Russia says ready to hit terrorist bases abroad

[NNN0LHI]

http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/L25656305.htm

MOSCOW, June 25 (Reuters) - Russia is prepared to use warplanes to destroy terrorist bases abroad, Air Force commander Vladimir Mikhailov was quoted as saying on Saturday. "As for terrorists and our fighter jets, if we have high-precision weapons and know the whereabouts of a terrorist gang, why not smash it, even if it's outside Russia?" Interfax news agency quoted him as saying.

Russia, which strongly opposed U.S.-led attacks on Iraq in 2003, has battled rebels in the Muslim province of Chechnya for over a decade. Moscow says Chechen rebels receive support and funding from international extremist organisations.

Mikhailov, on a visit to the Volga region town of Engels, said Russia's need to strike terrorist bases abroad was linked to aspects of U.S. foreign policy, but did not go into details.

Russia threatened pre-emptive strikes on rebel bases anywhere in the world after Chechen separatists took a school hostage in the town of Beslan in September 2004. More than 300 people, half of them children, died in the siege.

[bullimiami]

1. watch out wathington dc.

[radar]

6. Does Russia have an anonymous tip hotline?

1600 Pennsylvania Ave, Washington, DC 20500

Just doing my part to "get them before they get us!"

[Elidor]

2. Hey, they're following the Bush Doctrine!

I thought only Bush was allowed to do that.

[oblivious]

4. Yes, looks like the BUSH doctrine will result in anarchy round the world.

Far more bloody than the terrorism it was officially intended to attack.

Israel's already said it will do that. Now Russia.

So much for international law.

[jobycom]

5. War of the Worlds

They are already among us, and they arre seeking our annihilation.

Nice little seg to total control, don't you think? Russia and the US drop bombs where they want, everyone has to choose sides to find a protector from the others--soon, you have West and East Eurasia battling with Oceania...

[Oversea Visitor]

3. So now what good ole US going to say to this

How is any future President of the USA going to argue this?

[Oversea Visitor]

7. Sad part is

Russia now looking like good guys and US the bad guys
Talk about reverse thinking x(

[Media_Lies_Daily]

12. The sad truth is that the "good guys" never existed.

[LynnTheDem]

8. Oh great.

Why spread peace when you can spread illegal immoral preemptive strikes all over the world and kill lotsa "collateral damage". Just following the US of A, that "shining light".


Thanks, bush.

[bpilgrim]

9. and they ain't the only ones with an air-force and ambitions beyond their

borders.

don't fret... i'm sure the neoCONs have it all figured out though in their PNAC plans.

DUCK-TAPE and PLASTIC hit new highs on the NYSE :evilgrin:

peace

[schrodingers_cat]

10. First the US....

Then North Korea, now Russia....who else wants to join this grandiose pissing match!?!?!?

[RC]

11. Terrorist Bases, huh?

I wonder if that includes the 14 or so in Iraq?