Did somebody say "Lusitania"?
Filed under: Russia ~ Venezuela
The International Herald Tribune reports this morning that:
Russia is planning to sell at least five diesel submarines to Venezuela, a newspaper reported Thursday -- a deal that would be certain to anger Washington and further strain already chilly U.S.-Russian relations. The business daily Kommersant said Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez was expected to sign the deal during a trip to Moscow starting June 29. It said that the initial contract would envisage the delivery of five Project 636 Kilo-class diesel submarines, and that Russia could also supply four state-of-the-art Project 677 Amur submarines later. A spokesman for the state arms-trading monopoly, Rosoboronexport, refused to comment on the report.
The response from the Bush administration appears to be a truly devastating one, echoing the Cuban missile crisis. Perhaps we're going too far, but it's clear we've just got to put forth an appropriately strong message to them Rooskies. So yes, you guessed it . . . we're sending in the Kwanster
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