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2005-12-20 Caucasus/Russia/Central Asia

Russia fears US foreign troops on its borders

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Posted by Seafarious 2005-12-20 00:00|| || Front Page|| [3 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 The Cold War was never 'over'. It just entered a new and different phase.

Posted by Pappy 2005-12-20 00:17|| 2005-12-20 00:17|| Front Page Top

#2 wanna bet Left Angle agrees with the Roooskies?

Posted by Frank G">Frank G 2005-12-20 01:07|| 2005-12-20 01:07|| Front Page Top

#3 So I guess thats why all non-russian NGO's and such are banned and oh yeah all of the ones financed outside of russia but russia based.

Puty is torn between dictator and Czar Puty. All of those ideas like "free press" "democracy" ect... are just imperialist american ideals anyway.

I once had alot of hope in Russia becoming part of the west and helping bring security to the world with the west but then came Puty who ran as a nationalist and seems more interested in getting the old rivalry back up than working with US even if it is to the detriment of Russia herself. Puty and his agreements with China who is at some point in time going to either make a play on central asia or even Siberia the resources that china needs desperatly if they ever plan on taking on the US over Tiawan. Puty making nice with Iran who would will have no problem if given the ability to expand the Calphate right up into Russia.

Posted by C-Low 2005-12-20 01:50|| 2005-12-20 01:50|| Front Page Top

#4 The thing you've got to remember about Russia is that it's the successor to the Byzantine Empire (religion, politics, intrigue...)

Posted by Spot">Spot 2005-12-20 08:57|| 2005-12-20 08:57|| Front Page Top

#5 Yeah, but the Byzantine's stayed on the 'gansta tip for almost a thousand years. The Russians are having problems figuring out what to do six months from now.

Posted by Secret Master 2005-12-20 17:43|| 2005-12-20 17:43|| Front Page Top

What they are wishing for is an OLD style leader...

Posted by BigEd 2005-12-20 18:15|| 2005-12-20 18:15|| Front Page Top

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