Ray

Russia is flexing her muscles and is getting more interesting for monitoring.

Here are some articles to indicate how Russia is trying to step into the world.


Comment is free: Russia's great leap backwards

FT.com / Comment & analysis / Analysis - Ivanov sets out his tough vision for Russia’s future

The National Interest

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entropy

Ivanov is a moron, constantly producing false statements, and unable to solve the hazing problem.

Putin, however, is a smart man who realized that democracy and Russia are not compatible. He quietly draws all the power towards himself.

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If memory serves...

Amled

That is the true interesting point in Russia right now …Putin!
Will he step down as the Russian Constitution demands?
Or, will a sudden national emergency arise, forcing him to remain in office?
You don’t have to go far into the past to remember the convenient “Chechen” bombing campaign in Moscow that catapulted him into the presidency!

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omon

almost looks like he was responcibe for it, he sure gained from it a lot.

entropy

So did the Bush Administration from 9/11.

Big K

@entropy, omon and amled,

this is it!...this is the point which i tried to insist from the beginnig Fighting for the Soul of Islam

big games...big players...

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Amled

Oh yah, they got a lot!
Domestic oil prices at an all time high, Americans being killed daily in Iraq and Afghanistan, losing control of the House, long time allies deserting them left and right…etc., etc…
Yep, they sure got a lot out of the aftermath of 9/11…

Big K

hımmm....on the other hand...

they now have worlds 4th oil country as their client..

they are having a muslim allie and another base of operations, they found a new Kurdish State with remote control in hand,

they continue to approach central asia, at the same time another move to besiege Russia and China...

and they are ascertain the cost from Iraqi Oil (new Iraqi law : 75% of oil is going to the western allies)

as per usual the real cost is covered by mothers!!!...American and Iraqi and all the people and soldiers which are dead for the big players passions!

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Paradise is under the feet of your mother...(from Quran)

braindead

Kasparov and Kasjanov lost all their credibiltity by hooking up with that Limonov.

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Amled

For how long?

Amled

In politics you are sometimes forced to choose unplesant bedmates.
To paraphrase an old adage: The enemy of my enemy is my friend...at least for now!

Big K

Long enough. (not sure but 30 or 20 years if i remember it right)

i agree...big players and their big games.

In politics theres no religion, no idealism, no humanity, no love, no brotherhood etc...
we all have to look, at least we have to try to look, behind the scenes...