Scribe, kindly acknowledge your source for this ‘rumor’. I for one am curious. Was it sent to you from a list you’re on, or a friend, web search, what exactly?
Thanks
TJ
: I have been unable to confirm the message below as of
: Saturday morning. But what the heck, this is the
: "RUMOR Mills News" isn't it? SCRIBE
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: From a source within the Russian Federation: Insight into how
: the Russians feel and intend to act concerning a US/Israeli
: War with Iraq [All, 01-30-03]
: This will most likely not be reported in the Western
: "media", or if it is, it will be distorted...
: One hour ago, all programming was interrupted for the
: announcement that in the event of war in the Middle East,
: the Russian Federation will go to war on the side of Iraq.
: A general mobilization is in progress, and a recall of all
: non essential personnel in potentially hostile nations is
: underway.
: The announcement stated, plainly, that this is " move, on
: the part of the Russian Government to block the plans for
: an aggressive war in the Middle East, or elsewhere. It is
: the hopes of the Russian Government that the threat of a
: general war, against an equal, and equally armed opponent,
: will forestall what is seen by the majority of the
: civilized world as a blatant act of aggression on the part
: of the United States and on the behalf of Israel".
: The announcement was made by Defense Minister Ivanov. A
: statement by President V.V. Putin is expected within a few
: hours. The same announcement called on all of America's
: allies to bring pressure to bear on the United States and
: it's administration to halt what is obviously "an
: economically and politically motivated attack on a
: defenseless and already prostrate foe". It went on to
: state that while Russia has no substantial interest in the
: region, and has no emnity toward the United States and it's
: people, it is impossible for a civilized nation to sit idly
: by and allow such unprovoked and unwarranted acts.
: Because of the timing of the announcement, it is expected that
: an aggressive action, on the part of the United States and
: it's allies is imminent. I realiize that there are many of
: you who will be reading this, who will question the motives
: of the Russian Federation in this course of action. No one
: particularlly cares for Sadam Hussein, certainly not here.
: The Russian Federation is not seeking a war with the United
: States. In the past eleven years, Russia has gone out of
: it's way to be accomodating to the United States, and has
: repeatedly stated, and proven, that we want to be a friend
: of the United States. This is not an act against America,
: or the American people. It is a stand against what the
: entire world sees as naked aggression. I hope, as does
: everyone here, that sane heads will prevail, and that the
: Bush administration in the United States will see reason.
: Israel is not worth the price of a Third World War...
: especially one that could very well prove to be the
: "Last World War".
