Kasparov Is A Sell Out! :(

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Jerusalem Post, Israel

April 28 2005

 

 

Chess legend Kasparov to 'Post': Double-check Putin!

By SAM SER

 

 

 

As Russian President Vladimir Putin spent his first full day here on

Thursday, legendary chess champion Garry Kasparov had a message for

Israel: Don't trust him!

 

In a telephone interview with The Jerusalem Post from Russia,

Kasparov, who has retired from chess and is now a political rival of

the president's, complained that Putin's regime is trampling on

democratic principles and poses a serious threat to the rest of the

world. He also said that Putin's reliance on support from

ultranationalist forces could spell trouble for Russia's Jews, and he

skewered Putin for strategic shortcomings that, he said, could

imperil Israel.

Russian sales of missiles to Syria and nuclear technology to Iran,

for example, were misguided steps that should worry not only Israel,

Kasparov said. Actually, he continued, they were proof that Putin and

his regime "just want a short-term profit" and that they "don't think

strategically, they can't think long-term."

 

The Russian president had undermined democratic reforms installed by

his predecessors, Kasparov added, citing strict controls on

independent media and suggestions that Putin might force an

alteration to the constitution that would allow him to remain in

office for a third term.

 

Kasparov also claimed that Putin was not only doing too little to

combat the rising ant-Semitism in Russia, but charged that the former

KGB officer's government even encouraged and instigated

ultranationalist sentiment, with the security apparatus propping up

far-right groups.

 

"The only way to win support from the West is to make sure that

everyone is scared of the threat of ultranationalist forces... so

Putin presents himself as the only one who can stop them,"

 

Kasparov said. Parties such as Nashi, a pro-Putin "version of the

brown-shirts," he said, create provocations that give the Russian

president "a legal chance to use military forces in Russian streets."

 

 

Attacking Putin is part of Kasparov's first foray into politics, as a

leader of the liberal opposition group Committee 2008: Free Choice,

since giving up professional chess in March. The 42-year-old is

widely considered the game's best player ever.

 

For years, though, Kasparov - originally named Gari Weinstein after

his Jewish father, he took on a Russian version of his Armenian

mother's maiden name as a teen after his father died - has been an

outspoken supporter of Israel in the international arena. He has

visited the country several times, especially to strengthen the Tel

Aviv chess club established in his name.

 

Kasparov told The Post he believed that Israel's Russian immigrant

population should speak out to draw the West's attention to the

dangers that Putin's regime poses.

 

"Western leaders don't care at all about Putin and [his record on]

democracy as long as he can provide them with some sort of stability

in Russia," he said, "but Putin is not providing stability at all.

The Chechen war is spreading, with Islamists joining what was once a

nationalist separatist fight, and increasing terrorism

dramatically... so Russia is actually less safe today than it was

before" Putin took office.

 

He also criticized the economic performance of Putin's government,

saying that the economy was precariously dependent on high oil prices

and was growing too slowly, and that the government "has proven it is

incapable of using oil profits to solve social problems."

 

"They are simply postponing all the key problems that Russia is

facing today, because they don't know how to deal with them,"

Kasparov said.

Further, Kasparov said, the targeting of wealthy businessmen, such as

former Yukos magnate Mikhail Khodorkovsky, is an attempt by Putin and

his associates to control the country's capital.

 

 

"The attack on Yukos is an attack against free business in Russia,"

he said. "Khodorkovsky is in jail not because he didn't pay taxes,

but because he was ready to pay taxes... because he was paying his

money to the Treasury, and not to Kremlin bosses. Unwillingness to

cooperate with KGB rule is the key reason behind the [legal] attack."

 

 

"Even the czarist regimes were more legitimate and more productive

for the interests of Russia" than Putin's regime, he said.

 

Leveling such sharp criticism at Putin from within Russia could be

dangerous. Indeed, several Yukos partners who have fled to Israel

claim that they were targeted for prosecution by Putin because of

their vocal political opposition to the government.

 

Being half-Jewish, Kasparov would be eligible to make aliya should he

find himself under similar or even worse threats.

 

"I don't even want to discuss a situation in which I would be forced

to leave my native country," he said. "I doubt I would ever have to

leave... but I would consider all possibilities."

[Nakharar]

That's not news.

 

He is a pathetic excuse of a human being.

[Nakharar]

Here's more:

 

http://hyeforum.com/index.php?showtopic=11504

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That's not news.

 

He is a pathetic excuse of a human being.

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Nakharar, I agree with you.

 

Apparently, he must not "feel" Armenian enough because he flat out spit on his Armenian identity.

 

This again is Jewry at work. Notice, he ignores the fact that the same Russian born Jewish Oligarchs were the ones profiting from RUSSIAN resources. They put Russia in the privatization crisis. When they were making billions it was "ok", but now that Putin is pushing for a state run oil production, which is what the United States does, it is deemed a "threat". There is also this Russian born Jew that defected to the UK and took 15 billion in wealth from the Russian economy. What would they say if an American billionaire defected? How would the U.S. view Jews then?

 

He must also be ignoring the fact that the U.S. has been stockpiling resources over the decades. They always keep 60% of their resources for national security, so, why is it now "undemocratic" for Putin to keep oil and mineral reserves?

 

The Israeli double standard, they can sell arms to Turkey, which is a rival of Iran, Armenia, and Russia, but yet complain when Russia sells arms to Syria, a rival of Israel.

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Turkish PM makes key Israel trip

 

Turkish PM Recep Tayyip Erdogan has held talks in Israel to try to improve ties that have cooled in recent years.

Mr Erdogan met Israeli counterpart Ariel Sharon with both saying the visit could help push forward the Middle East peace process.

 

Turkey is seen as Israel's only friend in the Muslim world - the two states have strong military and economic ties.

 

However, Mr Erdogan last year strongly criticised the treatment of the Palestinians by Israel.

 

It is Mr Erdogan's first visit to Israel since taking office two years ago and only the second by a Turkish premier.

 

Ramallah trip

 

Mr Sharon said the two leaders had agreed to establish a prime minister-level hotline to share intelligence.

 

 

Turkey can be a bridge for our relations with the Arab world

Silvan Shalom Israeli Foreign Minister

 

"We were very impressed by his offers and suggestions... I intend to take full advantage of this attempt to advance diplomatic efforts in the Middle East," Mr Sharon said.

 

Mr Erdogan said: "I came here to contribute to the peace process in the Middle East. We are ready and prepared to contribute whatever is asked of us."

 

Mr Erdogan had earlier laid a wreath at Israel's Yad Vashem Holocaust memorial in Jerusalem and met President Moshe Katsav.

 

 

On Monday, he will visit Jerusalem's al-Aqsa Mosque before heading on to Ramallah in the West Bank to meet Palestinian leaders.

 

Israeli Foreign Minister Silvan Shalom told Israel radio: "Turkey can be a bridge for our relations with the Arab world.

 

"Moderate Islam can hold a dialogue with Israel on joining forces to create a better future for all peoples of the region."

 

Bilateral ties were strained last year when Mr Erdogan made a reference to "state terrorism" in relation to Israel's crackdown on the Palestinians.

 

The BBC's Jonny Dymond in Istanbul says the governing party in Turkey has a large Islamist constituency that has little love for Israel.

 

Our correspondent says that although Mr Erdogan is cooler towards Israel than some of his predecessors, a relationship that still strikes many as a curious one remains intact.

 

Mr Erdogan had earlier hosted a meeting in Istanbul of foreign ministers from eight neighbouring countries, including Iraq.

 

His visit to Israel is the first there by a Turkish premier since Tansu Ciller in 1994.

 

Story from BBC NEWS:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/pr/fr/-/2/hi/europe/4503727.stm

 

Published: 2005/05/01 21:14:25 GMT

 

© BBC MMV

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Nakharar, I agree with you.

 

Apparently, he must not "feel" Armenian enough because he flat out spit on his Armenian identity.   

 

This again is Jewishness at work.  Notice, he ignores the fact that the same Russian born Jewish Oligarchs were the ones profiting from RUSSIAN resources. They put Russia in the privatization crisis.  When they were making billions it was "ok", but now that Putin is pushing for a state run oil production, which is what the United States does, it is deemed a "threat".  There is also this Russian born Jew that defected to the UK and took 15 billion in wealth from the Russian economy.  What would they say if an American billionaire defected? How would the U.S. view Jews then? 

 

He must also be ignoring the fact that the U.S. has been stockpiling resources over the decades. They always keep 60% of their resources for national security, so, why is it now "undemocratic" for Putin to keep oil and mineral reserves? 

 

The Israeli double standard, they can sell arms to Turkey, which is a rival of Iran, Armenia, and Russia, but yet complain when Russia sells arms to Syria, a rival of Israel.

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see here:

 

http://hyeforum.com/index.php?showtopic=11...49entry141049

[Armat]

see here:

 

http://hyeforum.com/index.php?showtopic=11...49entry141049

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I am seriously considering changing my Jewish name Ruben to Armat.I am getting sick of (J) stuff.

[mx5]

 

Here are some pics to the incident you are reffering at:

 

I expect that the next assault to be mortal!!,why? because to bring"democracy" to Russia stir a revolution and get rid of Putin they need a victim a sacrifice,and who is better known internationally than Kasparov!! I think Kasparov's unintantional role in this game is secrificing the king by Check Mating himself !!!.

 

Check out what happened to Hariri in Beirut 3 months ago....

Edited May 3, 2005 by mx5

[Nakharar]

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They look good together. Kind of like Stan and Ollie.

[Nakharar]

 

Here are some pics to the incident you are reffering at:

 

I expect that the next assault to be mortal!!,why? because to bring"democracy" to Russia stir a revolution and get rid of Putin they need a victim a sacrifice,and who is better known internationally than Kasparov!! I think Kasparov's unintantional role in this game is secrificing the king by Check Mating himself !!!.

 

Check out what happened to Hariri in Beirut 3 months ago....

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Yes, the least desirable thing is to create a martyr out of this fellow. Not that anybody would care about his demise.

[Nakharar]

Kasparov is very similar to that other opportunist Natan Sharansky who paraded himself as a "Human (actually Jewish) Rights Activist". That fellow along with other Russian Jews cried day and night to get their one-way ticket to the West. Plus it was a welcome opportunity for the US and its allies to corner the Soviets.

 

Natan Sharansky was awarded with the standard plot of land and a ministry on top of that.

 

Just learned today that he has resigned from his post in protest of the Israeli pullout from Gaza. He had become a miserable failure and a darling of the neocons anyway.

 

“Sic Transit Gloria Mundi”

[Nakharar]

Israel's Sharansky Resigns in Protest

 

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Israeli Cabinet Minister Nathan Sharansky speaks on the phone during

an interview with the Associated Press at his office in Jerusalem Monday

May 2, 2005. Sharansky, cited as an inspiration by President Bush for

promoting democracy, resigned Monday to protest the planned Gaza

withdrawal, which he called a ' tragic mistake ' that will encourage

Palestinian violence and deepen the rift in Israeli society.

(AP Photo/Oded Balilty)

 

By MARK LAVIE, Associated Press Writer

Mon May 2, 4:50 PM ET

 

JERUSALEM - Natan Sharansky, a Soviet dissident turned Israeli hard-liner and a favorite of the President Bush, resigned Monday from the Cabinet in protest over a planned withdrawal from the Gaza Strip.

 

Sharansky, cited by Bush as an inspiration in his campaign for worldwide democracy, said Israel must not hand territory to the Palestinians until they democratize their government.

 

In his resignation letter, he wrote, "As you know, I was opposed to the disengagement plan from the outset, on the basis of my deep belief that every concession in the peace process made by the Israeli side must be accompanied by democratic reform on the Palestinian side."

 

He told Israel Army Radio that he considers the disengagement plan "a tragic mistake that exacts a high price and also encourages terror."

 

The diminutive Sharansky, who served nine years in a Soviet prison for his efforts on behalf of fellow Jews, caught Bush's attention with his book, "The Case for Democracy: The Power of Freedom to Overcome Tyranny and Terror." Bush said he read it every night and invited Sharansky to the White House in November to discuss it.

 

Sharansky captured the imaginations of many around the world as a human rights activist. But after his arrival in Israel in 1986, Sharansky failed to parlay his international reputation into political power.

 

Affecting a persona as an informal, smiling figure in work clothes, an ill-fitting Israeli army cap perched on his head, Sharansky was unable to master fluent Hebrew, and native-born Israelis did not warm to him.

 

Also, the very Jews for whom he fought — more than a million who immigrated with the collapse of the Soviet Union a decade ago — looked elsewhere for leadership. Many had never heard of Sharansky, who was in prison from 1977 and then left Russia. Generally hard-liners who opposed any Israeli concessions to the Arabs, the newcomers forced the relatively moderate Sharansky to scramble rightward — but others got there first, and his Russian immigrant party, Israel B'Aliyah, all but disappeared.

 

The party received only two of the 120 seats in the 2003 election, and seeing his political end in sight, Sharansky joined Sharon's Likud Party. He was named Minister for Diaspora Affairs and Jerusalem — a decidedly minor post in Sharon's security-oriented regime.

 

In explaining his resignation, Sharansky said he has long favored withdrawals in the West Bank and Gaza, according to the formula, but "the extent of withdrawal must be proportional to the extent of democracy on the other side."

 

Though the Palestinians held a presidential election to replace the late Yasser Arafat, as well as local elections, and have set a parliamentary election for the summer, Sharansky insisted that's not enough.

 

"Elections are only a step. Democracy is first of all establishing institutions, a free economy, dismantling refugee camps, liberal education," Sharansky told Israel TV. "If we are concerned about human rights, let's see to it that the Palestinians are free, and then we will have security."

 

Palestinians say they are engaged in a process of reforms and reject the right of Israelis to dictate their pace or content. They insist that Israel should withdraw from the West Bank and Gaza unconditionally.

[Artaxias]

Sickening

We will live to see the demise of both jews and turks.