The Last Sunday Tango aka The Suicide Tango
by Alexandr Cfasman Orkestr
Russian vocal refrain by Pavel Mihailov
Utomlennoe Solnce (J.Petersburski), Noginskij Zawod 1936
Russia Blocks Georgia's Main Port City of Poti
Russia vows missile defence deal response
Russia warns NATO against re-equipping Georgia's military
PRAVDA on NATO
Russia will stay in Georgia
....WITH OUR APPROVAL: See yesterdays links
Iraq to send our $$$ to Putin's Russia
Waiting For A Withdrawal
Russia gave Iraq an assassin list (4/03)
Russia's Second Empire
"Thank God Russia is not Iraq" ~ Putin (10/07)
2007: Red October: Russia, Iran, and Iraq
Or the United States can quietly give Putin the sphere of influence he wants, letting down allies in the former Soviet Union, in return for which the Russians will let the Iranians stand alone against the Americans, not give arms to Middle Eastern countries, not ship Iran weapons that will wind up with militias in Iraq. In effect, Putin is giving the United States a month to let him know what it has in mind.
It should not be forgotten that Iran retains an option that could upset Russian plans. Iran has no great trust of Russia, nor does it have a desire to be trapped between American power and Russian willingness to hold Iran's coat while it slugs things out with the Americans. At a certain point, sooner rather than later, the Iranians must examine whether they want to play the role of the Russian cape to the American bull. The option for the Iranians remains the same - negotiate the future of Iraq with the Americans. If the United States is committed to remaining in Iraq, Iran can choose to undermine Washington, at the cost of increasing its own dependence on the Russians and the possibility of war with the Americans. Or it can choose to cut a deal with the Americans that gives it influence in Iraq without domination. Iran is delighted with Putin's visit. But that visit also gives it negotiating leverage with the Americans. This remains the wild card.
Petraeus' area of operations is Iraq. He may well have crafted a viable plan for stabilizing Iraq over the next few years. But the price to be paid for that is not in Iraq or even in Iran. It is in leaving the door wide open in other areas of the world. We believe the Russians are about to walk through one of those doors. The question in the White House, therefore, must be: How much is Iraq worth? Is it worth recreating the geopolitical foundations of the Soviet Union?
Translated from "Al Watan": Russia-Georgia War connected to Iraq's oil & gas law
Syria-Russian talks focus on arms
Assad: Syria may host Russian missiles in its territory
Turkish Premier In Baku Seeking Caucasus Stability Pact
Iran to continue 'positive' nuclear talks with IAEA
At Least 40 Killed in Attack on Pakistan Arms Factory
Rice denies date for American troop withdrawal from Iraq has been agreed
Iraq Sunni leader's son caught planting bombs
Iraq invites Russian oil major back
Iraq signs nuclear test ban treaty
January '08: U.N. Ignores Its Own Procurement Ban
Gay Marriage Cards
Confess Your Guilt Tango written by Artur Gold,
sung in Russian by Pjotr Leschenko 1934
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