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Russia warns of response to US missile shield
MOSCOW (AP) - Russia says its response to the further development of a U.S. missile shield in Poland will go beyond diplomacy. Russia's Foreign Ministry issued a statement saying the U.S. missile shield plans are clearly aimed at weakening Russia. The U.S. says the missile defense system is aimed at protecting the U.S. and Europe from future attacks from states like Iran. The United States ...
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Shots from the Show 8/20
Tammy Bruce — ... Great Job Condi! You and Bush have conveyed such a castrated USA the pathetic Russians are threatening to blow up Poland. We're impressed! ...

More Russian Blustering
Little Green Footballs — Via Drudge Report: Russia warns of response to US missile shield. MOSCOW (AP) - Russia says its response to the further development of a U.S. missile shield in Poland will go beyond diplomacy. Russia’s Foreign Ministry issued a statement saying the U.S. missile shield plans are clearly aimed at weakening Russia.

Russia warns of response to US missile shield
Democratic Underground Latest Breaking News — ... diplomacy. Russia's Foreign Ministry issued a statement saying the U.S. missile shield plans are clearly aimed at weakening Russia. The U.S. says the missile defense system is aimed at protecting the U.S. and Europe from future attacks from states like Iran. The United States and Poland signed a deal Wednesday to place a U.S. missile defense base just 115 miles from Russia's westernmost fringe. THIS IS A BREAKING NEWS UPDATE. Check back soon for further information. Read more: http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=D92M5GM81 ...

Ivan Wants To Play
Jules Crittenden — [image] « Back to the Ia Drang Ivan Wants To Play Brinksmanship from a Russky general who rather idiotically threatens Poland with nukes if the Poles go ahead with the U.S. missile defense program. Here’s Deputy Chief of Staff Gen. Anatoly Nogovitsyn :“Poland, by deploying (the system) is exposing itself to a strike — 100 percent.” Sounds like windy bullying. Sounds like the Russkies just explained why missile defense is a great idea for Europe. Someone needs to tell the Russian Foreign Ministry, which is still in a froth that anyone would think Russia is a threat . Sounds like we’ll be needing a president who won’t ...

Russia to Defeat US Missile Shield with Trigger Locks
ScrappleFace — ... (2008-08-21) — Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, speaking on behalf of former President Vladimir Putin, today threatened that if the United States deploys its missile defense shield in Poland, Russia’s response “will go beyond diplomacy.” ...

Taking Them at their Word
The Moderate Voice — ... But strangely enough, when Russia tells us that they may take military action against any of their neighbors who allow American missile defense systems near their borders, a different response is seen from our Secretary of State. ...

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