Geopolitical jigsaw: deciding the fate of Syria, Senator McCain played poker, and CNN shoots Syrian "news" by hiring actors
How al-Qaeda builds its state. Militants from the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant group stopped a bus on the road to Talkala and killed all the passengers, reports Mixednews.ru with reference to alalam.ir.
Passengers, residents of three villages in Ras Al Ain, supported anti-terrorist Kurdish groups. Therefore, they were killed.
Relatives identified the mother’s body and her 40-day-old baby.
Al-Qaida affiliates are attempting to seize Kurdish territories by making them part of their Shariah state.
Syria is asking the UN for protection from America. As Maria Ruttinger writes (Deutsche Welle), referring to the DPA, Damascus appealed to the United Nations to prevent a military strike by the United States.
The Syrian ambassador in New York, Bashar Jafari, in a letter addressed to Ban Ki-moon, asked to protect Syria from a possible US military strike. According to Jafari, the UN Secretary General is personally responsible for preventing aggression.
Syria's Deputy Foreign Minister, Faisal Mekdad, in an interview with the BBC said that US military intervention would strengthen Al-Qaida’s position and increase "hatred of the Americans."
He spoke out and Ban Ki-moon. A military operation in Syria without a corresponding decision of the Security Council is out of the question, the Secretary General said at a briefing in New York. According to Ban Ki-moon, now it is not possible to say for sure that a chemical attack in Syria has taken place. Ban Ki-moon also stressed that the work of UN experts in Syria is not over.
The UN Secretary General said: “Any course of action in the future, depending on the scientific analysis, should be considered by the Security Council regarding the adoption of any action. Everything must be done within the framework of the UN Charter. Our mandate is to investigate any use of chemical weapons remains unchanged, and when we are ready, we will again send our mission to Syria to prepare a final report. ”
Ban Ki-moon urged the world community to find a political, not a military solution to the conflict in Syria, say "Vesti".
How quickly piss off Obama. The article “Russia wants to send lobbyists to Washington” ("MSNBC", USA; source of translation - "InoSMI") Steve Benen writes that the American parliamentarians from both chambers are surrounded by a lobby: from the Obama administration, the public, the defense industry, etc. But now Russia has also gathered to send its own lobbyists to Washington.
According to Interfax, Putin supported the proposal of two Russian parliamentarians to send a delegation to Washington. The sent comrades plan to convince Congress to vote against the intervention in Syria.
The initiative belongs to Valentina Matvienko and Sergey Naryshkin.
Obama explained to the American people that Syria is not Iraq. The President of the United States ruled out the possibility of involving American troops in a ground operation in Syria, reports "Russian newspaper" with reference to ITAR-TASS.
“I want to assure the American people that the military plan developed by our Chiefs of Staff Committee is proportionate. It is limited and does not imply a ground operation. This is not Iraq or Afghanistan. This is a step that will send a clear signal not only to the Assad regime, but also to other countries that may want to check international norms, ”B.H. Obama said at the White House at a meeting with Congress leaders.
Syria will be bombed 60 days. Barack Obama appealed to Congress for approval of military intervention in Syria, the channel "RT".
The chairman of the Senate Committee on International Affairs, Robert Menendez, who earlier opposed the invasion of Iraq and called for the withdrawal of troops from Afghanistan, this time supported the Obama initiative.
It’s not a specific situation, he believes, but a signal that the US will send to the world community. “Terrorists will understand that they can use chemical weapons more often and more, and against us, against our allies,” he explained his position.
As the correspondent RIA "News" Peter MartynychevThe US Senate Foreign Relations Committee has proposed limiting 60 to days for the duration of the military operation in Syria, with the possibility of renewal for a month. About this newspaper "Politico".
At the same time, the draft resolution proposed by the senators prohibits a ground operation.
“Together we have embarked on such a course, which gives the president the necessary grounds for deploying forces in response to the criminal use of chemical weapons by the Assad regime against the Syrian people, and at the same time limited the operation to narrow limits, particularly in terms of time,” said Robert Menendez.
MIGnews.com notes that at a meeting with leaders of the House of Representatives, Mr. Obama got allies in the person of John Bonera and Nancy Pelosi. These parliamentarians, despite the multi-party system, agreed on the need to demonstrate to the world that America keeps its obligations to punish for violating the ban on the use of chemical weapons.
Mr Boehner confirmed that the voting will take place on September 9, when members of the House again gather in Washington.
McCain lost in poker. The hawk senator John McCain was spotted playing poker during hearings in the Senate Foreign Affairs Committee, which reviewed the Obama administration’s request to use military force against Syria, reports correspondent ITAR-TASS Andrey Surzhansky.
A photo with the text appeared in the Washington Post: “Senator McCain plays poker on his iPhone during hearings at the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, where Secretary of State Kerry, Secretary of Defense Hagel and General Dempsey, chairman of the U.S. Chief of Staff, comment on the use of force in Syria. "
After that, McCain made a post on Twitter: “Scandal! Caught playing a game on the iPhone during a three-hour hearing in the Senate. But the worst thing is that I lost. ”
"Powerful" answer. Hillary Clinton supports the proposal of Barack Obama to strike on Syria. About this, her representative told the newspaper "Politico", reports correspondent RIA "Novosti" Alexey Bogdanovsky.
“Clinton supports the president’s efforts to attract congress in preparing a powerful and targeted response to the appalling decision of the Assad regime on the use of chemical weapons,” the newspaper’s source said.
A well-known pacifist, Chuck Hagel, spoke on the subject of Syria’s attack.
If we do not strike Syria, we will lose Iran. US non-interference in the situation in Syria will undermine Washington’s ability to counter the Iranian nuclear program, US Secretary of Defense Ch. Hagel told Senate hearings, reports correspondent RIA "Novosti" Alexey Bogdanovsky.
“Failure to act will undermine the credibility of America’s other security commitments, including the President’s determination to prevent Iran from acquiring nuclear weapons,” Mr. Hagel said.
“The word of the United States must mean something,” he added.
The state chair of the Minister of Defense, we add, quickly turns a peaceful, in general, person into a kind of satanic servant.
That's what journalist Amy Davidson wrote («The New Yorker») in February 2013 about Hagel.
Hagel could have served in 1967 on a comfortable base in Germany, but he chose Vietnam — he asked to go there.
Earlier, in an interview that Chuck Hagel gave at the Library of Congress in 2002, he said:
I remember (in anticipation of doctors and evacuation) that I thought ... if I ever get out of all this, I will do everything in my power to ensure that war will be the last resort in the dispute that we, the people, will call on other people to resolve the conflict ...
Horror, pain, suffering of war, people just do not understand if they have not gone through it. There is no glory in war, there is only suffering ... ”
Now, in September, 2013, Hagel, apparently, does the very “all” that depends on him. He wants to attack Syria - only because Iran does not feel invulnerable. This man, it turns out, is an even greater pacifist than the Nobel laureate of the world Obama.
44 satanic satellite. Forty-four states supported the US position on the need to respond to the use of chemical weapons in Syria, said John Kerry at a hearing in the Senate's foreign affairs committee, reports correspondent RIA "News" Peter Martynychev.
“The support for our decision on Syria was expressed to us by the country's 44,” said the Secretary of State. According to him, we are talking about different ways to participate in joint actions and about different degrees of involvement.
Below is one example of how vassals declare their loyalty to the lord.
Denmark is a “reliable ally of the United States that they can count on” during a military operation in Syria. According to the news agency Ritsaus Bureau, this is what Prime Minister Helle Thorning-Schmitt of the Kingdom intends to tell Barack Obama at a meeting in Stockholm, where the head of the White House is arriving on a visit today, reports correspondent ITAR-TASS Nikolay Morozov.
However, in an interview with the Danish agency, the head of government noted that Denmark is not ready to provide direct military assistance to the Americans: “We did not consider this issue in any way. This is purely political and diplomatic support, since we should not close our eyes to the fact that Bashar Asad is using chemical weapons against his own people. ”
Further, Torning-Schmitt acknowledged that she has no evidence of the use of chemical weapons by government forces in Syria: “I did not collect evidence, and we do not have them in Denmark. But we listen carefully to our closest allies, who have strong indications that Assad attacked his own people. If we do not listen to our closest allies in this context, whom should we listen to? ”
With such ease, let us add, the West “evidences” turns into “indications”. Peer Words ...
Did you, the Danes, try to “listen” to the truth? If the White House says that Assad is preparing for a nuclear attack by Washington and Copenhagen, will you also expect "serious instructions"?
Russian ships are not a hindrance to General Dempsey. Russian warships in the Mediterranean will not prevent the United States from conducting a military operation in Syria. Confidence in this was expressed by the Chairman of the Committee of the Chiefs of Staff of the US Armed Forces, General Martin Dempsey, speaking at a hearing in the Senate Foreign Affairs Committee, reports correspondent ITAR-TASS Ivan Lebedev.
The general noted that Russian warships "are at a distance" from destroyers of the US Navy, concentrated in the eastern part of the Mediterranean. “This will not be a factor,” could affect the American operation, Dempsey said.
“There are some indications that if we destroy something in Syria, Russia will restore it,” the American commander said. “But that shouldn't stop us.”
"We do not welcome diabolical intervention against the diabolical regime." The representative of the Syrian opposition National Coordinating Committee Haytham al-Mann criticized the US plans to invade the country, the channel reports "RT".
“We are against any intervention in Syria from outside. The military aggression of the West will be directed not at the regime, but at ordinary Syrians, ”said Al-Mann to“ The Huffington Post ”. “We do not welcome diabolical intervention against the diabolical regime,” he added.
Al-Manna insists that change in the country must come from within. “We are opposed to the invasion of Syria by both Hezbollah and al-Qaeda,” the opposition leader said.
Directors and actors. The United States prefers to ignore facts that are contrary to their understanding of the situation in Syria. On the cases of US electoral foreign policy - in the report of the correspondent "RT" Anastasia Churkina.
In May of this year, a member of the independent international commission on Syria to the UN said that sarin was used in Syria in March, and everything indicates that his opposition used it. Carla del Ponte pointed out that the chemical weapons were used by the rebels.
In the same May, sarin was found in the homes of Syrian militants. Russia and Turkey urged to investigate these cases, but Western countries refused.
The United States does not notice what is happening with the Kurds, who are in opposition to the opposition in Syria.
Washington consistently does not pay attention to the facts, which are unprofitable to recognize him.
Moreover, we add, Washington is creating profitable “facts”.
According to Polit Onlinereferring to papasha-mueller.livejournal.com, a photo entitled “The massacre in Syria in Hula is condemned, the indignation is growing” was posted on the BBC website. The caption under the photo says that the photo was provided by an activist, and it can not be verified. It is also claimed that “it is believed that the bodies of children in Hula are shown awaiting burial”.
But in fact, the picture was taken by photographer Marco di Lauro ... in Iraq in 2003.
The photo was used by the head of the US Department of State as evidence of a chemical attack in Syria. And comrade di Lauro said that he “nearly fell off his chair” when he saw a picture on the list of “reasons for invading Syria”.
As JG Wibes writes (intellihub.com; source of translation - Mixednews.ru), A “witness”, an employee of the media for the main source of information in Syria, was caught in the setting. It turns out that “Danny from Syria”, an activist who pleads for CNN reporting on military intervention, is just a hired actor.
On one of the videos on the Internet, Danny (off the air) contradicts himself and asks members of the film crew to “make shooting sounds” for his videoconference with Anderson Cooper for CNN.
"Danny from Syria" has appeared in other news programs, and each time his account of events changed.
This is not the first case of media incrimination in propaganda.
The fall of the statue of Saddam Hussein was also a staged operation. In July, 2004-st journalist John Elmer declassified intra-army study of military action. In his article, Elmer wrote: “The infamous tilting of the statue of Saddam Hussein on Firdos Square in the center of Baghdad on April 9, 2003, was planned and prepared by American troops and was not a spontaneous reaction of Iraqis. According to the study, the colonel of the Marine Corps was the first who decided to bring down the statue, and the psychological operations unit made a propaganda moment out of this incident ... The research indicates that in an effort to make the scene as believable as possible, the Marines attracted joyful Iraqi children to action. Last April, opponents of the war made statements that this event was only a production, but this version was ignored and ridiculed by the US government and the most significant media. ”
And - another example.
At the start of Operation Desert Storm (1990), public opinion firm Hill & Knowlton was ordered by the government to spend millions of dollars creating details that would give the American public a false picture of the war. One of the most touching rallies was the testimony of a fifteen-year-old Kuwaiti resident Naira. In a videotaped testimony later released to the media, she said: “I volunteered to work at the Al-Addan hospital. While I was there, I saw how the Iraqi soldiers came to the hospital with weapons, and entered the rooms where ... newborns were lying in the jails. They took out the children, took the jugs, and left the babies to die on the cold floor. "
However, in her “confession” the girl described a fiction designed to deprive the Iraqis of a human image. Later it became known that the “witness” Naira was the daughter of the American ambassador, whom the experts on psychological operations had been persuaded to take part in the production.
There is no doubt, Comrade Weibs adds, that the American government uses the same methods in peacetime, for example, in elections.
As a matter of fact, it is not necessary to go far behind these “peaceful” examples.
The interests of the United States in the media space of Russia are separated Estonians. According to 097mcn.livejournal.com, on the CV-Online portal in Estonia, there were announcements of hiring “specialists” to defend the interests of the US government on the Russian-language Internet.
The employer is the National Democratic Institute. Invited to work "Program Assistant" and "Program Officer".
Here are the impressions of a person who was interviewed by the employing organization:
The author of the note gives a link to the vacancies: http://www.cv.ee/toopakkumised/ndi-estonia.
Winner dissatisfied with the winner. Military intervention in Syria would be an even bigger mistake than Iraq, said Mikhail S. Gorbachev in an interview with the Swiss television channel RTS, reports "InoTV".
"I did not expect this from him!" Gorbachev exclaimed. - I thought that with the arrival of the presidency of the United States we will have something to work with him. Unfortunately, not everything is confirmed. But I was not disappointed. ” In these confused words, a former Russian politician commented on Obama’s intention to strike at Syria.
Is Gorbachev disappointing the American president? Mikhail Sergeevich replied: “Not yet. But if it continues like this, everything can become very serious. ”
The United States behaves like a world gendarme, Gorbachev said further. “Why does he need it? What for? Who threatens the USA? Who! They are defenders, they defend all over the world. But we will defend the world when it will concern everyone, ”said the Nobel Peace Prize laureate.
What does Brzezinski think. In an interview with CNN, Zbigniew Brzezinski called for expanding the efforts of the international community to solve the problems of Syria, reports "RT".
“We need to include in the joint work not only the former colonial powers - France, Great Britain and not necessarily Turkey, which also dominated the region in the past. We also need to involve the Eastern Powers, the countries of Asia, which are so dependent on the uninterrupted supply of oil from this region. They should be very concerned about where all this will lead, ”said Brzezinski.
According to Brzezinski, the US needs to create conditions for Russia to act in the interests of the West: “We must realize that Russia can take advantage of this conflict if it breaks out in order to undermine our positions in the Middle East as a whole. We need to create the conditions for participation in a larger international initiative to determine the rules of the game and options for solving current problems that are not limited to Syria — let's say so, in general, a potentially explosive state of the Middle East.
In Poland, it was decided that the Russians were to blame for the use of chemical weapons in Syria. The Russian Foreign Ministry reacted to the statement by the Polish Foreign Minister, Radoslav Sikorsky, who laid some of the responsibility for the alleged use of chemical weapons in Syria on Russia.
“Nothing is farther from reality. It is necessary to realize that the basis of the creation in the 1970-1980 of the chemical industry of the Syrian Arab Republic is not Soviet, but rather Western technologies and supplies of chemical precursor compounds, including dual-use ones, ”the Foreign Ministry quoted. newsru.com.
Regarding the idea expressed by Sikorsky that Russia should take responsibility for the safety of the Syrian chemical arsenals, the ministry stressed: “The government of sovereign Syria is responsible for the safety of chemical weapons - and no one else. Neither internal nor external forces should interfere with this task or interfere with this process. ”
Rockets let Israel. Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu yesterday reported to Vladimir Putin that two ballistic targets had been recorded in the Mediterranean waters, reports Interfax.
Means of detection of the Russian missile attack warning system recorded the start in 10: 16 Moscow time.
The American television channel NBC reported that the missiles in the Mediterranean launched Israel, but the US Navy did not directly participate in this.
A rocket was launched from the aircraft, which was then hit by an Israeli anti-missile. According to NBC, Tel Aviv notified Washington in advance about the trials, but the US military did not directly participate in them.
As transmits "RT", Russian Deputy Minister of Defense Anatoly Antonov said that even training launches of ballistic missiles from the Mediterranean Sea could turn into an explosion in the region, since it is punctuated with various weapons.
“Is there any other region today, more stuffed with armaments and explosive? I do not fully understand how today you can play with weapons, with rockets in this region, ”said Antonov. He urged launch participants to be more responsible for regional security and not to play with fire.
“The Mediterranean is a powder keg. One match is enough, and the fire will flare up, and it can spread not only to the nearest states, but also to get to other regions of the world, ”the Deputy Minister of Defense said.
Israelis are disappointed in Obama. As transmits jn1.tvMany Israelis believe that Obama’s decision to delay the action against Syria is a sign of weakness.
Says a resident of northern Israel, Abraham Yarm: “It seems to me that Israel is disappointed with Obama’s actions. He has lost the initiative and is losing the confidence of the world community every day. ”
Another Israeli says: “Obama got scared. We are very disappointed in him. ”
According to some analysts, B. Obama’s decision to appeal to the Congress on the Syrian issue could give Iran courage.
Gas masks for the orthodox. About them told Maxim Lisovsky ("Voice of Russia").
Israeli orthodox Jews demanded that the state distribute free gas masks, which would contain beards and facets.
Free gas masks are distributed to everyone. But the gas masks covering the entire head are distributed only among the elderly and those who suffer from respiratory diseases. This order angered orthodox Jews.
These people cannot wear gas masks: they do not include a beard and long facets, which are obligatory according to the customs of Judaism. The Torah says: "Do not cut your heads around, and do not spoil the edges of your beard."
The conservative-orthodox party of Israel "ShAS" demanded from Benjamin Netanyahu to eliminate the shortage of chemical protection means, which are necessary for men with a beard and facets.
According to The Times of Israel and The Washington Post, Bardas gas masks (it was developed during the Gulf War in 1991) can approach Orthodox Jews, as well as Caesar and Super Caesar.
Ann Patterson left Cairo. Former US Ambassador to Egypt Ann Patterson left Cairo for another position. A few days earlier, the newspaper Al-Ahram sent a publication-message to her: accused of conspiring with one of the leaders of the Muslim Brotherhood, Heirat al-Shater, in order to attract militants from Gaza to destabilize the situation. This tells Andrei Ontikov ("Voice of Russia").
The United States and some European countries were also blamed for the support of the Islamists in implementing a plan to declare Upper Egypt's independence from Cairo.
The rational grain in the article contains, says Russian orientalist Vyacheslav Matuzov:
Obama’s Islamist entourage is also featured in the article "Bearded from the White House".
Sixty deaths in Baghdad. 3 September 14 bombs exploded in the Shiite suburbs of Baghdad, killing at least 60 people and injuring 100, a correspondent reports. "RT" Ashraf al-Azzauwi. Explosive devices were laid in an ice cream shop, in markets, in mosques and elsewhere.
So far no one has taken responsibility for the attacks. But, as you know, such attacks against Shiites are usually carried out by Al-Qaida.
Chemical explanations were demanded from Cameron. British deputies demanded that the government explain the fact of supplying chemicals from the UK to Syria that are suitable for the creation of chemical warfare agents, reports the Daily Record.
According to the newspaper, notes RIA News"The chemicals that were allowed to ship to Syria can be used to make nerve gases, in particular, sarin. And export licenses for potassium fluoride and sodium fluoride were issued ten months after the outbreak of armed confrontation in Syria in March 2011.
Parliamentarians now require the prime minister to tell "to whom the chemicals were sold, for what purpose they were sold, and whether the British government was aware that these chemicals could potentially be used to make chemical weapons."
Found in Britain a reason for other criticism.
Vulnerable British aircraft carriers. According to the report of members of the British Parliament, due to mistakes made by the Department of Defense, new aircraft carriers may be vulnerable to the enemy, and the cost of their construction is constantly increasing, reports "RT" with reference to The Guardian.
The House of Commons Committee on Control over State Expenditures believes that officials do not have enough influence on the process of building aircraft carriers and fighters: the price of their construction has increased by 2 billion (up to 5,5 billion) since the project was approved.
As stated by the chairwoman of the committee, Margaret Hodge, significant technical flaws in the radar detection system leave aircraft carriers vulnerable to enemy attacks. Hodge added that, according to the committee, “the Ministry of Defense has lost control over projects”, which are “subject to technical and financial risk, which could lead to a further increase in their value.”
Julian Assange has a new profession. Not so long ago, the founder of "WikiLeaks" sang in his own election video, and now the Australian will act as a jury member at the British independent film festival - the Raindance Film Festival. Outside the competitive program, there will be shown a documentary film "Mediastan", produced by Assange, they report "Vesti" with reference to ITAR-TASS.
The organizers of the festival chose Assange's candidacy - a subtle political thinker, a radical democrat, a bold dissident of the digital age - because of the influence that he had on the ways of transmitting and perceiving information in the world. Films participating in the festival will be transferred to Assange on discs.
Poland is going to buy cruise missiles. As the TSAMTO, Poland plans to purchase in the USA a batch of air-to-surface AGM-158 JASSM (“Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missile”) long-range cruise missiles.
According to the Rzeczpospolita newspaper, the missiles are designed to equip F-16 fighters with the Polish Air Force.
According to the representative of the Ministry of Education and Science of Poland, Jacek Sonta, the Polish side sent a request to the USA, and is awaiting its approval by the US Congress. According to the General Staff of the Polish Armed Forces, if permission is obtained, the aircraft will be able to receive new missiles in the 2015 year.
Armenia plans to join the Customs Union. This decision was voiced by the President of the Republic Serzh Sargsyan following the summit talks with Vladimir Putin.
According to the Armenian leader, the country is ready to take the necessary practical steps to this end. In the future, the participation of Armenia in the formation of the Eurasian Economic Union is planned, "RG" with reference to RIA "News".
The President of Russia supported this aspiration and declared the readiness of the Russian side to assist the process.
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov expressed hope that all members of the CU will support Yerevan’s decision to join the union.
"... I created a group to have women." Valeria Frasketti («La Repubblica»; source of translation - "Inopressa") told that the movement “Femen” is not only commanded by a man, but he invented everything.
The truth about the movement was told by Kitty Green, an 28-year-old Australian who gained confidence in the members of Femen, having lived with them for a year in an apartment.
The so-called feminists, the author writes, - and the victims themselves. They obey Victor. "If there was no man behind us, we would not be there."
Venezuela without light. About half of the states in Venezuela turned off electricity yesterday, reports "Lenta.ru" with reference to the Associated Press.
According to the Deputy Minister of Energy of Venezuela, electricity was cut off at 9 from 23 states in the central and eastern parts of the country. The reason for this was the accident on several major power lines.
The shutdown also affected the capital. In Caracas, partly do not work the metro and ground public transport.
President Nicolas Maduro accused the opposition of turning off electricity: "Obviously, behind this stand those who want to weaken our country."
Warning Russian Foreign Ministry. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has posted a warning on its website for Russian citizens traveling abroad. He is quoted "RT":
Also, the ministry said that "the trials of those who were actually abducted and taken to the United States are biased." The examples are the cases of Viktor Bout and Konstantin Yaroshenko.
In addition, the arrests of Dmitry Ustinov in Lithuania, Dmitry Belorossov in Spain, Maxim Chukharev in Costa Rica, Alexander Panin in the Dominican Republic are mentioned.
Difficulties with the visa. Edward Snowden's father cannot fly to Moscow, reports "Voice of Russia".
Lawyers Lon Snowden previously proceeded from the fact that the issue of visas resolved. However, it turned out that it is not. “The fact is that Lon Snowden is still not holding a valid Russian visa,” an ITAR-TASS source said. “When Lon Snowden’s lawyers turned to one of the Russian consular institutions for an explanation, it was said in response that before issuing visas, a foreign ministry sanction is necessary, but it isn’t there yet.”
The reasons for the delay interlocutor agency called difficult.
Golos Rossii notes that earlier the representative of Snowden Jr.'s lawyer Anatoly Kucherena said that Lon’s arrival date in Russia will not be disclosed - for security reasons.
As ITAR-TASS explained in the consular section of the Russian embassy in the United States, Lon Snowden and his representatives "were explained the standard procedure for obtaining a Russian visa, which includes submission to the consular office along with other documents - a questionnaire, a photo, etc.). invitations to enter the Russian Federation. " "The Americans did not have an invitation of the established pattern," the consulate added. “Upon receipt of a complete set of documents for a Russian visa, their application will be considered in accordance with the current procedure.”
Let's hope that the elder Snowden will see his son, who is learning Russian in the meantime. And also we hope that he will fly to Moscow without a dozen or two “tails” in black glasses and black suits posing as “American tourist”.
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