US Draws Russian Fire, Signing Missile Defense Deal
Agence France Presse: "US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice signed Tuesday what she called a 'landmark' missile defense deal with the Czech Republic, drawing immediate condemnation and threats from Russia. The accord permits the siting of a tracking radar station on Czech soil as part of an extended US missile shield that Washington says is necessary to ward off potential attacks by so-called 'rogue' states such as Iran. Moscow immediately threatened to respond with 'military resources' to what it sees as a threat on its doorstep from the proposed system."
https://www.truthout.org/article/us-draws-russian-fire-signing-missile-defence-deal
Double Blow
In Le Devoir, Serge Truffaut deplores European passivity over US plans to install new military outposts in Eastern and Central Europe.
https://www.truthout.org/article/double-blow
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Czech Citizens Protest in Prague Against US Radar Base
https://www.commondreams.org/archive/2008/07/09/10226/
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Russia “extremely upset” over US-Czech deal
MSNBC
07/09/08
Russia will consider how to retaliate over a planned U.S. missile shield but wants to continue talks on the issue with Washington, President Dmitry Medvedev said on Wednesday. Washington and Prague signed a deal on Tuesday to place a tracking radar in the Czech Republic as part of a system the United States says is needed as protection against any missile attack from countries such as Iran...
https://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25600626/
Informant: Thomas L. Knapp
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Russian oil supplies to Czech Republic cut after missile defence deal with US:
Russian cut oil supplies to the Czech Republic have been cut by half, just days after the United States signed an agreement to build a missile shield radar station on Czech territory.
https://tinyurl.com/57gknb
From Information Clearing House
https://freepage.twoday.net/topics/Is+Iran+next/
https://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=Condoleezza+Rice
https://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=Czech
https://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=missile+shield
https://www.truthout.org/article/us-draws-russian-fire-signing-missile-defence-deal
Double Blow
In Le Devoir, Serge Truffaut deplores European passivity over US plans to install new military outposts in Eastern and Central Europe.
https://www.truthout.org/article/double-blow
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Czech Citizens Protest in Prague Against US Radar Base
https://www.commondreams.org/archive/2008/07/09/10226/
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Russia “extremely upset” over US-Czech deal
MSNBC
07/09/08
Russia will consider how to retaliate over a planned U.S. missile shield but wants to continue talks on the issue with Washington, President Dmitry Medvedev said on Wednesday. Washington and Prague signed a deal on Tuesday to place a tracking radar in the Czech Republic as part of a system the United States says is needed as protection against any missile attack from countries such as Iran...
https://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25600626/
Informant: Thomas L. Knapp
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Russian oil supplies to Czech Republic cut after missile defence deal with US:
Russian cut oil supplies to the Czech Republic have been cut by half, just days after the United States signed an agreement to build a missile shield radar station on Czech territory.
https://tinyurl.com/57gknb
From Information Clearing House
https://freepage.twoday.net/topics/Is+Iran+next/
https://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=Condoleezza+Rice
https://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=Czech
https://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=missile+shield
rudkla - 9. Jul, 17:37
