Tag: russia
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9/11: russian tv, italian truth, ventura, mckinney & osama
US citizens demand truth on 9/11from russia today: Seven years after the 9/11 tragedy in New York, there are many people who say they don’t trust the official version of events. The U.S. government denies all conspiracy theories but skeptics say there are still more questions than answers. russian poll: 84% say truth about 9/11…
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9/11 + 7: criticism, questions & loose ends
9/11 + 7from andrew bacevich: The events of the past seven years have yielded a definitive judgment on the strategy that the Bush administration conceived in the wake of 9/11 to wage its so-called Global War on Terror. That strategy has failed, massively and irrevocably. To acknowledge that failure is to confront an urgent national…
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geopolitiks: georgia, israel, thailand, india, pakistan, mexico & more
darth cheney visits georgia in show of solidarityfrom guardian: The US vice-president arrived in Tbilisi today, in a show of political backing for the nation and its pro-Western Georgian president. Dick Cheney’s visit comes a day after the White House announced a $1bn (£500m) economic aid package for the country, which was ravaged by last…
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putin: america, you’re provoking wars for political gain
from times online: Vladimir Putin accused President Bush tonight of orchestrating the war in Georgia in a plot to get John McCain elected to the White House.
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obama: america, get ready for wars
from russia today: Barack Obama has fired a stern warning to Russia as he accepted the Democratic Presidential nomination and officially launched his campaign for the White House.
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russian & US warships engaged in black sea standoff
from irish times: Russian and US warships were engaged in a Black Sea stand-off last night, amid western warnings that the conflict in Georgia could destabilise other parts of Moscow’s old empire. A US coast guard cutter carrying aid docked at the Georgian port of Batumi after bypassing the Russian-controlled port of Poti. Two other…
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US + poland X russia + syria = $#%!
US & poland finalize deal to install missile shieldfrom washington post: The United States and Poland signed an agreement here yesterday to place parts of a US missile defense system on Polish territory, finalizing a long- negotiated deal in the face of Russian warnings that Poland would become a potential target for attack. At a…
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proxy war updates: US, georgia & russia
how israel trained & equipped georgia’s armyfrom danger room: The Russian military blasted Israel today for supplying weapons and training to its adversaries in Georgia. “Israel armed the Georgian army,” Russian Deputy Chief of General Staff Gen. Anatoly Nogovitsyn told a Moscow press conference. Jerusalem provided Tblisi with “eight types of military vehicles, explosives, landmines…
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outside the box #165
here is the latest episode of “outside the box,” hosted by alex ansary.it was originally broadcast by portland community media on august 14, 2008. from alex ansary: Alex discusses the facts about the current Russian/Georgian conflict including how the US and Israel are behind the invasion of South Ossetia. The question is: Are Russia and…
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russia seizes US weapons in georgia amidst ‘aid’ shipment
russia seizes arsenal of US weapons in georgiafrom nasdaq: Russian forces have seized a “large arsenal” of U.S.-made weapons in the western Georgian city of Senaki including hundreds of assault rifles, a military spokesman said Friday. “In Senaki, we seized a large arsenal of weapons including 664 U.S.-made M-16 rifles” and a number of M-40…
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russia says poland risks attack due to US missiles
from ap: An agreement that will allow the United States to install a missile defense battery in Poland exposes the ex-communist nation to an attack, a Russian general said Friday. Poland and the United States struck a deal on Thursday to deepen military ties and place a missile interceptor base in Poland. Gen. Anatoly Nogovitsyn,…
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mind drugs, tom clancy, deniable laser, invisibility & control
future wars ‘to be fought with mind drugs’from telegraph: Landmines releasing brain-altering chemicals, scanners reading soldiers’ minds and devices boosting eyesight and hearing could all one figure in arsenals, suggests the study. Sophisticated drugs, designed for dementia patients but also allowing troops to stay awake and alert for several days are expected to be developed,…
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US attacks russia through client state georgia
from paul joseph watson: Georgian forces, trained and equipped by the Pentagon and the U.S. government, killed 10 Russian peacekeepers early this morning in a provocation attack that has escalated into military conflict, but the subsequent corporate media coverage would have us believe that the U.S. and NATO-backed client state Georgia is a helpless victim,…
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rest in peace, alexander solzhenitsyn
“a state of war only serves as an excuse for domestic tyranny” – alexander solzhenitsyn writer who shone light on gulag diesfrom ap: Alexander Solzhenitsyn, the Nobel Prize-winning author whose books chronicled the horrors of the Soviet gulag system, has died at 89. Son Stepan said his father died of heart failure. Solzhenitsyn’s unflinching accounts…
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geopolitiks: dog meat, poison & weather wargames
china may modify weather for olympicsfrom xinhua: If bad weather threatens the August 8 opening of Beijing’s Olympic Games, then meteorologists may change the weather, according to a Chinese meteorology official. Chen Zhenlin, a vice director with the China Meteorological Administration (CMA), made the statement Tuesday afternoon at a press conference held at the Beijing…