pajamasmedia.com - 3/13/2009
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The NYT reports that “President Obama sent a secret letter to Russia’s president last month suggesting that he would back off deploying a new missile defense system in Eastern Europe if Moscow would help stop Iran from developing long-range weapons.” A senior administration official ...
news.bbc.co.uk - 3/17/2009
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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". ...
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BBC NEWS | Europe | Russia announces rearmament plan
breitbart.com - 3/14/2009
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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 ...
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Russia weighs Cuba, Venezuela bases: report
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The Curse Of Being Just Too Damn Awesome
Pat Dollard | Young Americans —
... Obama’s overwhelming magnificence could also be a problem with Iran. After eight years of the caveman Bush screaming gibberish at Iran and shaking a rock at them threateningly, it is natural that Iran is still quite easily startled. So Obama, much unlike the previous leader who would order military strikes against loud thunderstorms, wanted to be delicate and try a thing called diplomacy. Thus he wrote a letter to Russia to try and help. That was a mistake, for once again the inability of another country to comprehend Obama resulted in trouble. ...
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Rebooting US-Russia relations
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Missiles for mullahs?
tigerhawk.blogspot.com 2/19/2009 — Are we trading missile defense for Russian help with Iran? Stratfor thinks so. From its Geopolitical Diary this morning (which comes to me via email):The Russian government confirmed Monday that Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov will meet with U.S. ...
Russia’s Muslim Future
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The North Worth Saving
gatesofvienna.blogspot.com 2/17/2009 — “We need a paradigm shift in the West that would pave the way for a genuine Northern Alliance of Russia, Europe, and North America, as all three face similar existential threats in the decades ahead. In an uncertain and ever more brutal world, the ...
Listen to Lithuania
weeklystandard.com 3/17/2009 — As the Obama Administration attempts to “reset” U.S. relations with Russia, it is important to remember that several staunch U.S. allies in Central and Eastern Europe have much to lose if the United States rushes to engage the Kremlin without taking ...
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