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2008-09-08 Caucasus/Russia/Central Asia

Russia courts old allies, steps up defiance of the West

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Posted by ed 2008-09-08 14:35|| E-Mail|| Front Page|| [1746 views ] Top

1 Cause we know how well that worked last time.

Posted by Procopius2k 2008-09-08 15:15|| 2008-09-08 15:15|| Front Page Top

2 IMO econ struggling RUSSIA is taking a SUPER-RISQUE GEOPOL GAMBLE BY STILL TRYING TO EMPOWER A NUCLEAR IRAN, ETC. AND USE AS HEDGE AGZ THE US-ALLIES, ala the "GREAT GAME".

RADICAL ISLAM > "WAR OUTSIDE OF IRAQ-AFGHANI" = "ATTACKING WHERE THE US-ALLIES ARE NOT" = CONTINUING THEIR JIHAD IN ASIA AND AFRICA.

Someone better tell VLADVEDEV THERE IS LITTLE TO INDIC THE ISLAMIST=JIHADIST SWORD WILL CEASE ITS ASSAULT AGZ RUSSIA + ASIA ONCE IT SUCCEEDS IN GOING NUKULAR. ULtimately, in time it will point back towards the US-WEST BUT IMO NOT UNTIL AFTER RUSSIA + MAINLAND ASIA, etc. IS SUBORNED.

Posted by JosephMendiola 2008-09-08 19:45|| 2008-09-08 19:45|| Front Page Top

3 The problem with Russia and the old USSR is that it never really stood on any moral principles. It had a large military but principles never guided its actions. How many countries did they war with and liberate? The US has a long history of waging war with enemies only to liberate those countries after warring with them. Japan, Germany, Afghanistan and Iraq come to mind.

Posted by JohnQC 2008-09-08 19:46|| 2008-09-08 19:46|| Front Page Top

4 Old allies? Old slaves, they mean. The world may not much like America, but it hates Russia.

Posted by Anonymoose 2008-09-08 19:53|| 2008-09-08 19:53|| Front Page Top

5 See also IRNA > IRAN SUPPORTS THE LIBERATION OF ENTIRE OCCUPIED LANDS [from Zionist Regimes]; + OMAR ABDULLAH: FREEDOM [Azadi, includ Democracy]IS NOT AN OPTION FOR KASHMIR. Abbey believes that while its possib for Kashmir can be given formal sovereign independence, it should NOT be integrated or acceded/merged vv PAKISTAN, CHINA, OR INDIA.

Posted by JosephMendiola 2008-09-08 20:43|| 2008-09-08 20:43|| Front Page Top

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