Russia today condemned the Arab League’s decision to suspend Syria’s membership. Even China has now moved to support the League, though, leaving Russia as one of the isolated regime’s few remaining supporters.
Suicide bombers plan to assassinate Putin in Iran
October 15, 2007 By
Russian security services claim that they have uncovered a plan by a group of suicide bombers to assassinate Russian President Putin during his visit to Iran later this week. Advisors have informed Putin of the threat – but he’s going to visit Tehran anyway.
It’s not clear who wants to kill Putin – apparently… Read the rest
Georgia to send 2,000 soldiers to Iraq
March 9, 2007 By
Georgia is to more than double the size of its forces in Iraq, from 850 to 2,000. The increase will make Georgia the fourth largest contributor of troops to the Coalition in Iraq, behind the US, UK and South Korea:
In a statement, President Mikhail Saakashvili said that Georgia wanted to do everything possible to help the
Iran training Chechens to fight in Russia
November 28, 2005 By
Oh, this is going to just thrill the boys at the Kremlin – Iran is training Chechens in terror techniques:
Iran is secretly training Chechen rebels in sophisticated terror techniques to enable them to carry out more effective attacks against Russian forces, the Sunday Telegraph can reveal.
Teams of Chechen fighters are being trained
Running to stand still
February 6, 2005 By
Window on the Arab World notes that neither Russia nor Syria have been paying attention in history class, and are still stuck in a timewarp of ultra-realist international politics.
So instead of recognizing the course of history and moving toward the free world, Syria has decided to become a post-Soviet Soviet
Russia accused of removing WMDs from Iraq
October 28, 2004 By
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 remarkable claim that Russian special forces (Spetsnaz) spirited “special weapons” (read: WMDs) out of Iraq in early 2003.
In the Washington Times he alleges… Read the rest
