Russia to Build Missile Defence Shield and Renew Nuclear Deterrence

In the face of ever more provocative and pugilistic actions and rhetoric from the Bush Administration and its western allies in NATO, Russian President Medvedev has announced a new and aggressive course of...

Russia to upgrade nuclear systems

"     Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has announced plans to build a "guaranteed nuclear deterrent system", to be in place by 2020. He said he wanted military chiefs to submit plans by December. He called for a programme to build new nuclear...

Russian threats against Europe

SOCHI black sea russia Sept-11 Following the Russian invasion, NATO decided on 19 August to establish a new NATO-Georgia Commission, which will inaugurate its work in Tbilisi on Monday with NATO Secretary General...

Russia Warns Military Action due to Missile Shield Deployment

By Albert N. Milliron, Editor, Politisite.com, Iron Mill Interactive Media, Inc Russia insists that the Missile De fence Shield (MDS) is directed at them and is not exclusively for, "rogue nation" defense. ...

Higher Oil Prices From Russia, With Love

Just when you thought oil prices were going to go down and stay down for a little while a regional flare-up between Russia and Georgia has led to the price per barrel of oil rising about $10."Oil roared above the $120 a barrel level on Thursday and gold prices jumped amid...

Oil rises to $116 on Russia-US tension

After falling from its record peak of  $147.27 a barrel last month, Price of crude oil has shot up again. Price of crude have been steadily gaining from  below $20 in early 2002. Price rise was fueled by  growing demand and...

Russia Threatens Nuclear War

What else does "will go beyond diplomacy" mean? A dance off? Don't think so."Russia says its response to the further development of a U.S. missile shield in Poland will go beyond diplomacy. Russia's Foreign Ministry issued a statement saying the U.S. missile shield plans are...

U.S. and Poland sign missile shield deal

Maybe Russia miscalculated when it went balls out into Georgia because now it looks like it is pushing their former satellites closer to the United States."Poland finally agreed on Thursday to host elements of U.S. global anti-missile system on its territory after Washington...

Who's a journalist? or what about us?

" Who's a journalist? The proposed federal law to protect reporters and their sources draws a tenuous line between bloggers and professionals. By Scott Gant July 28, 2008 As the August recess for Congress fast approaches, supporters of a federal shield law for...

Chavez loosens terms of oil-supply pact

The admirer of fidel castro's cuba and anti-globalist dealing with oil-supply problems."Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez touted a pact delivering fuel to Caribbean nations and loosened the financing terms to aid...

Russia warns over US-Czech shield

First the warning was for Poland and they seems to be giving it a lot of concern but now the attention is on Czech Republic and we all know they and Russia go a long way back. For Russia if the initial deal which was sign by washington about its controversial missile defence...

Russia Threatens Military Action Against U.S. Over Defense Shield

"Russia has always felt vulnerable by missile defense. Reagan bugged them out with the "Star Wars" maneuver. They never recovered. Now they want to remind the world that they are relevant. TO: Russia tonight...

Marvel resurrects Captain America, sort of

We can all sigh a gasp of relief.  The ever-patriotic, blue-leotarded superhero that Marvel killed off last year isn't all that dead.  In this week's Captain America #34, we learn the superhero's old buddy,...

CIA "destroyed rendition interrogation tapes"

Of course there's no useful intelligence to be gleaned. And could it maybe, just maybe, have something to do with them not wanting the public to see its horrible torture techniques?"The CIA destroyed video evidence...

Challenges Brew Over 'State Secrets'

No matter the opinion on the subject, I think it is important for this subject to be brought before the courts. Just a blurb in the news today, but very important to our constitutional rights."WASHINGTON - In federal courts and on Capitol Hill, challenges are brewing to a key...

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