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U.S. Scrambled Fighters for Russian Bombers July 4

July 8, 2015 Buck Banks

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Number of Russian bombers that were flying close to the U.S. coast off California and Alaska on Independence Day, according to the Independent. In response, the U.S. scrambled fighter jets to intercept them. “The North American Aerospace Defence Command (NORAD) has not said if either pair of bombers was armed. At the time of the interceptions, Russian President Vladimir Putin had called President Obama to wish him a happy July 4th.”

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Gorbachev Says We’re in a New Cold War — And He’d Know

December 12, 2014 Buck Banks

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

December 1, 2014 Buck Banks

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

November 10, 2014 Buck Banks

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.

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

April 7, 2014 Buck Banks

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’

March 17, 2014 Buck Banks

Russia is a gas station masquerading as a country.

— Sen. John McCain (R-AZ), quoted by Yahoo News.

No Victimless Crimea

March 4, 2014 Buck Banks

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.”

America’s Experience In Iraq Made Putin’s Crimea Putsch Possible

March 4, 2014 Buck Banks

One undeniable truth: Iraq weakened the U.S. more than anything done since. Maybe Obama overlearned its lessons; maybe we all have. But nothing empowered Vladimir Putin more than America’s squandering of moral standing in the early part of this century.

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U.S. Scrambled Fighters for Russian Bombers July 4

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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?

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

America’s Experience In Iraq Made Putin’s Crimea Putsch Possible

One undeniable truth: Iraq weakened the U.S. more than anything done since. Maybe Obama overlearned its lessons; maybe we all have. But nothing empowered Vladimir Putin more than America’s squandering of moral standing in the early part of this century.

— Marc Ambinder, writing in The Week.

Poetic Justice

Verbatim

“They’ve invested heavily in AI labs. They’ve invested heavily in data centers. So, the first family has a financial stake in this industry, and as a result, the president of the United States is compromised.”

— “Sen. Jon Ossoff (D-GA) on Monday said President Trump will likely not heed calls from technology leaders to implement guardrails on the development of artificial intelligence because of his family’s investments in the industry,” NewsNation reports.

— Jane Haman

“We’re working through some political issues in Israel. I think we agree with them on the end state. They just have a crazy election, and that makes them a little irrational in certain regards.”

— Jared Kushner, quoted by CBS News, on the lack of progress in Gaza.

Numerati

470

Reuters has documented at least 470 targets of retribution under Trump’s leadership – from federal employees and prosecutors to universities and media outlets. The list illuminates the sweeping effort by the president and his administration to punish dissent and reshape the government.

$184 million

50%

38%

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