Monthly Archives: June 2006

Putin’s Dubious ‘Democracy’

By Dr. Rachel Ehrenfeld and Alyssa A. Lappen Washington Times | June 29, 2006 Russia launched another strike against democracy on June 15, when 14 Duma members, representatives of Russia’s five Duma factions, submitted amendments to ban any public political criticism … Continue reading

Risky Russky Business

By Dr. Rachel Ehrenfeld and Alyssa A. Lappen FrontPageMagazine.com | June 28, 2006 The West’s need for Russia’s energy and cooperation regarding Iran, Iraq, China, and the “War on Terrorism” will likely lower the standard demanded for a full membership … Continue reading

The Truth about the Muslim Brotherhood

By Dr. Rachel Ehrenfeld and Alyssa A. Lappen FrontPageMagazine.com | June 16, 2006 On October 28, 2005, [1] President George W. Bush denounced IslamoFascist movements that call for a “violent and political vision: the establishment, by terrorism, subversion and insurgency, … Continue reading

Russia after dark

By Rachel Ehrenfeld and Alyssa A. Lappen Washington Times | June 9, 2006 Confronted with criticism over its increasingly restrictive policies, lack of economic freedom and growing corruption, Russian Economics Minister German Gref boasts that direct foreign investment in Russia … Continue reading

Russian roulette

By Rachel Ehrenfeld and Alyssa A. Lappen Washington Times | June 1, 2006 On May 25, Norex Petroleum, a Cyprus company with Canadian shareholders, received permission to begin discovery against Alfa Group in the U.S. District Court for the Southern … Continue reading