Putin & China Team Up for OIL?
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HONOLULU A man has been arrested at Honolulu's airport after authorities say a blade from a box cutter was found hidden in one of his shoes.
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http://www.inatoday.com/trusting%20moscow%20122204.htm
"TRUSTING MOSCOW -- MYTH OR FANTASY?"
December 22, 2004
By Toby Westerman
Copyright 2004 International News Analysis Today
www.inatoday.com
ANALYSIS SNIPPET: "There is another side to relations with Moscow which are no being addressed by Washington political circles, nor examined by the centralized media.
Russian technology propels the pro-terror states of Cuba, North Korea, Syria, and Iran, and is the backbone of Communist China's awe-inspiring military buildup.
The result is that the U.S. is now threatened by long-range missiles from both North Korea and China, terror networks can turn to Syria for sophisticated chemical weapons, and the Communist Chinese military will soon threaten U.S. naval power in the Pacific. Iran's nuclear program and missile development will lead to Teheran's ability to strike at Europe or U.S. forces stationed in the Middle East and surrounding areas.
Russia - and China - are rapidly increasing their influence in Latin America, once "America's backyard." Both Russia and China are supporting the Marxist regime of Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, with Russia in the process of fulfilling a long wish list of weaponry for Chavez.
Chavez is the close friend, personally and politically, of Cuban dictator Fidel Castro. Chavez also harbors dreams of becoming ruler of a united Latin American empire that would someday rival the United States. The large population, vast resources, growing technological aid from Russia and China, and increasingly leftist tendencies of the region combine to give Latin America the capability to fulfil Chavez' dream."