Palerider Posted February 1, 2009 Report Posted February 1, 2009 Seems the natives are restless......I thought they loved Putin....Violent clashes in Russia as angry protesters call for Putin to resign over economy | Mail Online Quote
Palerider Posted February 1, 2009 Author Report Posted February 1, 2009 yes....they do seem a bit upset..... Quote
Dr T Posted February 1, 2009 Report Posted February 1, 2009 Do they have tons of money stored up or something? Why would they take to the streets to protest the global exconomic problems? Quote
Palerider Posted February 1, 2009 Author Report Posted February 1, 2009 with the price of oil falling......countries like Russia and Venezuela(sp) are losing lots of money..... Quote
mightynancy Posted February 1, 2009 Report Posted February 1, 2009 I'm anxious to hear Fiannan's take on this...what on earth do the Russians have to complain about in regards to Vlady? He rocks! Quote
Fiannan Posted February 1, 2009 Report Posted February 1, 2009 I'm anxious to hear Fiannan's take on this...what on earth do the Russians have to complain about in regards to Vlady? He rocks! First, thousands of members of Putin's youth clubs took care of the protesters pretty quick -- the police showed up in time to save the protesters by arresting them. I watch BBC News since I am not into infotainment. However, there too they first report the protests in Russia like they were some sort of groundswell and that they were mistreated but then show pictures from the World Economic Summit in Europe where the police were abusing the protesters against the meeting as harsh as cops in the deep south went after civil rights protesters in the early 60s and didn't even hint that the police were being violent.The question that comes to my mind is that George Soros only took over the US government last week and already his arch enemies (the Russians) are experiencing some "popular" protests. Soros used his influence to install the current Ukrainian and Georgian governments as well as the new American regime. Is it merely coincidence that some protests are starting against Putin? I mean anyone who studies how the US toppled governments in Central America in the 1950s and 1960s as well as toppling a democratically elected government in Iran and installing The Shah (even with the CIA organizing anti-American protests just to show how much intervention was needed) it should not surprise anyone if these anti-Putin protests were more than just some people getting together with ink and paper and blowhorns.Putin is still twice the man than Obama, Pelosi and Dirty Harry Reid combined. Quote
MarginOfError Posted February 1, 2009 Report Posted February 1, 2009 Actually, Putin is a farce of a man still far too devoted to Soviet-style communism for the good of Russia. The so-called democracy is Russia is a joke. Quote
Guest Godless Posted February 1, 2009 Report Posted February 1, 2009 Isn't Russia due for another Revolution soon? Quote
Palerider Posted February 1, 2009 Author Report Posted February 1, 2009 The Kremlin is never far behind..... Quote
Palerider Posted February 1, 2009 Author Report Posted February 1, 2009 Interesting story.....My Way News - Russian newspaper mourns another murdered reporter Quote
Elphaba Posted February 2, 2009 Report Posted February 2, 2009 Putin is still twice the man than Obama, Pelosi and Dirty Harry Reid combined.I was so excited to read your post, because I scanned it and saw no mention of Harry Reid. But I should have known better, as there it was at the bottom of your post. Alas.And then your creepy "I wuv Putin," obsession with a cold-blooded murderer, which you refuse to acknowledge, even with verifiable proof.Under Putin’s presidency, and beyond, at least 40 journalists have been murdered in cold blood, especially those who were investigating government crimes.This is a post I wrote about a year ago in response to one of your “I wuv Putin” tangents. For those who don’t want to follow the link, I’ve listed a few of the findings below:Director-General condemns murder of two Russian journalists: Ilyas Shurpayev and Gadzhi Abashilov:The Director-General of UNESCO, Koïchiro Matsuura, today condemned two separate murders of journalists in Russia: the killing of Ilyas Shurpayev who was found dead in his Moscow apartment on 21 March and Gadzhi Abashilov who was shot, on the same day, in Makhachkala, capital of Dagestan, a Republic of the Russian Federation, situated in the North Caucasus.Unesco Remembers Assassinated JournalistsLists names of forty journalists who have been assassinated by the Russian government, under Putin. Diplomacy in Action: US State Department, 2006In July in Saratov, Yevgeny Gerasimenko, an investigative reporter for the newspaper Saratovsky Rasklad, was found dead in his home with a plastic bag over his head, his hands bound behind his back with duct-taped and numerous bruises covering his body. There was no sign of forced entry, and the only item missing was his computer. His colleagues noted that Gerasimenko was working on an investigative article just prior to his death.On October 7, an unknown person shot and killed prominent investigative journalist Anna Politkovskaya as she entered the elevator in her Moscow apartment building. The contract-style killing was carried out during daylight hours. Politkovskaya was known for her articles in the liberal newspaper Novaya Gazeta. Her writing was highly critical of the war in Chechnya, the Chechen authorities, human rights abuses, and President Putin's administration. As a result of her writing, she received many death threats. Authorities continued to investigate the crime at year's end. Following Politkovskaya's killing, two other Novaya Gazetastaffers received death threats - one for his work on a series of publications highlighting problems in the North Caucasus and the other in connection with his efforts to investigate the Politkovskaya killing. In October 2005 Tamirlan Kazikhanov, the head of the press service of the Counterterrorist Center of the Ministry of Interior in the Southern Federal District was killed by rebels during an assault on the center's office in Nalchik. A sniper fatally shot Kazikhanov after he took a camera and started to film the attack on the building. A criminal case relating to the overall assault is currently underway, but no case was open on behalf of Kazikhanov's death. I’ve said this before, but it’s still apropos: California could break off and sink into the ocean, and you would blame it on Reid. Conversely, Putin has had journalists all over the globe assassinated, and you say not a word. Elphaba Quote
Elphaba Posted February 2, 2009 Report Posted February 2, 2009 Interesting story.....My Way News - Russian newspaper mourns another murdered reporter Great minds, and all that. Elphie Quote
Palerider Posted February 2, 2009 Author Report Posted February 2, 2009 Great minds, and all that. Elphie ooooohhhhh my goodness.....another hole in the wall....:) Quote
lilered Posted February 2, 2009 Report Posted February 2, 2009 Pelosi is a man? That explains a lot? I always thought she got hit with an ugly stick when she was small? Quote
Palerider Posted February 2, 2009 Author Report Posted February 2, 2009 Pelosi is a man? That explains a lot? I always thought she got hit with an ugly stick when she was small? I am choking on my super bowl snacks reading this....:eek: Quote
Hemidakota Posted February 18, 2009 Report Posted February 18, 2009 yes....they do seem a bit upset.....Is Putin still in-charge? Quote
Palerider Posted February 19, 2009 Author Report Posted February 19, 2009 Is Putin still in-charge? He is when he wants to or feels like it....:) Quote
Dr T Posted February 19, 2009 Report Posted February 19, 2009 "supper"? hmmm u must not be from CA Quote
Palerider Posted February 19, 2009 Author Report Posted February 19, 2009 "supper"? hmmm u must not be from CA thank goodness....:) Quote
Palerider Posted February 19, 2009 Author Report Posted February 19, 2009 be even more excited your not in Russia Quote
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