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Russia Vows Anew To Demolish Any U.S.-European Missile Defense System, As Polish Parliament Weighs Backing Construction Of Missile Shield

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Monday, September 15th, 2008

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Russia Lambasted For Continued Occupation Of Georgian Provinces; Asian Nations Provide $40 Million Low-Interest Loan To Georgia But Some U.S. Lawmakers Still Are Cool To Providing Funds Required To Build Missile Shield In Poland, Czech Republic As Polish leaders bravely refused to back down from their agreement permitting the United States to install a missile defense system on Polish soil, Russia threatened anew to annihilate the defensive system if it is built. The Boeing Co. [BA] would lead the missile…

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