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Interview with Putin
Sat Aug 30, 2008 4:37 AM EDT
By chance I stumbled across an exclusive interview of the German TV channel ARD with Putin. It was rather interesting and I will try my best to translate it.
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"We don't need Nato, we don't need America, we need to be friends with Russia."
Seeded on Fri Aug 29, 2008 11:49 AM EDT (Belfast Telegraph)
There is a corresponding backlash against the Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili, for bringing misfortune upon them. "Please tell everyone in Russia, in the world, that we want to be with Russia, we don't want Saakashvili.
Georgians denounce Saakashvili regime aggression - Tskhinvali rubble, over 2,000 dead
Seeded on Thu Aug 28, 2008 7:04 PM EDT (Global Research)
Georgian Peace Committee: "The Georgian army—armed and trained by U.S. instructors and using also U.S. armaments—subjected the city of Tskhinvali to a barbaric destruction ... Over 2,000 ... died".
Military help for Georgia is a 'declaration of war', says Moscow in extraordinary warning to the West
Seeded on Thu Aug 28, 2008 11:31 AM EDT (This is London)
Moscow has issued an extraordinary warning to the West that military assistance to Georgia for use against South Ossetia or Abkhazia would be viewed as a "declaration of war" by Russia.
German weekly in propaganda row over Ossetia conflict
Seeded on Thu Aug 28, 2008 9:37 AM EDT (Russia Today)
[Excerpt:] - Europe's largest news magazine has been accused of propaganda by one of its own staff, who says it refused to publish pictures showing the devastation left by the Georgian military in South Ossetia.
The Chronicle of a Caucasian Tragedy
Seeded on Thu Aug 28, 2008 5:36 AM EDT (SPIEGEL ONLINE)
Many in the West were surprised by the outbreak of war between Georgia and Russia. But there were plenty of signs that the conflict was approaching. SPIEGEL reconstructs the road to violence.
The Story of Tskhinvali's Resistance
Seeded on Wed Aug 27, 2008 6:14 AM EDT (SPIEGEL ONLINE)
When Georgian forces moved into the South Ossetian capital of Tskhinvali on Aug. 7, they underestimated the Ossetians' determination to resist them. Young men opened fire with Kalashnikovs and teenagers hurled petrol bombs at tanks.
NATO helps Georgia restore air defenses, ups Black Sea presence
Seeded on Tue Aug 26, 2008 2:54 PM EDT (Top Russian news and analysis online | 'RIA Novosti' newswire)
NATO is helping to restore Georgia's air defenses and has deployed 10 warships in the Black Sea, with another eight expected soon, the deputy chief of the Russian General Staff said Tuesday.
US ship docks at Georgian port
Tue Aug 26, 2008 7:21 AM EDT
A U.S. military ship on Wednesday docked at the Georgian port of Batumi to bring humanitarian aid following a devastating war with Russia earlier this month.
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Iraqi leader insists on deadline for troop pullout
Mon Aug 25, 2008 9:48 AM EDT
Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki dug in his heels Monday on the future of the U.S. military in Iraq, insisting that all foreign soldiers leave the country by a specific date in 2011 and rejecting legal immunity for American troops.
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Russia shuts out West's supermajors
Seeded on Sun Aug 24, 2008 1:36 PM EDT (Canada.com)
In the 1970s, the supermajors based in the West controlled more than half of the world's production. Today that number has dwindled to about 13 per cent.
How Russia's economic ties to the West diminish the possibility of a new Cold War. - By Daniel Gross - Slate Magazine
Seeded on Sat Aug 23, 2008 1:25 PM EDT (Slate)
Russia's occupation of Georgia and the U.S. signing of a missile-defense deal with Poland have grizzled Cold Warriors partying like it's 1979. Once again, hard-liners are ratcheting up rhetoric and threatening sanctions because the Russian bear has stomped
Wall Street bailout aid questioned at Fed event
Sat Aug 23, 2008 12:35 PM EDT
Do Washington policymakers listen too much to Wall Street? A possible bailout of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, on the heels of similar action involving investment firm Bear Stearns, seems to send a loud signal to financial companies that the government will clean up their messes.
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US concedes Kremlin's first military response in Georgia was "legitimate"
Seeded on Fri Aug 22, 2008 11:16 AM EDT (DEBKAfile, Political Analysis, Espionage, Terrorism, Security)
[Excerpt:] - The US ambassador to Moscow, endorsing Russia's initial moves in Georgia, described the Kremlin's first military response as legitimate after Russian troops came under attack.
I Spent Years as a POW with John McCain, and His Finger Should Not Be Near the Red Button
Seeded on Thu Aug 21, 2008 7:04 AM EDT (AlterNet.org)
Phillip Butler writes: I can verify that John has an infamous reputation for being a hot head. He has a quick and explosive temper that many have experienced first hand. Folks, quite honestly that is not the finger I want next to that red button.
McCain On Reinstituting A Military Draft: 'I Don't Disagree' (video)
Seeded on Wed Aug 20, 2008 2:38 PM EDT (Think Progress)
Today at a townhall meeting, an audience member praised Sen.
NATO Ministers Warn Russia, No 'Business as Usual'
Seeded on Tue Aug 19, 2008 6:28 PM EDT (The New York Times)
The following is an excerpt from the article:
McCain's YouTube Nightmare has reached all new levels - Olbermann exposes Bush, Enron, and McCain
Seeded on Tue Aug 19, 2008 12:04 PM EDT (YouTube)
McCain's top campaign advisors are directly involved with the ENRON scandal and the high price for gas. Everyone must see this and pass it along.
The West Needs to ReLearn the International Game of Strategic Chess.
Sat Aug 16, 2008 2:40 AM EDT
The Russian Perspective
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