Colonel-General Leonid Ivashov, head of the Defence Ministry's international co-operation department, said the proposal would easily beat NMD, which Russia says could drain Europe financially.

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Hansen, founder of Valiant Group, this week released a letter he wrote to Seattle Mayor Michael McGinn and King County Executive Dow Constantine thanking them for their co-operation in putting together a proposal that includes building an arena near the stadiums used by Seattle's pro football and baseball teams.

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"Our proposal for closer co-operation is a competitive response to the changing and challenging market environment and marks a step forward in our efforts to progress consolidation in Europe, " BA chief Rod Eddington and Iberia's chairman Xavier de Irala said in a joint statement.

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The hacker Sabu has previously been tied to both LulzSec and an Anonymous operation that spilled 71, 000 emails from the security firm HBGary Federal, including a proposal that offered methods for cyberattacks and misinformation campaigns attacking WikiLeaks and its supporters as well as grassroots opponents of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce.

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Most recently these included a proposal from Russia suggesting that the US should have less control over the internet's operation.

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