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2008-09-19 Caucasus/Russia/Central Asia

Russia ratchets up US tensions with arms sales to Iran and Venezuela

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Posted by 3dc 2008-09-19 00:00|| || Front Page|| [2 views ] Top

#1 KOMMERSANT > USA THREATENS RUSSIA WITH WAR.

Posted by JosephMendiola 2008-09-19 00:52|| 2008-09-19 00:52|| Front Page Top

#2 We saw how good this Russian stuff can be when state-of the art Russian stuff protected Syria and their little nuke plant. If Iran wants the best, they need to go to Israel for superior weaponary. Make a little oil-for-missles deal with them.

Posted by Richard of Oregon 2008-09-19 10:49|| 2008-09-19 10:49|| Front Page Top

#3 You can't blame the Russians. Apart from oil, natural gas and vodka what else do they have to export? Let they buyer beware, though. The track record of Russian military hardware in the hands of piss ant little countries like Iran and Venezuela isn't good.

Posted by Ebbang Uluque6305 2008-09-19 12:21|| 2008-09-19 12:21|| Front Page Top

#4 what else do they have to export?

Women. Some very attractive ones at that. But maybe we've already got most of them now - it would explain Russia's plummetting birth rate.

Posted by Glenmore">Glenmore 2008-09-19 14:07|| 2008-09-19 14:07|| Front Page Top

#5 Yeah, but Glenmore, when the light's out they all be pretty. not to mention that ''the girls all get prettier at closing time...''

Posted by USN, Ret. 2008-09-19 15:15|| 2008-09-19 15:15|| Front Page Top

#6 You know, I do get the occasional email from Russia in which some girl is looking to marry me. Never know I was all that eligible. Not to mention how Mrs. Uluque6305 would feel about it.

Posted by Ebbang Uluque6305 2008-09-19 19:21|| 2008-09-19 19:21|| Front Page Top

#7 6305, just dont get the one like Ms. Rice who speaks of "worsening pattern of behaviour." Brrrr . . .

Posted by General_Comment 2008-09-19 19:32|| 2008-09-19 19:32|| Front Page Top