Russian Bombers Fly Over U.S. Base
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posted by zaina19 on August, 2007 as Imperialism
From: MSN NicknameEagle_wng (Original Message) Sent: 8/9/2007 5:15 PM
Thursday, August 9, 2007
Russian Bombers Fly Over U.S. Base
August 9, 2007 - Russian Air force Major General Pavel Androsov says Russia's strategic bombers have flown to the Pacific island of Guam during a military exercise.
Androsov said the flight -- the first of its type since the end of the Cold War -- was intended as a demonstration of Russia's resurgent military power.
Guam hosts a large U.S. military base.
Androsov said Russian crew smiled at the U.S. fighter pilots that scrambled to intercept them.
He said the Guam flight was part of a three-day military exercise.
(AP, Reuters)
http://www.rferl.org/featuresarticle/2007/08/D0E4FDF2-0182-45C4-8384-591C5B3F9E14.html
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Georgia, Russia Continue Bickering Over Missile Incident
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posted by zaina19 on as Imperialism
From: MSN NicknameEagle_wng (Original Message) Sent: 8/9/2007 5:19 PM Thursday, August 9, 2007 Georgia, Russia Continue Bickering Over Missile Incident Russia -- Marat Kulakhmetov, commander of Russian peacekeeping forces in Georgia, 21Oct2004 Marat Kulakhmetov (TASS) August 9, 2007 (RFE/RL) -- The commander of Russian peacekeeping forces in Georgia says Russian troops have not been able to identify the missile that landed in Georgian territory on August 6 near the breakaway region of South Ossetia. Commander Marat Kulakhmetov said Georgian authorities destroyed key parts of the missile, making its identification very difficult. According to Georgian officials, the missile was dropped on August 6 near a village close the Georgian capital and just a few kilometers from the Georgian separatist region of South Ossetia. The missile left a deep crater in a cornfield but did not explode. Tbilisi says the missile was a Russian-made Raduga Kh-58, and claims it was launched from one of two Russian jets that had infiltrated Georgian ... >> full
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Laurent Vinatier: Kadyrov is the main "weapon" of Russian "Chechenization" strategy
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posted by zaina19 on as Imperialism
CAUCASIAN KNOT / NEWS 7/8/2007 Laurent Vinatier: Kadyrov is the main "weapon" of Russian "Chechenization" strategy Dr Laurent Vinatier, a French researcher from the Paris Institute of Political Studies, for more than four years specializes in Chechen-Russian relations. Some of his articles are available in the web site www.caucaz.com. Here are some quotes from the interview that Dr Vinatier gave in Moscow to the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent: "...The war is not over. Still, there is no political alternative to the current fight of separatists. ...Ramzan Kadyrov is the main weapon of the Russian "Chechenization" strategy. ...The pro-Russian Chechen leaders were needed to have the separatists' attention concentrated on them and, thus, keep separatists away from Moscow. ...The main Kadyrov's problem is in his complete and direct dependence on President Vladimir Putin. ...Ramzan Kadyrov is unable to establish any long-standing peace in Chechnya. From the Chechen viewpoint, he lacks proper political legitimacy to achieve it. He bears responsibility ... >> full
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Experts Confirm Jet Entered Georgian Airspace From Russia
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posted by zaina19 on as Imperialism
From: MSN NicknameEagle_wng (Original Message) Sent: 8/16/2007 10:22 AM Thursday, August 16, 2007 Experts Confirm Jet Entered Georgian Airspace From Russia Georgia -- International weapons experts examine the remains of a missile in Tbilisi, 13Aug2007 Weapons experts examine the remains of the missile in Tbilisi (AFP) August 16, 2007 (RFE/RL) -- A team of international experts has concluded that an aircraft entered Georgian airspace from Russia and dropped a missile on August 6. The group of defense specialists from the United States, Sweden, Latvia, and Lithuania released their findings in Tbilisi late on August 15. They said the plane flew from Russian to Georgian airspace and back three times. The experts described the missile as a Russian-designed KH-58, which is intended to take out radar systems. The team added that Georgia's air force "does not possess aircraft equipped with or able to launch" that missile. A team of Russian investigators is due in Georgia today to conduct its own ... >> full
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Russia: Should Extremist Content On Internet Be Governed?
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From: MSN NicknameEagle_wng (Original Message) Sent: 8/16/2007 10:43 AM Thursday, August 16, 2007 Russia: Should Extremist Content On Internet Be Governed? By Claire Bigg and Salome Asatiani Russia -- Internet video of a Russian organization calling itself National Socialism/White Power shows two men kneeling in front of a Nazi flag with their arms and legs tied up, 14Aug2007 A grisly video posted to ultranationalist websites in Russia has sparked intense debate over whether extremist content on the Internet should be governed (file photo) (TASS) August 16, 2007 (RFE/RL) -- This week's posting of a grisly video purporting to show Russian neo-Nazis brutally killing a Tajik and a Daghestani has raised questions about the role of the Internet in disseminating extremist information. The footage has fuelled intense debate on Russian-language Internet chat rooms and blogs. The video shows two men, bound and kneeling on the ground in a forest, a large swastika flag hanging behind them. A third man then ... >> full
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