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soviets

soh vee ets

  • n  the government of the Soviet Union
  • n  an elected governmental council in a communist country (especially one that is a member of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics)
News & Articles

  • Edward Snowden shows evolution of smuggling secrets
    He used a simple thumb drive to transfer information from the National Security Agency. In 1945, a tissue box was used to sneak files to the Soviets. WHITMORE VILLAGE, Hawaii — Sure, Edward Snowden just used a simple thumb drive to smuggle classified information out of the National Security Agency.        
    June 14, 2013 - Los Angeles Times
  • How the frozen tundra affected Soviet planes
    This image tells us a little about the history FHC's own P-40 Tomahawk. The plane was built in the U.S. but given to the Soviets to help them fight the Germans in northwest Russia.
    June 14, 2013 - Everett Herald
  • Welcome to the age of ‘Big Brother’
    Maybe I read Orwell’s 1984 too many times, but the idea of Big Brother watching my every move was frightening. Seems that I needn’t have worried about the Communists. Today, our own government is monitoring us in ways that would have made the Soviets proud.
    June 14, 2013 - The Jackson Herald
Quotes

  • Bill Gates in Bloomberg
    After all, 20 years ago I was on the other side of that border as deputy director of the CIA, fighting the Soviets,Gates said, referring to the Central Intelligence Agency. "And we had the safe haven in Pakistan, and let me tell you, it...
  • Robert Gates in FOXNews
    After the Soviets left, the United States made a mistake: we neglected Afghanistan and extremism took control of that country,said Gates. "The United States paid a price for that on Sept. 11 of 2001. We won't make that mistake again. We...
  • Barack Obama in WJLA
    All of this will demand the greatest resource that America has, and that's our people,said Obama. "In the Cold War, we didn't defeat the Soviets just because of the strength of our arms. We also did it because at the dawn of the atomic age...

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