Posted by
Boris Tiraspolsky on Thursday, March 13, 2008 1:39:12 AM
“I want to warn Americans. As a people, you are very naïve about Russia and its intentions. You believe because the Soviet U-nion no longer exists, Russia now is your friend. It isn’t, and I can show you how the SVR is trying to destroy the U.S. even today and even more than the KGB did during the Cold War.” Sergei Tretyakov, KGB/SVR defector
Russian Foreign Intelligence Service (
SVR)
SVR Yasenevo First Directorate Headquarters
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Strategic Relationships
by J. R. Nyquist
If you read the news from day to day you will notice a gradual shift in the strategic balance. This year’s headlines are as representative as those found in previous years. Perhaps you’ve read about joint military exercises involving South Africa and Russia, South Africa and China, or North Korea acquiring uranium from Congo. Perhaps you noted the Communist victory in the Angolan Civil War. Maybe you’ve caught a glimpse of Europe’s growing anti-Americanism, or noticed stories about Russian weapons reaching insurgents in Iraq. How about a recent headline stating that “Germany wants a new strategic Partnership with Russia”?
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