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openleft.com - 3/16/2009
Just Go To Russia Already
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Memo to all you right-wingers talking about "Going Galt" by quitting your jobs and leaving the country: just friggin' do it already. Give Russia a try. It is just the sort of right-wing, pro-private sector country with lots of wide open spaces that you would love. You have destroyed five ...
BBC NEWS | Europe | Russia announces rearmament plan
news.bbc.co.uk - 3/17/2009
BBC NEWS | Europe | Russia announces rearmament plan
— news.bbc.co.uk — Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has said Moscow will begin a comprehensive military rearmament from 2011. Mr Medvedev said the primary task would be to "increase the combat readiness of [Russia's] forces, first of all our strategic nuclear forces". ... (more) BBC NEWS | Europe | Russia announces rearmament plan

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breitbart.com - 3/14/2009
Russia weighs Cuba, Venezuela bases: report
— breitbart.com — Russia could use bases for its strategic bombers on the doorstep of the United States in Cuba and Venezuela to underpin long-distance patrols in the region, a senior air force officer said Saturday. "This is possible in Cuba," General Anatoly ... (more) Russia weighs Cuba, Venezuela bases: report

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cnn.com - 3/14/2009
Russian strategic bombers could use Cuba airfields
— cnn.com — MOSCOW, Russia (CNN) -- Russia expressed interest in using Cuban airfields during patrol missions of its strategic bombers, Russia's Interfax news agency reported"There are four or five airfields in Cuba with 4,000-meter-long runways, which absolutely ... (more) Russian strategic bombers could use Cuba airfields

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Digest for March 12th through March 16th
The Republic of T. — Here are some of the people writing about some of the stuff I wish I had time to write about, for March 12th through March 16th: War Crimes and American Rejectionism - The Principled Case Against the Death Penalty - The Real Scandal of AIG - Daniel Gross: Why Obama Should Ignore the Dow - Will Democrats Axe Abstinence-Only Sex Ed? - Just Go To Russia Already - What Economic Crisis? - Op-Ed Contributor: A Tsunami of Excuses - ...

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