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Politics : PRESIDENT GEORGE W. BUSH -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: d.taggart who wrote (747157)	8/8/2006 4:16:07 AM
From: GROUND ZERO™	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 769670

Indeed... there were those who said hitler only wanted peace... these are the same type people who now insist we can talk with these islamic extremists who have already sworn to destroy us and who have already attacked us... there are those in deep denial in every generation, this is why we'll eventually see WWIII, because it takes about 60 years to forget what we already learned the hard way... GZ

To: d.taggart who wrote (747157)	8/8/2006 8:18:36 AM
From: DuckTapeSunroof	Respond to of 769670

Boeing to be locked out of Russian business? US oil firms locked out of Russian developments? ----------------------------------------------------------- August 8, 2006 Kremlin Warns US Arms Sanctions Could Hurt Ties By REUTERS Filed at 5:02 a.m. ET nytimes.com MOSCOW (Reuters) - The Kremlin on Tuesday branded U.S. sanctions against two leading Russian arms exporters ``an unfriendly act'' and warned they could rebound on U.S.-Russia relations. The United States announced sanctions on Friday on seven firms from Russia, India, North Korea and Cuba for selling restricted items to Iran, which Washington fears is trying to make nuclear weapons. The sanctions were imposed on Russian state export agency Rosoboronexport -- headed by a close friend of President Vladimir Putin -- and state-owned warplane maker Sukhoi. ``This looks like unfair competition. It was an unfriendly act toward Russia and it was not done in a spirit of cooperation,'' Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said. ``If we are to speak about possible consequences of this act for bilateral relations, of course it has not contributed to a further strengthening of the partnership. Among other things we can not rule out further negative consequences for this relationship,'' he said. The State Department said it imposed the sanctions after Washington received information the companies had transferred materials to Iran that could contribute to the development of weapons of mass destruction or missiles. The sanctions took effect on July 28 and will be in place at least until July 28, 2008. Last year Russia signed a contract to sell Tehran TOR-M1 ground-to-air missile systems and to modernize Iran's Russian fighters, bombers and military helicopters. Russian media said the sanctions were triggered by Rosoboronexport's announcement last month of $3 billion in arms deals with Venezuela, tied up in a visit to Russia last week by President Hugo Chavez. Rosoboronexport has sought to play down the impact of the U.S. sanctions. But they mark a new low in already chilly ties between Moscow and Washington and some analysts say they could hurt the chances of U.S. companies bidding for business in Russia. ConocoPhillips and Chevron are among firms bidding for a role in the $20 billion Shtokman project to develop Arctic gas deposits. Boeing is pitching for a planned $3 billion aircraft order by flag carrier Aeroflot. Copyright 2006 Reuters Ltd.