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go west young man

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11. Watch the whole BBC report as the reporter

Reply to Alex_ (Reply #10)

Tue Mar 11, 2014, 04:07 PM

Mar 2014

states he is in the Hotel Ukraine surrounded by protesters. They controlled the Hotel and the Hotel with the sniper sighted by the BBC reporter is in the upper window. The BBC reporter clearly states this. Go to the 1:50 mark he states they are using it as a triage center for the wounded. In regards to the sniper he says "I saw the shooter...he was wearing one of the protesters green helmets".

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When's the last time you heard of a Western sponsored "coup" where..... [View all] Tommy_Carcetti Mar 2014 OP

We had one with most of those characteristics in 2000 here in this Cleita Mar 2014 #1

Not like that. Tommy_Carcetti Mar 2014 #3

Kick and friggin' Rec! riqster Mar 2014 #2

I'll give you one thing: 1000words Mar 2014 #4

This message was self-deleted by its author TampaAnimusVortex Mar 2014 #5

did you get the wrong link? Alex_ Mar 2014 #6

It's a CT website. Tommy_Carcetti Mar 2014 #7

Definition of Coup d'etat...from Merriam Websters Dictionary. go west young man Mar 2014 #8

regarding point 3 Alex_ Mar 2014 #10

Watch the whole BBC report as the reporter go west young man Mar 2014 #11

"Russians and Ukranians are the same people essentially... this is lost on the West." Tommy_Carcetti Mar 2014 #12

The response is simple. Igel Mar 2014 #15

2004 Haitian coup d'état Warren Stupidity Mar 2014 #9

Haiti was a military lead coup where Aristide said he was forcibly removed from power. Tommy_Carcetti Mar 2014 #13

Oh, so the US military kidnapped Yanukovych and transferred him geek tragedy Mar 2014 #16

All involved militaries BainsBane Mar 2014 #17

Absolutely which is the sad truth....nt snappyturtle Mar 2014 #21

Somebody told these people that it was CIA and they're Cha Mar 2014 #14

kick functioning_cog Mar 2014 #18

According to Wikileaks, Yatsenyuk himself called for the constitutional court in the past and laws jakeXT Mar 2014 #19

If that's not our man jakeXT Mar 2014 #20