Posted on 03/13/2015 6:16:35 PM PDT by therightliveswithus
Birth of his daughter and remarriage
‘Putin under arrest for the murder of Nemtsov’.
I was kidding.
Wasn't Sadaam at "90%" in the "polls".
I hate to say it, but this was indeed one of my thoughts.
While the 0bama regime was playing patty-cake with Iran...
Iran and Russia are allies! The proxy war sets up as Iran/Russia/Syria vs. SA/ISIS/USA.
Israel? She is just a pawn to draw out the USA. And 0bama isn’t worried about losing a pawn.
How much does one believe Soros?
Gorbachev: Russia, Ukraine & Europe Risk Nuclear War
http://blogs.barrons.com/emergingmarketsdaily/2015/01/09/gorbachev-russia-ukraine-europe-risk-nuclear-war/
In an interview to be published in Germany’s Der Spiegel Saturday, Gorbachev said that a major conflict could result, and that would “unavoidably lead to a nuclear war,” Reuters reports, adding:
“We won’t survive the coming years if someone loses their nerve in this overheated situation,” added Gorbachev, 83. “This is not something I’m saying thoughtlessly. I am extremely concerned.”
Gorbachev echoes comments by George Soros, who said this week that Russia could default on its debt if oil prices stay low. He thinks Europe must bail out Ukraine from its financial morass, saying:
“Europe seems to be dangerously unaware of being indirectly under military attack from Russia and carries on business as usual. It treats Ukraine as just another country in need of financial assistance, and not even as one that is important to the stability of the euro, like Greece or Ireland.”
At least he has a spine.
I was kidding.
Insiders claim Baraq is even worse at golf than at being POTUS....
U.S. Concerns Over Russia Bomber Flights Using Base in Vietnam Are ‘Puzzling’, Russia Says
http://www.themoscowtimes.com/news/article/us-concerns-over-russia-bomber-flights-using-base-in-vietnam-are-puzzling-russia-says/517416.html
Russia on Friday rejected U.S. concerns about its use of a former American base in Vietnam for the refueling of Russian bomber flights around U.S. territory in the Pacific, dismissing recent U.S. statements as “puzzling” and “strange.”
It was reported on Wednesday that the United States had asked Vietnam to stop letting Russia use Vietnam’s Cam Ranh Bay for tanker aircraft that have refueled nuclear-capable bombers engaged in shows of strength over the Asia-Pacific region.
“It is strange to hear such statements from representatives of the state whose armed forces are permanently stationed in a number of Asia-Pacific countries and which continues to increase its level of military activity in the region,” Russia’s Defense Ministry said.
It said U.S. statements that the refueling of Russian bombers from Vietnam could lead to increased regional tensions was “puzzling.”
The ministry said Russian Air Force activities and cooperation with Vietnam were “carried out in strict accordance with international norms and bilateral agreements are not directed against anyone whatsoever and shall not be a threat to peace and stability in the Asia-Pacific region.”
General Vincent Brooks, commander of the U.S. Army in the Pacific, said last week the planes had conducted “provocative” flights, including around the U.S. Pacific Ocean territory of Guam, home to major American bases.
Russia’s Defense Ministry said on Jan. 4 that Russian Il-78 tanker aircraft had used Cam Ranh Bay in 2014, enabling the refueling of nuclear-capable TU-95 “Bear” strategic bombers, a statement also reported in Vietnam’s state-controlled media.
On Thursday, U.S. State Department spokeswoman Jen Psaki said the United States did not want Russia to use Cam Ranh Bay.
“We have urged Vietnamese officials to ensure that Russia is not able to use its access to Cam Ranh Bay to conduct activities that could raise tensions in the region,” she told a regular news briefing.
The Voice of America radio station quoted a spokeswoman for the U.S. embassy in Hanoi as saying Thursday that the U.S. request was conveyed to Vietnamese officials last week and that she was unaware of a Vietnamese government response.
The Vietnamese government has not responded to requests for comment.
“We do not intend to listen”
On Friday, Russia’s TASS news agency quoted Russia’s ambassador to Vietnam, Konstantin Vnukov, as saying that Vietnam and Russia were independent sovereign states that “do not need any instructions or recommendations by anyone, and we do not intend to listen to requirements.”
Russia and Vietnam are longtime allies, and Moscow was the main backer of Hanoi against the United States in the Vietnam War that ended in 1975.
But the current controversy comes at a time of steadily warming ties between Washington and Hanoi, especially in security, given shared concerns about China’s growing power and assertiveness in the Asia-Pacific region.
Washington is eager to secure greater access itself to Cam Ranh Bay as part of its strategic “pivot” to Asia to counter China’s growing strength. U.S. ships have visited for repairs in recent years.
U.S. officials have been careful not to criticize Vietnam itself over the Russian flights, stressing that Washington respected Hanoi’s right to enter agreements with other countries.
On Thursday, a senior official at the U.S. State Department told Reuters that Washington did not see “any indication at all that the Vietnamese relationship with Russia is any way meant to reduce the relationship, or weaken, or impact the relationship with the United States.”
But winter has another week!!!!!!
It HAS to be doom! It just has to be!
Yeah,& you think they are better off now than under his rule? I have several Russian friends who live in moscow & also far away villages. They all tell me there is overwhelming support for Putin.
I agree with you, but my 10th grade english teacher would have told me that the use of the word “fomerly”, which might be technically correct, is awkward. Just write “previously.”
Just two cents from a horrible writer.
And Russia would gain a lot getting Iran out of the oil business, and bombs going off in the Persian Gulf.
If I were Putin, I would be shipping Iran missiles on Trains and passing along the train schedules to the Israelis. I would be thrilled with Iran getting whacked.
More oil for Russia to sell.
No not stacked. Those are self supported.
What if Putin invited all 99 mullahs and the heads of the IRG to Moscow for some nuke expo and he’s stuck there with them in ‘Hotel California’, too?
The media and the polls are government controlled in Russia. It's even worse than what we have in this country, Anyway, If Putin does have high support in Russia, then there are a large number of sheep there.
You must be joking. Tell that to your average Russian & they will laugh at you.The US-EU-NATO sanctions are actually having the opposite effect of their purpose. The more the West pushes, the more popular Putin’s is becoming.These are not my words, but those of Russian friends of mine. And, I’m told, most beleive he isn’t so stupid, as to murder an insignificant opponent right in front of his house. Nemtsov had a small, dwindling following & had very little influence. Putin would have little to gain by his death, but potentially alot to lose.
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