Whatever the goal of western attendance at the "Alternate Russia" conference may be, it is crucial that the G-7 countries speak in one voice: All seven, with no exception, should send their representatives, all representatives should be of the same level. It is equally important that they have a shared message. Otherwise, this whole affair will be easily dismissed as evidence that western governments differ on their Russia policies.

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Moscow, Russia -- The suggestion to carry out a strike against North Korea sounds logical, rational and likely even reasonable - but that would have been before the war in Iraq...Or rather, instead of it.

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Moscow, Russia -- The United States could not have put an end to the Soviet Empire 30 years earlier by defending the Hungarian uprising against the Communist occupation. Here's why not:

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