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- British Lawyer hatched Putin smears
  Posted by Billbar from Times Online
  Stephen Curtis, a British lawyer working for ISC Global (UK) and killed in a helicopter crash on the south coast of England, was at the heart of a secret smear campaign against President Vladimir Putin and his leading associates, according to a confidential dossier. The dossier shows that ISC was funded by some of Russia’s wealthiest but most wanted men. Curtis, 45, died in a March 2004 helicopter crash. The coroner conceded that the death had “all the ingredients of an espionage thriller”.
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- Clumsy British spies are better than crafty ones, says Putin
  Posted by Billbar from Guardian UK
  Mr Putin said: "My opinion is that if these intelligence agents are expelled, they [the UK] will send new ones. These new people may prove to be smart. In this case, we will have to go to much trouble spotting them. Think about it."
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- Putin, Acting in Character
  Posted by Billbar from Washington Post
  It was centuries of accumulated culture -- not genetics -- that compelled leaders in Russia, Ukraine, Germany, France and the rest of Europe to respond to a tempest in a gas pipeline this week with familiar and distinctly national behavior.
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amanda8595 comments on:
Will Russia get away with it?

Communists are great !
Don’t you think the fight is perfectly similar with the Korean War in 1951 between China and America ?! Just a kind of self-protection. Much better than the invaders!
The real guy who needs to stay where they belong is the one who should GET AWAY FROM IRAQ right now !!!

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8:51 pm 8/12/08
amanda8595 comments on:
Will Russia get away with it?

Putin is great !

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6:39 pm 8/11/08
Mahatma comments on:
Russia, Georgia troops battle on border

I imagine, in a more advanced VR environment, they might animate a different, less stressful outcome. Like they could animate a brightly colored spray of candy or presents instead of sharpnel and body parts parts strewn about the blast site. Maybe a little, "atta boy," or "outstanding" followed by canned cheering from a studio audience when a particularly good strike is executed.
This scenario of positively re-enforcing the kill could ease the pain of human slaughter and give a real sense of total accomplishment. The possibilities are endless. I wonder if drone pilots get better VA benefits than the rest of the "combat" vets do?

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9:24 pm 8/08/08
Jeff comments on:
On eve of G-8 summit Tensions between US and Russia erupt in mutual recriminations
They seem more qualified at civil disobedience than Americans of late.
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11:53 am 6/04/07
Billbar comments on:
Putin takes swipe at Cheney
Cheney's comments about Russia use of natural gas supplies as a coercive tool is on the mark. And Putin's right that Cheney is a jackass.
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5:47 am 7/13/06