Dear Diary:
You don't know how lucky you were, back in the USSR. Or at least, that's what Putin said in a speech today. He shared with the public misgivings on the end of empire saying the fall was a ``national tragedy on an enormous scale,'' from which ``only the elites and nationalists of the republics gained.''
Well, Dubya, you know what this means. You fucked up, you bared your teeth, you and your PNAC pals. The Russians are again conducting deployment exercises earlier due to concerns about U.S. plans to develop new types of nuclear weapons. Putin is pulling no punches, he's locking up the oligarchs, he polishing up his ballistic missiles and his long-range bombers.
Check this out, Dubya: General Baluyevsky dismissed reports that the exercise closely resembles Soviet-era simulations of an all-out nuclear war with the United States, saying that it's not directed against any specific country.
Happpy now, you fool of a Bush? Next time, throw yourself down the well.
And another item. Remember Rummy saying all countries would be able to bid for those lucrative Iraq contract now that France is cool? Sure they can, if they want to supply draperies and floor covering.
The Pentagon announced today that France, Germany and Russia would be excluded from bidding on the big infrastructural contracts. Yes, USAID has decided to adopt a 'buy American' policy. The Pentagon has a few contracts for roadworks, hospital supplies and office supplies that it is willing to offer internationally. So if Jacques, Gerhardt and Vladimir are fast on their feet, they can get a piece of that chickenfeed supplier action. Duly noted that Russia announced today that it would continue to assist Iran in its efforts to develop "peaceful" nuclear applications.