Comments on: Russia http://downingstreetsays.com/briefings/2005/10/03/1806 Every day the Prime Minister's Spokesman meets a small coterie of political journalists known as 'the lobby' for a topical chat, or 'briefing'. Thu, 04 Dec 2008 19:08:00 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.2 By: Chuck Unsworth http://downingstreetsays.com/briefings/2005/10/03/1806#comment-3611 Chuck Unsworth Mon, 10 Oct 2005 14:41:42 +0000 http://downingstreetsays.com/briefings/2005/10/03/1806#comment-3611 I'm entertained by the notion that the Soviets are in any way concerned about 'climate change' or the environment. As to any worries about 'energy' - since when was that? Since Chernobyl? I’m entertained by the notion that the Soviets are in any way concerned about ‘climate change’ or the environment.

As to any worries about ‘energy’ - since when was that? Since Chernobyl?

]]> By: Michael McCarthy http://downingstreetsays.com/briefings/2005/10/03/1806#comment-3595 Michael McCarthy Thu, 06 Oct 2005 17:18:36 +0000 http://downingstreetsays.com/briefings/2005/10/03/1806#comment-3595 Seems that Blair doesn't want to talk to Putin about his state terrorism in Chechnya. But then he doesn't care to talk about UK/US state terrorism in Iraq either. So here's Blair's squalid deal with Putin: we won't make any trouble about the people you slaughter in order to hold on to Chechnya as a Russian colony, so long as you don't make waves about the 100,000 people who have been killed in the course of the illegal US/UK attempt to subjugate Iraq and loot its oil. Oh, and we'll buy lots of gas from Russia, irrespective of the fact that little or none of the money will go to the people living in the areas where the gas is extracted. Seems that Blair doesn’t want to talk to Putin about his state terrorism in Chechnya. But then he doesn’t care to talk about UK/US state terrorism in Iraq either. So here’s Blair’s squalid deal with Putin: we won’t make any trouble about the people you slaughter in order to hold on to Chechnya as a Russian colony, so long as you don’t make waves about the 100,000 people who have been killed in the course of the illegal US/UK attempt to subjugate Iraq and loot its oil. Oh, and we’ll buy lots of gas from Russia, irrespective of the fact that little or none of the money will go to the people living in the areas where the gas is extracted.

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