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Russia conquered Crimea, supports the rebels, sent tanks, jokes about invading Kiev... DetlefK Sep 2014 #1
Of course, who wouldn't believe.... ballyhoo Sep 2014 #2
A close friend who is from Poland is watching this very closely. Javaman Sep 2014 #3
A little premature. Poland is not a Russian border country... ballyhoo Sep 2014 #5
No but it's on the border of the Ukraine. nt Javaman Sep 2014 #6
Putin is not interested in West Ukraine. ballyhoo Sep 2014 #10
So he says.... IronGate Sep 2014 #12
Ah yes. Anyone who disagrees is a "pootie-lover" Scootaloo Sep 2014 #26
I'm not calling you a Putin lover, IronGate Sep 2014 #28
I was referring to what you said to Ballyhoo, actually Scootaloo Sep 2014 #29
Fine. Let's try an experiment... Javaman Sep 2014 #31
The modern Russians are peaceful. This is not the Cold War again...yet. ballyhoo Sep 2014 #33
... Javaman Sep 2014 #34
Putin has an 87-88 percent popularity in Russia and a 67 percent popularity ballyhoo Sep 2014 #36
peaceful and smart never go hand in hand. Javaman Sep 2014 #44
About 15-20 now. ballyhoo Sep 2014 #47
15-20 what? Javaman Sep 2014 #65
Post removed Post removed Sep 2014 #81
The last fascist fool to invade Poland paid for that mistake dearly. roamer65 Sep 2014 #60
Indeed, we are being 'played' yet again by the 'war party'. earthside Sep 2014 #4
They're recycling Bush Era propaganda tactics CJCRANE Sep 2014 #7
Excellent, Earthside...they keep ruminating over Putin is ballyhoo Sep 2014 #9
war what is it good for absolutely nothing Billy Budd Sep 2014 #11
No one is saying Scott6113 Sep 2014 #41
Yes jamzrockz Sep 2014 #46
clever misinformation cosmicone Sep 2014 #8
The 15,000 figure seems to have come from a Russian NGO, Committee of Soldiers' Mothers. pampango Sep 2014 #13
The same logic applies cosmicone Sep 2014 #14
Lol, its always funny jamzrockz Sep 2014 #15
Ukraine has a democratically elected government. Tommy_Carcetti Sep 2014 #16
Just imagine this jamzrockz Sep 2014 #17
They won't get it n/t cosmicone Sep 2014 #20
The analogy is preposterous. But that aside, Ukraine's government is democratically elected. Tommy_Carcetti Sep 2014 #21
The problem is that the people jamzrockz Sep 2014 #23
You said there wasn't a democratically elected government in Ukraine. That's just not true. Tommy_Carcetti Sep 2014 #32
What was the voter turnout in eastern Ukaraine? ozone_man Sep 2014 #63
No one was disenfranchised by the Ukrainian government in the May presidential election. Tommy_Carcetti Sep 2014 #67
Except those pictures of ballot boxes with trash in them were just western propaganda davidpdx Sep 2014 #80
Just imagine a non-sequitor. OilemFirchen Sep 2014 #55
Can you tell me what part of jamzrockz Sep 2014 #56
Ukraine It had a Democratically electected pre Coup too Billy Budd Sep 2014 #37
And your proof of such a "coup"? nt Tommy_Carcetti Sep 2014 #38
which one ...which country Billy Budd Sep 2014 #39
Ukraine, silly. Tommy_Carcetti Sep 2014 #42
you define it then what was it Billy Budd Sep 2014 #49
I'll let Webster's define it for me. Tommy_Carcetti Sep 2014 #50
sounds like the kiev thing Billy Budd Sep 2014 #51
So who was the small group? And how was Yanukovych forcibly removed from the country? nt Tommy_Carcetti Sep 2014 #52
that is a question for Billy Budd Sep 2014 #53
So in other words, you don't know.... Tommy_Carcetti Sep 2014 #54
that is your Billy Budd Sep 2014 #58
How did the actual coup happen?!?!? Tommy_Carcetti Sep 2014 #61
"Most likely controlled by western govt's" geek tragedy Sep 2014 #24
But a large group of soldiers' mothers may be able to piece together information from pampango Sep 2014 #18
Now you're stretching it cosmicone Sep 2014 #19
And any effort to determine that number without the consent of the 'top military leadership' is pampango Sep 2014 #25
You're putting words in my mouth (or keyboard) that I didn't type cosmicone Sep 2014 #27
And who says that this "Committee of Soldiers' Mothers" is a funded by Western interests? pampango Sep 2014 #30
Has anyone actually seen 200+ death certificates cosmicone Sep 2014 #35
"Like I said, you choose to believe things that you want to be true. I am a skeptic." pampango Sep 2014 #40
Climate change and forensic evidence is not subjective cosmicone Sep 2014 #43
Again you accuse the Russian NGO of being "Western aid-dependent" without offering any proof. Just pampango Sep 2014 #45
I'd like to see the audited financial statements cosmicone Sep 2014 #48
If you presume that Russians concerned with peace and human rights must be foreign-funded pampango Sep 2014 #62
No. cosmicone Sep 2014 #64
That type of audit cannot happen. It is prohibited under the 2012 NGO law Putin signed. pampango Sep 2014 #69
awwwww too bad cosmicone Sep 2014 #71
And yet you were willing to accept an audit done by an international accounting firm. pampango Sep 2014 #73
A lot of rhetoricical conjectures but no proof that cosmicone Sep 2014 #74
"The credibility of the NGO's shall remain suspect." There is no proof you would accept otherwise pampango Sep 2014 #75
There is another point of view cosmicone Sep 2014 #76
Here's my response to your 4 points. pampango Sep 2014 #77
Would their own words suffice? reorg Sep 2014 #68
Until July 2012 it was perfectly legal for NGO's in Russia (as in all but the most authoritarian pampango Sep 2014 #70
it is still perfectly legal to receive foreign funding reorg Sep 2014 #79
Aw, Pootie, sweet sweet Pootie, I knew you'd finally invade when your hired goons couldn't TwilightGardener Sep 2014 #22
You realize how childish you sound? "Pootie, sweet sweet Pootie.." (Yeah say it aloud!) elias49 Sep 2014 #57
Sweet Beloved Pootie. TwilightGardener Sep 2014 #59
pootie poot poot! nt Javaman Sep 2014 #66
+1,000,000 n/t cosmicone Sep 2014 #72
Poor misunderstood Putin.. EX500rider Sep 2014 #78
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