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They are doing everything they can to blunt criticism including throwing this slight doubt into stevenleser Mar 2014 #1
Yup.. look how many here tried to claim it wasn't Russians NT Adrahil Mar 2014 #2
I missed that arely staircase Mar 2014 #11
Carnival in Crimea polly7 Mar 2014 #3
Are you really trying to make that argument? stevenleser Mar 2014 #4
YES, I really am trying to make that argument! polly7 Mar 2014 #6
If it is a strawman, prove it. Did you support the Iraq war? stevenleser Mar 2014 #10
Russia is not 'invading' the Ukraine. polly7 Mar 2014 #12
LMAO. We were liberators in Iraq too. Didnt you get the Bush memo? Listen to yourself. nt stevenleser Mar 2014 #14
You make as much sense as McCain. polly7 Mar 2014 #17
LMAO, McCain thinks breathing is essential for life so we should stop because he said it. stevenleser Mar 2014 #18
Sorry, I don't believe you know what you're talking about. polly7 Mar 2014 #21
Wait, I'm confused. Are you saying the Kiev protesters should not ask the US for help? sabrina 1 Mar 2014 #41
Referendum already moved forward to 30th March. dipsydoodle Mar 2014 #5
Thank you!!! polly7 Mar 2014 #8
Sorry, you better move.n/t sadoldgirl Mar 2014 #38
Wild guess libodem Mar 2014 #7
Didn't they come from the Russian base already there? nt arely staircase Mar 2014 #13
Who knows? libodem Mar 2014 #35
Plausible Deniability VanillaRhapsody Mar 2014 #9
got to be the most implausible plausibe deniability ever nt arely staircase Mar 2014 #16
Plausible deniability of course. hobbit709 Mar 2014 #15
Easy three main reasons AnalystInParadise Mar 2014 #19
I think one and two make sense arely staircase Mar 2014 #22
Speculation is that they're Berkut. Igel Mar 2014 #36
Skin heads? rdharma Mar 2014 #27
No I really don't AnalystInParadise Mar 2014 #31
Russia has plenty of skinheads....... rdharma Mar 2014 #34
Not security force AnalystInParadise Mar 2014 #42
Oh? Let's hear your thoughts on WHY they would employ skinheads. nt rdharma Mar 2014 #43
I read yesterday that they are Russia's private contractors, not active military. OregonBlue Mar 2014 #20
It is not an uncommon practice sarisataka Mar 2014 #23
but isn't the total lack of national identification that characterizes the Russians in Crimea arely staircase Mar 2014 #24
It depends on unit practice sarisataka Mar 2014 #25
Or the way the Japanese painted a big red target on everything jberryhill Mar 2014 #28
US pilots loved those red disks sarisataka Mar 2014 #29
Hence the random serial/tail numbers on vehicles and airplanes Recursion Mar 2014 #30
Forget that, what are they doing there without a hall pass! jberryhill Mar 2014 #26
Russia Today (rt.com): Happy Happy Happy aristocles Mar 2014 #32
I's amusing how one of the signs arrogates "Rus'" to Russia. Igel Mar 2014 #39
This message was self-deleted by its author aristocles Mar 2014 #33
More importantly, things are somewhat peaceful seveneyes Mar 2014 #37
Plausible deniability plus s fair amount of paramilitaries. nt Democracyinkind Mar 2014 #40
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