From: Adam <""4thwormcastfromthemolehill\"{at}the field.near
the bridge">

George Sherwood wrote:
> Adam maybe be the only interested, but here are a couple articles on
> Azerbaijan.  Actually two stories really about one Canadian's trip
> here.  Not too bad, but so far he has really only gotten on side of the
> story here.
>
> George
>
> http://www.herald.ns.ca/NovaScotian/518912.html
>

""We fought back, but our local defence battalion was short of
heavy weaponry ƒ ” we had only two trucks and 650 men," said Iliyev.
"The Armenians were well equipped and they were assisted by the
Russian 366 Motorized Rifle Regiment. As a result, we took enormous
casualties.""

& nothing has changed there. Which is why you & yours are so
"welcome"
in Baku.

& it's why the Russian FM'es etc tend to visit both as a way of
increasing their "influence" when they come south for a meet & greet.

Listen to us or we'll be even nicer to the Armenians (if talking to the
Azeri)/We'll be less nice to the armenians (if talking to the Armenians).

It's ye olde "play both sides" tactic.

> http://www.balkanalysis.com/2006/08/09/interview-scott-taylor-on-the-rise-of-
azerbaijan/

"There were also a number of serving SAS types frequenting the Baku
bars, and one quickly knows enough not to ask them why theyƒ ™re in town.
Although I suppose that some of them are also keenly interested in keeping
an eye on Azerbaijanƒ ™s southern neighbor, Iran."

Ey up it looks like the hereford boys are in town....possibly they're just
there for R&R from Iraq....

"I have been told that the CIA is hoping to use Azerbaijanƒ ™s
newfound prosperity and freedoms to incite Azeri nationalism south of their
border. Constituting one-third of Iranƒ ™s population, any separatist
movement on the part of the Azeris would deeply destabilize the Tehran
regime. Not that America ever plays such games, of courseƒ |"

Of course....esp given similar comments you've made here.....

But hey Iran would respond with an Islamist "threat" so....

Adam

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