I think not. but you have to look at the underlying facts. The economy. It’s the economy that rules the politicians. Merkel has been pressured from powerful industrial coalitions to stop commenting on Russias violations of human rights because it is “bad for business”. She also have proclaimed closer relationship with Putin in the future even if he’s not President any more..though the head of Gazprom. Schroeder is one of the bosses in Gazprom, needless to say. In France Sarkozy has ELF, the big oilcompany taking part in a joint venture project with Gazprom and the Norwegian HydroStatoil developing the worlds largest gasfield. Needless to say, you will discover that Norway also was against granting Georgia MAP. Do you think that it is a cooincident?By the way EU regards Russia as a potential threat regarding resorces in the Northern Territories (according to a fresh report from Solana). They think there may be a conflict of interests if the ice melts up to the northpole becase enormous areas of gas and oilfields will be possible to develop. Therefore Russia claimed the northpole “under water”. In Norway the government have nightmares about what happens in case of a conflict with Russia. the Barentssea .. fish..and the oilresources in this area is the main concern. Not wheather Georgia have some minor incidents in their presidential election. Look at the riots in France and Denmark..Look at the private owned TV in Italy where Berlusconi controls everything, including Rai, the national TV as primeminister? No. It’s a question about economics, and economics are run by private corporations with the politicians as mersenaries. “Economics is a gun. Politics is to know when to pull the trigger” (Politician and mafioso Lucchese when explaining the relation between politics and business, The Goodfather part III)