a senior Chinese researcher said in the following hours of the Lehman Brothers bankruptcy.

"China and Japan each has more than $1 trillion in foreign exchange reserves, they both spend a lot of the reserves buying American bonds and financial products and bear the risks and losses from the depreciation of the US dollar," Zheng Xinli, vice-director of the Policy Research Office of the Central Committee of Communist Party of China, said at the Beijing-Tokyo Forum.

China's foreign exchange reserves exceeded $1.8 trillion at the end of June, compared to $1.002 trillion in Japan. The weakening of the US dollar in the past year has stirred debates in both countries on how to keep the cash pile from shrinking. Zheng said neither of the two Asian countries' currencies could enjoy the status of universal money, with the Japanese yen in the shadow of the greenback and the euro and China's renminbi not in a condition to be fully convertible. (China Daily 16Sept08)

"I will destroy LDP..." Latest episode of Nagatacho and the City!

"Irresponsible" the powerful Keidanren shouted its stupefaction after the announcement of the sudden resignation of Yasuo Fukuda judged as senseless.

A resignation which expresses an undisputed frustration to conduct healthy politics and drives the LDP into chaos. But it was not resigning prime minister Yasuo Fukuda who said he would "destroy the LDP", it was his pre-predecessor, the flamboyant ex-ex-prime minister "Jun chan", "Lion heart" Junichiro Koizumi. He ended his 5 years term at the top of popularity and joined the rank of the famous Yasuhiro Nakasone. Both Koizumi san and Nakasone san can be credited with the quality required: "LEADERSHIP".

So who is in charge in Japan since Mr. Fukuda's downfall, seen as the erosion of the LDP's power, after he lost control of parliament's upper house in an election last year where the upper house delayed legislation and vetoed key appointments? Question is: How the LDP may find a "raison-d'etre" after 53 years of quasi undisputed reign? A record that only authoritarian countries like China or North Korea can dispute.

The best scenario, and LDP has to play the democratic way, is naturally to face the electorate. This is what the Komeito demanded since January. But the bureaucratic "calendar events" and international agenda denied this option. Too unpopular too late. Now political alternation is a risk. This is the price to pay to stimulate the archipelago at a time when economy and industry are on the slow down motion.


Resigning Japanese prime minister Yasuo Fukuda at the Kantei office tonight facing the microphones of the medias.

Where are we now?

It looks like we are heading towards 3 scenarios: Taro Aso, Fukuda's number 2 as secretary general of the LDP, announces election within the LDP, and advocates himself as the natural candidate; an other option is the long in queue present Construction and Transport Minister Sadakazu Tanigaki. But Koizumi's friends want to advance a woman, "there is a possibility that former LDP Secretary General Hidenao Nakagawa along with Aso's other opponents may field former Defense Minister Yuriko Koike as a candidate for the party leadership", the Mainichi writes, well versed into politics. Last option, resourceful but hard to conceive right now: the opposition and the electorate demands a general election to be set. This would be the natural democratic option in a "normal" country after such a succession of catastrophic policies. A Coup d'Etat from the militaries is not comprehensible here. This is not Thailand.

Let's see what happened tonight during this new episode of "Nagatacho and the City"... with this Q&A held at the Kantei tonight, at the prime minister house when Fukuda san announces he definitely gives up. It is 21h30 Tokyo time.

Quotes: "Media Q&A session with Prime Minister Fukuda, Courtesy of the INternet and the Mainichi Daily News. The following are excerpts from the question and answer session during a press conference held by Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda on Monday night.

Q: When did you make up your mind to resign? You seem to be following the footsteps of former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, who also abruptly resigned. Don't you think that your and Abe's actions will spur the public's distrust in politics?

A: Former Prime Minister Abe had health problems. I have no particular health problem other than my eyesight has become poorer. I made my decision after thinking about how the course of politics should be. As to the question of when I decided to resign, I had thought about various things before, but I made my final decision last weekend.

Q: You said the upcoming Diet session should be dealt with under a new administration. On what points do you think the new administration will be able to make breakthroughs?

A: Well, I hesitate to talk about my Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), but I think a party presidential election will take place, and a newly elected party leader will be appointed as prime minister. I think things will proceed that way. This is as a result of my belief that it will surely make a difference if a new person takes over, instead of me remaining in office. I considered various scenarios and made a political decision.

Q: What did you talk about with LDP Secretary General Taro Aso when you met him for an hour today? Are you backing Aso, whom you selected for his current post?

A: I had Aso and Chief Cabinet Secretary (Nobutaka) Machimura come over, and I explained my thoughts to them; we had exchanged various opinions and taken a long time to get this point, but this is how it turned out. From this point, things are up to the LDP, but I asked Aso to go ahead and decide on the date and procedures for the party presidential election.

Q: Before arriving at your decision to resign, had you thought about dissolving the Diet for a snap election? You had difficulties implementing policies because the Upper House was controlled by the opposition. Do you have something you want to say to Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ) leader (Ichiro) Ozawa?

A: I really had a hard time because of this divided Diet. Even though I wanted to discuss various issues, many times they did not accept dialogue. They (the DPJ) flatly opposed to bills submitted by the ruling coalition, especially to important bills. On many occasions, they had no ear to listen to us. I want to say to Mr. Ozawa that I wish I could have talked with you more, in an open and frank manner, about what we should do for the sake of Japan.

Q: It is often said that during your own press conferences you seem to be talking about the affairs of another person, and we got the same impression from your press conference today. What influence will the way you resigned have on the LDP-led administration?

A: Are you talking about the LDP-Komeito coalition? It would be best if all runs smoothly, but I see in the foreseeable future the possibility that it may not go favorably. And under such circumstances, we should not get involved in unknown situations. I considered things like that. You just said I appeared to be talking about someone else's affairs, however I am able to look at myself in an objective manner. I am different from you in that respect. Please take these things into consideration."

End of quotes in (http://mdn.mainichi.jp)

Blank statement with all ingredients of the "mendokusai" societal and political guideline ("mendokusai" = it is trouble so I am reluctant to do it) On one side, the ally of Japan, the USA might have been quite frustrated to see that Tokyo remains in political deadlock for months regarding international issues that are of importance to Washington such as the updating of the military alliance and a deeper cooperation between Japan and the Americans facing the "wars on terror".

On the good side, let's give to Mr Fukuda the only success he was chosen for: Having re-established good relations with China. But his green light to hold the Parliament session for a 70 days session only from September 12th was the clear sign that, due to constitutional constrains, no major and special law would be adopted in time in such a political blockade's context imposed by the opposition, the DPJ. The DOPJ Chief, Ichiro Ozawa, opposed such laws as the refueling for the Indian Ocean and Fukuda merely satisfied the Japanese in a new counter measures plan against sky rocketing prices of commodities and of the inflation (2%). Mr. Fukuda last plan was a boosted budget to assist the economy and those who suffered the recent prices increases due to the deterioration of the American economy.

One finds one master on the way. Last option, not yet verified by commentators such as Morita Minoru: "Kitty Chan takes over Japan...!"

Haute tension Caucasienne

"Architecte en 1980 de la très périlleuse stratégie afghane de Washington (soutenir militairement les "islamistes" pour vaincre les communistes...), M. Zbigniew Brzezinski a détaillé l’autre volet du dessein américain : « La Géorgie nous ouvre l’accès au pétrole et bientôt au gaz de l’Azerbaïdjan, de la mer Caspienne et de l’Asie centrale. Elle représente donc pour nous un atout stratégique majeur. » M. Brzezinski ne saurait être soupçonné de versatilité : même quand la Russie agonisait, au temps de Boris Eltsine, il voulait la chasser du Caucase et de l’Asie centrale pour garantir l’approvisionnement énergétique de l’Occident. Depuis, la Russie va mieux, les Etats-Unis moins bien, et le pétrole coûte plus cher. Victime des provocations de son président, la Géorgie vient de subir le choc de ces trois dynamiques." Serge Halimi. (1 Click sur le titre pour lire le papier).


Ivane Matchavariani, ambassadeur de Géorgie

J ai rencontré ici Ivane Matchavariani, l'ambassadeur de Géorgie, récemment, et il me disait clairement que les images satellites reçues des américains (qui ont conduit aux opérations vers l'Ossétie du sud) témoignaient de ces intenses préparatifs militaires des armées russes. "Il fallait donc gagner du temps" me disait-il. Il ne m'a pas convaincu sur les intentions de son pays face au grand voisin, sauf peut-être sur le nombre de personnes victimes des combats qu'il estime "on the record" a bien moins que ce qui a été écrit... Mais il était très sympathique et "émotionnel", un peu trop même. En revanche il est difficile de rencontrer l ambassadeur russe. Ces ambassadeurs russes qui sont postés ici ont eu des carrières de premier plan. Comme Alexander Losyukov. Pas des enfants de coeurs comme ceux brisés des Géorgiens. Et pour quelques temps encore.

Ici il nous manquerait presque une émule de Richard Sorge... pour faire le point "non déjanté" sur les intentions énergétiques russes, en Extrême Orient dans le Caucase et vers le Moyen Orient... et sur les intentions des US et de l'Otan. Je parle de cela, car, en Asie centrale et Asie "des baguettes", la veille, "l'espionnage économique", (si tant est qu'il existe de 09h00 a 17h00 dans les ambassades et les cabinets de consultants étrangers) est en train de conduire les gens (policy makers, analystes, médias etc.) vers des délires nées des jets de bile paranoïaques des Brzezinski et autres apprentis sorciers qui bouffent effectivement du russe depuis les 90's.

Ceux-la même qui, hasard, "préparent" l'élection de McCain contre "le Kenyan" Obama comme ils disent en Alabama ou dans le Mississippi, la ou les pendaisons de "Niggers" ont longtemps rythmé l'air du temps, avec les meurtres de pasteur, tel Martin Luther King et bien d'autres. Ils ne semblent pas lire les journaux au-delà de la météo du jour...

Tandis que les locaux, a l'Est de la mer Noire, font bien jouer les liens constitutifs qui ressemblent au début du commencement d'une sorte d'espace éco-politique et culturel asiatique. Comme le passionnant "Groupe de Shanghai" en réunion ces jours-ci a Douchanbe.