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The Man Who Did Not Start World War III

Eric Margolis | Posted 05.25.2011 | World
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Eric Margolis

In 1990, I was the first western journalist ever allowed into the dreaded Lubyanka Prison, the headquarters of KGB, to interview senior KGB officers of the elite First Directorate.

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Rumors Of The Next Cold War

Judah Freed | Posted 05.25.2011 | Home
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Judah Freed

No matter how subtly the conquest happens, Russian control of Georgia would amount to an historic shift in the balance of power -- especially as long as the world economy is fueled by oil.

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