Michael Lucas Editor

It would seem that these two events are not interrelated with each other or will not affect the holding of the upcoming extremely important Conference on October 10-11-12 at the Friendship House in Toronto. Unfortunately this might have an effect on obtaining visas by our Soviet friends and by others from that part of the Caucasus. This volatile political situation might prevent guests coming also from Ukraine, Byelorussia, Romania and other countries from that part of the world.

As friends of Soviet People and dedicated to peace, we of course feel apprehensive as to what might transpire by the time of the Conference. Of course the situation is critical and there are many thoughts and opinions on what action the Russian government should have done to guarantee its integrity and the safeguard of the people who were part of the Soviet Union.

You will read many articles on this conflict and its consequences for the future of that volatile region. This is the tragic consequence of the dismemberment of the USSR; the establishment of raw and mafia-run capitalism that is ruining the people of former Soviet Union; that saw the exodus of millions of people all over the world; that see daily murder, robbery, traitorous actions by the preset leadership of the former Soviet Republics!

There is much that eventually Mr. Putin and Mr. Medvedev have to account for before the Soviet people when time comes for reckoning. Nice speeches by Putin and Medvedev are not enough to halt the appetite of the US-NATO New World Order, which follows in the footsteps of Nazi Germany. Imperialism is synonymous with Fascism! There cannot be any other explanation!

Mr. Putin and Mr. Medvedev should realize the fact that former Soviet Union (now Russia) is completely surrounded by US military and missile bases. Even the New York Times and Wall Street Journal boast about this!

The reality is that the leadership of some of these former Soviet Republics, are now nothing more than just "Banana Republics of US Imperialism" – nothing more and nothing else! These so-called "independent countries" are used for their natural resources, for importing US goods and as cheap labor for the multinational corporate companies!

But in the Caucasus the question for hungry Uncle Sam is OIL!

Yes the International Council Conference will go on as planned and it will be a great success, with 50 delegates from 14 countries taking part.

Dear readers:

If you want to understand what is actually happening in the Caucasus, you cannot allow yourself to be swayed and depend only on the capitalist-controlled big-business media, because Georgia is right at the center of US imperialism’s moves to absolutely control the oil-rich Georgian Sea region. Georgia is the gateway to Europe with at least two major oil pipelines passing through this birthplace of J.V.Stalin. Because of US imperialist plans, these pipelines rival the USSR-built oil pipelines that have been Europe’s main source of inexpensive natural gas and oil.

Until 2005, the only pipeline from the Caspian oil center in Baku, Azerbaijan that the Soviets made into a world-admired facility was through USSR (Russia). When the USSR disintegrated under pressure from US imperialism and the internal traitors, in 2005 this Soviet Baku facility was taken over by British Petroleum and Unocal and it is now going not through Russia proper, but through Georgia to the Turkish port city of Ceyhan.

This British-US Corporation also owns the Baku-Tbilisi-Erzurum pipeline, which opened in 2007. Another pipeline goes through South Ossetia to the Georgian port city of Supsa. In this way the Soviet Union’s oil which the Soviet people developed, paid for and were dedicated in helping the European countries, was once the most valuable resource that is now owned by Imperialist countries and marketed by US imperialist corporations and its allies. This is becoming a stranglehold over Russia’s development and that of its former Soviet republics.

With Iraq’s oil resources conquered, and Iran’s under threat of invasion, blockade or outright invasion – US imperialism is determined to also control the former USSR Caspian Sea Oil Fields!

U.S. trained puppet, President Mikhail Saakashvili of Georgia

Now, do you see the whole picture?

The known reserves of Caspian Oil are larger than all the oil fields of Nigeria and Libya, thus putting these Soviet-explored and built oil fields in the same league as the oil fields in Iran and Kuwait! In addition, there are tremendous reserves of natural gas throughout the former Soviet Caspian region.

It is a fact, as reported by Wall Street Journal, that Gorbachev, Yeltsin and Putin had allowed the following multinational corporations to set up in this Caspian Region:

Atlantic Richfield, Chevron, Exxon, Mobil, Pennzoil, Philips Petroleum, Texaco and BP Amoco bought up these Soviet oil interests and drilling rights.

A question begs to be asked as to which of these present capitalists and leaders of Russia got a good $$$ taste for this traitorous sell out? And, where do you think that these billions of ill-gained profits are deposited? Of course in the offshore Western banks!

Whoever controls the oil and gas pipelines controls the destiny of the people in the Caspian region.

The upcoming International Council Conference will be discussing this situation, with the representative of Russia, Ukraine and Byelorussia present, representing the Soviet Society for Friendship and Solidarity with Foreign Countries present. Editors of the Four NSC editions will also be present to discuss how best to help the Soviet patriots in their hour of need.

The people in the Caspian Region as well as in many parts of the world are suffering at the hands of US imperialism’s many proxy armies. All of humanity must demand that US imperialism get out of the Middle East, the Caspian Region and close all their bases all over the world!!

BACK TO THE FUTURE!

BACK TO THE USSR AND SOCIALISM!