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Richard Cochrane is trained in chemistry and metallurgy but is far more interested and practiced as a political and fund raising consultant, writer and amateur historian. He grew up in a Navy family and with his two younger brothers carried on its 500+ year tradition of naval service to Great Britain and the USA then enjoyed a career with one of the largest advertising and public relations agencies working with numerous Fortune 500 companies and many of America's premier educational institutions. He maintains friendships and acquaintanceships around the world. He lives in Santa Barbara, California.

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Russia’s Medvedev Shift

July 9th, 2008 • Richard Cochrane
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Appropriate, not hysterical, responseU. S. media ignores or misrepresents G-8 statement “no hysterical steps” on U. S. anti-missile radar in West Europe.

A very important but almost completely ignored or misreported by U. S. media statement by Russians President Medvedev after G-8 is that Russia “will not take hysterical steps” in relation to US counter missile radar being discussed for western Eurpoe. His statement was reported on the Russian news service “Vesti” on the website in Russian vesti.ru [with vesti spelled in the cyrillic alphabet]. Medvedev is the hand picked replacement by former Russian President Putin. Thanks to Russian writing and speaking Col. R. for the tip.

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  1. Comment by richard cochrane on 9 July 2008:

    The man who sourced the Medvedev information called me Wednesday evening to lament that every US news network has either not reported or misreported Medvedev comments and intentions after - as expected the Czechs OK’d placing ABM RADARS there.

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