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View Article  Russian General threatens Poland with Nuclear Attack
by Riley Jones on Fri 15 Aug 2008 02:53 PM EDT


A top Russian general said Friday that Poland's agreement to accept a U.S. missile interceptor base exposes the ex-communist nation to attack, possibly by nuclear weapons, the Interfax news agency reported. The statement by Gen. Anatoly Nogovitsyn is the strongest threat that Russia has issued against the plans to put missile defense elements in former Soviet satellite nations.

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View Article  Buried Film Treasure: Kelly's Heroes (1970)
by Riley Jones on Fri 15 Aug 2008 02:04 PM EDT
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View Article  F-16 Doing its Job
by Riley Jones on Fri 15 Aug 2008 10:49 AM EDT

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View Article  Bush Demands Russians Get Out of Georgia
by Riley Jones on Fri 15 Aug 2008 10:31 AM EDT

Aug. 14: Russian soldiers point their guns to the Georgian troops on the outskirts of Gori, northwest of capital Tbilisi, Georgia.

President Bush on Friday accused Russia of "bullying and intimidation" in its harsh military treatment of Georgia, saying the people in the former Soviet republic have chosen freedom and "we will not cast them aside."

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View Article  Poland, U.S. to sign missile shield deal
by Riley Jones on Fri 15 Aug 2008 09:18 AM EDT
Poland and the United States will sign a preliminary deal to place part of a U.S. ballistic missile defense system in Poland -- a plan that has drawn sharp objections from Russia, the Polish president's office confirmed Thursday to CNN.

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