http://www.arugam.info/2007/02/15/the-end-is-near/ Sri Lanka’s hidden pearl Fri, 08 Aug 2008 18:36:25 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.4 http://www.arugam.info/2007/02/15/the-end-is-near/#comment-9147 Thu, 05 Apr 2007 07:49:49 +0000 http://www.arugam.info/2007/02/15/the-end-is-near/#comment-9147 Excuse, and what you think concerning forthcoming elections? Excuse, and what you think concerning forthcoming elections?

]]> http://www.arugam.info/2007/02/15/the-end-is-near/#comment-3142 Fri, 16 Feb 2007 03:27:10 +0000 http://www.arugam.info/2007/02/15/the-end-is-near/#comment-3142 Interesting line of thought, Peter. But nothing new as you say. Jackson, I agree, but quote: "Europe has no choice but to deal with three major forces on its doorstep: Russia, Africa and Islam." Russia's domestic friction, internal problems added to the historic uneasy Russo-Japanese relationship will slow the Soviet Unions progress. "Both, Europe and Russia will pay the price for having alienated a major force, Islam, to that it will have to live with for the next thousand years." source: Can Asians Think by Kishore Mahbubani ISBN 981 232 322 8 And Asia has kept well out of the Islam debate...I actually do think: They Can Think very well! Interesting line of thought, Peter. But nothing new as you say.
Jackson, I agree, but quote:
“Europe has no choice but to deal with three major forces on its doorstep:
Russia, Africa and Islam.”
Russia’s domestic friction, internal problems added to the historic uneasy Russo-Japanese relationship will slow the Soviet Unions progress.
“Both, Europe and Russia will pay the price for having alienated a major force, Islam, to that it will have to live with for the next thousand years.”
source:
Can Asians Think by Kishore Mahbubani ISBN 981 232 322 8
And Asia has kept well out of the Islam debate…I actually do think: They Can Think very well!

]]> http://www.arugam.info/2007/02/15/the-end-is-near/#comment-3120 Thu, 15 Feb 2007 23:26:31 +0000 http://www.arugam.info/2007/02/15/the-end-is-near/#comment-3120 Peter,Well said except for the fact Europe will be resurgent when Russia joins the European Union which it will in the next 10 years.You will have the Europeans around for a long time to come as Russia is by far the richest nation in the world and the Europeans will be the ones who gain from the development of Russia.Most Russians are European and their major cities lie well within Europe's borders.Never rule the Russians out in any world calculation,to do so would be to be as ignorant as the Americans.Do not underestimate Russia's determination they after all, almost single handedly defeated the Axis powers with a loss of 40 million citizens whilst the States lost a total of less than 250,000 men. Peter,Well said except for the fact Europe will be resurgent when Russia joins the European Union which it will in the next 10 years.You will have the Europeans around for a long time to come as Russia is by far the richest nation in the world and the Europeans will be the ones who gain from the development of Russia.Most Russians are European and their major cities lie well within Europe’s borders.Never rule the Russians out in any world calculation,to do so would be to be as ignorant as the Americans.Do not underestimate Russia’s determination they after all, almost single handedly defeated the Axis powers with a loss of 40 million citizens whilst the States lost a total of less than 250,000 men.

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