RUSSIA and IRAQ...bad bedfellows

the coalition of those who believe we should have put together a 'better', 'big', more euro-centric coaliton to battle Saddam, might like to know that along with buying both France and Russia, SH also had enormous contracts with RUSSIA for various military technologies and weapons.
The coaltion of Denial, might like to kow the following...that RUSSIA was active in IRAQ providing both arms, supplies, defensive technologies and logistical support, so much so two RUSSIAN OFFICERS recieved awards from the IRAQIS. Read Gertz in the TIMES to get the story...linked below

http://www.americasnewspaper.com/middle.shtml