tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6587508298339883154.post3100407261168153712..comments2023-06-08T11:30:49.854+01:00Comments on Anton Shekhovtsov's blog: Pro-Russian extremists observe the illegitimate Crimean "referendum"Anton Shekhovtsovhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11879900090366760264noreply@blogger.comBlogger23125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6587508298339883154.post-18294403110197829862014-12-05T03:05:27.774+00:002014-12-05T03:05:27.774+00:00I'm a little late to the party, but it's w...I'm a little late to the party, but it's worth pointing out that Srdja Trifković was a member of Radovan Karadžić's wartime Republika Srpska regime, and testified in his defense at the Hague.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14855917510211963368noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6587508298339883154.post-14880357287335324842014-04-21T15:34:09.417+01:002014-04-21T15:34:09.417+01:00According to my sources, they were paid USD 1600 f...According to my sources, they were paid USD 1600 for the four-day trip, and USD 250 per diem. This is true, at least, for one particular category of the "observers".Anton Shekhovtsovhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11879900090366760264noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6587508298339883154.post-86154719898598381352014-04-21T13:16:34.667+01:002014-04-21T13:16:34.667+01:00I "trolled" these 2 "observers"...I "trolled" these 2 "observers" from Serbia at press conference in Simferopol on 16.03.2014 and it was shown on Russian TV, and accessible at YouTube: youtu.be/XaDhS5AzrNo (after 6 min. 20 sec.) Baborac and Radojicic. I traveled from Finland to this "referendum" and their answers to my questions clearly show that these people were paid for "monitoring". Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03365986812994250768noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6587508298339883154.post-28321220629771107852014-03-20T12:02:11.723+00:002014-03-20T12:02:11.723+00:00There is no confusion. Piotr Luczak, who is 2nd Ch...There is no confusion. Piotr Luczak, who is 2nd Chair of the EZfGA, is a frequent participant of the events co-organised by the EODE.<br /><br />http://vimeo.com/35023331<br />http://vimeo.com/31205864<br /><br />Moreover, the German and Polish "geopolitical centres" seem to be connected - either via the EODE or between themselves as Piotr Luczak and Mateusz Piskorski often participate in the same events, e.g. http://b.vimeocdn.com/ts/239/565/239565977_640.jpgAnton Shekhovtsovhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11879900090366760264noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6587508298339883154.post-42444213884263133272014-03-20T09:36:51.728+00:002014-03-20T09:36:51.728+00:00Ah there seems to be a confusion with names the Eu...Ah there seems to be a confusion with names the Europejskie Centrum Analiz Geopolitycznych in Poland http://www.geopolityka.org/ and the Europäisches Zentrum für geopolitische Analysen in Berlin http://geopolitik-studien.de/ are two different organisations.Björn Kunterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00720687962495260425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6587508298339883154.post-86551836781021321062014-03-20T08:55:04.313+00:002014-03-20T08:55:04.313+00:00Current Spanish Partido Popular is central-right p...Current Spanish Partido Popular is central-right party and not right-wing.Jest nas Wieluhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12565040140568588587noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6587508298339883154.post-13642968576778960012014-03-20T00:19:52.609+00:002014-03-20T00:19:52.609+00:00Here you go: http://vimeo.com/31205864
"The ...Here you go: http://vimeo.com/31205864<br /><br />"The NGO ECGA (“European Centre of Geopolitical Analysis” based in Poland) along with the Russian Association “CIVIC CONTROL”, and with the participation of NGO EODE (European Observatory for Democracy and Elections), prepare for the Russian parliamentary elections a monitoring mission in the Russian Federation."Anton Shekhovtsovhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11879900090366760264noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6587508298339883154.post-74630273788040389302014-03-19T21:52:21.042+00:002014-03-19T21:52:21.042+00:00Where did you find about the cooperation between t...Where did you find about the cooperation between the "European Center for Geopolitical Analysis" in Berlin and the Eurasian Observatory For Democracy & Elections (EODE)? <br /><br />I checked their websites and didn't find any mentioning of each other (although a lot of EODE is in french, so I cant guarantee. I also found no other clue of their cooperation.<br /><br />On the other hand the four German "monitored" in Yalta, while the EODE had been in Simferopol (as far as I understood) and I did not find a photo showing the two delegations together. <br /><br />Therefore I think it is more likely that Crimea/Russia invited monitors from different organizations Björn Kunterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00720687962495260425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6587508298339883154.post-23675854104597896282014-03-19T16:07:11.275+00:002014-03-19T16:07:11.275+00:00Danke sehr!
I will add him, as well as two Israeil...Danke sehr!<br />I will add him, as well as two Israeili "observers", to the list soon.Anton Shekhovtsovhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11879900090366760264noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6587508298339883154.post-60078349243225984932014-03-19T15:42:28.509+00:002014-03-19T15:42:28.509+00:00And yet another German, a pretty well-known journa...And yet another German, a pretty well-known journalist of the "Neue Rechte" (New Right movement): Manuel Ochsenreiter, former editor at the weekly "Junge Freiheit", later editor-in-chief of the magazines "Deutsche Militärzeitschrift" and "Zuerst!".<br />For the latter magazine he did interviews with Alexander Dugin and Dmitrij Chmelnizki.<br />More info: http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manuel_Ochsenreiter<br />Source: http://www.stopptdierechten.at/2014/03/18/krim-die-rechten-beobachter/<br />See also: http://www.stopptdierechten.at/2014/03/19/krim-eine-bunte-beobachter-truppe/Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04260369641356214615noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6587508298339883154.post-33936666182395002042014-03-19T02:31:32.080+00:002014-03-19T02:31:32.080+00:00Thanks for the info!Thanks for the info!Anton Shekhovtsovhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11879900090366760264noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6587508298339883154.post-31692954473428428112014-03-19T01:32:30.896+00:002014-03-19T01:32:30.896+00:00Thank you!Thank you!Anton Shekhovtsovhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11879900090366760264noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6587508298339883154.post-61798073904420470162014-03-19T01:30:13.901+00:002014-03-19T01:30:13.901+00:00Danke! Info on Al-Sabty noted.Danke! Info on Al-Sabty noted.Anton Shekhovtsovhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11879900090366760264noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6587508298339883154.post-65139598442355979242014-03-19T01:18:09.700+00:002014-03-19T01:18:09.700+00:00Well, neo-Stalinism is exactly about being "p...Well, neo-Stalinism is exactly about being "pro-Russian, authoritarian conservative right-winger".Anton Shekhovtsovhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11879900090366760264noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6587508298339883154.post-35920595119407775782014-03-19T01:00:49.223+00:002014-03-19T01:00:49.223+00:00Svoboda hasn't distanced itself from the radic...Svoboda hasn't distanced itself from the radical right-wing ideology.Anton Shekhovtsovhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11879900090366760264noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6587508298339883154.post-68940609654564709622014-03-18T14:42:30.577+00:002014-03-18T14:42:30.577+00:00The official list of the "observers" has...The official list of the "observers" has not been published. The list presented here is not complete (and I still have to add more names considering the comments here and additional research) and was compiled on the basis of various sources. Right-wing extremists, however, were clearly a majority, because most of them were invited by an "NGO" headed by a neo-Nazi (Luc Michel).Anton Shekhovtsovhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11879900090366760264noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6587508298339883154.post-10708618195538295172014-03-18T08:30:31.881+00:002014-03-18T08:30:31.881+00:00How many foreign observers total were observing th...How many foreign observers total were observing this referendum (do the ultranationalists form a fration of the observers, or are they in the majority)?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17213751411076474586noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6587508298339883154.post-12089226856890147782014-03-17T23:09:05.971+00:002014-03-17T23:09:05.971+00:00In addition to the two politicians named above, tw...In addition to the two politicians named above, two more local politicians from DIE LINKE. Monika Merk and Piotr Luczak, bith from Berlin-Spandau participated at the Monitoring trip. Björn Kunterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00720687962495260425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6587508298339883154.post-18538262926248807762014-03-17T21:51:19.635+00:002014-03-17T21:51:19.635+00:00From Germany Torsten Koplin and Hikmat Al-Sabty, b...From Germany Torsten Koplin and Hikmat Al-Sabty, both member of parliament of Mecklenburg Vorpommern for the left wing party "DIE LINKE." traveled to Crimea to monitor the referendum. <br /><br />Torsten Koplin had been an informer to the "Staatssicherheit" (Ministry of State Security in the GDR) in 1987/88. <br /><br />I disagree that Al-Sabty is "know for Anti-Israel activities" All "Israel-activities" that I found have been his participation at "Welcome to Palestine 2011", a nonviolent action against the occupation of Palestine, but not against Israel. I think it is necessary to differentiate. I for example am very much against the russian occupation of Crimea, but not against Russia or the Russian people.<br /><br />The party DIE LINKE. has renounced the Crimea referendum as illegal and undemocratic. Björn Kunterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00720687962495260425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6587508298339883154.post-16206203241983480272014-03-17T18:44:04.601+00:002014-03-17T18:44:04.601+00:00It is somewhat incorrect to characterise Johan Bäc...It is somewhat incorrect to characterise Johan Bäckman as a neo-Stalinist, as he recently gave out an interview where he questioned Finland's independence due to it being granted by illegitimate Soviet regime. Of course, this characterisation hasn't stopped him from also considering Estonia's and Latvia's independence as illegitimate. He's flirted with the left previously, but nowadays he's openly a pro-Russian, authoritarian conservative right-winger.Kantahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17432763551808012298noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6587508298339883154.post-22694381169897683972014-03-17T18:03:16.535+00:002014-03-17T18:03:16.535+00:00You can add another Spaniard to your list : Pedro...You can add another Spaniard to your list : Pedro Mouriño, current member of Partido Popular, wich is the party of Mariano Rajoy, president of the Spanish Government in office . <br />Source: <br />http://internacional.elpais.com/internacional/2014/03/16/actualidad/1395006854_701397.htmlencoberthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17708775427156009259noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6587508298339883154.post-65739160517004176132014-03-17T12:47:04.406+00:002014-03-17T12:47:04.406+00:00Ukrainian nationalistic Svoboda party seems to dis...Ukrainian nationalistic Svoboda party seems to distant itself from National Front and Austrian Freedom Party. I take it positively.Олег Мирошніченко, тренер і консультант з питань експорту на європейські та міжнародні ринкиhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01087149271236882515noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6587508298339883154.post-75157799722852869452014-03-17T10:24:54.342+00:002014-03-17T10:24:54.342+00:00Many thanks, Anton! Especially for compiling the l...Many thanks, Anton! Especially for compiling the list, and for the last remark about such an easy entry to Ukraine (compared to Russia), and lack of the reciprocity from the EU...MBaskivhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01015441768297823152noreply@blogger.com