It's like someone said before...whatever happened to the Monroe Doctrine? It seems to have gone out the window with the "collapse" of Communism.
This article is more recent and supports what your posting tells, but it's more abbreviated. This may be a good alternative for those who dismiss the information due to the original date.
From Russia With Terror
By Jamie Glazov
FrontPageMagazine.com | March 1, 2004
http://www.frontpagemag.com/Articles/ReadArticle.asp?ID=12387