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Russia's war with Georgia and the infuriated reaction in the West to what US President George W. Bush calls Moscow's "disproportionate response" could make it harder to enlist Russian help on the Iranian issue, according to Israeli diplomatic officials and academics. According to one diplomatic official, Russia's policy toward Iran is linked to a basket of other issues. "Russia's position ...
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US Deters Israel from Attacking Iran; Russian Cooperation seen Key to Dissuading Tehran's Nuclear Program
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... at Iran - in exchange for Russia agreeing to stiffer sanctions against Iran. However, the administration rejected this idea.' You know, somehow, I just think that for Washington to get Russian cooperation for a push against Iran just got a lot more implausible, what with Bush being pushed by McCain to take a harder line in support of Georgia Russia may also be annoyed with Israel over its arms sales to Georgia. Then there is this item: Israel fears war could hurt Iran effort. The Cheney line that Russia needs to be ...
Tangled threads between the USA, Europe, and the Middle East
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By Carol Gee American and Russian astronauts man the International Space Station . . . very peacefully. As a matter of fact, U.S. astronaut Greg Chamitoff hinted that the crew had actually talked about their countries and the events This story comes from the NASA website: Station Crew Prepares for Visiting Vehicles on the ground this past week. That is all he said, but I found it very heart-warming and strangely comforting: Every night these three men, whose very lives are dependent upon each other's skill and good will, sit down to have dinner together. And they trust each other enough to talk about the news ...
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CNN Political Ticker 8/14/2008
CNN: Russia to U.S.: Choose us or Georgia
Russia pressed the United States on Wednesday to choose between "a real partnership" with Moscow or an "illusory" relationship with U.S. ally Georgia.
AP: McCain adviser got money from Georgia
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First Read 8/14/2008
So was Sarkozy's role in the so-called peace negotiations a disastrous failure? So reports the New York Times . "It soon became clear that the six-point deal not only failed to slow the Russian advance, but it also allowed Russia to claim that it ...
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