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Plane Crash in Russia: Tragedy for Poland

New presidential elections will be held before June 20.

(SMOLENSK / PATAGONIA) - A large contingent of high ranking Polish civilian and military leaders were killed this morning in a fiery crash at an airport near Smolensk in Russia.

Among the dead is Lech Kaczynski, Poland’s president who was en route to a memorial to honor Polish victims of a WW II massacre by the Soviet KGB.

Polish President and Top Officers Die in Plane Crash

The crash occurred about 1.5 km (0.9 miles) from Smolensk Airport in foggy conditions.

(SMOLENSK, Russia) - A passenger plane carrying Polish President Lech Kaczynski has crashed on approach to Smolensk Airport in southwest Russia, killing all on board.

Talks Between Chavez and Putin Lead to Several Agreements

Since 2005, Venezuela has already bought $4 billion worth of Russian weapons, including warplanes, helicopters, and Kalashnikov assault rifles.

(CARACAS (Itar-Tass)) - The talks between Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin and Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez resulted in a substantial package of joint agreements.

These will be used to develop cooperation in such areas as aircraft and ship building, energy, education, transport and agriculture.

The Antonov

A complete disassembled Boeing 737 can be fitted in the hold.

(CALGARY, Alberta) - The world’s largest aircraft, the Antonov An-225 (Americans, eat your hearts out) flew out of (Alberta) Edmonton International Airport, last Wednesday evening headed for Afghanistan with three helicopters and 40 tonnes of supplies on board.

On this trip it carried one Sikorsky S-61N and two Bell 212 helicopters for “non-military use” to the U.S. military—primarily to transport people and freight.

Answering the Randroids

With no metaphysics and minimal consciousness, Objectivism turns out to be an opinion—one among many.

(CALGARY, Alberta) - The key to the validity of Objectivism overall is the first, metaphysics. If its metaphysics is invalid, then the other three points are simply an ideology like any other. Objectivism then becomes Subjectivism.

Physicists have known since 1905 (the very year in which Rand was born) that there is no objective world, thus proving Objectivist metaphysics false. As Einstein said: “For those of us who believe in physics, this separation between past, present and future is only an illusion, however tenacious.”

Going Galt, Going Crazy

She called her “philosophy” Objectivism although, said philosopher Gary Merrill “if there is such a thing as a pseudo-philosophy this is it.”

(CALGARY, Alberta) - “Going Galt” is the resurgence of a movement that began in the 1950s as an effort to reject all the positive aspects of our social society, based on the pseudo-philosophy of Ayn Rand, a Russian émigré who died in 1982.

Who is buying them? A steady flow of new recruits, primarily adolescents—impressionable and often confused.

Economic Crisis Behind Increase of Sex Shops in Salem, Oregon`s Ukrainian Sister City

Our Correspondent in Simferopol, Ukraine, reports that the city is experiencing an economic crisis, and an explosion in sex shops. WARNING: Explicit photos.

(SIMFEROPOL, Ukraine) - When the first sex-shop appeared in Simferopol, it was as a symbol of “perestroika” – we have even “it”, and people knew, where it is located - on Pushkin street, near the museum.

The cherished door was located on the back side of the shop – and with expected inscription, «Adults only».

Iran to Test New Air Defense System

Russia and Iran clinched a deal on the sale of S-300 system in December 2007, but Russia has delayed delivery.

(TEHRAN PressTV) - Iran is to test a new anti-aircraft defense system during a five-day aerial maneuver, the Iranian defense minister has said.

The large-scale maneuver, which was launched on Sunday, is mainly aimed at developing the country's aerial defenses against any potential attack on the country's nuclear plants.

Salem as a Symbol of Criminality in Crimea

Simferopol, Ukraine is Salem, Oregon's sister city, and in the years after the fall of Communism, it was a wild and dangerous place.

(SEMFEROPOL, Ukraine) - Probably, the habitats of Salem, Oregon will be surprised, knowing, that the name of their city for inhabitants of Simferopol and all of Crimea shows something connected with the organized criminality.

This history began at the end of late 1980's, when Simferopol signed an agreement with the Salem for establishment of communications and that two cities now will be sister-cities.

Record Harvest of Marijuana Seized by Crimean Militia

News from Simferopol, Ukraine, a sister city of Salem, Oregon: A record harvest of marijuana seized by the Crimean militia in Simferopol, Ukraine may amount to political posturing,

(SEMFEROPOL, Ukraine) - The new chief of the Crimean militia, Gennadiy Moskal, hasn't been in his position very long, but he is attracting attention on a regular basis. Moskal arrested his first assistant, Marina Chernova though Moskal is probably a bigger target for the future. Some speculate that is why president Yushchenko send him to Crimea.

He already arrested Simferopol's Gennadiy Babenko, his assistant Chernova, and now has a new show underway in the Crimea militia’s yard.