Russia summons U.S. diplomat over Iraq arms claim

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http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/L2920579.htm

MOSCOW, Oct 29 (Reuters) - Russia summoned a U.S. diplomat to protest at a Pentagon claim that Russian soldiers spirited away hundreds of tonnes of explosives from a site in Iraq just before the U.S. invasion, Interfax news agency said on Friday. snip

Russia's Defence Ministry dismissed the allegation that there had been any Russian involvement in the disappearance of the explosives in Iraq.

"You can't really take statements like this as anything but far-fetched rubbish," said spokesman Vyacheslav Sedov.

"I can officially confirm that the Ministry of Defence and the organisations that report to it could not have taken part in the disappearance of the explosives, since Russia's servicemen and military specialists left Iraq 12 years ago."

Bush and Pentagon officials have argued that Saddam Hussein's government may have moved the explosives from the Al Qaqaa storage site near Baghdad before the start of the war to protect it from U.S. attack.

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[r_u_stuck2]

1. What's B# going to say to this

After all he "looked into putty put's eyes" and said he was a good man. So he can not be telling a lie.

Let's see who they can blame it on next.

[Ganja Ninja]

2. How idiotic was it for * to try to spin the Russians into this?

Did they think they weren't listening? Talk about an off the wall tinfoil hat conspiracy!

[tres_bohemienne]

5. Russia: in the axis of evil?

Next thing you know, Russia will be added to the list of the Axis of Evil.

www.stopthecrap.org

[readmylips]

3. Putin endorsed little bush....

didn't Putin know the bushes eat their own?

[Az_lefty]

4. Nice one shrub, piss of fthe Russians.