Thousands march in Moscow to protest Crimea vote

[Redfairen]

Source: Associated Press

Tens of thousands of anti-government protesters marched in central Moscow Saturday, a day before a Kremlin-backed referendum in Crimea on whether to break away from Ukraine and join Russia.

It was the largest anti-government demonstration since 2012. Demonstrators waved Russian and Ukrainian flags, while opposition activists — including two members of the Pussy Riot punk band — shouted "Say no to war!" and "Putin, go away!" from the stage.

Protesters also held up banners that read: "For your freedom and for ours!" One demonstrator held up a plate of salo — cured pork fat that is a staple of Ukrainian cuisine and adored by many Russians — along with a poster that read: "Make salo, not war!"

Nearby, a rally of several thousand was held close to the Kremlin in support of Russian intervention in Crimea.


Read more: http://news.yahoo.com/thousands-march-moscow-protest-crimea-vote-150812036.html?.tsrc=attmp

[levp]

1. Just like 2003 in DC and New York

Indeed, Crimea is Russia's Iraq.

[Purveyor]

2. Except this outcome will be conclusive unlike the mess we made of Iraq

with our 'shock and awe' war crime against a sovereign nation.

[geek tragedy]

5. say, you never did admit that Russia's invasion of Ukraine is illegal.

Care to admit it now, or are you incapable of saying anything critical of Russia during it's illegal wars?

[Purveyor]

6. I don't view it as illegal so yes, I side with the Russians on this. Meanwhile, your

hero's are most interesting, indeed.

Leader of Ukraine’s Right Sector, revolution’s enforcers, rails against Putin, Russian military and Jewish oligarchs

March 15
By Matthew Schofield
McClatchy Foreign Staff

Read more here: http://www.democraticunderground.com/10024669863

[geek tragedy]

7. You misstated that. You meant to write:

I side with the Russians on this, so I don't view it as illegal.

There is no rational argument that what they are doing is legal. The only people making that argument are shills for Putin like rt.com.

Oh, as far as your super-scary link there, the article calls out the stupid fearmongering Putin and his blind loyalists are putting out there:
From the quoted article:

Taras Berezovets, a political scientist and president of Berta Communications in Kiev, thinks Putin is making too much of fairly small group. Until recently, Right Sector had about 500 members. Today it may be 2,000. He said that it’s essentially attached to Svoboda, similar to what the Irish Republican Army was to the political Sinn Fein, at least in structure. But, he said, it’s far less dangerous.

Some people are willing to be William Kristols in service of Putin's imperialism. Very clarifying to see who the actual progressives are and who are just pro-Russia.

[Purveyor]

10. There is more than one side to this situation and I suggest you take off

the blinders and discover what really is happening here.

[red dog 1]

3. Break out the water cannons, Vlad.

[red dog 1]

4. K&R....Thanks for posting

[uhnope]

8. photo of the massive Moscow rally against Putin and his war on Ukraine

http://gty.im/478875605
This is great