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And from the Gateway Pundit Blog:

Saturday, March 25, 2006
Ouch! Photos Show Iraqi & Russian Defense Reps Days Before War!

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Russia's UN mission spokesman blasted the Pentagon report released on Friday. The Pentagon report was based on documents taken from Iraq after the collapse of the Saddam Hussein regime. One translated memo addressed to a Saddam secretary from the Russian Ambassador to Iraq details US military plans on the eve of the War in Iraq...

But, it will be difficult for the Russians to slam photos of Russian military officials receiving awards from Saddam's Defense Minister for assisting the regime days before the startup to the war.


Col. Gen. Vladimir Achalov and Col. Gen. Igor Maltsev, both former high-ranking officers involved in Soviet rapid-reaction and air defense forces are seen at an awards ceremony with Iraqi Defense Minister Sultan Hashim Ahmed in early March 2003, less than 10 days before the start of the war.
(Gazeta)

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From PajamasMedia Blog:

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PJM SPECIAL COVERAGE

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SADDAM DOCUMENT PROJECT: IRAQFILES

The Pentagon is releasing many never before seen Saddam era documents and media. A large number of these are still in the original Arabic. The hope is that the blogosphere will help translate. At our new IRAQFILES blog PJM will monitor and post the growing number of translations from an Army of Translators of these documents and media. The first two, of the same document, are here (by Iraq the Model) and here. Others are being posted (with analysis) at the IRAQFILES.

IMPORTANT: As new documents are posted on the Pentagon site, please send your translations from the Arabic and analyses to the following email: iraq dash-sign translations at-sign pajamasmedia dot-character com. Please type "Translation Project" in the subject line.

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[Marine_Uncle]

"And from the Gateway Pundit Blog:"
As you said the other day, things are sure heating up. Nothing like a picture.

[SierraWasp]

Am I the only kook (Keeper Of Odd Knowledge) that still remembers that band of about 5 or 6 Russians (supposed diplomats) that got hit and killed just north of Baghdad on the road toward Syria by fire from our warplanes just a day or two after our troops helped the Iraq people pull down that statue of Saddam?

Am I the only KOOK that still speculates and thearorizes that the danged Rooskies were DEEPly involved with Saddam's Weapons Of Mass Destruction, most certainly including the nuclear weapons so as to be a client/puppet of Russia withwhich to threaten the US AND THE WORLD's ECONOMIC LYNCH-PIN OF OIL SUPPLY?

And furthermore... Am I the only KOOK that believes strongly that the Russians saw to it that the WMD's were snuck into Syria, where they remain today for the same reason they were in Saddam's Iraq in the first place?

I just don't think "W" got all the way into rootin tootin boot skootin putin's soul through his eyes like he said he did!!!

There! Now whaddaya think of them apples, gang???