TEHRAN (FNA)- Russia dismissed the effectiveness of sanctions against Iran, stressing that a systemic solution is needed to settle Tehran‘s standoff withthe West over the country’s nuclear program.

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Wednesday that sanctions do not normally produce the desired results.

“The approach to its solution [Iranian nuclear problem] must be systemic and necessarily based on international law,” Lavrov said.

He said that the talks’ process requires stimulation.

Iran is under four rounds of UN Security Council sanctions for turning down West’s calls to give up its right of uranium enrichment, saying the demand is politically tainted and illogical.

Iranian officials have dismissed US sanctions as inefficient, saying that they are finding Asian partners instead. Several Chinese and other Asian firms are negotiating or signing up to oil and gas deals.

Iran has also repeatedly said that western sanctions have caused a growth in the country’s domestic capabilities as they have forced Tehran to rely on local experts and companies. <<<<>>>>

One of the issues is that Iran is much stronger than America lets the Americanpeople know. There are a lot of countries that will help Iran and sanctions may cause a temporary slowdown of projects, but they will not stop these projects…

Iran is a regional power and it shows…

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TEHRAN (FNA)- Russia dismissed the effectiveness of sanctions against Iran, stressing that a systemic solution is needed to settle Tehran‘s standoff withthe West over the country’s nuclear program.

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Wednesday that sanctions do not normally produce the desired results.

“The approach to its solution [Iranian nuclear problem] must be systemic and necessarily based on international law,” Lavrov said.

He said that the talks’ process requires stimulation.

Iran is under four rounds of UN Security Council sanctions for turning down West’s calls to give up its right of uranium enrichment, saying the demand is politically tainted and illogical.

Iranian officials have dismissed US sanctions as inefficient, saying that they are finding Asian partners instead. Several Chinese and other Asian firms are negotiating or signing up to oil and gas deals.

Iran has also repeatedly said that western sanctions have caused a growth in the country’s domestic capabilities as they have forced Tehran to rely on local experts and companies. <<<<>>>>

One of the issues is that Iran is much stronger than America lets the Americanpeople know. There are a lot of countries that will help Iran and sanctions may cause a temporary slowdown of projects, but they will not stop these projects…

Iran is a regional power and it shows…

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Yesterday I wrote an article about:

In Russia Grain Speculators Just Plain “Suck”… This article expressed that Russia was not as short on grain as the underlining scum tried to make the world believe…

Well today Russia has a new thought going:

RBC: Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin has signed a decree on introducing several exceptions to the temporary ban on grain exports from August 15 to December 31, 2010. According to the document, wheat, meslin, barley, rye, corn, and wheat flour can be exported for the purposes of fulfilling international agreements, ensuring Russian entities’ operations in Spitsbergen and Baikonur (Kazakhstan), and also as part of international humanitarian efforts. As reported earlier, the government passed a decision on August 5 to introduce a ban on grain exports due to the drought and loss of harvests.

I see that the Kremlin has finally woke up and decided to look around at her fields…

Hummm…

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Yesterday I wrote an article about:

In Russia Grain Speculators Just Plain “Suck”… This article expressed that Russia was not as short on grain as the underlining scum tried to make the world believe…

Well today Russia has a new thought going:

RBC: Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin has signed a decree on introducing several exceptions to the temporary ban on grain exports from August 15 to December 31, 2010. According to the document, wheat, meslin, barley, rye, corn, and wheat flour can be exported for the purposes of fulfilling international agreements, ensuring Russian entities’ operations in Spitsbergen and Baikonur (Kazakhstan), and also as part of international humanitarian efforts. As reported earlier, the government passed a decision on August 5 to introduce a ban on grain exports due to the drought and loss of harvests.

I see that the Kremlin has finally woke up and decided to look around at her fields…

Hummm…

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Lets look at something that got the Kremlin worked up: “Unidentified attackers have thrown two petrol bombs at the Russian embassy in Minsk, Belarus.” Now that caused a little bit of an uproar…

Then speaking of burning up: Russia broke 22 records for hottest weather this summer but Meteorologists forecast that September will bring abnormally cold and rainy weather in the Russian capital as the first frosts are due to hit Moscow before the actual end of summer…

Then it seems that Putin was at the opening of the Siberian Chinese – Russian gas line. But it look like Vietnam wants a piece of the action also:  Vietnamese oil and gas group PetroVietnam may take part in the Eastern Gas Program, Russia’s energy giant Gazprom said on Tuesday after talks between the two companies. This is pointing to the future of the gas business in the world. The West is slowly losing out on new supplies…

Then once again Putin has words of wisdom to tell us all: “In a few years, we will begin to gradually raise customs tariffs,” Putin said. “We are not, after all, members of the WTO and [we] can afford it.” , he added as he talked about raising import taxes on foreign cars imported into Russia. I think that is a smart move to push up the demand for cars produced in Russia by Russian factories…

We also missed an anniversary: August 29 in 1949 the Soviet Union carried out its first nuclear bomb test, at 7 a.m. at the Semipalatinsk test site…

Now in a sad issue another adoption scandal in America over Russian adopted children: Russia calls for an early signing of an adoption agreement with the United States in the wake of the recent reports about the abuse of Russian children from their adoptive American parents, Edelvina and Steven Leshinski. The Russian Foreign Ministry and Prosecutor-General are taking measures to probe into the incident and keep the situation under control. Foreign Ministry spokesman Andrei Nesterenko comments…

Looks like a never ending issue with adopted children in America from Russia and America is still dragging her feet on rules and regulations to help protect these kids.

America is balking at working out a deal for some reason…

Hummm…

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Lets look at something that got the Kremlin worked up: “Unidentified attackers have thrown two petrol bombs at the Russian embassy in Minsk, Belarus.” Now that caused a little bit of an uproar…

Then speaking of burning up: Russia broke 22 records for hottest weather this summer but Meteorologists forecast that September will bring abnormally cold and rainy weather in the Russian capital as the first frosts are due to hit Moscow before the actual end of summer…

Then it seems that Putin was at the opening of the Siberian Chinese – Russian gas line. But it look like Vietnam wants a piece of the action also:  Vietnamese oil and gas group PetroVietnam may take part in the Eastern Gas Program, Russia’s energy giant Gazprom said on Tuesday after talks between the two companies. This is pointing to the future of the gas business in the world. The West is slowly losing out on new supplies…

Then once again Putin has words of wisdom to tell us all: “In a few years, we will begin to gradually raise customs tariffs,” Putin said. “We are not, after all, members of the WTO and [we] can afford it.” , he added as he talked about raising import taxes on foreign cars imported into Russia. I think that is a smart move to push up the demand for cars produced in Russia by Russian factories…

We also missed an anniversary: August 29 in 1949 the Soviet Union carried out its first nuclear bomb test, at 7 a.m. at the Semipalatinsk test site…

Now in a sad issue another adoption scandal in America over Russian adopted children: Russia calls for an early signing of an adoption agreement with the United States in the wake of the recent reports about the abuse of Russian children from their adoptive American parents, Edelvina and Steven Leshinski. The Russian Foreign Ministry and Prosecutor-General are taking measures to probe into the incident and keep the situation under control. Foreign Ministry spokesman Andrei Nesterenko comments…

Looks like a never ending issue with adopted children in America from Russia and America is still dragging her feet on rules and regulations to help protect these kids.

America is balking at working out a deal for some reason…

Hummm…

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It look like this is a never ending issue. Pavel Astakhov is very vocal about this problem and it looks to me if he had his way America would never adopt another child from Russia! Everyday that goes by makes his case stronger and stronger and the lack of ending the stalemate on “adoption rules” between America and Russia, are making him look very correct about the issues with America…

I also can not find any Western press about this case and that really bothers me. It has been noticed by Russia that no one cares about this horrific crime…

Article from a Russian News Source:  Voice of Russia.

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It look like this is a never ending issue. Pavel Astakhov is very vocal about this problem and it looks to me if he had his way America would never adopt another child from Russia! Everyday that goes by makes his case stronger and stronger and the lack of ending the stalemate on “adoption rules” between America and Russia, are making him look very correct about the issues with America…

I also can not find any Western press about this case and that really bothers me. It has been noticed by Russia that no one cares about this horrific crime…

Article from a Russian News Source:  Voice of Russia.

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The crime committed was by the USA Government…

The USA government agencies were happy to employ Bout’s services in the past, while now they accuse him of illegal arms deliveries.

It seems that Victor Bout was a major USA arms deliverer, prior to the invasion of Iraq. The USA lacked the sufficient number of transport planes to transfer military cargoes to the troops. So they hired people like Bout to deliver their goods…

At that time in history it was more important to deliver cargoes to the troops, than to worry about what kind of person the deliverer would be. So in effect no questions asked and money under the table…

“The Bout case is an unfriendly gesture initiated by the US and may hurt the reset of bilateral relations!”  Said, Russia’s Foreign Ministry official Vladimir Kozin.

Kozin also believes that suspected arms smuggler Viktor Bout is innocent, that’s why Moscow is rendering him “firm support”.

Viktor Bout was arrested in Thailand under a USA request in the spring of 2008 which accused him of trafficking weapons. The very same thing he had done for years, for America…

Never I say Never Trust the American Government and do their dirty work. They will get you in the end, to silence you…

The crime committed was by the USA Government…

The USA government agencies were happy to employ Bout’s services in the past, while now they accuse him of illegal arms deliveries.

It seems that Victor Bout was a major USA arms deliverer, prior to the invasion of Iraq. The USA lacked the sufficient number of transport planes to transfer military cargoes to the troops. So they hired people like Bout to deliver their goods…

At that time in history it was more important to deliver cargoes to the troops, than to worry about what kind of person the deliverer would be. So in effect no questions asked and money under the table…

“The Bout case is an unfriendly gesture initiated by the US and may hurt the reset of bilateral relations!”  Said, Russia’s Foreign Ministry official Vladimir Kozin.

Kozin also believes that suspected arms smuggler Viktor Bout is innocent, that’s why Moscow is rendering him “firm support”.

Viktor Bout was arrested in Thailand under a USA request in the spring of 2008 which accused him of trafficking weapons. The very same thing he had done for years, for America…

Never I say Never Trust the American Government and do their dirty work. They will get you in the end, to silence you…

South Ossetia Gives Back...

The people of South Ossetia have collected 13 million roubles [$ 433,000]. The money was collected by the republic‘s residents for Russians in need from the fires…

“Over 13 million roubles have been collected at the special account where citizens of the Republic of South Ossetia transact aid for aggrieved residents of Russia,” said Nugzar Gabarayev, the state adviser of the South Ossetian leader – Res.”

South Ossetia has also sent convoys of aid to Russia in an effort to express the gratitude…

I understand through the grapevine that this was very important to these people and even though they lack many necessities themselves they all gave for what they consider an important moment, that they could help the big Country of Russia…

Sveta and I like that…

South Ossetia Gives Back...

The people of South Ossetia have collected 13 million roubles [$ 433,000]. The money was collected by the republic‘s residents for Russians in need from the fires…

“Over 13 million roubles have been collected at the special account where citizens of the Republic of South Ossetia transact aid for aggrieved residents of Russia,” said Nugzar Gabarayev, the state adviser of the South Ossetian leader – Res.”

South Ossetia has also sent convoys of aid to Russia in an effort to express the gratitude…

I understand through the grapevine that this was very important to these people and even though they lack many necessities themselves they all gave for what they consider an important moment, that they could help the big Country of Russia…

Sveta and I like that…

Did you know that the heat in Russia was the worst in the last 5000 years?

At first it was stated that it was the worst in 30 years, then 40 years, then 50 years. This then became 140 years, then it become 200 years. Then it started to skyrocket…

500 years – 1000 years – 2000 years – 3000 years – 4000 years and now…

Sveta came home last night and expressed that never had we had such heat in 5000 years!

Can you believe that?

Of course a scientist has said that by studying the lake bottoms we can tell how the temperature has been for the last 5ooo years…

5000 years that is a long time…

Did you know that the heat in Russia was the worst in the last 5000 years?

At first it was stated that it was the worst in 30 years, then 40 years, then 50 years. This then became 140 years, then it become 200 years. Then it started to skyrocket…

500 years – 1000 years – 2000 years – 3000 years – 4000 years and now…

Sveta came home last night and expressed that never had we had such heat in 5000 years!

Can you believe that?

Of course a scientist has said that by studying the lake bottoms we can tell how the temperature has been for the last 5ooo years…

5000 years that is a long time…

In what Sveta and I consider a bad move on the part of the Kremlin. Russia made a decision that lifted a trade ban on poultry imports of 71 U.S. company‘s on Thursday.  Russia will retain the ban on the remaining 16 companies that do not want to meet the country’s sanitation requirements.

Russia banned imports of U.S. chlorine-treated poultry as of January 1 2010, citing new safety requirements. U.S. poultry has traditionally accounted for almost 80% of Russia’s total poultry imports.

This is not a necessarily a good thing for Russians to do. But it looks like from local sources, that lots of money has exchanged hands in getting American chicken back into Russia. The American chicken farms had a huge hurt put on them and they need to get back in the Russian market. At any cost…

It is a shame because Russian farmers proved that they could keep up with the demand of chicken.

The American chicken as per a good reader and friend named Blackseabrew who is in the business of farming in America says:

” ‘Modern’ poultry production condemns the poor chickens to living in their own filth leading to all kinds of problems from breathing in the fecal dust and excess ammonia. This produces a meat that is less than firm and very absorbent. This absorbency is terrible for us because of what happens when the chicken is cleaned. Because processing is highly mechanized…and frankly not practical for cleaning chickens….many intestines are torn during evisceration thereby soiling many of the carcasses, which are then ‘sterilized’ in a chlorine bath(better known as a fecal bath) which the absorbent meat sponges up for us to later eat. I believe up to 5% of the carcass weight is usually this chlorinated water. Yuck again. Just read what Joel Salatin has published about this.

Russia should not trust American chicken from the big producers. They have not changed anything in their production methods. Only the wording on the package.

Kyle, I’d be more than happy to send you some of my next batch of pastured poultry.

Below is a link to a video I shot of my automated chicken plucker I built a couple of years ago. It’s quite entertaining.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6wuD_AJHKu0 “

That was a great video by the way. If you are a little squeamish do not watch it because it is a fact from a real farm. I was impressed with the chicken plucking device. Sure beats doing it by hand like I grew up doing…

We will eat only Russian chicken by the way. Unless we could take Blackseabrew up on his true farm raised chicken from America…

In what Sveta and I consider a bad move on the part of the Kremlin. Russia made a decision that lifted a trade ban on poultry imports of 71 U.S. company‘s on Thursday.  Russia will retain the ban on the remaining 16 companies that do not want to meet the country’s sanitation requirements.

Russia banned imports of U.S. chlorine-treated poultry as of January 1 2010, citing new safety requirements. U.S. poultry has traditionally accounted for almost 80% of Russia’s total poultry imports.

This is not a necessarily a good thing for Russians to do. But it looks like from local sources, that lots of money has exchanged hands in getting American chicken back into Russia. The American chicken farms had a huge hurt put on them and they need to get back in the Russian market. At any cost…

It is a shame because Russian farmers proved that they could keep up with the demand of chicken.

The American chicken as per a good reader and friend named Blackseabrew who is in the business of farming in America says:

” ‘Modern’ poultry production condemns the poor chickens to living in their own filth leading to all kinds of problems from breathing in the fecal dust and excess ammonia. This produces a meat that is less than firm and very absorbent. This absorbency is terrible for us because of what happens when the chicken is cleaned. Because processing is highly mechanized…and frankly not practical for cleaning chickens….many intestines are torn during evisceration thereby soiling many of the carcasses, which are then ‘sterilized’ in a chlorine bath(better known as a fecal bath) which the absorbent meat sponges up for us to later eat. I believe up to 5% of the carcass weight is usually this chlorinated water. Yuck again. Just read what Joel Salatin has published about this.

Russia should not trust American chicken from the big producers. They have not changed anything in their production methods. Only the wording on the package.

Kyle, I’d be more than happy to send you some of my next batch of pastured poultry.

Below is a link to a video I shot of my automated chicken plucker I built a couple of years ago. It’s quite entertaining.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6wuD_AJHKu0 “

That was a great video by the way. If you are a little squeamish do not watch it because it is a fact from a real farm. I was impressed with the chicken plucking device. Sure beats doing it by hand like I grew up doing…

We will eat only Russian chicken by the way. Unless we could take Blackseabrew up on his true farm raised chicken from America…

Belarus Will Recognize Abkhazia and South Ossetia… (Promise)

That link above was an article of mine. Now that article comes to the forefront in the game of political moves.

The Kremlin may publish the transcript from a CSTO summit in which Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko said he was ready to recognize Abkhazia and South Ossetia, a senior Russianpresidential official confirmed on Wednesday.

That is why I published what I did about the information. I could see that Lukashenko “opened mouth and inserted foot” on this one…

Russia has transcripts of said meeting and they are now going to use them if Lukashenko fails to preform what he expressed that he would do…

Some would say this is blackmail!

It is not, because he said this statement in front of all the presidents of the countries that comprise the CSTO. During the CSTO Summit…

Now Lukashenko says that he can not do this tidbit of an item because Russia is not helping him overcome the issues that would come up from the Western worldif he would acknowledge South Ossetia and Abkahzia…

Other words, his mouth got him stuck between a rock and a hard place!

Seems to me that the Kremlin may not be very happy with Lukashenko…

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Nicaragua, Venezuela and the tiny island nation of Nauru are the only other countries to have recognized the republics.

Belarus Will Recognize Abkhazia and South Ossetia… (Promise)

That link above was an article of mine. Now that article comes to the forefront in the game of political moves.

The Kremlin may publish the transcript from a CSTO summit in which Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko said he was ready to recognize Abkhazia and South Ossetia, a senior Russianpresidential official confirmed on Wednesday.

That is why I published what I did about the information. I could see that Lukashenko “opened mouth and inserted foot” on this one…

Russia has transcripts of said meeting and they are now going to use them if Lukashenko fails to preform what he expressed that he would do…

Some would say this is blackmail!

It is not, because he said this statement in front of all the presidents of the countries that comprise the CSTO. During the CSTO Summit…

Now Lukashenko says that he can not do this tidbit of an item because Russia is not helping him overcome the issues that would come up from the Western worldif he would acknowledge South Ossetia and Abkahzia…

Other words, his mouth got him stuck between a rock and a hard place!

Seems to me that the Kremlin may not be very happy with Lukashenko…

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Nicaragua, Venezuela and the tiny island nation of Nauru are the only other countries to have recognized the republics.

I found this interesting and see a deeper meaning in this situation. I have watched the situation on this side of the world and find it strange that America seems to ignore important issues and exasperate mundane issues. It seems to me that Medvedev has made huge head way into a relationship with Afghanistan…

President Dmitry Medvedev is hosting a summit on terrorism and drug trafficking in Russia‘s city of Sochi with the leaders of Afghanistan,Tajikistan and Pakistan.

It is the second four-nation meeting of its kind. The first one was held in Tajikistan’s capital of Dushanbe last year. Back then leaders focused on cross border projects, security issues and economic recovery of the region.

This is one of those issues that America seems to be allowed to escape proper management of importance…

I have been watching a Russia increase her influence in Afghanistan over the last few years. This has been a one step at a time and being done on the governmental level…

I see a Hamid Karzai who is getting his ducks in order for when America walks away from the mess they created. Just like we are doing in Iraq…

Hamid has made a few interesting statements over the last few months and his thinking is starting to show. I really do not think he is as much of a puppet as we first thought and he definitely is not as dumb as the Western press tried to portray him as…

Just a few thoughts that have crossed my mind several times over the last few months…

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I found this interesting and see a deeper meaning in this situation. I have watched the situation on this side of the world and find it strange that America seems to ignore important issues and exasperate mundane issues. It seems to me that Medvedev has made huge head way into a relationship with Afghanistan…

President Dmitry Medvedev is hosting a summit on terrorism and drug trafficking in Russia‘s city of Sochi with the leaders of Afghanistan,Tajikistan and Pakistan.

It is the second four-nation meeting of its kind. The first one was held in Tajikistan’s capital of Dushanbe last year. Back then leaders focused on cross border projects, security issues and economic recovery of the region.

This is one of those issues that America seems to be allowed to escape proper management of importance…

I have been watching a Russia increase her influence in Afghanistan over the last few years. This has been a one step at a time and being done on the governmental level…

I see a Hamid Karzai who is getting his ducks in order for when America walks away from the mess they created. Just like we are doing in Iraq…

Hamid has made a few interesting statements over the last few months and his thinking is starting to show. I really do not think he is as much of a puppet as we first thought and he definitely is not as dumb as the Western press tried to portray him as…

Just a few thoughts that have crossed my mind several times over the last few months…

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