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corner.nationalreview.com - 3/4/2009
Mullah Russia
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I've mentioned the Islamification of Russia in America Alone and NR, but it seems to be getting a wee bit more attention, even from governments. Eeva Nikkilä-Kiipula reports for the Finnish paper Aamulehti: Muslimit saattavat tulevaisuudessa muuttaa merkittävästi Venäjän väestön koostumusta. ...
RIA Novosti - Russia - Obama 'ready to drop shield plans for Russian help on Iran'
en.rian.ru - 3/3/2009
RIA Novosti - Russia - Obama 'ready to drop shield plans for Russian help on Iran'
— en.rian.ru — MOSCOW, March 2 (RIA Novosti) - Washington has told Moscow that Russian help in resolving Iran's nuclear... program would make its missile shield plans for Europe unnecessary, a Russian daily said on Monday, citing White House sources. U.S. President ... (more) RIA Novosti - Russia - Obama 'ready to drop shield plans ...

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Obama Offered Deal to Russia in Secret Letter
nytimes.com - 3/3/2009
Obama Offered Deal to Russia in Secret Letter
— nytimes.com — The letter suggested the United States would back off on a missile defense system if Moscow would... help stop Iran from developing long-range weapons. > (more) Obama Offered Deal to Russia in Secret Letter

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scrappleface.com - 3/5/2009
Obama to Drop Shield if Russia Helps with Limbaugh
— scrappleface.com — (2009-03-05) — President Barack Obama has reportedly written another private note to his Russian counterpart offering to... halt deployment of a defensive nuclear missile shield in Europe, this time in exchange for Russia’s help in dealing ... (more) Obama to Drop Shield if Russia Helps with Limbaugh

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Ace of Spades HQ:  Krauthammer's Take on Obama's Russia Letter

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Krauthammer's Take on Obama's Russia Letter
Ace of Spades HQ — ... want to get anything from the Russians for America; he just wants to get some political cover for himself. So the Russians will object until Obama's request is so trivial that it's an entirely free transaction for them. And Obama gets what he wants -- exchanging missile defense for a meaningless piece of paper, but a meaningless piece of paper he, and his media Spirit Squad, can call some sort of "breakthrough." And meanwhile most of Russia's conscripts will be Muslim by... 2015. Fifteen, not fifty.

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