Russia's warships head for exercise with Venezuelan navy

[phantom power]

It's a missile cruiser... Named Peter the Great...

Russia displayed its military strength in the Mediterranean yesterday after warships heading to Venezuela passed through the Strait of Gibraltar in the second deployment of Russian naval vessels in the waterway since the Cold War.

The nuclear-powered missile cruiser Peter the Great, accompanied by the Admiral Chabanenko, an anti-submarine destroyer, as well as a reconnaissance vessel and a support ship, are destined for a maritime exercise with the Venezuelan navy.

En route, however, the aim appears to be to demonstrate to the West and Nato that Russia is once again back in business as a blue-water power.

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/europe/article4887728.ece

[Lint Head]

1. Because the criminal in the White House has made our country

weaker other countries our potential enemies have seen a reason to gang up on us. They will kick us while we are down.
I believe we will be either attacked of threatened in a major way while we are attempting to get out of this financial mess.

All our leaders ever do is talk. Nothing is ever done. Our enemies know this and will act while we are sitting around jaw-boning about our misfortunes. :dem: