Editors Note ( Ralph Turchiano ) – This is a requested Re-post from 2013 The Intelligence community began to lose control prior to Snowden. The Boston Bombing event resulted in over zealous Intelligence Consultants revealing trade secrets. Then Following the… Read More ›
Russia
Newspaper: Strauss-Kahn may take up position of Serbian govt’s advisor
Photo EPA/ITAR-TASS BELGRADE, July 30 (Itar-Tass) – Former Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund, Dominique Strauss-Kahn may take up the position of an advisor to Serbia’s government, the newspaper Danas says in its Tuesday edition. Serbian Deputy Prime Minister… Read More ›
Putin’s Biggest Critic Convicted
By Benjamin Bidder in Moscow Alexei Navalny, an anti-corruption blogger and one of the leaders of the Russian opposition, was sentenced to five years in prison after a trial that has troubled observers. Alexei Navalny was no longer expecting an… Read More ›
Government of Russia ( Rosneft ) and Exxon Mobil to expand cooperation with joint projects in the Gulf of Mexico and the US
Putin urges Rosneft and Exxon Mobil to start joint projects in Gulf of Mexico Collage: Voice of Russia Russian President Vladimir Putin urges Rosneft and Exxon Mobil to expand cooperation with joint projects in the Gulf of Mexico and the… Read More ›
Greenwald: Snowden has enough information to cause US govt ‘worst damage in history’
Published time: July 13, 2013 20:09 Edited time: July 14, 2013 13:33 AFP Photo / Vasily Maximov Former NSA contractor and whistleblower Edward Snowden possesses dangerous information which could potentially lead to America’s “worst nightmare” if it is revealed, according… Read More ›
Moscow pins tax evasion on Browder and deceased Magnitsky
Photo: RIA Novosti Download audio file Russia has posthumously convicted lawyer Sergei Magnitsky and his former client William Browder, a British investment fund chief, of tax evasion. Magnitsky died of suspicious circumstances in 2009 in a Moscow prison after leading a… Read More ›
Russian Agency Seeks Typewriters for Secret Documents
With the NSA spying scandal still making headlines, a Russian paper reports that agencies in that country have turned to typewriters to help keep their documents secret. It sounds like a Luddite response to recent revelations from Edward Snowden —… Read More ›
Russia to increase stock of its cruise missiles five-fold
Sergei Shoigu Photo: RIA Novosti Russia is going to increase the stock of its cruise missiles five-fold, it will happen within the next three years. That`s according to the country`s defence minister Sergei Shoigu. By the year 2020 the stock… Read More ›
Russian Proton-M rocket crashes on takeoff / Nuclear Fuel Released
Published time: July 02, 2013 03:18 Edited time: July 02, 2013 04:18 Screenshot from YouTube user Spaceflight101 A Russian Proton-M rocket carrying three navigation satellites crashed soon after takeoff from Kazakhstan’s Baikonur Cosmodrome Tuesday morning. Immediately after takeoff, the… Read More ›
US Senators Warn of Soviet Revival, Want ‘Consequences’ Over Snowden
Jun. 25, 2013 – 06:00AM | By JOHN T. BENNETT | WASHINGTON — Senators from both US political parties on Tuesday urged the Obama administration to take steps forcing Moscow to suffer “consequences” for refusing to hand over NSA leaker… Read More ›
Magnitsky affair: Russia has allowed suspected killers of a whistleblowing lawyer to escape with impunity, says damning report
Council of Europe investigation into death of tax specialist who uncovered a $230m fraud against the state rubbishes Russian version of events Cahal Milmo Tuesday, 25 June 2013 Russia has allowed the suspected killers of a whistleblowing lawyer to escape… Read More ›
Scandal flares up over State Department manipulated investigations/ “called off cases of illegal behavior of diplomatic staff.”
Photo: EPA The State department is trying to cover up a scandal over allegedly altered or dismissed investigations into illegal behavior of multiple government officials worldwide. A memo obtained by CBS from the State Department inspector general showed incidents when… Read More ›
‘Missile defense killer’: Russia finalizes testing on prototype ICBM
Published time: June 08, 2013 14:08 The high-speed lift of the Topol missile launching. (RIA Novosti / Vladimir Rodionov) Russia’s Strategic Missile Forces have reported a successful launch of a next-generation ICBM that can supposedly pierce any anti-ballistic… Read More ›
Russia deploys Nuke Subs to Southern Seas
Saturday, 01 June 2013 Russia plans to resume nuclear submarine patrols in the southern seas after a hiatus of more than 20 years following the break-up of the Soviet Union, Itar-Tass news agency reported on Saturday, in another example… Read More ›
Israel ‘will know what to do’ over Russia missiles deliveries to Syria
S – 300. Photo: RIA Novosti Israel “will know what to do” if Russia delivers anti-aircraft missiles to Syria, its defence minister said Tuesday, in an apparent allusion to another air strike on the war-torn neighbouring country. “The deliveries have… Read More ›
Russia’s FSB reveals identity of CIA Moscow station chief
Russia’s Federal Security Service has publicly revealed the identity of a man it calls the CIA station chief in Moscow, in what experts say is a serious breach of intelligence protocol. A man claimed by FSB to be Ryan Fogle… Read More ›
Source thinks embarrassed Putin faked the CIA spy arrest (poorly)
Posted By Christopher Bedford On 1:28 PM 05/15/2013 In World | No Comments The Tuesday Russian arrest and deportation of a career U.S. diplomat accused of being a CIA officer was a “staged … political, domestic display” by the government… Read More ›
Russia pursues hypersonic weapon research
Photo: Voice of Russia Russia is developing a hypersonic weapon program. It involves more than 60 companies and is scheduled for completion this summer. Launched in the former USSR, hypersonic weapon research was resumed in post-Soviet Russia in 2009 under… Read More ›
Russian aircraft conduct a nighttime “simulated” attack on key Swedish military and civilian installations last month
Russian ‘Attack’ Raises Questions Over Sweden’s Readiness May. 2, 2013 – 06:56PM | By GERARD O’DWYER | HELSINKI — Sweden’s Defense Ministry is set to discuss the implementation of new advance warning and rapid reaction structures after the disclosure that… Read More ›
‘Missiles fired at’ Russian plane with 159 passengers onboard flying over Syria
Published time: April 29, 2013 16:14 Edited time: April 29, 2013 21:46 Two missiles were reportedly fired at a Russian plane with at least 159 passengers on board that was flying over Syrian territory. Russian officials admit the jet faced… Read More ›
Being on the Magnitsky List will have no impact on Russian Justice Ministry employees – Konovalov: The latest events in Boston and the so-called Chechen trace once again confirm this, Putin pointed out.”
Alexander Konovalov Фото: РИА Новости Being on the Magnitsky List will have no impact on Russian Justice Ministry employees – Konovalov Russia is ready to improve its relations with the West, President Vladimir Putin said during his question-and-answer session in… Read More ›
WIG aircraft – a new joint project between Russia and China: ” advantage in the air, for example during an airdrop operation against Taiwan”
Photo: RIA Novosti Recently the Chinese press announced the first test flights of the new Chinese Wing In Ground Effect (WIG) aircraft CYG-11. In its appearance and technical characteristics it completely replicates the Russian WIG aircraft Ivolga, as Vasily Kashin,… Read More ›
Czech ambassador: ‘The Czech Republic and Chechnya are two very different entities’
Posted By Caroline May On 7:33 PM 04/19/2013 In World | The ambassador of the Czech Republic to the United States stressed Friday that his country is different from Chechnya, the region with which one of the Boston Marathon bombing… Read More ›
“If the U.S. government is really interested in finding the real organisers of the explosions in Boston … then they should focus on the involvement of the Russian special services in the events,”Caucasian mujahideen
Russia’s Islamist rebels say not at war with Washington Sun, 21 Apr 2013 17:11 GMT Reuters * Says North Caucasus militants are at war with Moscow * Leader previously told militants not to attack civilians (Adds quotes) By Thomas Grove… Read More ›
North Caucasus rebels deny link to Boston bombings
© Photo “The Voice of Russia” A website prominently used by Russia’s North Caucasus rebels on Sunday denied any link to the Boston Marathon bombings that have been blamed on two ethnic-Chechen suspects. “The command of the Vilayat Dagestan mujaheddin…… Read More ›
Russia sought FBI’s help in 2011 to probe Boston suspect
Sat, 20 Apr 2013 22:50 GMT Reuters (Updates with more details throughout) By Tabassum Zakaria and Mark Hosenball WASHINGTON, April 20 (Reuters) – Russia asked the FBI in early 2011 to investigate Boston bombing suspect Tamerlan Tsarnaev… Read More ›
Here Are The 18 Names On The Controversial ‘Blacklist’ That Could Derail US-Russia Relations
EEV: Where did Ramzan A. Kadyrov, the president of Chechnya, go? Adam Taylor Apr. 12, 2013, 1:44 PM AP The U.S. Treasury has announced the names of 18 Russian citizens who will have sanctions imposed on them under the Magnitsky… Read More ›
U.S. Penalizes Russians for Human Rights Violations: Freezes Assets, including Ramzan A. Kadyrov, the president of Chechnya
EEV: For those that follow the Magnitsky list, draw your own hypothesis. April 12th 2013 By PETER BAKER and ELLEN BARRY Published: April 12, 2013 WASHINGTON — The United States imposed new sanctions Friday on about two dozen Russians accused… Read More ›
Putin unveils $50 bn drive for Russian space supremacy
12 Apr 2013 MOSCOW (AFP) President Vladimir Putin on Friday unveiled a new $50 billion drive for Russia to preserve its status as a top space power, including the construction of a brand new cosmodrome from where humans will fly to… Read More ›
Russia develops new-type spaceship
Vladimir Popovkin Photo: The Voice of Russia Russia is developing a principally new type of a spaceship for interplanetary flights, the head of the Roscosmos Space Agency told reporters on April 12, which is traditionally marked as Cosmonautics Day in… Read More ›
S Korean government source: N Korea allegedly preparing fourth underground nuclear test
Photo: EPA North Korea could perform a fourth underground nuclear weapons test at Punggye-ri, the site of its previous test. Pyongyang appeared to be making preparations for the test, according to a South Korean government source speaking to the country’s… Read More ›
Cyrpus : Friday saw a run on the country’s cooperative banks – Trust in the system may not return
Cypriot presidency in calm call © Photo: Peter Nicou for the Voice of Russia The Cypriot authorities including the Central Bank and the presidency have called on the people to ignore financial panic mongers and stay calm. Friday saw a run… Read More ›
Russian bombers conducts practice strikes on US missile defenses in Asia ( Mock attacks against ground-based missile defense site in Japan )
Friday, 05 April 2013 A Russian bomber recently carried out simulated cruise missile attacks on U.S. missile defenses in Asia, raising new questions about Moscow’s goal in future U.S.-Russian defense talks. According to U.S. officials, a Russian Tu-22M Backfire bomber… Read More ›
Russia concerned about security of its citizens in both Koreas
Russian Foreign Ministry © Flickr.com/Dezhur/cc-by Russia hopes that the leaders of the two Koreas will be wise enough not to let the current sharpening of relations between their countries grow into a war. A spokesperson for the Russian Foreign Ministry says that… Read More ›
Alien insects devouring Chelyabinsk snow (VIDEO)
Screenshot: “YouTube” Alien insects that travelled across the space on the famous Chelyabinsk meteorite will help the Russian city to clear deep snows. Shocking video from Chelyabinsk Another snowstorm swept Moscow on April 1 as bitter frosts still grip… Read More ›
Russian businessmen succeeded in getting their money out of Cyprus before the Levy
Russian oligarchs have outsmarted the EU © Flickr.com/ranil/cc-by-nc-sa 3.0 Judging by the russophobic rhetoric of the European authorities and the European media, the rationale behind the artificially created Cypriot crisis was to expropriate the money from “Russian accounts” held in… Read More ›
South Korean spy steals Russian missiles
Photo: RIA Novosti The achievements of the Republic of Korea in the field of rockets and space are largely based on Russian technologies, including stolen ones. This conclusion is evident from sensational confessions of a South Korean businessman to the… Read More ›
Cyprus deal is model for future bailouts says top European official as banks are told to open
EEV: Second confirmation on the EU’s statements The deal will see investors with more than €100,000 in the nation’s largest banks forfeit a large chunk of their deposits Rob Williams Monday, 25 March 2013 A top European official… Read More ›
Cyprus bailout: Kremlin ‘could punish Europe’ in reprisal for bank levy
Fears mount that Russia could act against European companies if charge on deposits hits €30bn Russian investments Helena Smith in Nicosia, Simon Goodley and Toby Helm The Observer, Saturday 23 March 2013 15.20 EDT A pressure valve on a Russian… Read More ›
Europeans set up financial blockade of Cyprus
Photo: EPA Jacques Sapir, PhD in economics, head of the Center for Studies of the Modes of Industrialization at the French Institute of Social Sciences, one of the leading French specialists in the area of defense economics, a specialist on… Read More ›
Cyprus Keeps Banks Closed indefinitely
Friday, 22 March 2013 Russia rebuffed Cypriot entreaties for aid on Friday, leaving the island’s increasingly isolated leaders scrambling to strike a bailout deal with the European Union by next week or face the collapse of its… Read More ›
Cyprus allows capital controls, creates “solidarity fund”
Photo: EPA Cyprus MPs approved a bill Friday night, granting the government the right to restrict withdrawals from bank accounts in exceptional cases. The parliament in Cyprus also approved a “national solidarity fund” to help the state raise the necessary… Read More ›
EuroGroup insists Cyprus must tax deposits
Photo: EPA The EuroGroup has rejected the Cypriot plan to raise billions of euros for addressing debt problems by nationalizing pension funds and issuing bonds backed by the promise of massive oil and gas profits. 0Reports say it continues to… Read More ›
What if the real reason behind the whole Cyprus crisis is the desire to confiscate the country’s gold?
Could Cyprus’s gold reserves play a part in the crisis? Photo: RIA Novosti The Cyprus bailout proposal made by the Eurogroup is both economically and politically absurd. But what if the real reason behind the whole Cyprus crisis is the… Read More ›
Cyprus banks will not resume operation until Marсh 26
Photo: EPA Banks in debt-hit Cyprus will stay closed until at least Tuesday, a Central Bank official told AFP, after the authority issued a decree stating banks will not open their doors on Thursday and Friday. With Monday a scheduled… Read More ›
Cyprus rejects bailout deal leaving eurozone facing fresh crisis: May get Loan From Russia
Cash-strapped nation expected to seek funding lifeline from Russia after dramatic no vote in country’s parliament Angelique Chrisafis in Nicosia and Jill Treanor The Guardian, Tuesday 19 March 2013 A Cypriot protester outside the country’s parliament after hearing… Read More ›
Heavy fighting in front of Cairo’s Muslim Brotherhood office
Mar 17, 2013 01:28 Moscow Time Photo: EPA Violent clashes between police and a group of protesters broke out Saturday night at the headquarters of the “Muslim Brotherhood” in Cairo. According to local media, the riots were sparked by an… Read More ›
Bloggers expose lavish lifestyles of Putin loyalists
16 Mar 2013 MOSCOW (AFP) Bloggers who oppose Russian President Vladimir Putin are targeting top lawmakers loyal to the Kremlin with scandalous revelations about their luxury apartments and jet-setting lifestyles which run counter to their patriotic rhetoric. Recent exposes have focused… Read More ›
Anti-euro party created in Germany
Mar 11, 2013 22:22 Moscow Time © Collage: «Voice of Russia» German activists have created a political party to campaign for an exit from the Eurozone. The party’s name is An Alternative for Germany. The members include businessmen, academics, economists… Read More ›
Russia admits no new life form found in Antarctic lake
By Agence France-Presse Saturday, March 9, 2013 14:18 EDT Russian scientists on Saturday dismissed initial reports that they had found a wholly new type of bacteria in a mysterious subglacial lake in Antarctica. Sergei Bulat of the genetics laboratory… Read More ›
Engineering Evil 