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2005-06-26 Caucasus/Russia/Central Asia

Putin attacks US curbs on Russian space exports

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Posted by Spavirt Pheng6042 2005-06-26 00:00|| || Front Page|| [3 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Hey, he's had the choice since it passed in 2000 of either selling launchers to the US or selling nukes to Iran. He's chosen the latter.

I'd rather *not have a space program* than buy the parts from the guys selling Iran the bomb. IMHO.

Posted by Phil Fraering 2005-06-26 00:32|| http://newsfromthefridge.typepad.com]">[http://newsfromthefridge.typepad.com] 2005-06-26 00:32|| Front Page Top

#2 The next (and hopefully last) shuttle mission should evacuate all US and any Russ that want to come home and set the demolition charges on the US modules of the ISS. Otherwise this law is useless. Unless they re-word it to no launches except those that feed US astronauts or allow US astronauts a safe reentry.

Posted by Shipman 2005-06-26 07:02|| 2005-06-26 07:02|| Front Page Top

#3 The notion of long-term collaborative efforts, especially where we are dependent upon (i.e. we don't have a US mfg'd fallback) another country, is sheer stupidity - and Putty is the poster child proof. More fallout from the nummy-nummy feel-good Clintoon Camelot II era. So much potential wasted. He's in the running for International Hermaphrodite of the Decade - so few have so thoroughly fucked themselves. Arafat, Khomeini & Co, ronery Kimmie, Chirac, Shroeder, Annan, Chavez, Mubarak, Pervy, Assad, Niyazov (of Turkmenistan), Soros, et al - there are quite a few similar tools and fools, blinded by their own propaganda, sharing the stage and vying for the dishonor, but in terms of sum lost opportunity, squandered good will, stupid choices, personal egomania / self-aggrandizement, and just simply wasted time on-station, well, Putty's at or very near the top of the list.

Posted by .com 2005-06-26 08:00|| 2005-06-26 08:00|| Front Page Top

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