Archive - Aug 17, 2007

Headlines (6:00)
RUSSIA RESUMES MILITARY FLIGHT PATROLS
Russian President Vladimir Putin announced today that Russia will resume long-range bomber flights on a regular basis. The flights were part of routine patrols during the Cold War and this week marks the first time in 15 years that these types of combat patrols have taken to the skies. Earlier today, Russia, China, and four Central Asian nations participated in war games after the conclusion of a regional summit. US State Department spokesman Sean McCormick shrugged off the move, saying (quote) "If Russia feels as though they want to take some of these old aircraft out of mothballs and get them flying again, that's their decision".