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Quoi qu'il en soit de ces essentielles préoccupations mondaines, la réunion d'hier a été un moyen d'organiser un dialogue franco-russe, ou Sarkozy-Medvedev... Mais plutôt dans l'ordre inverse: Medvedev rappelant ses diverses propositions et considérations sur l'ordre (le désordre) européen et l'ordre (le désordre) mondial, Sarko y répondant plus ou moins clairement, plutôt plus que moins. (...)		Despite these socializing preoccupations, the meeting yesterday turned out to be a way to organize a Franco-Russian dialog, or rather a Sarkozy-Medvedev dialog... but in reverse order: Medvedev recalling his various proposals and considerations on the European order (disorder) and the World order (disorder), with Sarko responding more or less clearly, rather more than less. (...)
Medvedev parle aussi du système financier mondial, dont il dit qu'il est urgent de le réformer en écartant la prépondérance absolue et désormais obsolète des USA. Nous sommes là dans le vif du vif du sujet, qui est l'actuelle déroute du système anglo-saxon, chaque jour avec une victime expiatoire de plus, - et quelles victimes! Sarko et Medvedev en ont parlé. L'idée générale est caractérisée par l'expression "un nouveau Bretton Woods", en référence à la conférence de 1944 qui mit en place les éléments fondamentaux du système financier mondial actuel. On imagine qu'on conçoit que les USA n'y tiendraient plus cette place prépondérante. Les Russes sont, depuis le discours de Munich de Poutine, en février 2007, et surtout depuis la crise géorgienne, particulièrement en pointe sur cette question fondamentale. Il s'agit essentiellement de la mise en cause du leadership US, telle que le résume The Independent aujourd'hui : «America's self-styled role as the world's dominant power is undermining global security, the Russian President has claimed. "A desire by the United States to consolidate its global domination led to it missing a historical chance... to build a truly democratic world order," Dmitry Medvedev said of US actions since the attacks of 11 September 2001. Mr Medvedev also suggested that US economic dominance had added to turmoil on financial markets around the world.» (...)		Medvedev also spoke of the global financial system, about which he said it was urgent to reform it by removing the absolute and now obsolete US dominance. We're here in the heart of the heart of the matter, which is the current rout of the Anglo-Saxon system, each day with yet another atoning victim - and what victims! Sarko and Medvedev have talked about this. The general idea is characterized by "a new Bretton Woods", in reference to the 1944 conference which set up the basic elements of the current global financial system. One can imagine that it's conceivable for the U.S. no longer to have the predominant role it has enjoyed so far. The Russians have since the Putin's Munich speech, in February 2007, and especially since the Georgian crisis, clearly been pushing this fundamental issue on the front stage, as summarized by The Independent today: «America's self-styled role as the world's dominant power is undermining global security, the Russian President has claimed. "A desire by the United States to consolidate its global domination led to it missing a historical chance... to build a truly democratic world order," Dmitry Medvedev said of US actions since the attacks of 11 September 2001. Mr Medvedev also suggested that US economic dominance had added to turmoil on financial markets around the world.» (...)
Dans toutes ces agitations, et notamment à Evian, il y a un grand absent, - les USA bien sûr. Le pouvoir américaniste évolue actuellement en pilotage automatique selon un système naturellement conçu par le puissant Pentagone, - on imagine son efficacité; ce pouvoir est, par conséquent, totalement sourd et aveugle par rapport à ce qui se passe. Il est en mode autiste, incapable d'imaginer que quelque chose puisse se passer en dehors de lui, qui ait quelque importance, notamment avec la Russie et en Europe, dont personne à Washington n'imagine qu'on puisse y concevoir une idée hors du champ des influences américanistes. Les deux candidats à la présidence, Obama en tête, en sont à promettre de défendre la Géorgie, parmi d'autres "protectorats" de la même eau, contre l'"agression russe", cela par l'intermédiaire de l'OTAN; à l'OTAN où on se trouve, comme on n'en sera pas surpris, dans le même état de vigilance et de réalisation des urgences prioritaires puisqu'on y fait des plans pour assurer la sécurité de la Géorgie.		In all this turmoil, notably in Evian, there is a great absent - the U.S.A. of course. The Americanist power is now on autopilot, following a system designed by the all-powerful Pentagon - one can imagine its effectiveness, this power is, therefore, totally deaf and blind to anything that might happen. It is in autistic mode, unable to imagine that anything of importance might happen outside of it, particularly regarding Russia and Europe, about which no one in Washington can imagine one generating an idea outside of the Americanist circle of influence. The two presidential candidates, Obama first, are promising to defend Georgia, among other "protectorates" of the same bag, against "Russian aggression", and this through NATO; NATO where people are, not surprisingly, in the same state of vigilance and carrying out emergency priorities since one is making plans to ensure the security of Georgia.

Note: This paper is interesting, although the language is rather convoluted, even for a native French speaker (and translating it is a "female dog"...) so if your French is any good, go ahead and read the whole thing, as they say...

Europeans think a hundred miles is a long way. Americans think a hundred years is a long time.

by Bernard on Sat Oct 11th, 2008 at 05:50:53 PM EST
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Dedefensa is written in a particularly convoluted and literary style, which turns Google Tools into Toogle Gools. :-)

by afew (afew(a in a circle)eurotrib_dot_com) on Sun Oct 12th, 2008 at 07:59:33 AM EST
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