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Russian company accused of aiding Iraq against allies
Washington Times ^ | Monday, March 24, 2003 | By Matthew Lee

Posted on 03/24/2003 12:57:36 AM PST by JohnHuang2

Edited on 07/12/2004 4:01:51 PM PDT by Jim Robinson. [history]

Russian technicians are helping Iraq jam satellite signals that guide bombs and military aircraft even as U.S., British and Australian troops advance on Baghdad, a senior U.S. official said yesterday.

The official said Washington had evidence that personnel from a Russian firm were in Iraq attempting to help set up and operate a system that interferes with U.S. global positioning technology.


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TOPICS: Front Page News; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: aviaconversiya; iraq; russia
Monday, March 24, 2003

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1 posted on 03/24/2003 12:57:36 AM PST by JohnHuang2
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At the time, however, the official said the Russians denied the company even existed despite the fact that it maintained an Internet site and was the subject of extensive media coverage in Russia.

Lets see whats next china selling syran gas mixtures to them wonder how much deadly stuff frances fingerprints are on and germany ?

2 posted on 03/24/2003 1:35:19 AM PST by ATOMIC_PUNK ("He is a moss-gatherer, and I have been a stone doomed to rolling." Gandalf)
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