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soaring crane Posted March 21, 2014 Â Oh and by the way, in the video I posted above, at 1:17 through 1:27, that building to the right of the church -- that's the school I graduated from. Â They did a good job, clearly! Â Thank you for your usual high-quality insights :-) Â That first video makes me feel uncomfortable. Â Re the idea that western Europe doesn't have the backbone to stand up to Putin (and all the varieties on the theme), it has to do with not having bombs eventually dropped on our cities and villages. 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
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yabyum24 Posted March 21, 2014 Thanks Taomeow, it's good to have more information to balance out the western news media's spoon-feeding. It's not so pretty when you lift the stone and take a close look. Â The hypocritical rhetoric of the last few days has been embarrassing to say the least. Way beyond the ususal political bullshit barometer. It's ridiculous. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Marblehead Posted March 21, 2014 In the news on Comcast this morning: Â ... Russia's upper house of parliament endorsed the annexation of Crimea from Ukraine. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
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yabyum24 Posted March 21, 2014 Hardly an annexation by any standards, historic or modern. Exactly. We have a direct parallel with the Falkland Islands. A population which are of British origin who want to remain with us. Argentina sees it as an annexation and demands the return of "its" territory, just because some conquistador once left his flag on it. Same thing. The Crimean population is not Ukranian, why should they be forced to be part of it? 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
soaring crane Posted March 21, 2014 (edited) Â without a single shot fired -- I was with your analogy right up to that *point ;-) Â Also, the loose way they use terms like 'annexation' reveals much about the western press, none of it good. Â *it's just too far-fetched. No shots fired? No way Edited March 21, 2014 by soaring crane 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
joeblast Posted March 21, 2014 The Crimean population is not Ukranian, why should they be forced to be part of it? far as my great gramps was concerned, he was from kyiv russia. ukraine was some fabrication he didnt identify with. but maybe that was his 1898ish birthdate. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SonOfTheGods Posted March 21, 2014 IMO, I believe this is just the beginning of strategic chess moves by Putin.Just the beginning to test the waters and see how much he can get way with.I believe most of this stuff is scripted, according to a long term plan.I have seen some books from many years ago that charted this whole course with Russia Ukraine Crminea.Coincidence? Script?Or something else?Another book: I like to believe it will all blow over, as the next mess pops up- and this one fades away. Â I'm not so sure though 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
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soaring crane Posted March 21, 2014 No, no, that's not what I meant, TM. It was a glib joke meaning that the scenario you described in the US would most certainly end with gunshots, as opposed to the Ukraine. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
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Brian Posted March 22, 2014 (edited) Curiouser and curiouser. Edited March 22, 2014 by Brian 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Marblehead Posted March 22, 2014 Beware of red-headed females. (I say this from personal experiences.) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
joeblast Posted March 22, 2014 While I have to disagree based on the info I've been looking at from multiple angles and sources, I can't deny that the appointment of the new Prosecutor General of Crimea, Natalia Poklonskaya, looks like a crafty move... The video of her first public speech in this capacity a couple of days ago immediately went viral in Japan even thought there were no Japanese subtitles, and a fan club formed overnight and started creating anime art starring this government official... of course they get that sex sells. how old is this girl, she looks like she's freakin 20. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SonOfTheGods Posted March 22, 2014 of course they get that sex sells. how old is this girl, she looks like she's freakin 20. After all, his name is: "Put in" 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SonOfTheGods Posted March 22, 2014 Petrodollar Alert: Putin Prepares To Announce "Holy Grail" Gas Deal With China  http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2014-03-21/petrodollar-alert-isolated-west-putin-prepares-announce-holy-grail-gas-deal-china   Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
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