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'In Russia, reforms that once promised to empower citizens have been derailed, with troubling implications for democratic development,' Mr [George W. Bush] said at a conference in Prague. 'If standing for liberty in the world makes me a dissident, then I'll wear the title with pride.' The remark echoed Ronald Reagan's proud declaration during the Nicaraguan proxy war: 'I am a contra.' Yet all this Cold War rhetoric is deceptive.
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Vlad the Blackmailer
'We will have to get new targets in Europe, ' Vladimir Putin said in an interview last week.
'Which weapons will be used . . . ballistic missiles, cruise missiles or some completely new systems -- that's a technical matter.' The apparent purpose of this outburst was geopolitical blackmail.Oste...See the full content of this document
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