Did McCain Bury the Truth about Russia?


	Did McCain Bury the Truth about Russia?

reimers

11-14-2008 11:21 AM

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reimers says:

On the NSA recording, Saakashvili gave the McCain aide a heads-up that all hell might break out.

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