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From coffee to satellites
Brazil working with Russia to develop launch vehicles, geostationary satellites and other projects

BRAZIL is well known for its coffee.
But now, it has set its sights on a more lofty target - it wants to make satellites and want to be a leader in space exploration.

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Mr Putin said Russia looked forward to a long-term 'technological alliance' with Brazil that would include cooperation in the use of new technologies in space and other areas including aviation and the military sector.

http://newpaper.asia1.com.sg/top/story/0,4136,78480-1,00.html

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Granny I sort-of wish I didn't know all this. Do we have anyone on our side? Someone mentioned India the other night. I wish GOD had been a little clearer in the bible about the US.

2004-11-30 21:19 *INDIA * RUSSIA * DEFENCE MINISTER * CONTACTS *
RUSSIA TO DO EVERYTHING LEGALLY DUE TO GET MILITARY CONTRACTS


NEW DELHI, November 30 (RIA Novosti) - Russia is going to build up military-technical cooperation with countries in South-East Asia, the Arab world and Latin America, Russian Defence Minister Sergei Ivanov has said in New Delhi.

"Our services are undergoing deep-going diversification. We are looking towards countries in South-East Asia, the Arab world and Latin America", he said.

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He noted also that Russia will go on developing military-technical cooperation with its main strategic partners in this field - India and China.


http://en.rian.ru/rian/index.cfm?prd_id=160&msg_id=5153775&startrow=1&date=2004-11-30&do_alert=0

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Mr Putin said Russia looked forward to a long-term 'technological
alliance' with Brazil that would include cooperation in the use of new
technologies in space and other areas including aviation and the
military sector.

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I read this and thought, how nice, another spot that will
have Russia's latest weapons, pointed at the U.S. (don't forget that Cuba already has their supply.)

Your photos put one word in my mind "Arafat", but I couldn't
make up my mind which I thought was Arafat.....LOL