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General Category => World News => Topic started by: mystery-ak on February 27, 2014, 04:28:40 pm
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http://news.yahoo.com/russian-spy-ship-docked-havana-224015753.html;_ylt=AwrBJR5Abg5TY3cAUS_QtDMD (http://news.yahoo.com/russian-spy-ship-docked-havana-224015753.html;_ylt=AwrBJR5Abg5TY3cAUS_QtDMD)
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Havana (AFP) - A Russian warship was docked in Havana Wednesday, without explanation from Communist Cuba or its state media.
The Viktor Leonov CCB-175 boat, measuring 91.5 meters (300 feet) long and 14.5 meters wide, was docked at the port of Havana's cruise ship area, near the Russian Orthodox Cathedral.
The Vishnya, or Meridian-class intelligence ship, which has a crew of around 200, went into service in the Black Sea in 1988 before it was transferred seven years later to the northern fleet, Russian media sources said.
Neither Cuban authorities nor state media have mentioned the ship's visit, unlike on previous tours by Russian warships.
The former Soviet Union was Cuba's sponsor state through three decades of Cold War. After a period of some distancing under former Russian president Boris Yeltsin, the countries renewed their political, economic and military cooperation.
The ship is reportedly armed with 30mm guns and anti-aircraft missiles.
Its visit comes as isolated Havana's current economic and political patron, Venezuela, is facing unprecedented violent protests against President Nicolas Maduro's government.
Cuban President Raul Castro's Communist government is the Americas' only one-party regime.
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Remember when the progressive democrats and Obama said Romney republicans live in the 1950's of the cold war regarding Russia?
Ask yourself why Obama would say such a thing when one intelligence briefing would show him other wise? Why also would Obama cowtail Russia and offer disarmament?
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... docked at the port of Havana's cruise ship area, near the Russian Orthodox Cathedral.
Perhaps they needed some immediate spiritual guidance?
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Perhaps they needed some immediate spiritual guidance?
Russian and Jamaican ships are common in Cuba for supplies. But a Naval ship of this stature seems to be big news right now for some reason. I know you were being facetious but I don't think Presidente' Raul allows religious worship.
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Russian and Jamaican ships are common in Cuba for supplies. But a Naval ship of this stature seems to be big news right now for some reason. I know you were being facetious but I don't think Presidente' Raul allows religious worship.
perhaps not for the ordinary Cubans, but the existence of a functioning Russian Orthodox cathedral (at least I am assuming it's functioning) would suggest the rule is otherwise for Russians visiting Cuba.
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Interesting comment in the comments section of this article...
Jack A 3 hours ago 1 91
The next article should be about that taxi with 6 doors.
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Interesting comment in the comments section of this article...
I missed that! Whaddya know
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Havana is known for classic cars but that taxi is interesting.
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Havana is known for classic cars but that taxi is interesting.
Montevideo in Uruguay has (or at least had back in the mid-90s) a lot of classic cars still being used as daily drivers. The taxi is probably an old repurposed limo.
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That is a Russian "trawler" if I ever saw one. They used to "fish" off the coast of Mejifornia during the cold war. The aircraft carrier I was on went through a small group of them at 43 knots and left them looking more like bobbers than anything else. :th_10444:
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How much money does the Cuban taxi driver make after giving a % to Uncle R. Castro?
How much money does the American taxi driver make after giving a % to Uncle Obama?
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Taxi is probably a 2101 Lada, a Russian brand, derived from the Fiat 124 platform.
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Taxi is probably a 2101 Lada, a Russian brand, derived from the Fiat 124 platform.
Thanks. :beer: it is a nifty little taxi.
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Are you sure taxis aren't free in the "socialist paradise" of Cuba? :whistle:
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http://cubavacationstravel.com/cuba_taxi_prices.php (http://cubavacationstravel.com/cuba_taxi_prices.php)
The only thing 'free' in Havana is the free way the bird poop flies in the wind.