Russia is a major provider of nuclear [1] and missile technology [2] to Iran and Syria. Just a few month ago Russia vetoed a U.S. backed resolution [3] against Zimbabwe, regarding its latest presidential elections. Yet the United States accused Russia of something that it does on a regular basis. "Regime change" is a very well-known part of the U.S. foreign policy; people in Washington pursue it in different ways, from Latin America, to Iraq and Afghanistan, and --- if they could -- Iran [4]. Some regime changes are successful; some are not and have disastrous consequences. Seymour Hersh's recent article [5]on the United States' support of armed groups fighting against the Iranian government is the latest example of this kind of foreign polic... >>>
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[1] //news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/4301889.stm
[2] //news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/4500878.stm
[3] //news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/7503135.stm
[4] //ipsnews.net/news.asp?idnews=42241
[5] //www.newyorker.com/reporting/2008/07/07/080707fa_fact_hersh