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2005-04-14 Syria-Lebanon-Iran

Pravda: USA plans to expand military presence in Azerbaijan to strike Iran

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Posted by Anonymoose 2005-04-14 5:51:45 PM|| || Front Page|| [14 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Follow-up: http://www.azg.am/?lang=EN&num=2005041406 According to them, Donald Rumsfeld is strong-arming them with an "either US bases, or an Orange Revolution" sales pitch.

Posted by Anonymoose 2005-04-14 6:22:03 PM|| 2005-04-14 6:22:03 PM|| Front Page Top

#2 It's Pravda, so it must be the truth.

Posted by Zhang Fei 2005-04-14 6:48:57 PM|| [http://timurileng.blogspot.com] 2005-04-14 6:48:57 PM|| Front Page Top

#3 Well, ZF, in my experience back in old country, it was always the opposite. ;-)

Posted by Sobiesky 2005-04-14 6:51:14 PM|| 2005-04-14 6:51:14 PM|| Front Page Top

#4 If you can't fly over Turkey to attack Iran, then Georgia and Azerbaijan is the obvious alternative.

Posted by phil_b 2005-04-14 7:41:31 PM|| 2005-04-14 7:41:31 PM|| Front Page Top

#5 back in old country, it was always the opposite

Given that the name Pravda means 'truth', I think ZF was joking. Izvestia (News) was another Commie news service. As the snarky saying goes: In Truth there is no news, in News there is no truth.

Posted by SteveS 2005-04-14 9:39:40 PM|| 2005-04-14 9:39:40 PM|| Front Page Top

#6 SteveS, of course ZF was vexing sarcasm. I just returned the ball.

Posted by Sobiesky 2005-04-14 10:37:06 PM|| 2005-04-14 10:37:06 PM|| Front Page Top

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