'Planeloads of Russians' Touch Down in Iraq as Moscow Eyes Oil, Nuclear Deals

The dull dirgeful drone of Russian has been gutturally resonating around various governmental departments in southern Iraq in the past few weeks, particularly since the U.S. and Israel grew tired of the game of nuclear Whac-A-Mole being played by Baghdad’s leading sponsor Iran. So, what could all these heavy-set monobrowed gentlemen be discussing in a country that historically has been used as a front and conduit for all sorts of unpleasant Iranian exports destined to cause trouble of one sort or another around the world? At the top of the…