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THOUGHT FOR THE DAY!

"It is my conviction that killing under the cloak of war is nothing but an act of murder."--Albert Einstein

 

RUSSIA

Jul 30 09:02

Russian oil companies may sell gasoline to Iran

Three Russian state-controlled oil companies, including OAO Rosneft and OAO Gazprom Neft, may begin delivering gasoline to Iran in a month, said the head of the Iran Commission of the Moscow Chamber of Commerce Industry.

Webmaster's Commentary: 

Nicely done, Bozos! In kowtowing to Israel's demand for war, you just cut off a major supply of oil to the west, cut off a major market for American and European refined petroleum and other products, and drove Iran further into the Russian sphere of influence. I know Israel is happy and that makes all the members of Congress and the President happy, but for everyone else, this was a screwed deal from the start. More nails got driven into the coffin of our economy, and Iran isn't shutting down their nuclear weapons program because they don't have one to shut down! We need to get Obama an Olympic Gold Medal for stupidity to go with his peace prize.

Jul 29 10:13

Israel pushing for war with RUSSIA!

Jul 27 23:09

(Pot-Kettle-Black) US: Russians may not be in compliance, could sink new START pact

The United States believes Russia is not fully complying with international pacts involving chemical and biological weapons, although Moscow has settled most questions about violations of a nuclear arms treaty with the United States, according to a State Department report to be made public Wednesday.

Jul 27 13:59

Black Sea US military build-up, missiles in Romania, radar in Israel

Monday, July 26, 2010
SENTAKU MAGAZINE
Black Sea challenge by U.S. set to keep Russia on edge
Romania is ready to accept deployment of 20 SM-3 anti-ballistic missile units, currently installed on American naval vessels with the Aegis Combat System. These missiles could later be replaced with the more advanced terminal high altitude area defense (THAAD) missiles. They will also be deployed in Bulgaria.
Meanwhile, it has become more likely that the X-band radar system, which the U.S. originally planned to install in the Czech Republic, will be set up in Israel.

Jul 27 10:32

Russian Probe Sees No N Korea Hand In Cheonan Sinking

In what could be a morale-booster for North Korea in its stand-off with South Korea--and, by extension, the U.S.,-- Russian naval experts who inquired into the sinking of a South Korean warship March 26, found unconvincing the arguments put forward by a four-nation team of investigators, blaming Pyongyang for the tragedy, an Interfax-AVN news wire report, quoting an anonymous Russian Navy source, said Tuesday.

The revelation followed the return Monday of a team of four Russian Navy submarine and torpedo experts to Moscow after making an independent assessment of the March 26 sinking of the 1,200-ton South Korean Navy corvette "Cheonan" near the disputed Yellow Sea border, in which 46 sailors drowned.

Jul 27 10:24

Russia says sea mine sunk Cheonan: report

The daily newspaper Hankyoreh reported yesterday that Russia has concluded the sinking of the South Korean warship Cheonan was a sea mine accident, not a torpedo attack by North Korea.

If the report is true, Russia will be the first nation to try to absolve North Korea for the incident, which is considered the most deadly attack on the South’s military since the Korean War.

Jul 27 10:20

russians say war with iran is completely unacceptable

Jul 22 08:49

FLASHBACK - The Israeli Spy Ring

Prior to 9/11, the FBI had discovered the presence of a massive spy ring inside the United States run by the government of Israel. This seems a harsh gratitude from a nation which obtains 10% of its annual budget from the American taxpayer, $3+ billion a year. Over the years, American taxpayers have been required to send Israel more than four times what the US spent to go to the moon.

Webmaster's Commentary: 

Over at Forbes, Skull and Bones member Christopher Buckley has written an article suggesting that the recent arrested Russian spies are reason to distrust Russia and Russians as a class. Well, sauce for the goose; the fact is that the presumed Russian spy ring is quite tiny compared to the massive Israeli spy operation that was uncovered in the weeks before 9-11, and three of whose members were arrested after being seen cheering and "high-fiving" as the World Trade Towers collapsed.

So, if the 12 Russians spies detected a few weeks ago are a reason to distrust Russia, are not the hundreds of Israeli spies identified in 2001 a reason to distrust Israel?

After all, it wasn't Russians attacking Americans in international waters last May, was it?

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Jul 17 17:20

NATO: Whoring Itself To American Imperialism

Where the US claims its presence in Iraq and Afghanistan is only temporary the massive infrastructures established in these countries in the form of military bases belies this claim. They are not dispensing “Enduring Freedom” but an enduring presence and Afghanistan and Iraq are only the most recent franchises in a global network of over 700 US military bases.

Imperialism is a very expensive game and has left America the most indebted country in the world. It is fighting foreign wars with borrowed money on borrowed time. It then becomes necessary to defray the costs of this cretinous extravagance by coercing allies, namely NATO, into being the whores of US imperialism all too willing to cough up cash and lives in a sorely corrupted cause for despicable motives.

Jul 17 06:59

Rust Discovered On Bank Of Russia Issued 999 Gold Coins

As a consequence of this discovery, IRPS decided to "rid itself of all stocks, bought up earlier from the Central Bank on behalf of investors. Investment coins "St. George The Conqueror", as well as other gold coins of the Bank of Russia, are now excluded from the company's operations until all circumstances in the case are determined." Additional, as disclosed in the interview below for Here and Now show on TVRainRu, the Russian Central Bank would buy back the coins at a price of 9,300 rubles, despite prevailing prices for the bullion at well over 10,000.

Webmaster's Commentary: 

First the tungsten gold bars, now rust...

Is someone trying to scare small investors away from gold and back into the stock market, now that we are headed into another downturn?

Jul 16 23:33

Does Event Honoring Israeli Spy Suggest Another Israeli Operation?

As a result of Pollard’s spying, 110 C.I.A. operatives lost their lives. In addition, a reported 1,600 prime American assets were lost due to this Israeli espionage. Americans have yet to be told the true extent of this loss.

Jul 12 15:38

Russia calls for renewing talks with Iran

For the first time since conceding to the UN Security Council sanctions against Iran, Russia says negotiations with Tehran should be renewed as soon as possible.

"This is what we see as the main aim of the UN Security Council resolution. If diplomacy loses this chance, then this will be a collective failure of all the international community," Russian President Dmitry Medvedev said on Monday.

Jul 12 08:59

Growing Lobbying Battle Reported Over New START treaty

The Obama and Medvedev governments finalized the terms of the new START treaty, a key nuclear arms reduction pact, in late March, but the battle for the possible passage of the treaty through the US Senate is just now starting to pick up, with growing efforts to organize opposition to the reduction of America’s nuclear weapons arsenal.

The pact as finalized by the two governments would reduce both of their arsenals by roughly 30 percent, and leaves open the controversial US missile defense systems, allowing only non-binding signing statements from both sides on the matter.

Webmaster's Commentary: 

If passed by the Senate, such a treaty would go a long way toward reducing tensions between the US and Russia.

One has to wonder if those opposing this treaty have heavy investments in defense infrastructure companies; I would almost bet that might be the case.

Jul 12 00:48

Ghost Town and Land of the Wolves

The Communist government that was in power then kept silent about this accident. In Kiev, they forced people to take part in their preciously stupid labor day parade and it was then that ordinary people began hearing the news of the accident from foreign radio stations and relatives of those who died. The real panic began 7-10 days after accident. Those who were exposed to the exceedingly high levels of nuclear radiation in the first 10 days when it was still a state secret, including unsuspecting visitors to the area, either died or have serious health problems.

Jul 11 09:10

US-Russia reset on the skids

Intriguing questions arise. Was Uncle Sam really as intense as he seemed about the "reset"? Was its real purpose merely to extract Russia's cooperation in isolating Iran? What is the balance sheet of the "reset" so far for Russia? With all the happenings of the past fortnight, does the "reset" hold out the prospect of putting the US-Russia relationship on a sure footing, let alone a real partnership? If not, what next?

Jul 10 13:37

The Soviet Story

The same thing that happened in the Soviet Union could happen to America, because the zionist/communist Jews of Russia are the same people as the Neocon/fascists in American politics. They are out to kill us all, or enslave us in order to gain total global dominance for themselves, and their cult of death based on their sacred Talmud.. (Not giving any credence to the first five books of the Bible "The Torah", as we were taught in Sunday school.)

This video is over an hour long.. This is what happens when these people control things. You could not be in the communist party's upper ranks unless you were a Jewish zionist.. It's the same thing in America.. You can't be in politics unless you are a zionist... and it helps to be Jewish.

Don't tell me it can't happen in America..

Jul 10 08:45

Hillary Clinton’s Latest Lies

The BBC reported on July 4 that US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said that the US ballistic missile base in Poland was not directed at Russia. The purpose of the base, she said, is to protect Poland from the Iranian threat.

Why would Iran be a threat to Poland? What happens to US credibility when the Secretary of State makes such a stupid statement? Does Hillary think she is fooling the Russians? Does anyone on earth believe her? What is the point of such a transparent lie? To cover up an act of American aggression against Russia?

Webmaster's Commentary: 

One sometimes has to wonder; in an "Orwellian use of language" contest, who would win; Israel's Netanyahu, or the US's Clinton?!?

Jul 09 17:06

Nuclear Explosions Conducted in Various Parts of the Globe, From 1945 to 1998

It seems to me that we fought the Cold War by nuking, mostly, OURSELVES!

Missing: Israel-South Africa nuclear testing in 1979? http://www.globalsecurity.org/wmd/world/israel/nuke-test.htm

Jul 09 11:33

Washington Pushes the Reset Button with Moscow: Obama Administration Renews U.S. Claims On Former Soviet Space

As Clinton’s own comments best illustrate, Russia is a partner of the United States when it assists in levying onerous sanctions against Iran, provides support for the nine-year American and NATO war in Afghanistan (and neighboring Pakistan), and timidly accedes to the Pentagon taking over military bases and stationing interceptor missile batteries along Russia’s Western flank from the Baltic Sea to the Black Sea.

Jul 09 11:22

Pipeline Geopolitics: The Russia German Nord Stream Strategic Gas Pipeline

South Stream gas pipeline will transport Russian gas to western Europe, bypassing Ukraine, where Washington in recent years has expended considerable effort to push the country into an anti-Russian pro-NATO position.

Completion of South Stream would weld a major geopolitical bond between the countries of the EU, Central Europe and Russia, something that would represent for Washington a geopolitical nightmare. US policy since World War II has been to dominate western Europe first by fanning the Cold War with the Soviet Union, and after 1990, by extending NATO eastwards to the borders of Russia. An increasingly independent western Europe turning east rather than across the Atlantic, could spell a major defeat for continued US “sole Superpower” domination.

Webmaster's Commentary: 

The US has been (unsuccessfully to date)waging wars for its energy needs; Russia and China have been making deals to achieve the same outcome, and this approach has been successful for Russia.

Jul 08 09:02

Hillary Clinton's Latest Lies

The BBC reported on July 4 that US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said that the US ballistic missile base in Poland was not directed at Russia. The purpose of the base, she said, is to protect Poland from the Iranian threat.

Why would Iran be a threat to Poland? What happens to US credibility when the Secretary of State makes such a stupid statement? Does Hillary think she is fooling the Russians? Does anyone on earth believe her? What is the point of such a transparent lie? To cover up an act of American aggression against Russia?

Jul 07 09:35

The Voice of the White House

Here, I am speaking about the breathless “revelations” of Russian spies in the United States! Who ever produced this one probably is responsible for the “bin Ladin tapes” which are also nonsense. They take their productions seriously but no one else does. Of course, the Russians are interested in what we do but so are the Chinese, the Canadians, the Italians and others.

Why don’t the American media start talking about the real spies in America? And by this I do not mean the Russians. I am speaking about our Dearest Friends and Real Allies, the Israelis!

Jul 06 13:40

Hillary Clinton talks tough with the Kremlin, but Russia has won the geopolitical war

It was, in short, an example of the Obama administration’s new pragmatism towards Russia in action, a policy which essentially boils down to cooperation where possible but agreeing to disagree otherwise. As Mrs Clinton said: “We can walk and chew gum at the same time.”

Webmaster's Commentary: 

The US is in decline as a world power. Bankrupt, exhausted by the ongoing wars, crippled by a credibility crisis of their own manufacturing, and having lost the ability to create and sell products (outside of weapons) that anybody else on the planet wants to buy, the USA is dissolving before our eyes while the carpetbaggers swoop in to pick the carcass clean, and Netanyahu tries to direct the nations' death-throes a a convenient enemy.

Jul 06 07:55

US builds 13 secret bases for war with Russia

Jul 05 16:29

Clinton criticizes Russia for occupying Georgia

Webmaster's Commentary: 

Pot

Kettle

Black

Jul 03 11:48

Wiesel working to free former Yukos exec

Elie Wiesel has launched a global campaign to free former Russian oil tycoon Mikhail Khodorkovsky, who is on trial in Moscow for embezzlement.

Webmaster's Commentary: 

"But it is all so UNFAIR! WE are ABOVE the law; don't you get it????"

Jul 03 07:41

REPOST: Did Right-Wing Militarists Sabotage Gary Power's U-2 Plane?

"After a lifetime of Government service, President Eisenhower went to bed on the night of April 30th, 1960 secure in the belief that he, Macmillan of Britain, DeGaulle of France, and Khrushchev of the USSR would meet in Paris on May 16th in a summit conference that would seal agreements for peace throughout the world. Eisenhower was believed to be a powerful world figure whose dedication to this Crusade for Peace would succeed. But as he slept, fail-safe failed. Three or four moles in the Pentagon, doing the bidding of their masters, flashed coded signals across the world to send out a lone U-2 plane on one of the longest and most impossible missions ever attempted by a U-2 -- a 3,900-mile journey from Peshawar, Pakistan across the Soviet Union to Bodo, on the northern tip of Norway.

Webmaster's Commentary: 

Obama and Medvedev had a recent meeting which "reset" US-Russian relations. This reverses the trend towards a new cold war being pushed by US defense contractors and Pentagon Officials. And just as the efforts by Eisenhower and Kruschev to pull back from the nuclear brink were sabotaged by the carefully orchestrated sabotage of Francis Gary Powers' U-2 mission, so too this "reset" of US-Russian is now imperiled by the suspiciously convenient timing of this "Russian" spy ring. Look how much media coverage these "spies" are getting, even though they were not caught actually doing any real spying. Contrast that with the news coverage of the Israeli spy ring in 2001 (the largest foreign spy ring ever uncovered in the US) and the AIPAC spy scandal, which were treated rather casually even though in these cases actual crimes had been committed. Aside from one story at ABC. the three Mossad agents arrested after dancing and high-fiving as the World Trade Towers came down vanished almost immediately. This story has felt wanky from the start. Who benefits if US and Russian relations are wrecked? The defense industry, of course. The Pentagon, obviously benefits. And then there is Israel, which clearly is worried about Russia's continued support of Iran. And all we have to support this idea that these are Russian spies intending us evil is one confession, offered freely after waiving Miranda rights. Does that sound like a real spy to you, confessing so quickly? Or is this a planted disinfo agent, playing a role for the media?

Jul 02 15:46

Anna Chapman (20 photos + video)

Translation from Russian

Anna Chapman (Anna Chapman) - one of the 11 arrested in U.S. on charges of spying for Russia - in 2007-2008 worked in the division of the Belgian bank Fortis - KIT Fortis Investments, said on Thursday, local media reported. - served as vice president of KIT Fortis Investments, established in 2006, and was responsible for sales in Russia of foreign securities.

Here are presented her photo spread in which she Soc. networks and the end of a brief version of the history for those too lazy to Google on this subject:)

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Are people so stupid to fall for the Russian spy claim? Probably. Mostly ... they are ignorant rednecks.

WARNING TO ANYONE IN THE US THAT IS ORIGINALLY FROM A FOREIGN NATION:

Jul 01 14:21

Russian spies: US case could derail Medvedev, boost Putin

The Russian spy case, in which 10 alleged Russian spies were arrested just days after President Obama and his Russian counterpart Dmitry Medvedev held one of the friendliest US-Russia meetings ever, looks like a carefully timed plot by disgruntled American hawks to reverse the warming relations.

Webmaster's Commentary: 

I guess I am not the only person who thinks this spy story is hinky!

Jul 01 11:16

Can Russia offer freedom and security to Europe?

Christopher King argues that Russia under the leadership of President Dmitriy Medvedev and Prime Minister Vladimir Putin has enormous potential for setting a course toward a positive future with Europe.

Jun 30 09:53

FBI Indicts Ten as Alleged Russian Spies; Timing of Case and Nature of Charges are Highly Suspect

In the wake of the Medvedev-Obama hamburger summit, most normalized US-Russian parley of its kind in history, the FBI has launched indictments of 10 alleged Russian spies, who were not government officials and who had no access to US state secrets. There is no indication so far that the accused succeeded in reporting any valuable information. The FBI’s allegations concentrate rather on cat and mouse games between their agents and the defendants that could easily come out of the pages of Ian Fleming or John LeCarré. Skepticism based on this case is enhanced by the current media campaign around Sergei Tretyakov, supposedly a high-level defector from the Russian SVR foreign intelligence who claims that he was station chief in New York for five years.

Jun 30 09:49

Spying Suspects Seemed Short on Secrets

The suspected Russian spy ring rolled up by the F.B.I. this week had everything it needed for world-class espionage: excellent training, cutting-edge gadgetry, deep knowledge of American culture and meticulously constructed cover stories.

The only things missing in more than a decade of operation were actual secrets to send home to Moscow.

The assignments, described in secret instructions intercepted by the F.B.I., were to collect routine political gossip and policy talk that might have been more efficiently gathered by surfing the Web. And none of the 11 people accused in the case face charges of espionage, because in all those years they were never caught sending classified information back to Moscow, American officials said.

Webmaster's Commentary: 

It's a set-up. Russia won;t play ball with Iran so this is USreal putting Russia on the defensive.

Jun 30 09:16

Russian 'spy ring' labelled nutty and feckless by former CIA agents

"It sounds preposterous to me," Mikhail Lyubimov, a writer and former member of the SVR, told the paper. "We've never used illegals like this," he said, referring to spies posing as ordinary citizens instead of diplomats. "And it's a comedy to have 10 of them connected."

Webmaster's Commentary: 

This whole story sounds like a concocted attempt to derail Russian-US relations.

Jun 30 09:01

Russia media slams 'unconvincing' spy scandal

Russian media on Wednesday disparaged US claims of a Russian spy ring, saying the scandal was an unconvincing sham aimed at derailing the reset in relations between Moscow and Washington.

"The highest-profile Russia spy scandal in the United States looks like the most unconvincing and most unnecessary," said the leading broadsheet daily Kommersant.

Several newspapers wrote that the scandal was directed against US President Barack Obama and his policy of resetting ties with Moscow after years of frigid relations.

Webmaster's Commentary: 

Who benefits?

Let me rephrase that; which nation has a history of sabotaging relations between the United States and every other country in order to claim being our "only friend?"

Jun 30 05:32

Family caught up in spy drama wants answers

An Ontario family caught up in a global espionage drama wants answers from the Canadian government amid fears they'll now have trouble traveling abroad — or might even get a late-night visit from Russian spies.

Brampton resident David Heathfield said Tuesday he'd like to hear from authorities in Ottawa after his dead brother's name turned up in U.S. court files about an alleged spy ring run from Moscow.

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The details sound like a script for a CSI Miami episode where everything is solved all too easily.
Is this really just another elaborate Russia bashing scheme?

Jun 29 22:55

Report: Russian Spies are "Goldbugs" Who May be Plotting to "Destroy the Value of the U.S. Dollar"

In what can only be described as a laughable piece of propaganda, CNN/Fortune is reporting the recently caught Russian spies are actually "Goldbugs" who may be secretly plotting to "destroy the value of the American dollar." That the US dollar has been collapsing in value for the last 100 years due to the Federal Reserve's inflationary policies is somehow conveniently missed. Instead, Russia is gearing up some Soviet style espionage plot to destroy the dollar by instituting a "new global currency" backed by gold. Again, that the Russian government itself benefits heavily from having its own inflationary fiat central bank is also somehow conveniently missed.

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Jun 29 22:54

"Russian Spy" Anna Chapman

Suspect Anna Chapman, a demure divorced 28-year-old who said she founded an online real estate company worth $2 million.

Spy on me any day :-)

Jun 29 20:45

Israeli Nuclear Espionage: The Art of Keeping America at Risk for Fun and Profit

Israel agreed to sell South Africa nuclear weapons.

More than that, it makes any aid America gives Israel illegal. If Israel is nuclear, which is now official, and in violation of international treaties, just as with Iraq and Iran, then America has to demand inspections and disarmament. There is no choice. This is the law. Law for Iran, law for Iraq is also law for Israel. Israel has expected this day for years.

Jun 29 17:01

Russia's Gazprom Neft Seeks Expansion Into Cuba, Iran

Gazprom Neft Seeks Expansion Into Cuba, Iran
30 June 2010
Reuters
Gazprom Neft is looking to expand its foreign operations into oil-rich Cuba and Iran, which are both hindered by trade sanctions, CEO Alexander Dyukov said Tuesday.
The company is actively seeking to increase its resource base to meet an ambitious oil output goal of 100,000 million metric tons a year by 2020, up from about 60,000 million.
"Gazprom Neft wants to join Petronas' project in Cuba," Dyukov said during the company's annual shareholders' meeting.

Jun 29 09:06

American Zionists gave russia nuclear technology

John F. Kennedy may have signed his own death warrant when he sent the final demand to Israeli President David Ben Gurion on July 5, 1963 demanding inspection of the Dimona nuclear facility.

Jun 29 08:31

Spying is OK, Everybody Does It

Only a few days after Russian President Dmitry Medvedev and Obama went to Ray's Hell Burger to bond and eat some dead animals, 10 Russian spies are arrested.

The alleged "deep-cover" spies are accused of working for the SVR, the Russian Federation version of the CIA. Mikhail Fradkov, director of the SVR, reports directly to Mr. Medvedev. {more}

Their job, according to the court papers in the case, was "to search and develop ties in policymaking circles" in the United States.

Each of the 10 was charged with conspiracy to act as an agent of a foreign government, which carries a maximum penalty of five years in prison on conviction.

Jun 29 07:34

Lieberman: Absolutely no chance for a Palestinian state within next two years

Foreign Minister slams Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov over Moscow's contacts with Hamas, as the two officials meet in Jerusalem.

Webmaster's Commentary: 

Another possible motive for the timing of yesterday's story about Russian spies.

Jun 29 07:27

Russia says U.S. spy accusations baseless and improper

Russia on Tuesday said U.S. allegations that it had broken up a major Russian spy ring just days after President Dmitry Medvedev met Barack Obama in Washington were baseless and improper.

Webmaster's Commentary: 

Of course Russia is going to deny spying, just as Israel did in 2001 and in the AIPAC spy case. But the Israeli spies were actually caught spying, in possession of classified documents, feeding false information into the Pentagon, and dancing while the World Trade Towers fell.

In contrast the accusations against the Russians are rather vague. We are told they were looking at gold trading, something that is actually legal to do.As I pointed out yesterday this story feels weird and it looks like Obama wanted to put Russia on the defensive, which means that whatever Obama and Medvedev talked about in their meeting, it did not go well for Obama. This is Obama's bitch-slap back at Medvedev!

Jun 29 07:10

Russia furious over Cold War-style US spy arrests

Russia angrily hit back on Tuesday at US claims that it had smashed a Moscow-organised spy ring, saying the accusations were reminiscent of the Cold War and could damage efforts to improve relations.

"In our opinion, such actions are groundless and pursue unseemly aims," a Russian foreign ministry spokesman said. It is highly deplorable that all of this is happening against the background of the reset in Russia-US ties."

The arrests Sunday in four northeastern US states came only three days after President Barack Obama described his Russian counterpart Dmitry Medvedev as a "solid and reliable partner" at a White House summit.

Webmaster's Commentary: 

Looks as though Obama didn't get what he wanted in that meeting with Medvedev (a clear "understanding" about an impending US/Israeli attack against Iran, perhaps?), and this is his churlish attempt at payback.

Jun 28 21:15

I Have a Dream…” I Dream of Liberation of Palestine.

Nahida the Exiled Palestinian
If Palestinians were to comply and abide by the rules of the game as defined by the colonial “super-powers” the sheer word “Palestine” would have disappeared by now. There would be no mention of us anywhere, and yet we achieved already so much. We have more than ever the strength to resist, to dream and to force our way to expose and defeat the criminal Zionist project.

Jun 23 10:40

Israel selling weapons to Azerbaijan fuels possibility of new war

A dangerous pattern is emerging in the Caucasus with new reports that Israel is continuing to sell advanced military armaments to Azerbaijan, costing hundreds of millions of dollars, said Jirair Haratunian, former Chairman of the Armenian Assembly of America Board of Directors, in a column entitled "Dangerous Endorsement: More Israeli Military Arms sold to Azeris as Jewish lobby backs Azerbaijan," the Assembly told PanARMENIAN.Net.

The commentary continues, “These military sales are an incendiary fuse in a volatile South Caucasus where a startled world just witnessed a short bloody war between Russia and Georgia and where Moscow’s recognition of the independence of South Ossetia and Abkhazia has altered the geopolitical landscape in the region, perhaps permanently.

Webmaster's Commentary: 

Remember that in order to limit Russia's ability to supply Iran during the coming invasion, there have to be wars going on in Afghani8stan and Georgie to block the land routes.

Jun 22 09:25

Belarus 'to suspend Russian gas transit to Europe'

Belarus will suspend Russian transit gas deliveries to Europe after Moscow cut supplies in a dispute over debts, President Alexander Lukashenko says.

Mr Lukashenko said the neighbours were facing a "gas war" and he would resume supplies only when Belarus got $260m (£176m) in outstanding transit fees.

Earlier, Russia cut gas supplies to Belarus by 30% after Belarus failed to settle debts of $200m (£135m).

The dispute has the potential to affect 6.25% of gas consumption by the EU.

Jun 21 12:20

Iran out, but Russia eyes Turkey for S-300

Russia's arms export chief says Moscow hopes to sell Turkey the powerful S-300 air-defense missile system -- and possibly the more advanced S-400 -- after blocking delivery of the weapon to Iran.

Webmaster's Commentary: 

And after Israel gunned down a bunch of the Turks in international waters, I would not rule out a re-sale by Turkey to Iran!

Jun 19 08:33

Russia's Medvedev raps EU, US sanctions against Iran

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has criticised the unilateral US and EU sanctions on Iran that go beyond those approved by the UN Security Council.

Webmaster's Commentary: 

"Look, Israel says we gotta kill Iranians, so we gotta kill Iranians and that is just the way it is, so you better get used to it! All hail Israel; Hallelujah, hallelujah, hallelujah!!" -- Official White Horse Souse

Jun 18 16:24

GORDON DUFF: THE CARDBOARD LOTHARIOS

ANALYZING STAGED WORLD CONFLICT

In 2006, North Korea exploded a plutonium based nuclear weapon, an unsuccessful test of either a “found” nuke in poor repair, or something poorly designed. America had predicted that they were at least five years from this capability, we always hear the same story, everyone is five years from having nuclear weapons. On May 25th, 2009, North Korea exploded its second bomb, its first clearly identifiable nuclear weapon, a “Hiroshima sized” bomb, tiny by US standards. What we didn’t say is that the signature of this bomb had been seen before.

Jun 18 05:34

Reincarnated Rumsfeld says Russians hate US missiles defenses

Russia will "always hate" U.S. missile defenses because it cannot match them, but that should not stand in the way of ratifying a new U.S.-Russian nuclear arms treaty, Defense Secretary Robert Gates said Thursday.

Jun 16 09:16

Russia against unilateral Iran sanctions

A senior Russian parliament official has expressed opposition to unilateral sanctions against Iran after EU members made a decision to unilaterally impose additional embargos on Tehran.

Jun 14 16:04

US wants South Korean boat’s sinking as they tell it but Russia and China don’t agree

Christopher King questions the US-South Korean accusation that North Korea sank the South Korean corvette the Cheonan in March this year. He says the lack of evidence linking Pyongyang to the sinking, coupled with the history of US deceptions in Vietnam, Afghanistan and Iraq, makes it more likely that the Cheonan was sank by the US or South Koreans, accidentally or deliberately.

Jun 13 10:00

Another possible explanation for why Russia voted for new sanctions against Iran.

Jun 12 16:54

Iran threatens to retaliate in Arabian Gulf, Strait of Hormuz

Iran threatens to retaliate if ships are inspected
Saturday, Jun 12, 2010
Dubai: Isolated by the world community over its controversial nuclear programme, Iran yesterday warned that it plans to inspect ships in the Arabian Gulf and Strait of Hormuz in retaliation for any action against its own ships following the latest United Nations (UN) nuclear sanctions.
"We will inspect several of their ships in return for one ship they would inspect," Ebrahimi said. The Iranian official's warning came as Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said in France that Moscow will freeze a delivery of surface-to-air missiles to Iran.
An official in President Nicolas Sarkozy's office said that Putin had confirmed the delivery would be frozen, following talks between the two men.

Jun 12 15:35

Drugs for Europe: Protected by Powerful Western Interests, Afghanistan Heroin Transits Through Kosovo

Two years ago a joke was being circulated on the Runet that a heroin producer has recognized its distributor’s independence. It was about Afghanistan, which was to the first to recognize the independence of the Serbian province of Kosovo which had illegally separated from Yugoslavia.

Kosovo has since become a transit point for drugs, channelled from Asia to Europe.

According to a Canadian detective, the Albanian drug mafia operates with the connivance of the United States, and that US diplomats prevent the detention in Kosovo of notorious drug traffickers. The Canadian detective also confirmed that Kosovo’s current Prime Minister Hashim Thaci leads the biggest Albanian mafia clan.

Jun 12 02:09

Russia Reverses on S-300 Missile Sale to Iran

Less than 24 hours after the Russian Foreign Ministry insisted that the long-delayed sale of the S-300 missile defense system to Iran was still on track and that the UN Security council sanctions did not apply to the defensive missiles.

Today, Russia has reversed that position entirely, and the Kremlin says that the sanctions actually do forbid the sale. Prime Minister Vladimir Putin insists that the sale has been frozen.

Jun 11 14:34

Russia says in talks with Iran on new nuclear plants

Jun 10 19:18

Russia says air-defence missile deal will be unaffected by Iran sanctions

RUSSIA said yesterday that the new UN sanctions did not forbid the delivery of S-300 air-defence missiles to Iran.

Israel and the United States have urged Russia not to supply the missile systems, which would substantially increase Iran's defence capability. Russia agreed to sell the missiles in 2007, but has not yet delivered them.

Russian foreign ministry spokesman Andrei Nesterenko said the UN resolution did not apply to air-defence systems, with the exception of shoulder-fired missiles.

Mikhail Dmitriyev, head of the Federal Service for Military-Technical Co-operation, which oversees arms trade, also said the new UN resolution would not affect the S-300 deal.

Jun 09 10:09

UN votes for new sanctions on Iran over nuclear issue

The UN Security Council has voted in favour of fresh sanctions against Iran over its nuclear programme.

The council voted 12 to two, with one abstention, in favour of a fourth round of sanctions, including tighter finance curbs and an expanded arms embargo.

The US welcomed the move and said Iran must choose a "wiser course".

But Iran's envoy to the UN's nuclear watchdog Ali Asghar Soltanieh vowed Tehran would continue its uranium enrichment activities.

"Nothing will change," he said.

Webmaster's Commentary: 

I moved this from a member post to a regular post because I wanted to add the following observations.

Remember what I said below about Russia being a chess layer? I think Obama just walked into a trap.

By going along with the sanctions, Russia and China have removed the possibility of an attack by Israel and the US for the immediate future. The US has to give the new sanctions time to work, and the fact that we know these new sanctions won't have any more effect on Iran's non-existent nuclear arsenal than previous one. But the US must be seen to give the new sanctions time to work and now that the sanctions have been voted through, there is no more story! Iran is off the table as a media distraction for the next few months!

That means Obama and Israel have lost their largest smoke screen, and now the focus shifts back to...

1. Israel's possession of nuclear weapons and the attempted sale to South Africa.

2. Israel's attack on the aid flotilla in international waters.

3. The US Government's total abandonment of American citizens and a US-flagged ship in their haste to protect Israel from criticism.

4. The collapsing economy.

5. The Gulf Oil disaster.

By going along with the new sanctions, Russia and China have created a situation where Obama cannot justify an attack on Iran until AFTER the November elections, too late to use Iran as a campaign issue to keep Democrats in control of Congress.

Shah Mat! (Checkmate) Obama. The King (more accurately his party) is TOAST!

Jun 09 09:34

Putin says to meet Ahmadinejad as Iran sanctions loom

Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said he will meet Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad in Istanbul on Tuesday ahead of a U.N. Security Council vote to impose a fourth round of sanctions on Tehran. "The president of Iran is here and I think we will see each other within the framework of the conference," Putin said at a joint news conference with Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan.

"We will have an opportunity to discuss these problems if my Iranian colleague will have such a need," he said, adding that the Security Council resolution has been "practically agreed."

Russia is expected to support the sanctions.

Webmaster's Commentary: 

We will see.

Israel's leadership are poker players. The US government plays hearts. But Russia and Iran play chess. Assume nothing about what Russia will do. Wait until they do it. Only then will you know the game.

Jun 08 09:24

Israel lambasted at Turkey summit as Putin condemns Gaza raid

Jun 08 07:07

EUMM Concerned over Gali Incidents

EU Monitoring Mission in Georgia (EUMM) said it was "concerned" about reports of recent incidents in the Gali district of Abkhazia, which had resulted in the deaths of three local officials, injuries to others, various detentions and reports of some homes being set on fire.

"This is a rapidly changing situation and the details remain unclear," EUMM said in a statement on June 7. "Restraint is needed to ensure that the confidence of the local population is not harmed and stability not endangered."

Jun 05 10:41

Russia builds listening post sparking fears of Georgia strike

Construction of the outpost near the town of Tskhinvali, capital of the enclave, has provoked Georgian warnings that Russia is actively preparing for a repeat of the 2008 August war that proved a disastrous humiliation for Western-backed democracy.

The strategic potential of the base, which would stand further south than any other Russian listening post, is much greater than has previously been suggested.

Webmaster's Commentary: 

This installation may well be less about any potential strike against Georgia, and more about a potential war against Iran.

Jun 05 04:52

GORDON DUFF: WHAT ISRAEL’S EXECUTION OF AN AMERICAN TEEN MEANS

WE CAN KILL ANYONE, ANYWHERE

NO REASON NEEDED, WE ARE TERRORISTS

LINK TO USS LIBERTY RADIO WITH GUESTS JEFF GATES AND GORDON DUFF
Report: Autopsy shows Gaza activists were shot 30 times
Nine Turkish activists killed in an Israeli raid on a Gaza-bound ship, including one with U.S. citizenship, were shot a total of 30 times and five died of gunshot wounds to the head, Britain’s Guardian newspaper says.

ISRAELI “COMMANDOS” EXECUTED PEACE ACTIVISTS, MOSTLY WITH SHOTS TO THE BACK OF THE HEAD AT POINT BLANK RANGE, WHILE PRISONERS WERE KNEELING, ACCORDING TO A REPORT FROM AN ISRAELI PAPER, BASED ON AUTOPOSY RESULTS

Jun 04 11:36

Erdogan invites Russian Putin to conference in Turkey

Russian Prime Minister Putin expressed his sorrow over killing of nine people during the raid.

He called on everyone not to escalate tension in the Middle East, adding that they were in favor of lifting of embargo on Gaza.

Jun 04 03:21

Review of Zionism, Militarism And The Decline Of US Power by James Petras

December 2009 issue of Culture Wars magazine – Ken Freeland

The hegemonic influence of Zionist-Israeli forces over America’s foreign policy, particularly Middle East policy, is a phenomenon without historical precedent. While right-wing radicals, with their focus on patriotism and constitutional values, set off early alarms about this perceived foreign domination,the Left pretty much slept through its insidious ascent to power. [...]
Continue Reading

http://mycatbirdseat.com/2010/06/review-of-zionism-militarism-and-the-...

Jun 02 21:18

Obama’s Timidity and Deaths at Sea

By Ray McGovern

A chief lesson to learn from President Barack Obama’s recent unwillingness to stand up to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and the Likud Lobby is that such timidity can get people killed.

Casualty figures are still arriving in the wake of Israel’s Sunday night-Monday morning commando attack on an unarmed flotilla trying to bring relief supplies to the 1.5 million Palestinians crowded into Gaza. Already, at least nine civilian passengers are reported killed, and dozens wounded.

Jun 02 21:13

Full Text of Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s Speech! (English, Turkish)

By Mary Rizzo

Today I do not only want to speak to my dear people but to all of humanity.

I want to call to the conscience and hearts and minds of the whole of humanity, I would like to share courageously my feelings.

Yesterday, in the darkest moment of the night two bloody attacks occurred.

The first of them was the terrorist attack against our military troop at the Iskenderun Naval Base. In this malicious, vicious attack six of our soldiers died, and they have become martyrs. Seven of our soldiers have been injured.

The second, at dawn in the waters of the Mediterranean Sea, the heart of humanity has taken one of her heaviest wounds in history. The aid ships, from the humanitarian heart, these flowing aid ships have been hindered with guns, by violence, despotism.

Jun 01 14:43

Russia condemns Israeli raid of humanitarian aid ships in neutral waters

May 31 22:04

JAMES PETRAS : Israeli’s Nuclear Policy: From South Africa to Iran

On May 24, 2010, the Guardian (U.K.) published a highly confidential document released by the South African government. The 1975 document reveals a secret military agreement signed by Shimon Peres, Israel’s Foreign Minister at the time (and today Israel’s President) and South Africa’s Defense Minister P. W. Botha. Israel offered to sell the apartheid regime, weapons of mass destruction, including nuclear, chemical and conventional weaponry to destroy and defeat the million person African resistance movement.

May 31 06:28

Russia-China Warn US That Israeli Attack On Iran Means “World War”

A chilling report circulating in the Kremlin today states that President Medvedev and Chinese President Hu have issued an “urgent warning” to the United States that says if the Americans allow an Israeli nuclear attack upon Iran, “World War will be our response”.

May 29 07:21

Who is staging a War between North and South Korea?

Tensions between North and South Korea continue to escalate: On Friday, North Korea blamed its southern neighbor of staging the sinking of its own warship, which killed 46 soldiers, denying any responsibility for the tragedy.

North Korea has also warned that any retaliation for the incident would lead to armed conflict, and potentially “all-out war.” North Korea’s denial runs at odds with a recent multinational probe that determined that a North Korea torpedo downed the ship.

Russian experts disagree and claim it would be incredibly simple for dozens of countries to obtain a Soviet Made torpedo, use it against a ship and claim afterwards it was fired from North Korea.

May 29 01:54

Ahmedinejad Blasts Medvedev over UNSC Sanctions; Brazil still Reaching out to Obama on Nuclear Deal

By Juan Cole

Ahmadinejad went on to warn President Barack Obama of the US that the Tehran Declaration represents a “historic opportunity for him” should he genuinely want “change,” — an opportunity to begin respecting the rights of other nations and to abandon wrong and inhumane policies, treating other countries instead with justice and fairness.

The Iranian newspaper Tabnak reports that Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, in a speech on Wednesday, took a hard line with Russia and also pressured the US to accept the deal brokered by Turkey and Brazil on Iranian low enriched uranium (the “Tehran Declaration.”)

May 28 11:54

Russia Backs Iran's N-Fuel Swap Deal

"Russia expressed its readiness to actively support the advancement of the process of negotiation aimed at resolving the situation surrounding the Iranian nuclear program," the statement said.

May 28 08:21

Russia wants '100% proof' N.Korea sunk ship

MOSCOW (AFP) – Russia will not support efforts to punish North Korea for sinking a South Korean warship until it is fully convinced Pyongyang was behind the incident, a foreign ministry spokesman said Thursday.

"We need to receive 100 percent proof of North Korea's role in the sinking of the corvette," the spokesman, Igor Lyakin-Frolov, was quoted as saying by the Interfax news agency.

"Our specialists are currently studying the materials of the investigation. We need to draw our own conclusions about what happened. Everything will depend on the situation and the body of evidence."

May 28 08:07

Russia Critical as US Missiles Arrive in Poland

Russian officials spoke with a combination of consternation and befuddlement as American missiles arrived in Poland and were deployed less than 50 miles from the border with the Russian exclave of Kaliningrad.

Officially, the Obama Administration claims the missiles are to defend Europe from an Iranian attack, but Iran has no missiles with a maximum range of the US battery, and it is unimaginable that Iran would launch an attack against Eastern Poland at any rate.

Webmaster's Commentary: 

The Russians may be experiencing "consternation", but you can be certain that there is absolutely no "befuddlement" here: the Russians know precisely what is going on.

This emplacement of these weapons is merely symbolic. But it is unfortunate, at a time when the world appears to be a virtual tinderbox, just waiting for some kind of spark to ignite it, that this administration thought it prudent to be provoking Russia.

May 27 07:34

Russia vows support for Iran fuel swap

Russia has pledged to "actively support" the Tehran Nuclear Declaration on condition that the landmark fuel swap proposal is fully implemented.

"If it (Iran) strictly abides by them, Russia will actively support the scheme proposed by Brazil and Turkey," AFP quoted Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov as saying on Thursday

Webmaster's Commentary: 

"Dammit, NO! You're supposed to oppose the swap deal so we can invade Iran, fer chrissakes!!!! Can't you Russians read the instructions we sent you???" -- Official White Horse Souse

May 25 20:09

GORDON DUFF: THE ARMS CIRCUS, ISRAEL KEEPING THE WORLD IN TURMOIL

THE ART OF KEEPING AMERICA AT RISK FOR FUN AND PROFIT

This week, newspapers around the world received reports and signed documents from South Africa. The reports said that, in 1975, Israel agreed to sell South Africa nuclear weapons. South Africa then released an arms agreement signed by current Israeli President Shimon Peres. This is the document “heard round the world.”

May 23 21:28

Georgian Deputy FM: ‘New Stage in Georgia-Iran Relations’

Bilateral relations between Iran and Georgia are entering [a] "new stage" and Tbilisi hopes ties will further deepen, Nino Kalandadze, the Georgian deputy foreign minister, said on May 22.

"Georgia is highly grateful to the Iranian authorities’ policy towards Georgia, which we deem as very reasonable and which involves unconditional support to Georgia’s sovereignty and territorial integrity," the Georgian Deputy Foreign Minister said.

Georgia and Iran are getting all "pally-pally" all of a sudden. Nothing to do with Georgia getting the cold shoulder from the Obama administration, I suppose?

May 22 10:19

Russia frustrated with Iran but unlikely to fully support sanctions

Webmaster's Commentary: 

Hillary spoke way too soon!

May 21 08:15

Russia: We'll sell advanced missile system to Iran

Harsher sanctions on Iran will not prevent Russia from fulfilling its obligation and selling the S-300 missile system to Tehran, a senior Russian parliamentarian said Friday.

Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Mikhail Margelov said the latest sanctions proposal does not pertain to agreements signed with Iran in the past.

May 21 08:11

Iran sanctions won't stop missiles: Russian senator

The head of a parliamentary foreign affairs committee was quoted on Friday as saying that sanctions on Iran being discussed by world powers would not stop Russia from delivering S-300 surface to air missiles to Tehran.

May 20 08:07

Russian official: Iran's reactor ready by August

Russia's top nuclear official says that work on Iran's first nuclear plant is on schedule and the reactor will start operation by August.

Rosatom chief Sergei Kiriyenko said Thursday that possible international sanctions being drawn up against Iran will not impede the launching of the reactor in Bushehr.

Work on the plant began over 35 years ago by a German company that eventually abandoned the project after the Islamic revolution in 1979.

May 19 09:58

Superpowers pine for the good old days

On Tuesday, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton announced that she had brokered a draft agreement, finally winning over a reluctant Russia and China and big footing a compromise that upstarts Brazil and Turkey struck with Iran on Monday.

“This announcement is as convincing an answer to the efforts undertaken in Tehran over the last few days as any we could provide,” Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton told the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, describing the agreement as a “strong draft,” according to the Times.

May 19 09:29

Russia concerned about unilateral U.S., EU sanctions against Iran

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has expressed concern over reports that the U.S. and EU are preparing unilateral sanctions against Iran in addition to a draft Security Council resolution currently being discussed.

May 19 08:40

Russia Warns US, EU Against Unilateral Sanctions On Iran

Russia has warned the U.S. and European Union against imposing unilateral sanctions on Iran which go beyond those planned by the United Nations Security Council (UNSC), reports said on Wednesday.

Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov who spoke to Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on phone was quoted as saying in the Russian media that the U.S. and EU were seeking individual sanctions against Tehran.

"There is information that the US and the European Union are not limiting themselves to a common position on Iran in the UN Security Council and want to introduce additional, one-sided sanctions," Lavrov said.

May 17 08:40

Strategy shift in the Middle East

The failure to reshape the Greater Middle East has left the field open to a new alliance, the Tehran-Damascus-Ankara triangle. Since nature is allergic to vacuums, Moscow is filling the space left vacant by Washington. The wind has changed and it’s blowing strong. In a matter of a few months, the entire regional balance of power has tipped.

Webmaster's Commentary: 

Allowing Israel to set US foreign policy has cost the US their influence in the middle east!

May 15 10:43

Russia plans to open naval bases in Ukraine in response to NATO's eastward expansion

Russia plans to open naval bases in Ukraine in response to NATO's eastward expansion, military sources have said.

Ukraine may agree to the re-opening of a Soviet-era submarine base in the Crimea and the establishment of three naval bases on Black Sea coast, said the Nezavisimaya Gazeta quoting Russian military sources.

“The planned expansion of the Black Sea Fleet is Russia's response to the NATO expansion to the East,” said Admiral Vladimir Komoyedov, former Black Sea Fleet Commander, referring to the establishment of NATO bases in Romania and Bulgaria, both Black Sea coastal states.

Webmaster's Commentary: 

One could hardly blame Russia for doing this at this point in time.

May 15 07:27

A Russian-Uzbek challenge to the US

The reports hint at covert United States backing for the uprising in Bishkek. They claim a drug mafia incited the latest regime change in Bishkek with covert US support

May 14 06:43

Footage of Polish air crash 'shows Russians executing survivors'... but is it a cruel propaganda stunt?

A video of the plane crash which killed the president of Poland apparently shows survivors being shot.

The video, which is being circulated on the internet, has fuelled conspiracy theories about the accident.

It purports to show film of armed Russian-speaking men killing passengers minutes after the crash which killed Lech Kaczynski and dozens of members of the Polish government and military elite.

The grainy, blurred footage - on which sounds like that of gun shots are heard - has been dismissed as a 'malicious hoax' by a Russian aviation expert.

May 13 07:58

Russia, Turkey call for Hamas inclusion

Russia and Turkey have called for the inclusion of the democratically elected Palestinian government of Hamas in Middle East peace talks.

May 12 08:38

Russia Fears Weaker Obama, Rise of ‘Military Establishment’

Russia’s Foreign Ministry is concerned popular support for President Barack Obama in the U.S. may wane, allowing leaders more antagonistic toward Russia to gain control over foreign policy.

“The military, intelligence and foreign policy establishment of the U.S.A.” is seeking to “return to the confrontational policies of the last administration,” Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov wrote in a 70-page strategy report prepared for President Dmitry Medvedev.

Webmaster's Commentary: 

Unfortunately, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov is completely correct; there are many in the halls of power in the US who see war - any war - as the way to shift public outrage away from badly managed domestic and foreign policies toward some manufactured foe.

And of course, one cannot forget the profitability of war for the defense contractors.

Many members of Congress are heavily invested in these companies whose business it is to manufacture items which kill, maim, and cause extreme suffering.

May 12 08:23

Russia seeks to become regional player in Middle East

DAMASCUS // The Russian president, Dmitry Medvedev, yesterday criticised the United States for not doing enough to foster peace in the Middle East, warning that the regional situation was "dangerous" and could slip out of control.

After two days of talks in Damascus with the Syrian president, Bashar Assad, Mr Medvedev said Moscow was prepared to step in and take a more prominent role in bringing about a deal between warring factions.

He also met Khaled Meshaal, the exiled leader of the Palestinian Islamic movement Hamas. Russia and Syria maintain close links to the group, which is considered a terrorist organisation by the US, despite winning elections in Gaza in 2006.

May 11 14:33

Syria and Russia in talks on nuclear power

Syria and Russia have discussed nuclear energy co-operation as Moscow seeks to boost its position in a region dominated by the US, Israel's principal ally.

Speaking after talks with Syria's president, Bashar al-Assad, Russian president Dmitry Medvedev said today that Russia could build reactors in Syria, but gave no further details. Assad told reporters they had discussed "oil and gas co-operation, as well as constructing conventional or nuclear-powered electricity stations".

May 10 16:22

Putin snubs Prince of Wales and Biden

Russia invited British Prime Minister Gordon Brown and other heads of state to attend today's celebrations - the biggest ever. But with Mr Brown unable to attend because of the election, the Foreign Office suggested Prince Charles instead.

May 10 11:15

Russia and the Central Asian Drug Trade: The Role of Kyrgyztan

A drug trafficking campaign is being conducted against Russia on a broad scale affecting all spheres of its political, social and economic life. Kyrgyzstan plays an important role in this campaign. There are ten main routes of heroin traffic from Afghanistan (occupied by the US forces) with six of them crossing the Kyrgyz city of Osh, an important hub of Afghan drug traffic.

On April 1, 2010, during a special operation in the city of Osh to detain a drug suspect, the agents of the Kyrgyz Interior Ministry confiscated more than 160 packages of Afghan hashish (about 107, 8 kg) and 24.4 kg of heroin. That was a serious blow to the drug mafia, so a few days later, on the night of April 6th, the country saw a people’s uprising, and a coup.

Webmaster's Commentary: 

Unflipping believable.

May 04 12:02

Polish Plane Crash Stirs Internet

This digitally enhanced video does a good job at showing the activity on the ground minutes after the crash of the Polish presidential plane in Russia. Audio translated by a collaborative Facebook effort of Russian, Polish and English native speakers. The revelations are stunning.

May 03 06:36

Hunting, shooting and fishing with Vladimir Putin, Russia's man of action

Hunting, shooting and fishing with Vladimir Putin, Russia's man of action
Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin takes measurements of a polar bear, which was anaesthetised, during a visit to a research institute at the Franz Josef Land archipelago in the Arctic Ocean...

May 01 10:57

Tagliavini's Report Heard at PACE Debates

Georgia “triggered off the war” with heavy artillery attack on Tskhinvali in August, 2008, however, this attack was not an isolated event, but a culminating point of years of mounting tensions and all sides bear responsibility, Heidi Tagliavini, who led EU-funded fact-finding mission into causes of the war, said on April 28.

Apr 27 08:43

Russia says genetically modified foods are harmful

Russia has started the annual Days of Defence against Environmental Hazards from the 15th of April to the 5th of June with the announcement of sensational results of an independent work of research. Scientists have proved that Genetically Modified Organisms are harmful for mammals. The researchers discovered that animals that eat GM foodstuffs lose their ability to reproduce. Campbell hamsters that have a fast reproduction rate were fed for two years with ordinary soya beans, which are widely used in agriculture and those contain different percentages of GM organisms. Another group of hamsters, the control group, was fed with pure soya, which was found with great difficulty in Serbia because 95 percent of soya in the world is transgenic.

Apr 26 07:06

Saakashvili caught in a lie over TV hoax which led to deaths of three people

Saakashvili has previously denied any involvement or foreknowledge of the fictitious documentary depicting an invasion of Georgia by Russia, which included a report that the President himself had been killed. The documentary was aired by Imedi TV and it caused widespread panic in the country, drew international condemnation for using clips of various figureheads which were over-dubbed with false transcripts in Georgian.

The airing of the documentary also contributed to the deaths of three people.

From Wikipedia...

Apr 25 16:23

Iran increasing its military presence in the Caspian Sea

Iranian Admiral Seid Mahmud Musavi stated recently that Iran has launched (a) super-modern military vessel in the Caspian Sea. He said that the Iranian fleet has high combat ability in both the Caspian Sea and the Persian Gulf.

Sounds like a lot of fire-power in place but Iran & Russia have by far the largest military fleets. Probably a good few US missiles pointing out to sea there too, to protect their oil & gas.

Apr 25 15:26

World War II Veterans Must Pay To Sing War Songs

Veterans of World War II who sang war songs at a free concert last year have now been told that they must pay fees to copyright holders. A collections society says they are owed money since the veterans sang the songs in public. The controversy has prompted an announcement in Russia’s parliament.

Apr 24 09:10

Russia Russia and Georgia clash over uranium

President Saakashvili accused of lying after he says Russia made foiled attempt to smuggle uranium across border last month.

A new row has erupted in the Caucasus after Georgia's president blamed Russia for a foiled attempt last month to smuggle highly enriched uranium across the volatile border.

Webmaster's Commentary: 

If this alleged incident happened last month, why is this becoming such a kerfluffel in the press now?

It appears that we have some serious Russia-bashing going on right now.

If Georgia is blocked as a part of a supply route, it would mean that Russia could not supply Iran militarily, should there be an attack against it.

Apr 24 08:55

The guy who filmed the shots fired at the POLISH PLANE CRASH WAS ASSASSINATED

" Author of the video seen by everyone by now has been stabbed near Kijow on 4.15 and transported in critical condition to the hospital in Kijow. On 4.16 three unidentified individuals unplugged him from life support system and stabbed him 3 more times. Andrij was pronounced dead that afternoon. Russian government claims it was a coincidence. "

Apr 23 16:25

Trouble is brewing in Georgia

Relations between Russia and Georgia have turned even more frosty than they already were, over the past few months.

Apr 23 10:27

Russia and Georgia clash over uranium

A new row has erupted in the Caucasus after Georgia's president blamed Russia for a foiled attempt last month to smuggle highly enriched uranium across the volatile border.

Moscow today accused Mikheil Saakashvili of lying after he declared that such nuclear seizures have been "mostly from the direction of Russia".

Apr 23 01:23

Ukraine extends lease for Russia's Black Sea Fleet

Deal with new President Viktor Yanukovych to cut Russian gas prices sees Ukraine tilt backs towards Moscow

Apr 22 18:14

Russian Cover Up? Polish Govt’s Airplane Crash Videographer Assassinated!

Today we learned that the videographer who shot and uploaded the film to Youtube, a Mr. Adrij Mendiere, was stabbed and taken to a hospital in Kiev on April 15th. Upon his arrival to the hospital he was still alive and placed on life support. The following day, however, it is reported that three individuals entered his room, removed the life support and Mr. Mendiere died.

Apr 22 12:05

Russia: Not involved in Georgia uranium seizure

Russia on Thursday angrily rejected accusations by Georgia's president linking Moscow to a case of attempted uranium smuggling and suggested he was lying, in a new flare-up of tensions between the hostile neighbors.

Webmaster's Commentary: 

Note that AP is still illustrating all these stories with a photo of Iranian technicians even though there is nothing in the story to link it to Iran.

Remember what I told you months ago; that before the attack on Iran the US and Israel had to sever the two major land routes by which Russia could support Iran, one through Afghanistan and the other through those tunnels in the Caucasus mountains. Afghanistan is and remains a war zone, and this so-called uranium seizure has provided grounds for President Mikhail Saakashvili to call for an American "Security Presence", meaning US military forces at those tunnels.

Apr 22 11:18

Georgia confirms highly enriched uranium seizure

Saakashvili gave few details of the seizure during an interview Wednesday with The Associated Press, saying only that the uranium was intercepted last month coming into his country in the Caucasus region of southeast Europe.

The Georgian Interior Ministry said a group of foreign nationals had been detained, and the uranium was in a secure location.

Webmaster's Commentary: 

The interesting points are that the seizure happened last month and is only now being made public, just in time to deflect the post nuclear summit attention away from Israel. Then there is the fact that the exact amounts and degree of enrichment are not reported. Note that the nationalities of the "foreign nationals" are not disclosed, and when you couple that with the photograph of Iranian technicians used to illustrate the story and intended to create a link to Iran that is not supported by the story itself, and this reeks of being a staged event to hype "nuclear threat" ahead of a possible false flag attack to kick off WW3.

Apr 22 08:28

Mossad And The Russian Mafia Plutonium Connection

Scientists at the European Trans-Uranium Institute at Karlsruhe in Germany, tracking the movements of all fissionable material from the former Soviet Unionís nuclear arsenal, have raised suspicions that Mossad has purchased some of the material to allegedly stop it falling into the hands of Islamic and other terror groups.

But there is also the real possibility that Israel has gone into the nuclear black market to buy fissionable material to bolster its own huge nuclear arsenal.

Webmaster's Commentary: 

Or to plant an "Islamic" (nudge nudge wink wink) nuclear weapon in some US city.

Apr 20 12:06

POLAND: TRIUMPH AND TRAGEDY

The crash on 10 April of an airliner carrying Poland’s president, Lech Kaczynski, his wife and 94 of the nation’s political, military and economic leaders, was a heart-rending tragedy.

But for Poles, tragedy is a constant. Poland’s epic, thousand-year history has always alternated between extremes of tragedy and triumph.

The accident was especially bitter because President Kaczynski and his delegation were flying into the Russian city of Smolensk to attend the 70th anniversary of the notorious Katyn massacre.

Apr 16 08:14

Thousands rally to oust Georgian president

Some 15,000 protesters have rallied in front of the President’s residence and the parliament building in the Georgian capital, Tbilisi. Peaceful protests are set to continue during the upcoming days.

The opposition has rejected proposals to form a coalition government, saying their aim is to oust President Mikhail Saakashvili and not to win seats.

Webmaster's Commentary: 

Someone's aim is to have Georgia descend into a civil war which would block Russia from supporting Iran via that land route, and with Afghanistan already a war zone, it looks like the attack on Iran is moving forward.

Apr 15 19:06

US plans full European missile shield in 8 years

U.S. anti-ballistic missile systems will cover all of Europe by 2018, a senior Pentagon official said, laying out an ambitious target for defending against a perceived threat from Iran.

"One hundred percent," Bradley Roberts, deputy assistant secretary of defense for nuclear and missile defense policy, said in reply to a question at a hearing of a House of Representatives Armed Services subcommittee Thursday.

Webmaster's Commentary: 

This is not about Iran; it is, unfortunately, about Russia.

Apr 13 10:00

'Russia engineered air crash that killed President Kaczynski,' claims Polish MP

The Russian government prevented the Polish president's plane from landing four times to divert him from a ceremony to mark the 70th anniversary of the Katyn massacre, according to an MP.

Apr 12 07:55

U.S., Israeli attack on Iran would be 'unacceptable' - Russia military

Any airstrike against Iran by the United States or Israel would be "unacceptable," the chief of the Russian General Staff Nikolai Makarov said on Monday.

Apr 12 07:46

At the Geopolitical Crossroads of China and Russia: Kyrgyzstan And The Battle For Central Asia

It not only borders China, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan, but is only separated from Russia by a single nation, Kazakhstan. To gain an appreciation of Russian and Chinese concerns over hundreds of thousands of U.S. and NATO troops passing through Kyrgyzstan, imagine a comparable amount of Chinese and Russian soldiers regularly passing through Mexico and Guatemala, respectively. For almost nine years and at an accelerating rate.

It is not only a military "hard power" but also a "soft power" threat that the Western role in Kyrgyzstan poses to Russia and China.

Apr 12 06:59

Fury as Russia sells its missile system to Iran

The S-300's surface-to-air rockets can hit many targets at once, including in-coming cruise missiles, making any Western or Israeli strike on Iran much more difficult.

News of the multi-billion pound deal with Moscow has caused fury and fear among Western powers as they desperately try to stop the country developing nuclear weapons.

Apr 11 09:46

. Russia eyes U.S. air base in Kyrgyz turmoil

Turmoil in Kyrgyzstan has thrust the fate of the Manas air base -- which is crucial for fighting the Afghan war -- to the forefront of rivalry between the United States and Russia.

Russia has long dreamed of evicting the United States from Central Asia and a Russian official said on Thursday that Moscow would urge the interim Kyrgyz government to shut the U.S. base.

Webmaster's Commentary: 

We may well be out of that base very soon, unless Washington is able to negotiate an attractive deal with Russia over its continued existence.

Apr 10 06:56

New Nuke Treaty and the Coming World War

The United States of America is preparing for war. This new Treaty proves it. We are preparing for war by capitulating our last strategic advantage to the Russians and Chinese. That would be nuclear missiles. Even worse, we are allowing our future enemies access to onsite inspections. We might as well email them the schematics and locations of our missiles.

Apr 09 10:05

US-Russia Disarmament Treaty on Shaky Ground

Russia today reiterated their concerns over the US missile defense shield, and warned again that it could “derail” the treaty. Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov insisted that they could “opt-out” of the treaty at any time if they become too uncomfortable with the US installing of defensive missiles along their border.

Apr 09 05:29

US and Russia agree to destroy thousands of nuclear weapons

However, even as the agreement was sealed, Russia gave warning that an expansion of America's planned missile shield would derail the deal, which is the result of months of tense discussions.

Speaking in Prague after signing the treaty, Mr Obama said it was an "important milestone" in relations between the two countries, which "will move us further beyond the Cold War." While Mr Medvedev said: "The entire world community has won."

The treaty will see both sides reduce their nuclear warheads to 1,550 within seven years. Russia currently has 2,600 bombs and America has 2,252 devices. They are also restricted to 700 air-, ground- and submarine-launched intercontinental ballistic missiles that carry warheads.

Apr 08 06:46

Obama and Medvedev sign nuclear disarmament treaty

The United States and Russia signed a landmark disarmament treaty on Thursday they hope will herald better bilateral ties and raise pressure on countries seeking nuclear weapons to renounce such ambitions.

The agreement will cut strategic nuclear arsenals deployed by the former Cold War foes by 30 percent within seven years but leave each with enough to destroy the other.

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This DEFINITELY puts Israel in a much better position.

Apr 07 09:50

Russia threatens to quit new nuclear treaty before the deal is signed

Russia threatened to quit a new nuclear treaty with the United States yesterday even before the agreement has been signed by President Obama and President Medvedev.

The Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Moscow reserved the right to withdraw unilaterally from the treaty over American plans for a missile-defence shield in Europe, the issue that dogged relations between Russia and the US under President Bush.

Webmaster's Commentary: 

Looks as thought this treaty may well not happen, and that does not bode well for peace on this planet.

Apr 05 07:44

Attack derails goods train in Russian Caucasus

An explosive device placed on a railway line derailed a goods train early Sunday in the troubled North Caucasus region of Dagestan, Russian news agencies reported.

Webmaster's Commentary: 

If the Us/Israel attacks Iran, and Russia decides to support Iran, those shipping routes through the Caucasus will be vital resupply routes.

Apr 04 09:14

Moscow suicide bombings: how the internet has changed the face of terrorism

But though a precise explanation for Dzhennet's actions can never be known, we shouldn't ignore a simpler reason: the internet.

The web has become a potent tool for recruiting volunteers. According to Kommersant newspaper, Dzhennet and Umalat met while chatting online; at the time she was just 16.

Webmaster's Commentary: 

One cannot blame the internet alone for this tragedy.

What the writer of this article fails to mention at all is the fact that Chechnya is part of the Russian Caspian oil reserves.

I abhor all violence as a means of making change in an society.

But when peaceful revolution is impossible, violent revolution is inevitable. Insurgency can generally only flourish where there is an absence of hope, grinding poverty, and intense political corruption.

The Russians, of all people on this planet, should understand this.

So I have to wonder just what has been actually coming back to the Chechen people from their oil in terms of goods and services from Russia. Are their educational, health, and public infrastructure systems being improved, and are there investments to bring decent jobs, housing, and hope for these people?

As reported on 30 March, 2010 at:

http://www.marketoracle.co.uk/Article18299.html

"The tragic news of the 29 March twin suicide bombings of two Moscow Metro stations during the morning rush hour has produced outrage worldwide, with the Kremlin quickly adding that the attacks were carried out by the Caucasus Mujaheddin, a northern Caucasus-based militant Islamist guerrilla group that claimed responsibility for the bombing of a Moscow to St. Petersburg express train last November."

"The grim death toll can be seen as yet another statistic in the Kremlin's ongoing war with Chechnya separatists that erupted in December 1994. Underneath and driving the savagery of the last 16 years is a resource that few commentators note - oil."

"Putin has made it a centerpiece of his policy to resolve Chechnya for once and for all, but as the Moscow bombings so, eleven years after his accession to power, Chechnya continues to roil Russia. The issues go back to the 1991 December collapse of the USSR. When the first Chechen war erupted in 1994, many observers were baffled as to why Moscow, which had peacefully let the Soviet Union implode, was so determined to hang on to Chechnya, a small poor mountainous region in the Caucasus measuring only 30 by 70 miles."

"But oil greased the equation from the outset. The post-Soviet development of the Caspian's vast reserve of oil and natural gas quickly became Russia's fixation, with an ever increasing importance as the rest of the post-Soviet economy withered. Energy was the one export that the Russian Federation could still produce that was guaranteed an international market, and its importance has only risen with time."

Apr 03 09:41

US Nuclear Test Ban Ratification ‘Just Not Going to Happen’

While the Obama Administration claimed a major victory on nuclear disarmament last week with the finalization of the new START treaty with Russia, repeated delays in the negotiations mean it will come at a serious cost to the overall effort to sell the moves to the Senate.

With mid-term elections just seven months away, analysts say that the effort to get the START treaty ratified will force the Obama Administration to abandon efforts on the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty (CTBT).

Webmaster's Commentary: 

Not ratifying the comprehensive test ban treaty does not make this country more safe; ultimately, it makes us less safe.

Apr 02 12:15

Moscow Terror: CIA-Saudi-Mossad Operation?

Mr. Putin vowed vengeance. "A crime that is terrible in its consequences and heinous in its manner has been committed," he said. "The terrorists will be destroyed." (March 29, Monday)

G-8 Foreign Ministers Meeting: Foreign ministers of the leading industrial powers and Russia discussed nuclear non-proliferation and Iran, at a meeting near the Canadian capital, Ottawa. The ministers, preparing for the annual G8 summit in Canada in late June, are urging "strong steps" to curb Iran's nuclear program. (March 30th, Tuesday)

U.S. President Barack Obama says he wants to see a tough new round of sanctions against Iran taken up by the UN Security Council "within weeks." (March 31st, Wednesday)

Apr 01 13:28

Chechen rebel Doku Umarov claims responsibility for Moscow blasts

A Chechen militant leader claimed responsibility last night for sending “Black Widow” suicide bombers into the Moscow Metro as the head of Russia’s Security Council accused Georgia of backing terrorism in his country.

Doku Umarov said that he had personally ordered the attacks at Lubyanka and Park Kultury stations that killed 39 people on Monday. In a video posted on a Chechen separatist website, he warned that more were planned.

Apr 01 11:51

Moscow metro: 19 black widows could launch fresh attacks

Nineteen "black widow" female suicide bombers trained by an Islamist terrorist known as "the Russian Bin Laden" remain at large and may launch fresh attacks on Moscow, Russian investigators have warned.

Why do I get the feeling this is Israel's doing in response to Russia not going along with sanctions against Iran?

Apr 01 11:49

Russia: two suicide bombers kill 12 in Dagestan

Two suicide bombers including one impersonating a police officer have killed at least 12 people and injured 18 others in the southern Russian province of Dagestan on Wednesday, officials said.

Why do I get the feeling this is Isreal's doing in response to Russia not going along with sanctions against Iran?

Mar 31 08:21

VIDEO: US-NATO versus Russia. The Battle for Arctic Supremacy

he Arctic territories represent vast amounts of untapped natural resources and a supply route for shipping that has never before been accessible. Thanks to melting glaciers, the possibility to explore for oil and move ships through the arctic is not too far away. Canada, Russia, Norway, Denmark and the United States recently held meetings at the G-8 summit to discuss the issue that has all 5 nations up against the other. Unfortunately for Sweden, Finland and Iceland, these three countries which lay claim to the Arctic as well, were left out of the meeting. Why did the Canadians snub them?

Mar 31 06:51

MOSCOW SUBWAY BLASTS CARRIED OUT BY THE CIA AND ITS FRIENDS?

The Moscow subway blasts, in March 2010, could give Mr Putin an excuse to wrest back power from his successor, President Dmitry Medvedev. (Moscow blasts may spur a Vladimir Putin takeover?).

Certain bombings in Russia in 1999 were blamed on 'rogue' Russian government agents. (Evidence of FSB involvement in the Russian apartment bombings)

It is not clear whether or not these 'rogue' Russian agents were working for friends of the CIA or enemies of the CIA.

Mar 30 02:25

Moscow Metro Blasts: Another FSB Inside Job?

Two separate bomb blasts that ripped apart trains on the Moscow Metro system, killing at least 34 people during morning rush-hour, have been blamed on female suicide bombers, but previous instances of terrorism in Russia were proven to be the work of the FSB security service itself.

“The first explosion took place on a train after it had stopped in the Lubyanka station in central Moscow, close to the headquarters of Russia’s FSB security service, a spokeswoman for the Russian emergencies ministry told AFP.”

“The first blast at the Lubyanka metro station killed 22 people and wounded 12. The second at Park Kulturi station left 12 dead and 7 wounded,” reported AFP.

Mar 29 13:21

Moscow Metro hit by deadly suicide bombings

No group has yet claimed responsibility for being behind the attacks.

But Russian security services believe the bombers are linked to militant groups in the North Caucasus region.

Webmaster's Commentary: 

With Afghanistan a war zone, the only land route open for Russia to re-supply Iran in the event of a US/Israeli invasion is through those mountain tunnels in the Caucasus mountains.

Clearly, the US and Israel have a vested interest in seeing a war develop in Georgia to block those tunnels off.

Equally clearly, Russia has a vested interest in seeing to it that those tunnels will remain open, in order to forestall that US/Israeli invasion of Iran.

Mar 29 01:52

Twin blasts kill 35 in Moscow metro

Two deadly explosions have hit the metro system in Russia's capital Moscow, killing at least 35 people, emergency officials say.

According to Irina Andrianova a spokeswoman for Russia's Ministry of Emergency Situations, the first blast ripped through a train at Moscow's central Lubyanka station at 07:56 (0356 GMT), the peak of the Monday morning rush hour.

The dead included 22 people from both inside the train and on the platform.

The headquarters of Russia's Federal Security Service, successor to the Soviet-era KGB, is reportedly located just above the station.

Only 40 minutes after the first blast, another central Moscow station called Park Kultury was rattled by another explosion with 12 people reportedly killed in the attac

Mar 28 22:40

Twin Subway Blasts Kill at Least 20 in Moscow

Huge explosions during morning rush hour in two subway stations in central Moscow killed more than 20 people on Monday, officials said, raising fears of a renewal of terrorism here.

Webmaster's Commentary: 

"IRAN DID IT! HONEST!!!" -- Official White Horse Souse

"IRAN DID IT! HONEST!!!" -- Tell Aviv

"IRAN DID IT! HONEST!!!" -- Number 9 3/4

Mar 25 09:57

NATO rejects Russian call for Afghan poppy spraying

NATO Wednesday rejected Russian calls for it to eradicate opium poppy fields in Afghanistan, saying the best way for Moscow to help control the drug would be to give more assistance against the insurgency.

Webmaster's Commentary: 

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Mar 25 09:43

Poll: 73% of Russians view US as aggressor

Almost three-quarters of Russians view the US as an "aggressor" seeking world domination, according to an opinion poll released by Levada Center polling agency.

Webmaster's Commentary: 

The Russians bore the brunt of stopping the last power-mad global empire, so they are paying close attention.

Mar 25 06:24

RAF scrambled jets 20 times to intercept Russians

The revelation came as defence chiefs released photographs of two Russian Blackjack bombers intercepted over Scotland.

Two RAF Tornado F3 fighters from 111 Squadron were scrambled from RAF Leuchars in Fife in the early hours of March 10.

They intercepted the Russian planes near Stornoway, on the Isle of Lewis in the Outer Hebrides.

The Tornados shadowed the bombers as they flew south before they turned north, just short of the Northern Ireland coast.

Mar 25 05:59

Global National Intelligence Services Confirm Israel Did 9/11 Says Former UN Diplomat and Defense Contractor

Gordon Duff is the senior editor of Veteranstoday.com, a former UN diplomat, a defense contractor, and a global political and economic advisor. He just returned from a trip to Pakistan. Duff was interviewed by Mark McGrath and Phil Cooke on "The Ugly Truth" Radio Program yesterday (03-24-10). Half of Mr. Duff’s family are Jewish and so are most of his friends. He is not anti-semitic. You can listen to the podcast of Mr. Duff's radio interview at the following address: theuglytruth.podbean.com...

Mar 24 11:07

U.S. Interceptors Will Target Russian Nuclear Capability: Commander

"If the Americans continue to expand their missile defenses, they will certainly target our nuclear capability and in this case the balance of forces will shift in favor of the United States."

Moscow: Russia insists on the inclusion of U.S. missile defenses in Europe in a new strategic arms reduction treaty between the two countries in order to ensure nuclear parity, Russia's top military commander said.

Russia and the United States have been negotiating a replacement to the Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty since presidents Dmitry Medvedev and Barack Obama met in April last year, but finalizing a document has dragged on, with U.S. plans for missile defense in Europe a particular sticking point.

Webmaster's Commentary: 

One has to wonder, with the US having deployed its missiles in Eastern Europe just a few miles from Russia's border, if this treaty will actually get signed in Prague this April, as has been announced.

Mar 23 11:33

Poland, Romania: U.S. Missile System From Baltic To Black Sea

The US missile defence shield and Polish-Romanian collaboration are the focal points on the agenda of Defence Minister Bogdan Klich on an official two-day visit to Bucharest.

Poland, which is to have a Patriot missile battery based in the north of the country, not far from Russia’s Kaliningrad border, will share its experience of the anti-missile systems with Romania.

Webmaster's Commentary: 

One has to wonder if this is a deliberate act to forestall the signing of the nuclear weapon reduction treaty with Russia indefinitely.

Moscow cannot possibly be happy about these developments.

Mar 21 09:38

'Day of Wrath' brings Russians on to the streets against Vladimir Putin

Thousands of people across Russia took to the streets yesterday demanding the resignation of Vladimir Putin, in the largest show of discontent since he came to power more than a decade ago.

Webmaster's Commentary: 

The push for globalism may have triggered a global revolt!

Mar 20 11:53

High-stakes Eurasian Chess Game: Russia’s New Geopolitical Energy Calculus

The defusing of major Washington military threats is far from the only gain for Moscow in having a neutral but stable Ukrainian neighbor. Russia now vastly improves its ability to expand the one great power lever it has, outside of its remaining and still formidable nuclear strike force. That lever is to counter Washington’s relentless military pressure by cleverly using export of the world’s largest reserves of natural gas, a fuel much in demand in Western Europe and even in UK where North Sea fields are in decline.

Mar 19 08:52

Quartet demands real settlement freeze

Bethlehem - Ma'an - In Moscow, the International Quartet reiterated on Friday its call for Israelis and Palestinians to implement their previous agreements and obligations, in particular adherence to the Road Map peace plan.

Mar 17 09:02

Bloggers battle corruption in Russia

Russians typically shrug their shoulders at the lavish lifestyles of government officials, assuming nothing can be done about bureaucrats who take bribes and pocket state funds.

But when Russia's interior ministry announced plans to buy a golden bed, it raised an outcry -- and revealed the potential of the Internet for stirring up outrage against entrenched corruption.

Webmaster's Commentary: 

Americans shrug their shoulders at the lavish lifestyles of government officials, assuming nothing can be done about bureaucrats who take bribes and pocket state funds.

... for the moment.