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ripcord

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13. Boy this will sure teach the West a lesson

Reply to DetlefK (Original post)

Wed Jan 28, 2015, 12:14 PM

Jan 2015

Or give them a good laugh.

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You know, that was my first thought exactly. mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2015 #3

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using Gorbi's PatrynXX Jan 2015 #19

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big overlap between homophobic bigots and Putin sympathizers uhnope Jan 2015 #34

They're busy translating it from Russian, just be patient a little while longer. freshwest Jan 2015 #30

"our three resident defenders of Moscow's expansionism" = Putin's trolls groundloop Jan 2015 #5

This message was self-deleted by its author uhnope Jan 2015 #21

In March 1990, not March 1989 (and TASS should talk about 1990 too) muriel_volestrangler Jan 2015 #7

I was wondering if someone was going to catch that DFW Jan 2015 #26

Yep. For one thing, the Berlin Wall fell in 1989. SheilaT Jan 2015 #15

Germans were the first to call it 'annexation' reorg Jan 2015 #20

German culture was different back then. DetlefK Jan 2015 #23

You sound like Helmut Kohl in the eighties reorg Jan 2015 #32

This is from "The Onion," right? Because.....Ukraine! WinkyDink Jan 2015 #6

It's true. But to somehow make it sound like it is a Russian Policy is disingenious newthinking Jan 2015 #17

I'll give you that one. Adrahil Jan 2015 #35

DetlefK Diclotican Jan 2015 #8

Boy this will sure teach the West a lesson ripcord Jan 2015 #13

See it's shit like this , I think Russia is run by someone like Sarah Palin PatrynXX Jan 2015 #18

This is a mistake. If they are trying to make a point about the post cold war era... yurbud Jan 2015 #22

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Germany is actually a wee bit away from Russia... DetlefK Jan 2015 #25

lol RiverNoord Jan 2015 #33

Putin's KGB slip is showing DFW Jan 2015 #27

Would there be a GDR without the terrorism and sabotage ? jakeXT Jan 2015 #29