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David Miliband subjected to 'F-word' tirade from Russian foreign minister
Telegraph ^ | September 12, 2008 | Andrew Porter

Posted on 09/12/2008 4:18:47 AM PDT by Schnucki

David Miliband, the Foreign Secretary, was subjected to a tirade of four-letter abuse when he spoke to his Russian counterpart over the country's invasion of Georgia.

The Daily Telegraph can disclose that Sergei Lavrov, the Russian foreign minister, reacted with fury when Mr Miliband and he spoke on the telephone. Mr Lavrov objected to being lectured by the British.

Such was the repeated use of the "F-word" according to one insider who has seen the transcript, it was difficult to draft a readable note of the conversation.

One unconfirmed report suggested that Mr Lavrov said: "Who are you to f------ lecture me?"

He also asked Mr Miliband in equally blunt terms whether he knew anything of Russia's history.

One Whitehall insider said: "It was effing this and effing that. It was not what you would call diplomatic language. It was rather shocking."

The Foreign Secretary had been putting forward Britain and Europe's objections to the actions of Russia, which began when their tanks rolled into the breakaway region of South Ossetia last month. Mr Miliband has said that Europe should reassess its ties with Russia after its "aggressive" behaviour.

It is also understood that Mr Miliband was asked about Britain and America's invasion of Iraq, when Russian actions in Georgia were questioned, during the tense conversation that took place recently.

Sources at the Foreign Office confirmed there was swearing "but only from one side".

(Excerpt) Read more at telegraph.co.uk ...


TOPICS: Foreign Affairs
KEYWORDS: eu; geopolitics; georgia; russia
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To: wendy1946

Clinton’s actions against Christian Serbs were outrageous.


21 posted on 09/12/2008 5:27:46 AM PDT by Dante3
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To: Dante3

It would be nice to think there might be some chance at our handing Kosovo back over to its rightful owners (or at least vacating the place and allowing its rightful owners to retake it) BEFORE the UN steps in demanding that we hand Texas, Nevada, New Mexico, Arizona, and Southern California straight over to Mexico on the same perverted basis, but I’m not holding my breath.


22 posted on 09/12/2008 5:30:15 AM PDT by wendy1946
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To: wendy1946
BEFORE the UN steps in demanding that we hand Texas, Nevada, New Mexico, Arizona, and Southern California straight over to Mexico

I wonder if the mentioned US states would like to join Mexico. Regarding the fact that native Mexicans are going to the USA in large numbers, not vice versa, a demand for the USA to include Mexico seems much more probable :)

23 posted on 09/12/2008 5:37:29 AM PDT by Freelance Warrior (A Russian.)
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To: wendy1946

Forget it. We’re not going to return Kosovo to a bunch of drunks in the Serbian Radikal Party.

I look forward to Georgia, Ukraine and Kosovo joining NATO.


24 posted on 09/12/2008 5:40:57 AM PDT by HAL9000 ("No one made you run for president, girl."- Bill Clinton)
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To: Schnucki
I expected that the best replies would be edited out and any hesitations or errors would be mostly what is shone, certainly what the Talking Heads would exclusively talk about. I haven't looked at it yet but I bet there are no such moments. The clips I have heard are precise and turn back all the innuendo and implication on to the Hon. Mr. Gibson. He obviously believes that people who talk that Christian stuff could not possibly answer such questions as he posed without looking like irrational fanatics or just plain stupid. If the interviewee understands the liberal interviewer's basic assumptions and has a modicum of wit and knowledge then the interview has to be a piece of cake.
25 posted on 09/12/2008 5:45:52 AM PDT by arthurus (Old age and guile beats youth and enthusiasm.)
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To: Schnucki

This is a sure sign that Putin has extended himself further than he thought, and is in serious danger of not being able to sustain the expansion he’s begun. Mark my words, he’s in trouble. Serious trouble.


26 posted on 09/12/2008 5:46:38 AM PDT by Humble Servant (SOYLENT GREEN IS PEOPLE!!!)
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To: wendy1946

That whole “war” was utterly wrongheaded for America. I remember the left loved it because they said there were no American interests involved. It was an “altruistic”(the left’s word- I heard it on the radio by a MSM commentator; I don’t remember who) war, fought solely for the delight of the American left.


27 posted on 09/12/2008 5:50:25 AM PDT by arthurus (Old age and guile beats youth and enthusiasm.)
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To: arthurus

The left loved it because it involved killing Christians.


28 posted on 09/12/2008 5:57:43 AM PDT by wendy1946
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To: wendy1946
Excellent comment.

We already see its implications in the Georgia situation.

29 posted on 09/12/2008 6:11:15 AM PDT by Dante3
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To: Schnucki

Seems perhaps the removal of billions from russian stock market and business has had an affect after all on the russians.
So what is it going to be russia, are you going to go in to any other independent elected countries?
Bullying turd.


30 posted on 09/12/2008 6:17:43 AM PDT by Joe Boucher (An enemy of Islam)
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To: Schnucki
Looks like the veneer of Civilization is wearing a little thin over in Russia.
31 posted on 09/12/2008 6:24:36 AM PDT by Tallguy ("The sh- t's chess, it ain't checkers!" -- Alonzo (Denzel Washington) in "Training Day")
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To: Tallguy

It never was that thick to begin with. As witness Russian history. It was always almost without exception, the rule of men, not the rule of law.


32 posted on 09/12/2008 7:15:18 AM PDT by Noumenon (Time for Atlas to shrug - and to pick up a gun)
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To: Schnucki
the Russian understands everything he did....

Rule one of diplomacy, The man with the gun makes the rules....

All other rules are trumped by Rule One.

33 posted on 09/12/2008 9:32:12 AM PDT by Dick Vomer (liberals suck....... but it depends on what your definition of the word "suck" is.,)
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To: Dante3

Satanic Russia’s actions against the Christian Georgians is outrageous.


34 posted on 09/12/2008 1:09:36 PM PDT by Tailgunner Joe
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To: wendy1946
So, 1941 was not about oil after all... Oh well, figures.

As for South Ossetia its population is about 70K, which means, according to you, 69,999.3 ethnic Russians and just 0.7 person who is not Russian. Fantastic country, isn't it. I hate to meet that 0.7 guy...

Wikipedia, btw, says that “before the Georgian-Ossetian conflict roughly two-thirds of the population of South Ossetia was Ossetian and 25-30% was Georgian.” But what they know...

35 posted on 09/12/2008 2:31:51 PM PDT by alecqss
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