How Long Before the Kremlin Fits DPR Commander Strelkov (Igor Girkin) with a Pair of Cement Shoes?

Reaganite Republican ^ | 22 July 2014 | Reaganite Republican

[Reaganite Republican]

We all know he's lying, but Putin now cannot afford to tell the truth-

and 'Igor the Terrible' knows way, way too much

Live by the sword - die by the sword: The shady character running eastern Ukraine's pro-Moscow 'rebel' militia built his reputation on patriotism, guile, and cruelty: Igor Girkin -who took the non-de-guerre 'Igor Strelkov or 'Strelok' (shooter in Russian) for his part as a 'volunteer' in the Kremlin's ongoing land-grab in the Donbas- previously served as an FSB (post-1995 KGB) agent right up until March of 2013, held a top military-intelligence post in both Chechen wars, and had a finger in Crimea, Transnistria, South Ossetia, even Bosnia (where he volunteered to fight for the Serbs).

There are further rumors out of Ukraine that Girkin organized the snipers who shot Maidan protesters in Kiev earlier this year. Experts in Kiev say he now works directly for the GRU (Russian military intelligence).

But while Moscow continues to smear the democratically-elected Kiev government as 'Nazis', their boy Strelkov's the one who's actually a scary hyper-nationalist: brilliant/disciplined, he's also a ruthless kook enamored with Russian/Slavic political and military history, as well as that ever-elusive Russian 'greatness' people like him and Vladimir Putin are always daydreaming about.

Over the last six months of terrorizing Ukraine, Strelkov has become a rising hero in Russian ultranationalist circles, glorified in modern propaganda poster art online as an example to all.

In his spare time, Iggy enjoys collecting war memorabilia and participating in military re-enactments, where the 'war geek' and others dress up in period outfits for staged 'battles' from WWI, Catherine the Great, etc- it's said he 'lives in the 19th century' geo-politically, once worked to restore the Russian monarchy, and particularly likes to suit-up in medieval knight's armor (below).

Other interests include killing people to fulfill his obsessions with order and discipline, as well as to instill fear in any who may dare oppose him. An example would be the looter his men caught in then-rebel-held Slaviansk: Strelkov had a local Ukrainian drunk who had stole two measly t-shirts promptly executed based on some obscure 1941 Stalin-era martial law.

Alas, Igor's ice-cold bloodthirstiness was on display for all the world to see last week, as he gloated 'don't fly in our skies' and 'wow, look at the smoke' while MH17 came crashing to Earth. This is the (Muscovite) who has long personified the Kremlin's direct involvement in the Ukrainian civil war- some have said he exemplifies the entire nationalist-expansionist Putin era. 

But now he symbolizes Moscow's hand in the MH17 slaughter: the ambitious colonel's boasts on twitter and smartphone video are probably the biggest mistake he ever made... besides the order to shoot down the plane in the first place, which may end up costing him his life.

And as far as the GRU/FSB are concerned, sooner rather than later, loooong before the Dutch and UN come poking around. The launcher, crew (who were probably already snuffed by the GRU), and much crash-site evidence are now safely in Russian hands... nothing left to worry about except...

From-hero-to-zero: Although the a Russian crew almost certainly was manning the BUK battery that took down MH17, Strelkov was the top military guy and most circumstantial evidence points to him giving the order, i.e. his own incriminating, arrogant, and stupid gloating online.  For Girkin, the historical war hero fairy-tale is over, he'll just he known from here on out as an incompetent terrorist who killed 300+ innocent people.

He and his co-thugs screwed-up BIG TIME when they shot-down MH17 (putting the Putin regime on thin ice in the process) are going to be real lucky if -only- sent to a secret prison in Siberia... more likely, they'll all soon be treated to a long dirt nap.


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[Reaganite Republican]

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[ClearCase_guy]

As long as the emails stay missing, the lies will continue and no one will be punished.

Oh — wrong thread?

[Reaganite Republican]

In Russia, people get punished... lol

[Uncle Chip]

Alas, Igor's ice-cold bloodthirstiness was on display for all the world to see last week, as he gloated 'don't fly in our skies' and 'wow, look at the smoke' while MH17 came crashing to Earth.

Ohhh but wait -- we have been treated to 4 days of claims from his comrades that the Ukrainians did it.

Don't they believe their own Igor???

[ken5050]

He’s dead, Jim...

[AnAmericanAbroad]

When - or if - Strelkov becomes too much of a liability to the Kremlin, well.....let’s just say I hope he’s written up his Last Will and Testament.

For the time being, he’s Putin’s asset; should that change in Putin’s mind, he’s a dead man. I can’t tell where or when that particular equation may change. But when or if it does, I wouldn’t want to be in Strelkov’s shoes for all the whiskey in Ireland.

[Bobalu]

Lol, I love your tagline.

It sounds like something Mark Twain could have said :-)

[Reaganite Republican]

I think they will want to make Strelkov go away before he and Putin face war crimes charges in the Hague... not exactly home turf for them on this issue.

If fact they don’t anybody even talking to him- ever.

The Kremlin = =KGB mentality = mafia mentality

Thus, Strelkov is in a very bad way right now- jmho

[ilovesarah2012]

AboutIgor Girkin Interest This name uses Eastern Slavic naming customs; the patronymic is Vsevolodovich and the family name is Girkin. Igor Vsevolodovich Girkin (Russian: Игорь Всеволодович Гиркин), also known as Igor Ivanovich Strelkov (Russian: Игорь Иванович Стрелков), born on 17 December 1970, is a Russian citizen from Moscow who commands the Donbass People's Militia paramilitary group and is a key figure behind the 2014 pro-Russian conflict in Ukraine. Strelkov was charged by Ukraine authorities with terrorism and is currently sanctioned by the European Union for his leading role in the insurgency in eastern Ukraine. By his admission he served in the Russian FSB until March 2013, and according to Ukrainian and EU authorities, he is a retired Russian military intelligence GRU colonel who has previously participated in the 2014 Crimea crisis. https://www.facebook.com/pages/Igor-Girkin/331456993645996?rf=1506470539584693#

[dforest]

There aren’t going to be any war crime charges in the Hague.

Remember they wanted to do the same to Bush for Iraq. Never happened.

[Reaganite Republican]

You are probably right but no known witnesses to the firing of the BUK on MH17 will be allowed to survive imho

[dfwgator]

I see a one-way trip to The Lubyanka basement in his future.

[dforest]

most likely