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Under Western Eyes
IBD Editorials ^ | 5 Mar 2007 | Staff
Posted on 03/05/2007 8:26:08 PM PST by Kitten Festival
Democracy: We don't know if last week's shooting of a U.S. analyst was a Russian hit job, but we know critics are being picked off as President Vladimir Putin cleans house ahead of a transition. He is going to go too far.
Thirteen journalists have been killed in mysterious circumstances since Putin took power, according to the Committee to Protect Journalists. The shooting of U.S. analyst and TV commentator Paul Joyal, less than a week after he criticized the Kremlin on Dateline NBC, looks like a street crime, but as high-ranking retired KGB general Oleg Kalugin told the Financial Times, Russian government involvement should not be ruled out.
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"IAEA head says agency cannot guarantee Iran nuclear program is peaceful"
Pravda (Russia) ^ | March 5, 2007
Posted on 03/05/2007 11:20:50 PM PST by 2ndDivisionVet
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Russia To Receive Two Modernized Strategic Bombers In 2007
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Posted on 03/05/2007 11:22:41 PM PST by Srirangan
Moscow: Russia will commission two modernized Tu-160 bombers in 2007, the Strategic Air Force commander said Monday. Russia is currently carrying out an ambitious program to upgrade and modernize its strategic Air Force assets.
The upgraded fleet will include both new and modernized Tu-160 Blackjack, Tu-22 Blinder and Tu-95 Bear bombers. "We are modernizing the fleet of Tu-160 bombers...and are planning to receive two [modernized] aircraft by the end of this year," Lieutenant-General Igor Khvorov said.
He added that one of the previously commissioned bombers will conduct test bombing runs in spring 2007.
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