An ambitious three-year mission to bring back a soil sample from Mars’ moon Phobos has been launched by Russian scientists Link to this video Russia‘s probe to the Mars moon Phobos has gone missing soon after takeoff, failing to fire the rockets that would have boosted it out of Earth’s orbit. An engine failed to [...]
Archives: 11 November 2011
November 11, 2011
November 11, 2011
Vladimir Putin interview: what would you ask the Russian PM?
Moscow correspondent Miriam Elder put the question to her Twitter followers
November 11, 2011
Russian Response To Tajik Court Ruling Becomes Clearer
After a Tajik court this week found two pilots working for a Russian air-charter company guilty of arms smuggling, an irate Moscow has mulled an appropriate response to what it believes was a “politically motivated” decision. Russian media and politicians suggested that Russia hit Tajikistan in the pocketbook by targeting the massive army of Tajik [...]
November 11, 2011
Russia’s Orthodox Patriarch To Meet Syrian Leader
The head of Russia’s Orthodox Church will travel to Damascus this weekend for meetings that include talks with Syrian President Bashar al-Assad. The Church released a statement on November 11, saying that Patriarch Kirill will meet Assad on November 13 during his trip, which will also include talks on November 14 with Lebanese President Michel [...]
November 11, 2011
The Games we play and Russia is Calling them out this time…
Iran’s atom: IAEA accuses Iran and retreats 13:31 10/11/2011 Iran is being accused of implementing military nuclear programs. Such is the interpretation of the IAEA report on the Iranian nuclear industry, which has gained traction in the last few days. However, this accusation is based on an ambiguous rendering of the document, which has not [...]
November 11, 2011
Brent Scowcroft on Russia: I think the “reset” in a sense, was a ruse…
Brent Scowcroft, adviser to U.S. President George W. Bush: The Soviet Union went through a period of aging or unhealthy leadership, and Gorbachev brought the power to stimulate the system. Exactly how to promote, we do not know, and I’m not sure what he knew. But what he did in fact – he asks the [...]
November 11, 2011
The Western War Drums of Lies on Iran…
IAEA Members in Orange… Typical falsification of information by the US to spread disinformation and lies about other countries. This beating of War Drums is steadily eroding the safety of the planet earth. Strange to me how the War Drums are being beat by Western Nuclear Powers… Lets look at just one simple lie… From [...]
November 11, 2011
Russians are calling it Magic Friday – 11-11-11…
Today this Friday, the people all over the Earth have experienced a most wonderful second in time: at 11 hours 11 minutes and 11 seconds on the 11th day of the 11th month of the year 2011, twelve ones (111111111111) lined up in a row… Russians are calling it “Magic Friday” and only good things [...]
November 11, 2011
Russian church leader to visit troubled Syria
Patriarch Kirill, head of the Russian Orthodox Church, will go to turbulent Syria this weekend to call for peace and meet with President Bashar al-Assad, a church spokesman said on Friday. The visit will take place amid violent protests against Assad’s rule that have been shaking the country for eight months. “Patriarch Kirill is arriving [...]
November 11, 2011
U.S. ‘rules out’ extradition of Bout to Moscow
The United States is not considering the possibility of sending convicted arms dealer Viktor Bout home to Russia, a U.S. Department of State official said on Friday. “I don’t think that we have the basis to do that, but I know that the ambassador will continue to discuss this problem with authorities,” Undersecretary of State [...]
November 11, 2011
November 11, 2011
November 11, 2011
Chechnya may host Van Damme kickboxing match vs Thai champ
Jean-Claude Van Damme says his much-awaited kickboxing showdown with Thai former Olympic champion Somrack Kamsing could go ahead in Russia’s Chechnya. The Belgian actor and martial arts proponent, 51, is a friend of Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov and said that the main aim of his three-day visit to the restive southern region is to persuade [...]