Posted on 10/21/2008 7:00:38 AM PDT by kronos77
HELSINKI, Finland (AP) - A U.S. Embassy official says American and Russian military leaders are meeting for unannounced talks in Finland, the highest-level military meeting between the two countries since Russia's war with U.S. ally Georgia in August.
U.S. Embassy spokesman Kim Hargan says the participants include Adm. Michael G. Mullen, the chairman of Joint Chiefs of Staff, and Gen. Nikolai Makarov, who was appointed the Russian Armed Forces' Chief of General Staff in June.
Hargan declined to give any details on Tuesday's talks, which had not been previously announced in Finland.
The Finnish Defense Ministry said the head of the Finnish defense forces, Admiral Juhani Kaskeala organized the meeting at an isolated manor house outside Helsinki. It gave no other details.
Now picture the Obamination and Joe the Gaffer in the WH.
VOTE, folks - and make sure everyone you know - with half a brain - votes.
No, I dont think so.
Population is 80% supporting Putin
19% thinks he is too weak
1% is anti-Putin.
Most probably, Iran.
Or something even bigger that needs Russia involvment.
P.S.
US said it will leave Kosovo by end of 2009.
Hard to hide those big planes and all the security apparatus that accompanies such high level brass...but all we know is that they are meeting. What's up, we don't know. 
"Men in military uniforms work around a Boeing 757 airplane with “United States of America” printed on its fuselage, parked at the Adirondack Regional Airport in Lake Clear Friday"
Russian warship en route this AM; USN there already
“Something big is stirring...”
Pleeeeeeease.
The US, Brit, France, Germany, etc meeting in the Adirondacks occurs every year (maybe not there)
Heads-up!
This is all a bit unnerving,,like something is about to happen.”
Meanwhile... Sir Robin Obobin has run away , he's run away, he's turned his back and run away...
Wasn't he in Hawaii the last time something international happened? I'm actually a bit panicked at the moment. There are no coincidences in life.
I need to dust off Revelations.
I'm thinking Israel might attack Iran before the election in case The O gets elected and islam is emboldened to destroy it. The Rebern Jksn has suggested that Zionists are in for some rough sledding.
Man, these are scary times. Meanwhile, The O is fleeing to Hawaii, just like last time! Sheesh!
That is the first thing that came to my mind - Somaili pirates - radical muslims - some intel regarding dirty bomb? I’m telling ya all one thing that would unite the western world real quick would be a major muslim terror attack or intel regarding it. I mean major - nuke or dirty bomb, biological etc.
Biden said something on the stump yesterday. He said that if Bambi is elected, the world will test him within six months of his taking office. Mentioned Jack Kennedy & the nuke standoff in Cuba.
I didn’t know they met yearly.So we can all stand down?
Now they can all go make some groceries for some cochon de lait followed by a fais do do and a nice deaux deaux
NATO will not leave Kosovo until the end of the battle of Armageddon, as TRUE Prophet predicted and explained, before in October 1998.
The same Prophet who predicted and explained how Clinton will become President, November 4, 2008.
Whatever they are talking about we will probably never know. One thing I think they are doing right is talking. We need to engage Russia. It is in our interest to do so.
Tends to make sense.
We don't want any miscalculation on anyone's part.
Also an opportunity to set the Russkies straight on the boundaries of upcoming action (we can include a little disinformation for them to pass on to their Iranian friends).
That is curious, isn't it ?
He was there during the Russian invasion of Georgia as you pointed out.
http://www.debka.com/headline.php?hid=5660
We all knew this was coming. Is Obama planning on abandoning Israel?
bttt
Creating leverage. Sell weaponry to Serbia as leverage in Georgia negotiations.
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