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2004-10-18 Caucasus/Russia/Central Asia

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Posted by AzCat 2004-10-18 9:53:19 AM|| || Front Page|| [2 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Say what you will about Vladimir but I think Bush was dead-on when he said that this was a guy he could work with.

I agree.

Posted by Atropanthe 2004-10-18 10:12:03 AM|| 2004-10-18 10:12:03 AM|| Front Page Top

#2 Say what you will about Vladimir

It is amazing how peoples get the leadership they deserve. Putin does not seem inappropriate for Russia.

Posted by Mrs. Davis 2004-10-18 10:33:54 AM|| 2004-10-18 10:33:54 AM|| Front Page Top

#3 Let's not forget the game plan drawn up by the Al-Qaeda Jihadi on the day Baghdad fell and which included this quote:
"Under these circumstances it will not be wrong that the interests of Muslims should meet with the interests of socialists in fighting against the crusaders though we reject them and say that the socialists are infidels. The legitimacy of those ideologies has fallen a long time ago. The socialists are infidels wherever they may be, in Baghdad or in Eden. The fighting that is going on or about to come up highly resembles the Muslims fighting of the Romans in the past. The meeting of interests in not harmful, for the Muslims fighting with the Romans intersected with interests of the Persians and this did not inconvenience the prophet's followers."

Posted by tipper 2004-10-18 11:18:31 AM|| 2004-10-18 11:18:31 AM|| Front Page Top

#4 Buy off Russia's nuclear industry and get Russia out of Iran's corner. $4B, $6B - whatever, the price is peanuts.

And drive greater cooperation with not just Russia but also India. Their cooperation and support re Iran means far more to us than anything France, Germany or even Tony will provide.

Posted by lex 2004-10-18 12:24:45 PM|| 2004-10-18 12:24:45 PM|| Front Page Top

#5 I think the passage could just have easily read like this:

"Under these circumstances it will not be wrong that the interests of Russians should meet with the interests of Americans in fighting against the Islamic crusaders. We reject the Islamic crusaders because the the legitimacy of those ideologies has fallen a long time ago. The fighting that is going on or about to come up highly resembles the Russians fighting with the Americans against the Germans in the past. The meeting of interests in not harmful, for the Russians fighting with the Americans intersected with interests of the communists and this did not inconvenience Stalins followers."

Posted by 2b 2004-10-18 5:09:25 PM|| 2004-10-18 5:09:25 PM|| Front Page Top

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