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Slow
01-14-2009, 04:43 PM
...would Soonet even care?

"EU states cut off for days from Russian gas in freezing temperatures pleaded with Moscow and Kiev on Wednesday to end wrangling which has stalled a deal to restore fuel supplies.

European Commission chief Jose Manuel Barroso called the crisis "unacceptable and incredible" and said the EU executive would advise the bloc's firms to sue Russian and Ukrainian energy companies unless gas supplies were restored quickly."

http://www.swissinfo.org/eng/news/international/EU_premiers_plead_with_Ukraine_and_Russia_for_gas. html?siteSect=143&sid=10181453&cKey=1231956467000&ty

Jack Butler
01-14-2009, 05:10 PM
America surely won't, so.......

Slow
01-14-2009, 05:11 PM
Won't what, Jack?

Jack Butler
01-14-2009, 05:14 PM
Right!

Slow
01-14-2009, 05:14 PM
Errr...okay

Jack Butler
01-14-2009, 05:18 PM
...would Soonet even care?

....

Hans
01-14-2009, 05:21 PM
If you read the recent news instead of the news form last week, you will notice this issue has been resolved and everybody is happy again.

Slow
01-14-2009, 05:24 PM
If you read the recent news instead of the news form last week, you will notice this issue has been resolved and everybody is happy again.



" January 14, 2009 - 9:25 PM"


LOL!!!!

Hans
01-14-2009, 05:25 PM
errrr...?

The Berean
01-14-2009, 05:27 PM
forget it Hans its just capitalism at work and Slow won't go there.

Slow
01-14-2009, 05:28 PM
forget it Hans its just capitalism at work and Slow won't go there.

What?? LOL

Hans says an article written today is form last week, and that's "capitalism at work"????

Slow
01-14-2009, 05:28 PM
errrr...?

The article is from January 14th.

Is it January 21st where you are now?

Hans
01-14-2009, 05:29 PM
Deal Struck to End Gas Cutoff.

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/01/09/world/europe/09gazprom.html?partner=rss&emc=rss

Published: January 8, 2009

White flag accepted?

Slow
01-14-2009, 05:30 PM
Hans, that "deal" went nowhere.

Keep up, son! :)

Hans
01-14-2009, 05:32 PM
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/01/11/world/europe/11russia.html?partner=rss&emc=rss

Published: January 10, 2009

As I said, this issue has been resolved.

Slow
01-14-2009, 05:33 PM
"A deal brokered by the EU, which gets a quarter of its gas from Russia, was supposed to get supplies moving on Tuesday [yesterday], with international monitors in place to ensure that Ukraine was not siphoning off any gas, as Moscow has alleged.

Russia began pumping gas meant for Europe via Ukraine on Tuesday [yesterday] but the EU said little or none was flowing yet to countries downstream suffering urgent energy shortages"


Better luck next time, buddy ;)

Slow
01-14-2009, 05:36 PM
Even if it was settled on the 10th (which it wasn't), why no criticism of Russia still?

Why can Russia get a pass on something like this, but the U.S. gets condemned for torturing a terrorist?

Slow
01-14-2009, 05:45 PM
That's what I thought...