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2007-02-13 Caucasus/Russia/Central Asia

Russia ready to help Europe with anti-missile defense - Ivanov

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Posted by Fred 2007-02-13 00:00|| || Front Page|| [4 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Have the Rooskies demonstrated working systems against ICBM's or TBM's? Otherwise it sounds like they want the Euroweenies to develop systems for them on the cheap. The feckless Euros will take the bait, of course.

Posted by PBMcL 2007-02-13 01:05|| 2007-02-13 01:05|| Front Page Top

#2 "Why yes, yes I *would* buy a used Super Bowl ring from this man!"

Posted by Seafarious">Seafarious 2007-02-13 01:48|| 2007-02-13 01:48|| Front Page Top

#3 Where to begin - Lotsa of articles [SPACEWAR, RIAN, etc.]today vv Russia andor Iran. RUSSIA PREPS TO FIGHT "WARS OF FUTURE" + RUSSIA SHOULD RENEW ITS NUCLEAR ARSENAL. *ITAR-TASS > America's vetures for global hegemony via Iraq-ME is eroding the One-Polar [Unipolar] World.

KOMMERSANT > USA won't guarantee that bases = BMD/GMD missles in Poland or Czech won't be used against Russia; + AMERICA CLUTCHES AT IRANIAN ARMS article > Gist/Nutshell - War/Inter-Muslim Sectarianism in Iraq ascribed/inferred to as [Iran] WILFUL PRE-PLANNED "GUIDED CHAOS"!?

Posted by JosephMendiola 2007-02-13 03:14|| 2007-02-13 03:14|| Front Page Top

#4 Russians just want to sell S400 ABM systems.

Posted by john 2007-02-13 06:00|| 2007-02-13 06:00|| Front Page Top

#5 #4 - Yup. Russia won't be around much longer anyway, might as well make some rubles on the side.

Posted by Anguper Hupomosing9418 2007-02-13 06:25|| 2007-02-13 06:25|| Front Page Top

#6 "I want to announce that we have no successors or crown princes. The Russian people will decide at the March 2, 2008 elections who will be the president of Russia," he said,

This reality should really be reflected in a name change. How about (Peoples) Russian Democratic Republic?

Posted by ed 2007-02-13 07:24|| 2007-02-13 07:24|| Front Page Top

#7 "The Russian people will decide at the March 2, 2008 elections who will be the president of Russia"

Indeed.

And I expect he will win with about 99.7% of the vote.

Posted by kelly 2007-02-13 12:08|| 2007-02-13 12:08|| Front Page Top

#8 He gets to count the votes, Right?

Posted by Redneck Jim 2007-02-13 12:29|| 2007-02-13 12:29|| Front Page Top

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