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2006-02-12 Caucasus/Russia/Central Asia

Russia wants to position itself as the mediator between the West and the Bad Guys

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Posted by Dan Darling 2006-02-12 02:26|| || Front Page|| [3 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 "Without the Soviet Union's material base, Russia now is playing the part of a global power comparable to the United States,"

Eh - dont mean to be a nazi about it but you misspelled Putz...

Putin is simply trying to play both sides of the issue - and will end up trusted by neither. Reading this he has already been played the fool by Kimmie-boy and the Iranians....

Posted by CrazyFool 2006-02-12 05:19|| 2006-02-12 05:19|| Front Page Top

#2 Tough to be a mediator when nobody trusts you.

Posted by DoDo 2006-02-12 16:55|| 2006-02-12 16:55|| Front Page Top

#3 Sounds like Pootie-Poot is deliberately choosing to place himself between ~~Western values~~ a rock and ~~islamonazi terrorists~~ a hard place.

You'd think he'd know by now that - when the rock and the hard place knock together (in the not-too-distant future) - being between them is gonna hurt.

Posted by Barbara Skolaut">Barbara Skolaut 2006-02-12 17:36|| http://ariellestjohndesigns.com/page/15bk1/Home_Page.html]">[http://ariellestjohndesigns.com/page/15bk1/Home_Page.html] 2006-02-12 17:36|| Front Page Top

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