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nadinbrzezinski

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6. Think about this from the POV of Yanukovich

Reply to Are_grits_groceries (Reply #3)

Wed Feb 19, 2014, 02:33 PM

Feb 2014

I suspect he just sacked the chief of staff who said, not just no, but fracking no sir.

Yanukovich called his people terrorists, the ones in Independence square refusing to disperse, ergo, if the army sides with them, they become terrorists.

That is what I suspect is going on here, the fear the army will side with the "wrong side" from the POV of the President.

For the record, I think we are watching revolution in process.

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Breaking Ukrainian President sacks the army chief of staff [View all] nadinbrzezinski Feb 2014 OP

"The armed forces could be deployed for the first time" and the army chief gets sacked. pampango Feb 2014 #1

If the guys who control most of the high power guns nadinbrzezinski Feb 2014 #2

Ok. Are_grits_groceries Feb 2014 #3

Think about this from the POV of Yanukovich nadinbrzezinski Feb 2014 #6

That was my thought. Adrahil Feb 2014 #4

It looks like we are going to find out. bemildred Feb 2014 #5

Yup nadinbrzezinski Feb 2014 #7

Ukraine on brink of civil war as Kiev burns bemildred Feb 2014 #8

Woman shot as crowds storm Ukrainian regional security service office (GRAPHIC VIDEO) bemildred Feb 2014 #9

I wonder what he'll have to give them. LuvNewcastle Feb 2014 #10

That only works if the military is still united and still obeying orders. bemildred Feb 2014 #11

Wonder lsewpershad Feb 2014 #12

There we are seeing a possible split nadinbrzezinski Feb 2014 #13

My grandfather deserted the Tsar's Army Jenoch Feb 2014 #16

My dad hid from the nazis, then fought the nazis nadinbrzezinski Feb 2014 #17

�Zamanu has recently hesitated to express readiness to get involved in helping to defuse pampango Feb 2014 #14

Ok, this is sad, I am better at reading tea leaves nadinbrzezinski Feb 2014 #15

"Opposition leaders have just been meeting with Yanukovych who has promised there will be no assault pampango Feb 2014 #18

I have been having CNN on the background, for reference nadinbrzezinski Feb 2014 #19