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To: Wharf Rat who wrote (1029216)

8/31/2017 8:07:36 PM

From: locogringo

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Do you have room for your comrades? The nerve of that Trump guy!!

In Retaliation, U.S. Orders Russia to
Close Consulate in San Francisco

New York Times, by Mark Landler Original Article

WASHINGTON — The Trump administration on Thursday ordered Russia to close its consulate in San Francisco and two diplomatic annexes, in New York and Washington, retaliating against Russia’s order for the United States to reduce its embassy staff in Moscow by 755 people. Secretary of State Rex W. Tillerson informed Russia’s foreign minister, Sergey V. Lavrov, of the [snip]-for-tat move in a phone call on Thursday morning. The administration took pains to say the move was purely reciprocal, and was not designed to further escalate tensions between the United States and Russia. But, in a statement, the Russian foreign