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2005-04-29 Caucasus/Russia/Central Asia

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Posted by Fred 2005-04-29 00:00:00|| || Front Page|| [1 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Of course, Comrade General Secretary!

Posted by Spot 2005-04-29 7:47:42 AM|| 2005-04-29 7:47:42 AM|| Front Page Top

#2 How many Beslans will it take?

Posted by gromgoru 2005-04-29 10:13:11 AM|| 2005-04-29 10:13:11 AM|| Front Page Top

#3 Vladimir Putin defended Iran over its nuclear program and sparred with his Israeli counterpart over a Syrian missile deal on the first official visit by a Russian or Soviet leader to Israel.

I hope Putin's hosts weren't drinking anything at the time...

Posted by Bomb-a-rama 2005-04-29 10:53:22 AM|| 2005-04-29 10:53:22 AM|| Front Page Top

#4 "Sparred"? Thought he was a jujitsu guy.

Posted by thibaud (aka lex) 2005-04-29 12:44:18 PM|| 2005-04-29 12:44:18 PM|| Front Page Top

#5 Still, he is in Israel.

Posted by Shipman 2005-04-29 3:47:24 PM|| 2005-04-29 3:47:24 PM|| Front Page Top

#6 Interesting ... an Arab News article that mentions the Holocaust and anti-Semetism without smirking openly.

Putin strongly condemned anti-Semitism amid concern among Israeli officials about a rise of the phenomenon in Russia. He toured a stark new museum commemorating the Holocaust and presented a sculpture recalling its victims as a gift from the Russian people. âIn the 21st century there can be no place for xenophobia, anti-Semitism or other forms of racial or religious intolerance,â Putin said after he was greeted by Katsav.

âThis is not only our debt to the millions who died in the gas chambers, it is our debt to future generations.,â Putin said.

In the afternoon, he visited the Yad Vashem Holocaust memorial, which recently dedicated a new museum complex.

Posted by too true 2005-04-29 10:02:30 PM|| 2005-04-29 10:02:30 PM|| Front Page Top

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