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ChicanoPwr Donating Member (536 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-13-05 02:24 PM
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Who is Next On BushCo's War Machine List: Is it Russia?
Russia Denies Dealing Missiles To Syria
http://www.securitypronews.com/worldsecurity/ws_news/spn-59-20050113RussiaDeniesDealingMissilesToSyria.html

The US has warned Russia against selling missiles to Syria, there are reports that Moscow has a sophisticated weapon that could hit any target in Israel.

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An article at http://TurkishPress.com states that:

"Secretary of State Colin Powell also raised the reported sale in talks here Wednesday with Russian Defense Minister Sergei Ivanov, according to a State Department official speaking on condition of anonymity.

"The US policy on this is very clear," Boucher said. "We're against the sale of weaponry to Syria, against the sale of lethal military equipment to Syria, which is a state sponsor of terrorism."

He said the United States was aware of reports a deal was brewing and "we think those kinds of sales are not appropriate. ... The Russians know about this policy. They know about our views."
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nadinbrzezinski Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-13-05 02:26 PM
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1. nothing will please condy more
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GreenPartyVoter Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-13-05 02:26 PM
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4. True
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ramapo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-13-05 02:26 PM
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2. He's not that crazy
Syria maybe. Russia still has a lot of WMDs aimed at us.
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ChicanoPwr Donating Member (536 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-13-05 02:52 PM
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5. That is true
Besides I think Russia and China started to do military training together. So Russia has a new alli with China.

I think Pollow is just trying to stir up shit for Condi in her new job. Powell to Condi: How many fires can you put out.
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Vincardog Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-13-05 02:26 PM
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3. IRAN is next on the stumble into it and never find a way out parade
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sweetheart Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-13-05 02:59 PM
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6. Thats a silly idea
Russia is doing what it can get away with, just like bush and his
criminals do what they can get away with. Last time i checked,
this sphere of influence is a damn sight closer to russia's borders
than it is the Bush criminal empire borders.

Even so, it is silly bordering on stupid to consider any miltary
conflict with a nation that could turn most major US cities to glass
at a button push.
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ckramer Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-13-05 03:04 PM
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7. If it is Russia, then it will be really a WW III
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Prisoner_Number_Six Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-13-05 03:05 PM
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8. The US is terrified that
Syria will be too-well armed by the time we organize our "Syrian Freedom March" through their country.

One Viet-style quagmire is enuf. Two, and even the BFEE knows we'd get our asses handed to us.
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GreenPartyVoter Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-13-05 03:41 PM
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9. According to prophecy, China will eat Russia up soon
http://www.prweb.com/releases/2004/6/prweb131954.htm

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hang a left Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-13-05 03:52 PM
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10. Whoa.
Time will tell. The future does look bleak.
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GreenPartyVoter Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-13-05 03:57 PM
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11. If any of that stuff starts coming true, I am going to think
that message from "on-high" to me was definitely for real.

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ChicanoPwr Donating Member (536 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-13-05 09:11 PM
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13. I hate say this, maybe it was a message
Just the other week, I heard on Pacifica that China and Russia were partnering together for military exercises, maybe its closer than we really thought.
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tom_paine Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-13-05 04:00 PM
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12. No way. Imperial Amerika only strikes defenseless nations
Preferably ones we have spent 10 years disarming so we KNOW we can kick the crap out of them.
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youngred Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-13-05 09:19 PM
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14. doubtful
Russia has too many nukes, there is too much American money invested there, and W loves pooty poot too much.

Syria, Iran and North Korea on the other hand...
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K-W Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-13-05 09:24 PM
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15. This would NEVER happen.
Russia has nuclear weapons capable of wiping the US off the planet.

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