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US warns Russia against selling missiles to Iran

Posted by seumasach on December 23, 2008

So it’a OK for the US to set up missile systems in countries neighbouring Russia, but not OK for Russia to sell missiles to countries bordering countries the US has invaded.

Yahoo

22nd December, 2008

U.S. officials say they want answers from Russia on whether it is selling advanced surface-to-air missiles to Iran. The U.S. insists such a move could threaten American troops in Iraq and Afghanistan.
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‘Russia makes an offer Obama can’t reject’

Posted by seumasach on December 21, 2008

Atheo News

20th December, 2008

Press TV ~ Moscow offers to retreat from renovating its nuclear arsenal, but wants President-elect Obama to shelve the missile shield plans in return. 

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U.S., Ukraine to expand defense cooperation

Posted by seumasach on December 20, 2008

 

WASHINGTON, December 19 (RIA Novosti) – The United States and Ukraine have agreed on strategic partnership in economic development, energy and defense aiming to strengthen Kiev’s potential as a NATO aspiring state.

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“Ponzi scheme” at Citi

Posted by seumasach on December 17, 2008

As suspected, the problem with Madoff was that he wasn’t an insider. Had he been so, the story wouldn’t have made the global headlines;  only an obscure and soon to be forgotten post like this.

New York Post

4th December, 2008

A new Citigroup scandal is engulfing Robert Rubin and his former disciple Chuck Prince for their roles in an alleged Ponzi-style scheme that’s now choking world banking.

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NATO scuttles US plan to encircle Russia

Posted by seumasach on December 8, 2008

William F. Engdahl

Asia Times

9th December, 2008

North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) ministers in Brussels have decided to ignore the wishes of the United States and delay the admission of Georgia and the Ukraine, in effect indefinitely, in what the George W Bush administration is sheepishly trying to claim is a positive “compromise”. Read the rest of this entry »

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Czech mayors to turn to Euro parliament over U.S. missile shield

Posted by seumasach on December 8, 2008

WARSAW, December 1 (RIA Novosti) – Some 40 Czech mayors plan to address the European parliament on February 24 to complain against the deployment of a proposed U.S. missile defense radar in the country, a Czech news agency said on Monday.

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