I 've been mulling over Javier Solana's words in his Stockholm/Russia interview. You can watch it for yourself by clicking here . I've also been pondering his sudden total lack of fame at Google.com whereas at Yahoo.com he present enjoys 6,990,000 hits as of the time of this writing. At Google.com he is down to 297,000 hits -- that is until you do the search like this: "Javier Solana" -Cumbey At which point, the hits instead of decreasing by the 9,800 stories where my name and his are... Read Full Story
Tomorrow is a big day for the European Union. Its 27 heads of state doing business as the Council of Ministers of the European Union are to meet. Javier Solana is the Secretary General of that body as well as his other positions (Secretary General of the Western European Union; Office of the High Representative for the Common Foreign and Security Policy CFSP), etc. They are meeting to elect a President for the EU and even more importantly the "High Representative." It is clear from reading... Read Full Story
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israel has a closer relationship with the European Union than official EU-membership candidate Croatia, EU foreign policy chief Javier Solana said on Wednesday. "Israel is, allow me to say, a member of the European Union without being a member of the institutions," he said to warm applause from a conference of business and political leaders in Jerusalem. "It's a member of all the programs..." "No country outside the continent has the type of relations Israel has with... Read Full Story
T he mystery of Javier Solana's lineage continues. A few years ago, famous Spanish writer and diplomat Salvador de Madariaga was proudly proclaimed as Javier Solana's grandfather. Javier Solana was his "nieto" (Spanish for grandson). After revelations of Nieves Mathew's occultism, suddenly, Salvador de Madariaga became an "Uncle" and thereafter "Great Uncle." Nieves Hayat deMadariaga Mathew's Italian language eulogy proclaimed she was the mother of "due figli" (two sons). Now the... Read Full Story
The US will confront Iran with accusations it is developing nuclear weapons in crunch talks next month between Tehran and six world powers which are set to be held in Turkey, officials said Tuesday. The announcement that long-awaited talks will take place from October 1 was greeted as a welcome first step by United States officials but a White House spokesman made clear there will be no holds barred in the discussions. The European Union's foreign policy chief Javier Solana meanwhile said... Read Full Story
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Negotiations between world powers and Tehran on Iran's nuclear program scheduled for October 1 will most likely take place in Turkey, the chief Western negotiator said on Tuesday. "It has not been finally decided, but I think very likely it will be Turkey," EU foreign policy chief Javier Solana, who has headed the Western negotiating effort with Iran, told reporters in Brussels when asked where the talks would take place. Solana said Western policy remained "twin track... Read Full Story
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Union's foreign policy chief Javier Solana said on Friday that he was seeking an urgent meeting with the Iranian chief nuclear negotiator after consulting six major powers over proposals submitted by Iran. "We are in contact with Dr (Saeed) Jalili's (Iran's chief nuclear negotiator) office to arrange a meeting at the earliest possible opportunity," Solana said in a statement. Iran handed on Wednesday a package of proposals to major powers including the... Read Full Story
D avid Miliband has definitively declined the EU Foreign Minister job created and defined by Javier Solana. Javier Solana has reportedly been signed by the Acciona Group as a "consultant" on its international projects. My guess was that he was offered A LOT OF MONEY for the job. My educated guess is that since the USA opposes Italy's Massimo D'Alema because of Italy's criminal court convictions of 23 CIA agents found guilty there of illegal rendition that despite Frattini's optimistic... Read Full Story
Update: Just found picture at left on Google Earth search for "Javier Solana." Solana has been a major proponent of changing international law from recognition of sovereignty to 'humanitarian intervention.' The rub: who gets to decide what is humanitarian and what is not. According to the following Russian report the EU may not have been acting from altruistic motives in promoting its global warming thesis. According to a story appearing in yesterday's NEW YORK TIMES, Al Gore may not have... Read Full Story
PLEASE REFRESH YOUR BROWSER EVERY TIME YOU LOAD MY BLOGSPOT. I AM ADDING EVIDENTIARY PIECES FREQUENTLY. VIEW THEM BY CLICKING THE IMAGES. Thanks! Constance Czech President Vaclav Klaus, the last courageous hold-outer on the Lisbon Treaty has reluctantly signed it. You can view it by clicking here and then watching the You-Tube video. Still being mentioned for Foreign Minister are England's David Miliband and Italy's former Prime Minister Massimo. Today, Javier Solana, who is in the USA... Read Full Story
