Tag: Russia
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- Patti Davis: Dear Sasha and Malia
- AP: Putin Accuses West of Trying to Sideline Russia
- PoliticsUSA: Tea Party Nation Says #Whitelivesmatter
- Eclectablog: While Progressives Try to Catch up with ALEC in the States, ALEC Moves to the Cities and Counties
- TPM: ‘Nuclear Option’ Helps Obama Reshape The Courts For A Generation
- Agregate: Who Would Jesus Waterboard?
Gorbachev Says We’re in a New Cold War — And He’d Know
Are we in the middle of a new Cold War? Indeed we are …. People are talking again not only about a new Cold War but a hot one …. It’s as if a time of great troubles has arrived. The world is roiling.
— Former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev, in an interview with Time.
Putin Demonstrates He’s Still Master of the Bold-Face Lie
We pose no threat to anyone and do not intend to get involved in any geopolitical games or intrigues, let alone conflicts, no matter who tries to draw us into them or how they do so.
— Russian President Vladimir Putin, quoted by Reuters.
Gorbachev Says World Is on Brink of New Cold War
The world is on the brink of a new Cold War. Some are even saying that it’s already begun.
— Former Soviet Union leader Mikhail Gorbachev, quoted by the Associated Press.
Need Compass Comrade?
I’d fire the lot of ’em if I were their boss,
But maybe the Russian border is more confusing than most.
Why else would Putin explain
The incursion in Ukraine,
By saying, “A thousand Russian troops and tanks kind of … got lost.”
Why a Lack of Geography Knowledge is a Dangerous Thing
16%
Of Americans can find Ukraine on a map and this lack of knowledge is related to preferences, a new Survey Sampling International poll found: “The farther their guesses were from Ukraine’s actual location, the more they wanted the U.S. to intervene with military force.”
McCain Likens Russia to a ‘Gas Station’
Russia is a gas station masquerading as a country.
— Sen. John McCain (R-AZ), quoted by Yahoo News.
No Victimless Crimea
Ukrainian rioters woke up the sleeping bear, it’s true,
So Putin invades Crimea and whatever else he wants to do.
But Obama’s moving slow,
Taught by “The Big Lebowski,” he knows:
“Some days you et the bar and some days the bar ets you.”
