The Pipeline War: Russian bear goes for West's jugular.
By Svetlana Skarbo and Jonathan PetreLast updated at 3:06 AM on 10th August 2008. D.M.
The war in Georgia escalated dangerously last night after Russian jets reportedly bombed a vital pipeline that supplies oil to the West.
The Pipeline War: Georgia calls for ceasefire as Russia 'bombs military airport near Tblisi'
By Daily Mail ReporterLast updated at 5:21 PM on 10th August 2008
- 2,000 civilians now feared dead
- Russia takes the South Ossetian capital of Tskhinvali
- Georgia calls for a ceasefire in the stricken region
- Refugee crisis as 40,000 flee
Action girl Kate spends time with her Prince charming on their 'honeymoon' hideaway
By Sharon Churcher and Daily Mail Reporter
Last updated at 1:38 AM on 10th August 2008
Sporting a sexy black and white bikini she could have been any woman happily in love and spending quality time with her boyfriend on holiday. And Prince William looked equally as smitten as he and girlfriend Kate Middleton relaxed and soaked up the Caribbean sunshine.
Surfer dude Dave Cameron and his beach babe Sam make waves in the surf
Last updated at 4:02 PM on 10th August 2008.D.M.
With his slicked back hair, toned pecs and trendy wet suit he could be any surfer dude, catching the waves on a trendy Cornish beach. But this isn't your average beach bum - instead the man with 'peak' emblazoned across his chest is leader of the Conservative party, David Cameron.
'Life as a WAG is lonely and horrible - even if I spent £8,000 a week on clothes and bags,'
Suzanne Franklin reveals
By Anthonia Hoyle
Last updated at 2:39 AM on 10th August 2008.D.M.
There is a metallic gold leather Jimmy Choo handbag at the back of Suzanne Franklin’s wardrobe. It is called a Riki, it costs £1,000 and is the ultimate in sartorial status symbols. Yet Suzanne hasn’t so much as admired its silk lining for six months because for her, it is no longer an item of beauty but a stark reminder of a life she has left behind. It was a life that, on the surface, screamed glamour and excess. Dating a £25,000-a-week Premier League footballer, she was sucked into a heady whirlwind of designer clothes, expensive restaurants and celebrity-laden nightclubs.
Syria Expected to Reach Arms Deals
22 August 2008By Oleg Shchedrov / ReutersSOCHI
Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad backed Russia's military action against Georgia at talks with President Dmitry Medvedev on Thursday that were expected to cover purchases of Russian arms. A diplomatic source in Moscow told Interfax on Wednesday that Russia and Syria were preparing a number of deals involving anti-aircraft and anti-tank missile systems. Syria, a foe of Israel in the Middle East that stands accused by the United States of supporting international terrorism, became only the second country after Belarus to voice public backing for Russia's operation in Georgia.
U.S. Sees Much to Fear in a Hostile Russia
N.Y.Times 22Aug;
Although Russia has long supplied arms to Syria, it has held back until now on providing the next generation of surface-to-surface missiles. But the Syrian president, Bashar al-Assad, made clear that he was hoping to capitalize on rising tensions between Moscow and the West when he rushed to the resort city of Sochi to meet with his Russian counterpart, Dmitri A. Medvedev.
The list of ways a more hostile Russia could cause problems for the United States extends far beyond Syria and the mountains of Georgia. In addition to escalated arms sales to other anti-American states like Iran and Venezuela, policy makers and specialists in Washington envision a freeze on counterterrorism and nuclear nonproliferation cooperation, manipulation of oil and natural gas supplies, pressure against United States military bases in Central Asia and the collapse of efforts to extend cold war-era arms control treaties.
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