I'm going with design. It was always one of my theories anyway..
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If we made mugs out of the Russians, it still doesn't excuse their conduct.
I just hope US counter-intelligence was able to find out who the spy was and arranged a trip back to the states in a flag draped coffin.
Chechnya needs some intelligence...
The frogs gave the Iraqi's classified information about our NBC offensive and protection capabilities. Scumbags.
Ping, this contains slightly more info.
IBTRWC!!!
(In before the russian wives club)
Third Country Sales of Arms require that the vendor provide a need before the customer purchases.... In the case of France and NBC equipment or the Russians and their battle plans, its creating the need and then after purchase service to the customer. Remember one thing folks, Russia, France, Germany and other countries lost market share in Iraq (read Customers), and in today's world the countries with access to markets have all the political might and business.