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NYT: Russia joins a Virus alignment – an axis of world evil

Written by smoc

Wednesday, 05 May 2010 21:19

Russia, Venezuela and Iran have formed a World Axis of Evil against the civilized world in general and the US in particular. The Axis can be described by the acronym Virus, writes Sean Goforth, an author of the blog on the New York Times website.

Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez and Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad forged an anti-American axis in 2007, which is backed by Putin's Russia in the form of arms deliveries, political support and (in Iran's case) nuclear assistance.

"Venezuela, Iran and Russia together pose a serious threat to American goals worldwide", the author notes.

Until recently, each nation has been properly controlled by its West-backing neighbors. For Russia, it was the NATO. But the Virus coalition posed a greater threat than each of those countries separately.

"The Andes, the Middle East, and Eastern Europe have become powder kegs", - Goforth indicates, urging the US to divide the Virus through diplomatic efforts, which is quite realistic, since Russia, Venezuela and Iran do not have deep cultural and economic ties.

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Half a decade after a series of “colored revolutions” toppled Moscow-backed rulers across the former Soviet Union and replaced them with pro-Western ones, the Kremlin seems to be finally getting its payback. Already this year Russia can count two scalps—Ukraine’s Viktor Yushchenko and Kyrgyzstan’s Kurmanbek Bakiyev, both ousted by challengers friendlier to Moscow. While it would be a stretch to say that Russia was the sole architect and puppet master of Ukraine’s February presidential election and Kyrgyzstan’s messy coup in April, the country certainly played a key role. It sheltered and supported Kyrgyz opposition leaders and made it clear to Ukrainian voters that a victory for Viktor Yanukovych would usher in a new era of cheap gas and increased trade. Moreover, this year’s strategic victories have inspired the Kremlin to encourage further regime change in what Russians still call their “near abroad.”