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2006-10-21 Africa Horn

Sudan: Govt seeks $1B in Loan from Russia for Army

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Posted by Steve White 2006-10-21 00:00|| || Front Page|| [1 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Why not CHINA: MANILA TIMES-Other > CHINA'S GRAND AFRICAN STRATEGY!?

Posted by JosephMendiola 2006-10-21 01:14|| 2006-10-21 01:14|| Front Page Top

#2 The Russian media portrays Putin' follies - Iran, now Sudan - as a realignment parallel to NATO. And the Chinese took over Canadian oil operations that became too hot to handle.

Let's bite the bullet, and expand NATO.

Posted by Snease Shaiting3550 2006-10-21 04:48|| 2006-10-21 04:48|| Front Page Top

#3 Why are they even calling it a loan? They know full well that it will never get paid back.

Posted by bigjim-ky 2006-10-21 10:22|| 2006-10-21 10:22|| Front Page Top

#4 Dignity, Jim, must preserve dignity.

Posted by Steve White">Steve White 2006-10-21 11:24|| 2006-10-21 11:24|| Front Page Top

#5 Sudan has huge, undeveloped (as yet) oil reserves. Russia will do anything to help keep that oil out of Western hands, including making such large cash give-aways. The Russian people will get screwed once again. Putin = Brezhnev.

Posted by Old Patriot">Old Patriot 2006-10-21 13:28|| http://oldpatriot.blogspot.com/]">[http://oldpatriot.blogspot.com/] 2006-10-21 13:28|| Front Page Top

#6 Old Patriot

The Chinese already have that oil source wrapped up. And they also lack the morals to care about the plight of locals.

Posted by Snease Shaiting3550 2006-10-21 13:49|| 2006-10-21 13:49|| Front Page Top

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