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Thursday, March 25:

RUSSIA'S NAVAL COMMANDER SHOULD "..COMB HIS HAIR AND BLOW HIS BRAINS OUT."

"Russia Is A Mystery Surrounded By A Riddle Wrapped In An Enigma." Sir Winston Churchill (1874-1965)

It seems that the Russian think tanks are much more abrasive than the American sort. The above headline is attributed to Ruslan Pukov, Director of the Centre for the Analysis of Strategies and Technology (CAST).

During a question and answer period with Gazeta.ru he "strongly" asserted that the Russian Naval Commander, Admiral Vladimir Kuroyedov, had no reason to say what he did and hold a news conference about it. What did the Admiral say?

The Admiral said on Tuesday, March 23rd., that the Russian fleet's Flagship nuclear-powered missile carrier, "Peter The Great" had been sent for repairs because of fears "it could blow up at any moment".

The Admiral gave that annoucement at a press conference, and even though he quickly corrected himself, it was enough fodder for the 'Russian think tanks" to go full speed ahead with allegations of Admiral Kuroyedov trying to save his job.

"Peter The Great" Nuclear-Powered Missile Cruiser.

Also Mr. Pukhov mentioned as an aside that the Russian Navy's only aircraft carrier was out of service and could only take part in naval exercises under TOW.

Mr. Pukhov went on further to say in the Gazeta article that the Russian Navy should be "...setting course to show off the flag (of Russia), threatening (nations) with missiles, doing some shooting".

President Putin is determined and is on the verge of accomplishing his primary goal of regaining Russia's status as the only other Superpower in the world. He does have the advanced missile capability to proclaim "Superpower Status Today", if he so chooses. But he is a cunning career, charismatic KGB agent and is waiting for the proper timing to show off Russia's new mighty high-tech military power.

But, alas, the Russian Navy may be a liability.

Regards (see the new Spring fractal),

Charlie
Charles B. // 10:11 AM

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Friday, March 19:

IRAQ FIRST YEAR ANNIVERSARY: 567 U.S. SOLDIERS KILLED AND PENTAGON ESTIMATED MONETARY COST,"...WE SIMPLY CANNOT PREDICT THEM (COSTS)."

It was a Wednesday, March 19th., 2003 at 9:30 P.M. EST that the Iraqi war started exactly one year ago. "Shock and Awe" was the theme as US. troops advanced swiftly across Iraq and U.S. tanks rolled into Baghdad with little resistance and brought down "The Statue".

Now Infamous Statue of Saddam Hussein Before and as U.S. Troops Pull It Down.

Since that day, President Bush officially ended the Iraq war on Thursday, May 1, 2003 after landing a jet on the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln(see my blog: May 2, 2003).

Then the reality arrived. There would be no easy conquest of the oil fields, America's glorified and envied status in the world was suddenly destroyed with its abandonment of the United Nations and International Law and loss of many of its former allies in its pre-emptive strike on Iraq.

Fast forward to March 19th., 2004.: 567 U.S. soldiers killed and on an average 2-3 more each and every day of the war that has now become a shooting range for Terrorist's against U.S. soldiers from all over the world.

Then the Clerics stepped in, and suddenly the United States was now in the middle of a religious civil war.

The Monetary Costs: "?" answer from the Pentagon. It has no idea of the hundreds of billions of dollars nor length of time the U.S. presence will stay in Iraq.

"We know it will not be free", was the most absurd statement so far on the cost of the war issued by Steve Kosiak Budget Director from the Center for Strategic and Budgetary Assessments (Mr. Kosiak's full comments link), an independent agency based in Washington, D.C.

We will all say a prayer for the downed soldiers this anniversary day that has become a war that every person in the United States seems to know of a friend or a family that has a son or relative in Iraq.

Faithfully,

Charlie
Charles B. // 10:23 AM

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Friday, March 12:

I AM WOMAN, I AM SUCCESSFUL, I AM WARRIOR.

The Russian Presidential elections are this Sunday, March 14th. President Putin is expected to win by a "landslide" with an estimated 60% voter turnout over the eight separate time zones that make up Russia.

Of all the six Russian candidates running for president, the one that stands out and even rivals President Putin's popularity is Irina M. Khakamada.

Irina M. Khakamada, Russian Presidential Candidate.

Ms. Khakamada, 48 years old, cuts a dashing figure in the traditional staid world of Russian politics. No one comes close to her image. She has a willowy sexiness to her as she strides through the halls of power, chain smoking wearing her trademark rimless glasses, boots, black jacket, and tight blue jeans.

She ONLY wears black not just because its comfortable, but is a symbol that she's a Samurai Fighter.

She is half-Japanese, half-Russian. Her father is a Japanese communist who emigrated to the Soviet Union after WWII. She has a PH.D from Moscow International University and is the only liberal democratic candidate.

And she is the only one of the other four candidates that speaks her mind against President Putin.

When asked:"What kind of President can a woman be?" She responds without hesitation: "A woman has to take care of the home." In this case the "home" is her homeland Russia where she was born.

In an unprecedented move she has filed a complaint at the Basmannyi Court of Moscow against the Central Election commission and she has won a court victory whereby the Russian Supreme Court ruled that they would reconsider her complaint of violations of the election law and open a criminal investigation into the allegations. Unheard of victory for a presidential foe in Russia.

She is for the middle class and states that Politics are killed in Russia.

She knows she will lose on Sunday even though a website poll (http://www.pollscontrol.ru/en/index.php[Eng.]) where Russians could cast a non-binding presidential vote, Vladimir Putin surpassed Ms. Khakamada by only a small number of votes.

After Sunday's election and the final tally is released on March 25th. she still will remain strongly in the public eye. She is "Not a Quitter" no matter what Kremlin pressures are exerted against her views that will befall her in the days and months to come when Czar Vladimir II takes over absolute control of Russia.

Regards,

Charlie
Charles B. // 10:16 AM

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Monday, March 8:

U.K.'S RICHEST MAN, 37 YEARS OLD, HIT WITH $1 BILLION BACK TAX BILL.

Russian Oligarch Roman Abramovich In Happier Times.

The Mail's Rich Report 2004 places 37 year old Russian Oligarch Roman Abramovich as the richest man in the U.K. atop a list of 300 men and women based in the U.K. He is now the target of President Putin's agenda of destroying any opposition in Sunday, March 14th.'s presidential election by being sent a $1 Billion back tax bill to Sibneft, the second largest oil firm in Russia, controlled by Mr. Abramovich, and the main source of his massive fortune of 7.2 Billion British Pounds.
Mr. Abramovich is the owner of the Chelsea Football Club in the U.K. and also the governor of the remote region of Chukotka within Russia.

This is just one of many strategies employed by President Putin over the past several months to give him a popularity rating of over 70% and assuring him a landslide victory on Sunday that will effectively crown President Putin "Czar Vladimir II of Russia" (there was a "Czar Vladimir I") with major repercussions concerning the globalization of the world.

Reference on Oligarch Abramovich: My Blog of September 13, 2003

Regards,

Charlie
Charles B. // 10:16 AM

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Monday, March 1:

HIZBOLLAH'S REVISED 2003 PAYMENT SYSTEM FOR KILLING ISRAELI JEWS. PLUS, HISTORY OF HIZBOLLAH.

Hizbollah's Official Logo.

Hizbollah (Arabic for "Party of God") has instituted a new payment system, enacted in 2003, that rewards Palestinian radicals for each Israeli casualty, according to the Middle East Newsline. This is paid killing fees to encourage mass casualties in Israel.

The repugnant details are : US$25,000-US$40,000 per suicide bombing. Also, the Palestinian radicals are being paid a salary as well as bonuses for each Israeli casualty, regardless of the circumstances.

The history of Hizbollah grew out of the Lebanese civil war of 1975-90. It is a solely Shiite run organization and its leader is Sheikh Hassan Nassrallah

Hizbollah Leader, Sheikh Hassan Nassrallah.

The main aim of the Hizbollah Shia radicals, that have now joined forces with Palestinian radicals, is the world wide conquest, that they believe is attainable, of the destruction of Israel.

Once this is accomplished, their next target is the "Great Satan," the United States. Hizbollah has already killed more than 300 Americans.

The U.S. sees this organization as a foe that must be confronted which would mean an eventual invasion of Lebanon and war with Syria.

A complete up-to-date history and potential future conflict between the U.S. and Hizbollah can be found in the following article produced only one month ago by the Strategy Page: Hizbollah versus Israel and the United States.

Regards,

Charlie
Charles B. // 11:30 AM

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