Archive for June, 2008
eXile Looks to Make Virtual Comeback
By Sean at 26 June, 2008, 3:58 pm
I haven’t done an eXile update in a week or so. I figure it is about time since the keen eyed poemless noted that the rag was saved by donations and plans to make a virtual return in the near future.
The press finally caught up with the eXile’s demise with the Wall Street Journal, Reuters, [...]
Russia Slain by Spain
By Sean at 26 June, 2008, 2:36 pm
Russian and Spanish fans scuffled in Vienna before game time. In Moscow, security was tight with an extra 4000 cops on the beat. It was all for not as Russia went down 0-3 to Spain on Thursday, dashing the hopes of a nation. Will little Guus Evgenevich Gorodnikov look to change his name? Ger Clancy, [...]
Read More >>Russia Marches On . . .
By Sean at 25 June, 2008, 9:04 am
Russia tries to keep up the momentum as it looks to face Spain on Thursday. Ger Clancy, our ever loving Irishman, breaks down Russia’s run and their chances for the cup.
After more than 16 years in the doldrums, Russian football is finally going places. Not since Euro ’88 have Russian footballers seen the second round [...]
Politkovskaya Murder Far from Over
By Sean at 19 June, 2008, 9:46 am
Russian authorities announced yesterday that the investigation into the murder of Anna Politkovskaya is complete. Or at least one leg of it. Three suspects will be charged with being accomplices in the murder: Sergey Khadzhikurbanov, a former detective with the Moscow Department to Combat Organized Crime, and the brothers Makhmudov, Dzhabrail and Ibrahim. All three [...]
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