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Russian ambassador and diplomats flee Baghdad, go to Damascus
Interfax ^
| April 6, 2003
Posted on 04/05/2003 11:40:09 PM PST by HAL9000
Russian diplomats, ambassador leave Iraq, go to Damascus
MOSCOW. April 6 (Interfax) - Russian Ambassador to Iraq Vladimir Titorenko and a group of Russian diplomats left Baghdad and headed to Damascus on cars Sunday morning, a Russian Foreign Ministry source has told Interfax.
"From Damascus the Russian diplomats will fly to Moscow. They are expected to arrive later on Sunday," the source said.
Twelve diplomats and technical personnel will continue their work at the Russian embassy in Baghdad, he said.
TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; Front Page News; News/Current Events; Russia
KEYWORDS: ambassador; flee; iraq; russia; saddamhussein; syria; titorenko; war
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posted on
04/05/2003 11:40:09 PM PST
by
HAL9000
To: HAL9000
Rats leaving a sinking ship?
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posted on
04/05/2003 11:53:05 PM PST
by
absinthe
To: HAL9000
The fat lady is on the stage and preparing to sing.
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posted on
04/05/2003 11:54:34 PM PST
by
Spruce
To: HAL9000
Is Saddam Hussein in the trunk?
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posted on
04/05/2003 11:54:39 PM PST
by
piasa
(Attitude adjustments offered here free of charge.)
To: piasa
Someone should check.
To: EternalVigilance
Yeah, check it with an Apache. Oops.
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posted on
04/06/2003 12:03:35 AM PST
by
11B3
(.308 holes make invisible souls. Belt fed liberal eraser.)
To: piasa
Is Saddam Hussein in the trunk? Would the trunk of a car count as a diplomatic pouch?
To: HAL9000
Has anyone explained to the Russians, the proper way to go through the American highway checkpoints in route to Syria?????
Flash your headlights, beep your horn, and race through at 70 mph.....
Good luck....
Semper Fi
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posted on
04/06/2003 12:16:44 AM PST
by
river rat
(War works......It brings Peace... Give war a chance to destroy Jihadists...)
To: HAL9000
Figures they'd stop over to hang with their Syrian buddies for a few days.
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posted on
04/06/2003 12:18:09 AM PST
by
Timesink
(When was the last time YOU remembered we're on Code Orange?)
To: river rat
LMMFAO!
And here I was going to say, "can we have an error in bombing once more?" I like your's better though!
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posted on
04/06/2003 12:31:37 AM PST
by
Teetop
(democrats....... socialist.........whats the difference?)
To: HAL9000
Hmm... I wonder who else is going along with them for the ride.
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posted on
04/06/2003 3:17:03 AM PDT
by
laz17
(Socialism is the religion of the atheist.)
To: HAL9000
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posted on
04/06/2003 3:50:31 AM PDT
by
piasa
(Attitude adjustments offered here free of charge.)
To: Travis McGee; Howlin; Squantos
fyi
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posted on
04/06/2003 3:55:22 AM PDT
by
piasa
(Attitude adjustments offered here free of charge.)
To: absinthe
Rats leaving a sinking ship?A reporter at the CENTCOM press briefing just asked General Brooks about reports of the Russian convoy was bombed. The Rats may be sunk!
To: laz17
I would like very much to find out..
You would think the Russians would like to stick around and study how we are taking down Baghdad first hand...
Is the city suddenly less safe for Russian diplomats?
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posted on
04/06/2003 4:49:17 AM PDT
by
piasa
(Attitude adjustments offered here free of charge.)
To: HAL9000
Could they take a small detour first and drop Baghdad Bob off at the airport?
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