RUSSIA SPIED ON BLAIR FOR SADDAM...

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[Rocko]

RUSSIA SPIED ON BLAIR FOR SADDAM... // Top secret documents obtained by the Sunday Telegraph in Baghdad show that Russia provided Saddam Hussein's regime with wide-ranging assistance in the months leading up to the war, including intelligence on private conversations between Tony Blair and other Western leaders... MORE...

[Just mythoughts]

There is a saying "he who laughs last, laughs longest."

So enjoy your "black humor" we Americans have not begun to laugh.

Some of us in America never bought the story that a leopard can change his spots, and some of us know, never take your eyes off a mad bear.

Americans bigger problem is that too many in elected office have the same mindset as the mad bear.

[FairOpinion]

We can get the "little guys", knocking out the support and the "front organizations" out from under Russia.

[Miss Marple]

If this is true, Putin has shown himself far more duplicitous than I could have imagined. He has made a huge error and effectively stopped what could have been a promising alliance with the west.

However, I have a couple of questions. How did these documents fall into the hands of The Telegraph? Are they authentic, or forgeries?

With so much confusion going on in Baghdad right now, it seems odd that something like this would have been found and taken to a western journalist. It is very mysterious.

[BlackBirdII]

As desperate as the Democrates are for something to stick.
It will only be a matter of time before they start bashing GWB for his " I looked into his eyes" stameent.

[a_Turk]

>> do they still want a nuclear war?!

It's much more innocent than that. They want money and power..

[chit*chat]

And BOEING is sending engineering work to Russia. Seems that some of our leaders don't know the difference between friends and business partners.

IMHO you cannot trust the Russians and we should not be peppering their economy with our aerospace contracts.

[a_Turk]

If it weren't for "black humor," then this life would be fricking unbearable.

[Prince Charles]

And to think of all the billions of dollars we spent keeping the Russian Space Program afloat. Well the Russians can now ESAD as far as I'm concerned.

[Theresa]

I just don't believe any of this. Nothing will come of it. It's just too too....if you know what I mean. Things like this don't shake out that fast or that easily.

[a_Turk]

>> Our money is better spent elsewhere.

China.


LOL!

[brydic1]

We should help the Chechen terrorize the Russians. No more sympathy here.

[philetus]

All the enemies of the U.S. have had the U.S. helping to build them up.

We've been playing Russion (no pun intended) roelette.

[The Hon. Galahad Threepwood]

Moscow also provided Saddam with lists of assassins available for "hits" in the West

I'll bet we have a list of assassins available for "hits" in Russia. I think we should perhaps avail ourselves of their services.

[Dog Gone]

Right now, the Russians are our only link to the Space Station. We'll make them pay the price, but this isn't going to destroy relations entirely.

[a_Turk]

>> Turkey is not exactly high on our list of "good friends" either.

Never has been.

Fulfill your Gulf War ONE promises before you come asking for more favors.

[FairOpinion]

"They want money and power.. "

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That is precisely the point. By being truly friendly with the US, they could have had both. Yet, they resorted to supporting terrorists and hostile regimes to attack the US. They are treating us, as "THE" enemy, using other countries as "proxies" in their clandestine fight against us.

As I said, I thought Putin was smarter than that, but apparently he was too brainwashed and still hates us.

I think this is very telling, and what it is telling us, that Russia supported terrorist ACTION against the US:

"Moscow also provided Saddam with lists of assassins available for "hits" in the West and details of arms deals to neighbouring countries. The two countries also signed agreements to share intelligence, help each other to "obtain" visas for agents to go to other countries and to exchange information on the activities of Osama bin Laden, the al-Qa'eda leader."

[RusIvan]

A letter from the Iraqi embassy in Moscow shows that Russia kept Iraq informed about its arms deals with other countries in the Middle East. Correspondence, dated January 27, 2000, informed Baghdad that in 1999 Syria bought rockets from Russia in two separate batches valued at $65 million (£41 million) and $73 million (£46 million). It also says that Egypt bought surface-to-air missiles from Russia and that Kuwait - Saddam's old enemy - wanted to buy Russian arms to the value of $1 billion. The Russians also informed Iraq that China had bought military aircraft from Russia and Israel at the end of 1999.++++

This things was publicised in russian press. Anyone may read.

Iraq was ally of Soviets. Until 1980 it recieved namy of soviet weaponry. After 1980 Iraq was ally of US. US helped Iraq during Iraq-Iran war.

This report screwed. Rumors mixed with alergations, misrepresentations plus some real facts but which accaully meant nothing.
I call it white propaganda.

[TLBSHOW]

Russia and Iraq, now who would of thought that here?