Yesterday I noted John Shaw’s claims that Russia removed weaponry from Iraq just prior to the 2003 invasion. I argued his claims were rubbish. Now it turns out even the US administration doesn’t support...
Archive - October 2004
AndyRussia accused of removing WMDs from Iraq
Note (added 29/10/04): Shaw’s claims (below) have been rejected by the White House and the Pentagon. John A Shaw, America’s Deputy Undersecretary for International Technology Security, is behind the...
Putin says No to 3rd term. But not really.
Russian President Vladimir Putin has been attracting quite a bit of criticism on his visit to Ukraine for allegedly interfering in the Presidential election there. But what caught my eye was Putin’s statement...
Khodorkovsky marks one year in jail
October 25th marked the one year anniversary of oligarch Mikhail Khodorkovsky’s arrest at gunpoint on a Siberian airfield, an anniversary which not only escaped my notice, but the notice of most of the...
Russia’s Booming Baby Market
Hot on the heels of German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder, Hollywood star Angelina Jolie has adopted a Russian baby. Mosnews broke the news on Monday, revealing that Jolie fell in love with baby Gleb the moment she saw...