2006

November 13, 2006

Gorbachev: rise of U.S. Democrats could help resolve NKorea nuclear standoff

MOSCOW (AP) - The U.S. elections that gave the Democratic party control of both houses of Congress could help promote a resolution of the international standoff with North Korea over its nuclear program, former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev said...

October 19, 2006

Ruth Campbell, Staff Writer. "Gorbachev: U.S. must consult allies and Russia on Iraq exit strategy"

It's not too late for the United States to bring other countries in on an exit strategy for Iraq, former Russian President Mikhail Gorbachev said while visiting Midland Tuesday, adding he felt the war was a mistake from the start.    ...

October 19, 2006

Bob Campbell, Staff Writer. "Gorbachev compares proposed U.S. border wall to Berlin Wall"

Former Soviet President visits Midland      Former Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev compared the United States' proposed 700-mile wall on the U.S.-Mexico border to the Berlin Wall during a Tuesday visit to Midland.

October 18, 2006

"Bombs Away"

Oct. 17, 2006 - Fifteen years after stepping down as leader of the Soviet Union, Mikhail Gorbachev, 75, remains an untiring voice in international relations. Besides continuing his efforts to reduce the threat of nuclear weapons in the world (which...

October 16, 2006

In a recent interview with the Netzeitung, Mikhail Gorbachev, former chief of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union stated that the role of the U.S., the acclaimed world superpower, must change.

Mikhail Gorbachev voiced unprecedented criticism of the U.S.; saying:      “Our American friends suffer today from a malady worse than AIDS. I would call this illness ‘the Winner's Complex,’ noting U.S. failing...

October 13, 2006

Gorbachev: U.S. wasted chance to improve the world

Former Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev, who played a key role in ending the Cold War, said the United States had squandered an opportunity to improve global politics after the Cold War, a paper said on Friday.      In comments...

October 10, 2006

Gorbachev condemns North Korean nuclear test

Former Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev has condemned North Korea's nuclear test.      "I think that it is a challenge. But it may be a challenge on the verge of despair because life is very hard inside North Korea, and very...

October 7, 2006

Journalist''s death to be probed by her own paper – Gorbachev

 Former  Soviet  President  Mikhail Gorbachev,  a shareholder in the Russian  semi-weekly Novaya Gazeta, said the paper  would  "undoubtedly"  conduct  its own investigation into the death of...

October 3, 2006

Gorbachev: U.S. war on terror antagonizes allies

PRIMOSTEN, Croatia -- Former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev is accusing the U-S of unilateralism in international affairs and antagonizing allies in its approach to fighting terrorism.      Gorbachev says today it is...

October 3, 2006

Ex-Soviet leader Gorbachev says US ''non-democratic''

Former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev said that the United States had become "non-democratic" and stressed that Washington should rely more on international institutions.      "The United States has to rely more on international...