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tocqueville Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-17-05 01:48 AM
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Flight suit needed here
Russian Leader Flies in Strategic Bomber Tue Aug 16, 9:37 PM ET

MOSCOW - He drives trucks and trains. He's sailed on a submarine and he's flown in a fighter jet. Add a flight in a supersonic strategic bomber and a cruise missile launch to the list of President Vladimir Putin's accomplishments.

After attending the Moscow International Air Show Tuesday, the 52-year-old Russian leader donned a black helmet and an air force jump suit, then boarded a sleek white Tu-160 bomber and took off for a training mission that included supersonic flight and launching a cruise missile over the Arctic.

"A new, high-precision, long-range cruise missile was tested today, and it hit the target. This is a good result," Putin was quoted as saying by Interfax after his plane touched down.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20050817/ap_on_re_eu/russia_putin_air_show
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AussieDave Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-17-05 01:53 AM
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1. He can use Georgie's
HE sure as hell won't need it any more..............
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Fridays Child Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-17-05 01:53 AM
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2. And I'll bet that, unlike Chimpy, Putin can ride a horse.
But I suppose Chimpy really does have a right to be too scared to ride. Horses, after all, are excellent judges of character.
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HysteryDiagnosis Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-17-05 05:48 AM
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3. Now why would Puddin think he needs to launch missiles over
the artic?? Interesting development in our wonderful pact we have created with Russia... not.
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