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Russian military leaders have expressed concern about US plans for a national missile defense system. Will defense technology be limited by possibilities for a strategic imbalance? Is this just SDI all over again?

lunarchick - 03:28pm Sep 4, 2001 EST (#8428 of 8439)
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Transparency has been adopted by Russia wrt the raising of the Nuclear Sub .... unfortunately ... don't we recall one salvage company saying 'Hey, let's plan this more carefully before we rush in and fail' ... unfortunately the cable has snapped re lifting it .. see: and also, Official Web site for salvage operation: http://www.kursk141.org/

Dutch consortium's Web site: http://www.kursksalvage.com/

lunarchick - 03:33pm Sep 4, 2001 EST (#8429 of 8439)
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China: Jimmy Carter, in his typically gentle way, is deploying his clout as an elder statesman to enter places and talk to people no one else could. Denied a second presidential term long ago, Carter these days is hammering away at all he holds dear: writing books, building houses for poor people and - at the top of his list - the seeding of democracy across the world.

lunarchick - 03:41pm Sep 4, 2001 EST (#8430 of 8439)
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World Conference against Racism Annan says 'Come back!'

lunarchick - 03:46pm Sep 4, 2001 EST (#8431 of 8439)
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Bush Wants Putin to See His Canyon
By Patricia Wilson
Reuters http://www.themoscowtimes.com/stories/2001/08/27/015.html

PRAIRIE CHAPEL RANCH, Texas — After hiking through dusty rockbeds, thorny bramble, poison ivy and wilting heat Saturday, George W. Bush paused to muse about how President Vladimir Putin might enjoy the same "walk."

lunarchick - 03:49pm Sep 4, 2001 EST (#8432 of 8439)
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Don't call us - we'll call you. Thieves Snatch U.S. Attache's Phone Book

Someone broke into the U.S. Embassy dacha and stole the address and telephone book of defense attache

Kevin Ryan, Moscow police said Monday.

Ryan told police that the theft took place between 3 p.m. and 4 p.m. Sunday at the embassy residence, which is located on Tamanskaya Ulitsa in prestigious Serebryanny Bor, a wooded area in northwestern Moscow, the police said. Ryan reported the crime that evening.

The lock was not broken, so the thief or thieves either picked the lock or had a duplicate key, police said. No arrests have been made and no suspects have been identified.

It was unclear Monday whether more items were missing from the embassy dacha or why the thieves were interested in the military attache's telephone book. ... http://www.themoscowtimes.com/stories/2001/09/04/015.html

lunarchick - 03:55pm Sep 4, 2001 EST (#8433 of 8439)
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GORBY: Documentary

MOSCOW (Reuters) Ñ Former Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev was back in the Kremlin on Monday Ñ but only for the shooting of a German television documentary.

Gorbachev spent a working day inside the Kremlin interviewing former German Chancellor Helmut Kohl for the series "Secrets of Power," Itar-Tass said. The Gorbachev, 70, is the presenter of the series, in which he interviews prominent politicians of the late 20th century.

He has already met former U.S. President George Bush, Israeli Foreign Minister Shimon Peres and German ex-Foreign Minister Hans-Dietrich Genscher for the program.

Itar-Tass said Gorbachev and Kohl discussed the development of relations between their countries while they were in power and looked back on the steps that led to the unification of Germany.

lunarchick - 04:03pm Sep 4, 2001 EST (#8434 of 8439)
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Classified

rshowalter - 04:03pm Sep 4, 2001 EST (#8435 of 8439)
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Things are getting more OPEN. ( I'm impressed with how open the Russian press is, these days -- and how open the Russian officials are in their language.) A good sign.

lunarchick - 04:05pm Sep 4, 2001 EST (#8436 of 8439)
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Pakistan: US claims on missile exports to Pakistan "groundless": China- BEIJING, Sept 4: The Chinese government today described US accusations that a leading state enterprise sent missile technology exports to Pakistan as "totally groundless" foreign ministry spokesman Zhu Bangzao said.

rshowalter - 04:10pm Sep 4, 2001 EST (#8437 of 8439)
Robert Showalter showalte@macc.wisc.edu

If this kind of statement can't be checked - - it should be. Somebody's wrong (maybe both sides are wrong about some parts involved).

When these things come up, it would help to get them clarified.

Otherwise, conversations stop -- stumped by a disagreement about fact.

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