[paimei01]

Georgia is divided between those who like Russia and those who like NATO. I am sure that the one who are pro NATO did it.
Why would the Russians drop 1 bomb that does not explode in the middle of nowhere ?
Just to make the world blame them, and achieve a hole in the ground ?
If they attack someone it will be clearly seen, not like this

[Ferretlover]

Russia to revive long-range bomber patrols Putin says Moscow to resume practice ended with Soviet Union's collapse
MOSCOW - President Vladimir Putin said Friday that he had ordered the military to resume regular long-range flights of strategic bombers, news agencies reported, returning to a practice that ended with the collapse of the Soviet Union.
Speaking as Russian and Chinese forces held major war games exercises for the first time on Russian territory, Putin said a halt in long-range bombers’ flights after the Soviet collapse had affected Russia’s security as other nations had continued such missions — an oblique reference to the United States.

link http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/20318458/

The Russians and the Chinese playing war games together???
And, how much fuel does it take to fill up a long range bomber?

[Twilight]

Not a problem, this is routine, heads of state need to rattle the old sabre every now and then to show their peers they are still serious.

[gg3]

Still, it would be simpler to parse these moves if international relations were not artificially complicated by the fact that the US has just lost most of the world's goodwill over the Iraq war.

[OilIsMastery]

It's an "election" year in the FSB mafia state.

My friends and I were half joking when we said Yakunin had no chance because the next FSB in line would either be Patrushev or Ivanov. Looks like it's Ivanov LOL.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070819/wl_ ... betting_dc

[Zardoz]

Our favorite Oil Tsar will not be slipping off anytime soon:

Putin eyes prime minister's job

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('', 'R')ussian President Vladimir Putin has raised the possibility of becoming a future prime minister by agreeing to enter the December parliamentary polls.

Mr Putin, who must leave office as president next year, said suggestions he might seek to become Russian prime minister were "entirely realistic".

[Bas]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('', 'R')ussian President Vladimir Putin has raised the possibility of becoming a future prime minister by agreeing to enter the December parliamentary polls.
Mr Putin, who must leave office as president next year, said suggestions he might seek to become Russian prime minister were "entirely realistic".

He told a congress of United Russia that he would head the party's list though not actually become a member.

By being on the list he is guaranteed a seat in the next parliament.

The BBC's Mike Sanders says Mr Putin's announcement comes as a shock, but is the clearest indication yet that he is determined to stay at the centre of power in Russia.

According to the Russian constitution, he is not allowed to run for a third consecutive term as president in March.

[lateStarter]

Kasparov will probably have a 'heart-attack' in the very near future... Problem solved.

Putin will be a great puppet master...

[Denny]

Is seems some suspect Mr. Putin and his motives. But, as you can see, young Russians love Mr. Putin, these youth in the "Nashi" group even march carrying flags in front of his likeness.

How patriotic, and heartwarming! You can be sure he is no tyrant.

[img][img]http://img218.imageshack.us/img218/8269/xin12030425203025804864xt2.jpg[/img]

[KevO]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('', 'R')ussian President Vladimir Putin says US plans for a missile shield could precipitate a situation similar to the Cuban missile crisis of the 1960s.

Mr Putin was speaking after a summit with EU leaders in Portugal aimed at deepening ties despite disagreements over human rights and foreign policy.

Russia has long opposed US plans to build missile bases in European states once in the Soviet sphere of influence.

The Cuba crisis saw the Soviet Union and US go to the brink of nuclear war.

[roccman]

Scotsman

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('', 'R')USSIAN President Vladimir Putin yesterday claimed that Russia is under threat from others who wish to split the country and take its vast natural resources.

And in a veiled reference to the United States, he claimed there were others who would like to "rule over all mankind".

[mos6507]

Putin's stolen Chavez's rhetorical style.

[mercurygirl]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('kadoomsoon', 'o')nly one thing stops these guys and they are about ready to try and eliminate that.

[Kylon]

I don't disagree with Putin at all on the fact that the U.S would love to rule over all mankind.

But so would Russia, China, India, any of the Arab states, Western Europe, and pretty much every other country on the Earth.

So, yes, the U.S wants to rule the world. The question is, can the world make it so much more costly for the U.S to rule it, that it's more trouble than it's worth?

That's the solution to this problem. You don't have to destroy an enemy's army, just make it so much more expensive to wage war there that other targets become more appealing, or increasng domestic production of resources becomes more appealing.

The Vietnamese didn't defeat America because they had a superior army. If we had really wanted to we could have geared up like in WWII, used completely ruthless means and conquered it.

Instead we got out. Why? The reason is because they were more trouble than they were worth. We were trying to stop communism from spreading, but the cost of stoping communism there was too high for the value, so we left.

[heroineworshipper]

Green tech, peace making, and $200 laptops might get you a jellybean, but war mongering, nuclear weapons and oil surplusses are still king when it comes to being Man of the Year.

Link

[mos6507]

It's not really an award of merit. It just means you were the most important person of the year as far as newsmaking goes. Hitler could have been man of the year. I hate the whole idea of it to be honest with you, because no matter how you slice it, it feels like giving an award.

[thylacine]

Time's Man of the Year List

Hitler, Stalin, George Bush, Ayatollah Khomeini, Nixon - definitely not a merit award!

[cube]

Vladimir Putin - with a strategically placed fishing pole. coincidence?


GWB george bush - who do you think looks in control here?

[Nicholai]

Borat must have been behind this one.

[joewp]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('thylacine', '[')url=http://history1900s.about.com/library/weekly/aa050400a.htm]Time's Man of the Year List[/url]

Hitler, Stalin, George Bush, Ayatollah Khomeini, Nixon - definitely not a merit award!