Posted on September 21, 2009 by conservativedave
To: President Obama and the Democratic National Committee: Mr. President; Ladies and Gentlemen: With regard to recent events both domestic and foreign, I must assure you in the strongest terms that you are unequivocally playing with danger. Since taking office, you have confused our allies, insulted our friends, bewildered the American public, ducked serious issues, [...]
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Posted on September 18, 2009 by C. Speight
What are the diplomatic and geopolitical repercussions of Obama’s decision? Aside from the asinine timing of the announcement – on the 70th anniversary of the Soviet Union’s invasion of Poland – who gains from this change in policy? The U.S. does, marginally, according to the Pentagon, but Putin’s Russia and Ahmadinejad’s Iran are the greatest beneficiaries.
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Posted on October 13, 2008 by Lance
It’s pretty sad when the Russian news media is more honest and open than our own when it comes to some subjects–particularly banking and money.
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Posted on September 24, 2008 by Lance
An opinion editorial argues that Russia should make its rouble be backed by gold! Genius. Not only will Russia be unable to finance wars and grow an Empire (unlike the US), if it lifts restrictions on business it would quickly outpace China and even the United States as the world’s foremost economic power. Gold is [...]
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Posted on September 16, 2008 by Lance
The Russian stock market crashed today. It might have some interesting results on our stock market tomorrow. I’m glad ours is finally falling to where it belongs instead of this mega-hyper inflated DOW number we see today.
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Posted on August 10, 2008 by Lance
I’m not condoning this war, but the Georgians, NATO, and the US should butt out and let Russia get their Russian-speaking territory back. Headlines like this disgust me (from Drudge Report): RUSSIA WIDENS ATTACKS AS WORLD PLEADS FOR PEACE… World wants peace? For who? If Russia had waited until Georgia had become part of NATO [...]
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Posted on July 28, 2008 by Lance
McCain might start World War III (calling the Cold War or the War on Terror a third world war is wrong), but note this is coming from an Iranian press agency and the person being quoted is often considered the “man standing behind Obama”. “Well, if McCain is president and if his Secretary of State [...]
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Posted on July 21, 2008 by Lance
Perhaps my World War III predictions are lining up. This fact, as well as the fact that the Russian troops have been dispatched to the Abkhazian borders, and that Russian Black Sea Fleet, air defenses and Air Force are involved in the “exercise” point out that Georgia is the target. Over 700 tanks and other [...]
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Posted on July 8, 2008 by Lance
The United States’s determination to build an unneeded missile shield in Eastern Europe is showing a repeat of the diplomatic mistakes made in the late 1930s by Great Britain. Russia sees these missile shields as a threat and they are determined to do something about it–even taking military action, the London Times reports. Sure, the [...]
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Posted on May 11, 2008 by Lance
This news isn’t being thrown around in the main stream so I think it is necessary to put it out to folks. Reuters BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Russia’s deployment of extra troops in the breakaway Georgian region of Abkhazia has brought the prospect of war “very close”, a minister of ex-Soviet Georgia said on Tuesday. Separately, [...]
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Posted on April 4, 2008 by Lance
Despite starting off the new millennium as “friends” and “partners”, Bush and Putin are at odds near the end of both of their terms. This AP report points out some of the rising tensions between the Kremlin and the White House: ZAGREB, Croatia (AP) – President Bush and Russian President Vladimir Putin, short-time leaders in [...]
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Posted on April 3, 2008 by Lance
Reuters reports that the U.S. missile shield in Central/Southern Europe is going to have the approval of NATO. With the former anti-Russian alliance approving the plan, the Russian government is sure to get a little upset. Russian-US relations have disintegrated a lot under Putin and Bush, I hope it does not lead to another proxy [...]
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Posted on March 15, 2008 by Lance
London Telegraph Will Stewart in Moscow Russian secret services have foiled an attack on President Vladimir Putin close to Red Square, it has been claimed. A man with a sniper rifle and Kalashnikov assault gun was found and detained in a rented apartment overlooking Moscow’s St Basil’s Cathedral, on March 2, the day of the [...]
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Posted on March 7, 2008 by Lance
The latest attacks in Israel are wrecking havoc. With Hamas claiming responsibility, I think we are about to see Israeli retaliation like we haven’t seen in a long time. If the Israelis start excessive retaliation against Palestinians, I think we might see the Bush administration make a link to Iran in some fashion. Rush Limbaugh [...]
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Posted on February 25, 2008 by Ryan
If the Archduke hadn’t kicked it by now, he’d have an ear-full for us. It was the assassination of the archduke that sparked World War 1 – an assassination by Serbia nationalists during a time when international relations were strained and tensions were high. Today new threats have arisen: terrorist attacks, environmental disasters, and religious [...]
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Posted on February 25, 2008 by Lance
Take a look at this list of countries by account balance. Then look at the countries at the bottom of the list (especially the last place spot). 159 Australia $ -50,960,000,000 2007 est. 160 Italy $ -57,940,000,000 2007 est. 161 United Kingdom $ -111,000,000,000 2007 est. 162 Spain $ -126,300,000,000 2007 est. 163 United States [...]
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Posted on February 21, 2008 by Lance
It’s possible that the Serbian Security Forces are invading Kosovo, if this is true. Up to 1,000 men, some suspected of being members of the Serbian Ministry of Interior police, crossed into northern Kosovo yesterday amid rising fears that minority Serbs living in the new state’s north would attempt effectively to partition Kosovo along the [...]
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Thoughts on George W. Bush
The past eight years have been interesting ones. We have seen an attack on the United States by radicalized Muslims, we have seen one large recession and the beginning of what could be a major depression, we have seen our military send troops to two different countries in large numbers and we have seen China [...]
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