P.I.D. Radio 8/6/06: Russia Reborn — Like a Phoenix

The situation worsens in the Middle East. While all eyes are focused on Lebanon, Russia's president Vladimir Putin has quietly paid off his nation's foreign debt, struck a number of arms deals with countries unfriendly to the U.S., and taken control of one of the world's biggest oil and gas companies. What's his game?Show links:Emergency exercise in St. Louis metro areaSimulated nuclear explosion planned Aug. 14-16 in HonoluluThe neocons' next warRussia test fires intercontinental ballistic missileGazprom's Venezuela deal alarms U.S.What's the real federal deficit?9/11 conspiracy theorists thriving