2 Russian strategic bombers land in Venezuela

[David]

AP


MOSCOW - Two Russian strategic bombers landed in Venezuela on Wednesday as part of military maneuvers, the government said, announcing an unprecendented deployment to the territory of a new ally at a time of increasingly tense relations with the U.S.

Russia's Defense Ministry said the two Tu-160 bombers flew to Venezuela on a training mission. It said in a statement carried by the Russian news wires that the planes will conduct training flights over neutral waters over the next few days before heading back to Russia.

Also Wednesday, NATO said it ended a routine exercise by four naval ships in the Black Sea. Russia had denounced the exercise as part of a Western military buildup sparked by the Georgia conflict.

The alliance said the four ships — U.S. frigate USS Taylor and three similar vessels from Spain, Germany and Poland — were moving back to the Mediterranean Sea after the 18-day mission.

In Moscow, Defense Ministry spokesman Alexander Drobyshevsky refused to say how long the Venezuela deployment will last or say whether the planes carried any weapons.

The military said NATO fighters escorted the two Russian bombers on their way to Venezuela.

The apparently retaliatory move follows the U.S. deployment of warships to deliver aid to the former Soviet nation of Georgia, barely a month after Russian armor and aircraft crushed the Georgian military in a five-day war.

Earlier this week, Russia said it will send a naval squadron and long-range patrol planes to Venezuela in November for a joint military exercise in the Caribbean.

The deployment of planes will be certain to anger Washington. Relations between the U.S. and Russia have been badly strained by the short war last month between Russia and U.S.-allied Georgia.

[Boats]

I just got this email from someone in Arizona this morning -
Read it and I don't know how much is truth or partially fabricated??


On Mon, 9/8/08, Mel Fisher wrote:
From: Mel Fisher
Subject: Fw: Fw: CITGO IS CHANGING!!! PLS READ!!
Date: Monday, September 8, 2008, 10:55 AM


Subject: Fw: Fw: CITGO IS CHANGING!!! PLS READ!!

IN ORLANDO LAST WEEK, AT A*CITGO*STATION REGULAR WAS PRICED AT $3.82***
PER GALLON.* THERE WERE NO CUSTOMERS * HOWEVER, ACROSS THE STREET WHERE
I*FUELED IT WAS SELLING FOR $3.85 PER GALLON AND ALL PUMPS THERE HAD
CARS*WAITING TO FUEL.

Have you noticed how the*Citgo*signs have disappeared in the past 7-8
months?**Very clever move by Chavez.* But guess what*CITGO*IS CHANGING
ITS*NAME TO? This is serious Americans...make sure you read.

*
NEWS FLASH:

Chavez is NOW getting a Russian Weapons Factory built by Putin.
The*RUSSIANS are building an AK-47 Kalashnikov Assault Rifle factory in
Venezuela to*give armament support to Communist Rebel groups throughout
the Americas

Chavez NOW has IRANIANS operating his oil refineries in Venezuela for
him.*It is likely only a matter of time, if not already, before Chavez
has*Iranian built LONG RANGE missiles, with a variety of warhead types
aimed at....*Guess Who?

CITGO*is NOW in the process of Changing its name to*PETRO EXPRESS*due
to*the loss of gasoline sales in the USA*due to the recent p ubl icity
of ownership*by Chavez of Venezuela .

Every dollar you spend with CITGO or PETRO EXPRESS gasoline will be
used**against you,*your basic human rights, and your freedoms.* He will
start wars*here in the Americas that will probably be the death of
millions.

THIS IS VERY IMPORTANT because Chavez is starting to feel the loss of*
revenue from his holdings.* HE OWNS CITGO. This is a very important
move*which*everyone should be aware of.

'PETRO EXPRESS' IS ALSO 100%**OWNED BY 'CHAVEZ.'

KEEP THIS MEMO GOING SO THAT EVERYONE KNOWS WHAT IS HAPPENING.

BOYCOTT**'CITGO'*AND*'PETRO EXPRESS'.

MAKE SURE THIS IS PASSED ON TO EVERYONE IN YOUR E-MAIL LIST IN THE
UNITED*STATES AND OUTSIDE OF* AMERICA

[Seascamp]

Oh tay, what are the Ivans packing? Bad ju ju coming down if they run their nuke bombers towards Columbia, Mexico or the US. Hugo wants power and stroke in his failing agenda, so no surprise the Ivans bring nuke bombers to this hemisphere and up the anti. One false Ivan nuke move and Hugo is toast along with most of Venezuela. And I don’t suppose the Ivan bombers came with empty bomb bays, nope. So it begins again, a Ivan Toady want’s nuke warfare, rewind and repeat.

Scamp