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Russia, the last resort for murderous despots and thieves. nt Tarheel_Dem Feb 2014 #1
Really? I thought that was Texas . . . another_liberal Feb 2014 #5
lol, smh n/t LittleGirl Feb 2014 #6
to be entirely fair.... Burf-_- Feb 2014 #2
That's a good place for a Russian agent Jack Rabbit Feb 2014 #3
Don't hold your breath for the Hague Court to act. another_liberal Feb 2014 #4
Yes, because joker, anarchist/facist governments petition the Hague for human rights charges. Tommy_Carcetti Feb 2014 #7
Not a bad description of the gang now in charge of Kiev, not bad at all. another_liberal Feb 2014 #8
But dfd you watch the videos of the snipers killing innocent protesters? The snipers who were okaawhatever Feb 2014 #24
A truce had been agreed to last Thursday by Yanukovich, . . . another_liberal Feb 2014 #31
His nest egg: dixiegrrrrl Feb 2014 #9
Do you really believe that? another_liberal Feb 2014 #10
Exchange rate? you think his own stash wasn't Euro-denominated? Recursion Feb 2014 #11
No doubt you're right. another_liberal Feb 2014 #13
How about Bitcoins? Tommy_Carcetti Feb 2014 #18
yeah I suspect that was in Ukrainian hryvnia, not dollars... EX500rider Feb 2014 #12
That sounds about right. another_liberal Feb 2014 #14
Yeah that'd put him up in top spot next to Carlos Slim & I don't think so. n/t EX500rider Feb 2014 #15
Must include the goodwill... Ghost Dog Feb 2014 #16
Still does not really matter. another_liberal Feb 2014 #17
I thought gold plating was cheap. cprise Feb 2014 #19
We do, after all . . . another_liberal Feb 2014 #26
I'm pretty sure he quit after word of impeachment proceedings. joshcryer Feb 2014 #21
Except that . . . another_liberal Feb 2014 #27
He left the administration buildings and is in Russia. joshcryer Feb 2014 #28
Since when is travel to a neighboring country by a democratically elected President . . . another_liberal Feb 2014 #30
How do you differentiate between abdication and vacation? Presidents often take vacations and pampango Feb 2014 #32
I've never heard of a US President visiting Martha's Vineyard... joshcryer Feb 2014 #34
Yanukovich hasn't "abdicated." Far from it. another_liberal Feb 2014 #35
Actions vs. words. It might be more accurate to say he has had second thoughts about pampango Feb 2014 #38
He has never mentioned abdicating, except to deny he has . . . another_liberal Feb 2014 #39
Since when does a leader have to sign a document stating he is abdicating? pampango Feb 2014 #41
Oh, I don't know . . . another_liberal Feb 2014 #42
"In fact he is scheduled to give a speech at a venue on Ukrainian territory in about four hours." No pampango Feb 2014 #45
When they abandon their administrative buildings? joshcryer Feb 2014 #33
As I mentioned above . . . another_liberal Feb 2014 #36
In a states own constitution? joshcryer Feb 2014 #37
Hardly. another_liberal Feb 2014 #40
Uh, the Rada was elected. joshcryer Mar 2014 #49
Reuters is claiming loan losses and capital flight. joshcryer Feb 2014 #23
Reuters believes that... dixiegrrrrl Feb 2014 #46
This message was self-deleted by its author The Magistrate Feb 2014 #47
Little Of That Is Probably His, Ma'am The Magistrate Feb 2014 #48
Looks like Edward Snowden is getting a new roommate! alcibiades_mystery Feb 2014 #20
Okay, I laughed. Tommy_Carcetti Feb 2014 #43
Explains why Yuriy Ilyin was appointed before Yanukovich bailed. joshcryer Feb 2014 #22
Putin is already greasing the skids for that. Three former Olympians went to Crimea to let the okaawhatever Feb 2014 #25
Racist Irina Rodnina would certainly represent a Crimea breakup. joshcryer Feb 2014 #29
IMO this whole thing caught Putin with his boxers down. He did not expect Yanukovich to bail. yellowcanine Feb 2014 #44
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