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		<title>NATO Says It Won&#8217;t Attack Russia</title>
		<link>http://www.venik4.com/2011/06/nato-says-it-wont-attack-russia/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 16 Jun 2011 16:06:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Venik</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[You have to agree that it would look rather strange if you were to approach some random person on the street and tell him that you you will not punch him in the face. From time to time NATO leadership likes to reassure Russia of the Alliance&#8217;s friendly intentions. But in the past couple of [...]
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		<title>Baltic Pirates &#8211; the Mystery Revealed</title>
		<link>http://www.venik4.com/2011/02/baltic-pirates-the-mystery-revealed/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Feb 2011 21:47:42 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Some of you may still remember the strange hijacking on the Russian cargo vessel &#8220;Arctic Sea&#8221; in the Baltic in late July of 2009. The ship was boarded by masked men wearing police-like uniforms and armed with automatic weapons. The captain and the crew were forced to sail the ship to Africa. Inexplicably, the 4.4-ton [...]
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		<title>NATO, Russia, and Romania</title>
		<link>http://www.venik4.com/2010/12/nato-russia-and-romania/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Dec 2010 22:28:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Venik</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In the recent interview for Romania Libera, Basescu announced that Romania will absorb its poor neighbor Moldova within twenty five years. According to Basescu, this "reunification" is a done deal and would have happened earlier if it wasn't for the interference from the evil Russians. Acquiring Moldova's territories is a key aspect of the Greater Romania concept.
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		<title>Global Moron Alert</title>
		<link>http://www.venik4.com/2010/08/global-moron-alert/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Aug 2010 21:58:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Venik</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Here&#8217;s my scientific study* on the density of morons in various almost randomly-selected countries. We deal with morons on a daily basis. Some of us would swear we are surrounded by morons. But how many morons are there? I decided to try to answer this question and arrived at some unexpected results. Wikipedia defines &#8220;moron&#8221; [...]
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		<title>The Biggest Secret</title>
		<link>http://www.venik4.com/2010/07/the-biggest-secret/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Jul 2010 20:31:42 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[While the US Army is revving up its investigation of Bradley Manning, those of us with a gift for diagonal reading are sure to be very busy for the next couple of weeks. However, I think it is safe to say that the Afghan war&#8217;s two biggest &#8220;secrets&#8221; have been sufficiently exposed. And they are [...]
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		<title>Yak-130 Crashes in Russia</title>
		<link>http://www.venik4.com/2010/05/yak-130-crashes-in-russia/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 29 May 2010 17:45:37 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A Yak-130 advanced trainer jet crashed earlier today at the Lipetsk combat flight training center of the Russian AF. Both pilots ejected and were treated for minor injuries. There was no damage on the ground. The aircraft went out of control on takeoff during a routine training mission. This is first crash of an in-service [...]
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		<title>Mistral for Russia</title>
		<link>http://www.venik4.com/2010/02/mistral-for-russia/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Feb 2010 23:45:02 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[France&#8217;s decision to sell four Mistral-class helicopter carriers to Russia was met with heavy criticism in the US, Georgia and the Baltic States. Interestingly enough, Russia&#8217;s decision to buy the four vessels for more than $2 billion was met with a lot of criticism within Russia as well. This is really the first time in [...]
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		<title>Sukhoi T-50 Production and Procurement Details</title>
		<link>http://www.venik4.com/2010/02/sukhoi-t-50-production-and-procurement-details/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Feb 2010 20:47:53 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The PAKFA (Russian abbreviation for the Prospective Frontal Aviation Complex) fighter project is currently scheduled to enter production at the end of 2014. The single-seat model is expected to enter service with the Russian AF in 2015. The dual-seat model for the Indian AF is expected to enter service two years after that. The two-seater [...]
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		<title>Sukhoi Stealth Fighter&#8217;s First Flight</title>
		<link>http://www.venik4.com/2010/02/sukhoi-stealth-fighters-first-flight/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 06 Feb 2010 22:06:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[As many of you already know, last week the Sukhoi T-50 stealth fighter prototype &#8211; Russia&#8217;s long-awaited answer to Lockheed-Martin&#8217;s F-22 &#8211; completed it&#8217;s maiden 47-minute flight from the manufacturer&#8217;s test airfield in the Russian Far East. The single-seat aircraft features low-observable geometry, two widely-separated engines with 3-D thrust-vectoring nozzles,  internal weapons bays, all-movable angled [...]
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		<title>UN Finds Israeli War Crimes</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Sep 2009 06:01:53 +0000</pubDate>
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