Nicolae Ceausescu
Biden to Bucharest: Why Romania?
October 23, 2009By Damon Wilson Vice President Biden is visiting Central Europe this week as part of the administration’s damage control efforts in the wake of the botched roll-out of its missile defense decisions. The White House’s objective extends...
Traian Basescu's full interview with Radio Free Europe, 16 July
July 16, 2009Romanian President Traian Basescu has said that April's post-electoral clashes in Chisinau were a sign that Moldova’s young generation wants real political and economic change. In an interview at RFE/RL's Prague headquarters with correspondent Eugen...
Romanian President: Moldova Protests Similar to 1989 Revolution
July 16, 2009During a visit to RFE/RL's Prague headquarters today, Romanian President Traian Basescu compared neighboring Moldova's recent post-election protests to Romania's 1989 anti-communist revolt. [read Basescu's full interview] "We have seen such events...
Ion Mihai Pacepa's Open Letter to the Pásdárán Generals
June 29, 2009An Open Letter to the Pásdárán Generals By Ion Mihai Pacepa I appeal to you, generals of the Islamic Revolutionary Guards, the Pásdárán: Do what I did! Defend the people, not the tyrant. I am a two-star general...