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Item 127: Whats Putin upto?

Entered by sj2 on Sat Oct 25 16:44:33 2003:

In the former Soviet republic of Kyrgyzstan, Russia has set up a 
military base - its first on foreign soil since the USSR imploded. The 
Kant airbase is also close to a US airbase established two years ago. 
How do the two co-exist?

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/programmes/from_our_own_correspondent/3211825
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9 responses total.
#1 of 9 by cross on Sun Oct 26 02:25:56 2003:

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#2 of 9 by rcurl on Sun Oct 26 06:54:30 2003:

I  don't know about that. ""We're bored of lobster," the press officer said,
"It's on the menu every couple of weeks." ". Maybe the Americans go over
to the movie party on Saturday night to enjoy the borscht.

#3 of 9 by sj2 on Sun Oct 26 07:26:17 2003:

I thought all that Russians would be concerned about, right now, would 
be fixing their broken house instead of going around poking their 
nose. They anyways don't have enough money to keep up their huge army, 
so why do they want an airbase on foreign soil?

#4 of 9 by gelinas on Sun Oct 26 07:29:39 2003:

The article I saw suggested two reasons:  re-establishing influence in their
former dominions, and insuring their own security.

#5 of 9 by tod on Sun Oct 26 13:17:05 2003:

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#6 of 9 by sj2 on Sun Oct 26 17:58:02 2003:

Would you believe this?? :)
http://www.antipas.org/news/russia/russias_economic_moves.html

#7 of 9 by gelinas on Sun Oct 26 22:36:07 2003:

Except that article is four years old.

#8 of 9 by sj2 on Mon Oct 27 05:07:22 2003:

Even the recent ones are weird.
http://www.jrnyquist.com/rohnka_2003_0515.htm

#9 of 9 by willcome on Thu Nov 27 08:24:38 2003:

http://exile.ru/166/166110000.html

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