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2008-09-12 Caucasus/Russia/Central Asia

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Posted by Fred 2008-09-12 00:00|| || Front Page|| [3 views ] Top

#1 Guess the fact that not a single country, not even the sychophants, was willing to support this idea made an impression.

Posted by rjschwarz 2008-09-12 11:49|| 2008-09-12 11:49|| Front Page Top

#2 I expect the next move might be to take over Georgia from within.

Posted by rjschwarz 2008-09-12 11:50|| 2008-09-12 11:50|| Front Page Top

#3 Of course they're not joining Russia. Putin wants them recognized, which would give them a vote in the UN general assembly.

Posted by lotp 2008-09-12 16:52|| 2008-09-12 16:52|| Front Page Top

#4 REDDIT > TELEGRAPH.UK - PUTIN SAYS RUSSIA WOULD HAD STILL ATTACKED GEORGIA EVEN IFF GEORGIA WAS IN NATO!?

Also from REDDIT + PUTIN > PUTIN CANCELS CNN BROADCAST RIGHTS IN RUSSIA.

Posted by JosephMendiola 2008-09-12 21:11|| 2008-09-12 21:11|| Front Page Top

#5 ION RUSSIA KOMMERSANT > ROMANIA WANTS ANTI-MISSLE SYSTEM TOO, ostensib to protect the EU Countries, or at least BULGARIA, GREECE, + ITSELF; + CSTO TO CREATE BIG GROUP OF FORCES IN CENTRAL ASIA. Proto-planning for TEN RAPID REACTION BATTALIONS drawn from RUSSIA, KAZAKHISTAN, UZBEKISTAN, KRGYZHISTAN, + TADJIKISTAN.

* TOPIX > MEDVEDEV: WEST LINKS IN ASIA TO GET STRONGER, SSSSSHHHHHH via Russia.

HMMMMM, RUSSIA = the EU-WEST [but NOT NATO]???

* RIAN > RUSSIA'S SUBMARINES TO TEST-FIRE BALLISTIC MISSLES IN PACIFIC.

Posted by JosephMendiola 2008-09-12 23:58|| 2008-09-12 23:58|| Front Page Top

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