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joshcryer

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3. This is what empires look like when they're falling.

Reply to n2doc (Original post)

Sun Mar 16, 2014, 06:17 PM

Mar 2014

Russia has really sunk from its peak.

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Putin�s media head threatens to turn US into �radioactive ash� [View all] n2doc Mar 2014 OP

Yet some morons insist CNN and MSNBC are worse geek tragedy Mar 2014 #1

The big difference betweetn RT and CNN is Cha Mar 2014 #22

foolishness: But the translation isn't a direct threat, rather newthinking Mar 2014 #30

I was thinking of a recent failed presidential candidate. pangaia Mar 2014 #32

Speech act. Igel Mar 2014 #42

Hell, Fukishima will do that sooner than later anyhow.n/t dixiegrrrrl Mar 2014 #2

Said no scientist ever. nt geek tragedy Mar 2014 #4

They might if they had funding. Octafish Mar 2014 #33

This is what empires look like when they're falling. joshcryer Mar 2014 #3

Shows the importance of getting the nukes deactivated and destroyed. geek tragedy Mar 2014 #5

I honestly don't think they will go *that* far. AverageJoe90 Mar 2014 #27

Are they putting steriods in the water over sufrommich Mar 2014 #6

Well, their dictator does wrestle bears. nt geek tragedy Mar 2014 #7

Elevating the tough talk doesn't help reduce the rhetoric seveneyes Mar 2014 #19

No one in the US is escalating. Neither are they being bullied. nt geek tragedy Mar 2014 #23

The US? karynnj Mar 2014 #24

Dr Evil says the hearts of gay people should be burned after Bluenorthwest Mar 2014 #8

They grow increasingly reactionary.nt sufrommich Mar 2014 #10

Let me guess, this is worse than threatening to "obliterate" Iran? Fumesucker Mar 2014 #9

as in Bomb bomb bomb Iran malaise Mar 2014 #16

Actually I was thinking of a Secretary of State Fumesucker Mar 2014 #18

who was jsut in Ukraine dixiegrrrrl Mar 2014 #37

I noticed some Putin's DUwater carriers arely staircase Mar 2014 #11

... Rex Mar 2014 #12

the grey suit in the video does not help wheniwasincongress Mar 2014 #26

Blogwriter is a bit out of date - RIA Novosti became defunct last year. dipsydoodle Mar 2014 #13

So this guy is in charge of rt.com geek tragedy Mar 2014 #14

It is an GP6971 Mar 2014 #20

Well one Sarah Palin suggested that the only thing better than a bad guy with a malaise Mar 2014 #15

Well I do hope Kerry or whomever does not try more tough talk seveneyes Mar 2014 #17

Who cares what you think? Sometimes tough talk is a requirement functioning_cog Mar 2014 #21

Tough talk GP6971 Mar 2014 #25

You could have left off that first sentence and been a lot more credible sounding. snappyturtle Mar 2014 #29

I CARE what seveneyes thinks. That's who. pangaia Mar 2014 #34

That is ridiculously reckless. Laelth Mar 2014 #28

Let's hope it is all bluster. Rex Mar 2014 #31

Of course not. n/t GP6971 Mar 2014 #35

I think Putin is counting GP6971 Mar 2014 #36

Any other older DUers having flashbacks right about now? Brigid Mar 2014 #38

I think the actual quote was ozone_man Mar 2014 #39

Sounds like a case of possession with intent to deliver jsr Mar 2014 #43

Someone doesn't like the fact we spoke up. hrmjustin Mar 2014 #40

who would have thought that when he just wanted arely staircase Mar 2014 #41