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American general who wanted to oust Fidel at any cost

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Lemnitizer despised Kennedy. He thought him weak, easy prey. He likened him to Neville Chamberlain, the British prime minister who failed to deal with Hitler and was eventually replaced by Churchill. For Lemnitzer, social programs advocated by Kennedy were dangerous steps toward socialization. (It's more or less what Mitt Romney thinks.)

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What stops Europe from abolishing visas with Russia?

World » Europe

The EU leaders are inconsistent in their policy. First, they made great promises, and then rejected their own words. This, in particular, was the case with the introduction of a visa-free regime with Russia. The parties seemed to have agreed, but the EU backed down. Can the Russian Federation citizens hope that in the near future they will be able...

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Russia, China, Iran close ranks in Tajikistan

World » Asia

The Republic of Tajikistan, a comparatively small country with a size of 143.000 square kilometers, plays a pivotal role in Central Asia, just like its neighbours, Afghanistan to the south, Uzbekistan to the west and Kyrgyzstan in the north. The population of this landlocked republic is 80 percent Tajik, the rest either Uzbek, Kyrgyz or Russian.

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U.S. tested chemical weapons on poor and blacks during the Cold War

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U.S. tested chemical weapons on poor and blacks during the Cold War... On the grounds that they were testing a shield against a Soviet nuclear attack in the city of Saint Louis, the U.S. military sprayed compounds over the local population used in the manufacture of chemical weapons.

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Russia accuses U.S. of coordinating and arming mercenaries in Syria

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The Russian Foreign Ministry spokesman Alexander Lukashevich said "it is common knowledge Washington is aware of the delivery of various types of illegal weapons to illegal armed groups operating on Syrian territory." The Chief of Staff of the Russian Armed Forces, Nikolai Makarov, said mercenaries in Syria possessed the US manufactured Stinger.

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