Russia’s dictator-for-life Vladimir Putin is every bit as sinister and evil as Joseph Stalin, Adolf Hitler and Mao Tse-tung.[2] He is a ruthless killer—of his own people and others, and of the human spirit. Recently, he warned against despotism and chaos in Russia[3], which is equivalent to Hitler warning against the death camps, or Stalin and Mao warning against the ravages of communism. Putin is the face of America’s enemies today, personified, as well as the enemy of free peoples everywhere. He is responsible for the dismantling of Russia’s incipient democracy.[4] Despots like him are destroyed ultimately. However, in the interim, the death and destruction they bring about are savage, barbaric and tragic. Like a Mob boss, Putin is apt to die a cruel and horrible death, mirroring the cruelty that he and his ex-KGB lackeys have brought to so many in Russia and elsewhere.
He was born in Leningrad, now St. Petersburg; and he joined the KGB officially when he was 23, and rose through its ranks. He came to prominence as a KGB operative in East Germany—or the DDR, as it was known before the fall of the Berlin Wall and the collapse of Erich Honecker’s government—which was one of the most repressive regimes in the Soviet Union’s orbit, or the Evil Empire. Russia has a brutal history, especially since the rise of communism; and Putin is a product of that system. Stalin and Mao were the most ruthless killers of their own people[5], and that is Putin’s heritage. He learned his craft well; and he must be viewed in this context, not as some Westernized Russian democrat, which he is not. Under Putin, Stalin’s reputation has undergone a renaissance, despite being the killer of more than 30 million men, women and children who were his own countrymen.[6] Putin is Stalin’s heir.
Some people argue there is a “soft side” to Putin, and that he has been principled and acted in the best interests of Russia. Indeed, it is argued that he fended off his ex-KGB lackeys in the selection of Dmitry Medvedev as Russia’s President, when Putin was ineligible to run for a third consecutive presidential term because of constitutionally-mandated term limits. Stalin, Hitler and Mao had soft sides too. Like Putin, they smiled and were shown in “photo ops” befriending children and women. In reality, they were butchers just as Putin is. Yes, the numbers of innocent people killed may differ among the four of them. However, each one brutally repressed democratic forces, systematically killed their own countrymen and others, and decimated the human spirit.[7] When Putin was coming to power, I was told by an old friend on Capitol Hill that he was a “smoother version” of Stalin, and I will never forget those prescient and ominous words.
Russia is not a Third World country today, but it is close—and certainly it is no longer a superpower. Based on its gross domestic product (GDP), it ranks behind Italy, Brazil, Spain and Canada; and it is less than nine percent the size of the United States.[8] Its military expenditures are 9.5 percent of the American spending[9]; and its antiquated Soviet-era conscript military was on display in Georgia. Indeed, Putin left the Olympic games in Beijing and traveled to the Georgian border, where he directed the Kremlin’s cruel aggression against its vastly smaller neighbor. Today, the U.S. military has no peers; and when arrayed against “paper tigers” and backlot bullies like Putin’s Russia, Americans can be proud of what George W. Bush accomplished.
He kept American safe and strong; however, there are serious questions whether Barack Obama is building on and not diminishing that strength. The idea that the U.S. and Russia would agree in principle on a deal to replace the Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (Start) with a new agreement that would cut each side’s nuclear arsenal is absurd.[10] The Russians cannot be trusted; and Obama’s weakness is on display when he cuts any deals with Putin. China must be America’s focus of attention, not the backwater country of Russia. China must be included in any agreement, or else the cart is placed before the horse. Also, Obama surrendered to Putin by scrapping Bush’s proposed antiballistic missile shield for Eastern Europe—in the Czech Republic and Poland—which emboldened Putin and sent the worst signals possible to our allies in “New Europe.”[11]
Those who “scold” Putin are subjected to harsh dictatorial rebukes, at the very least.[12] His treatment of others is strikingly similar to how Stalin, Hitler and Mao treated their adversaries. Prison without trial—or “kangaroo trials”—has been commonplace.[13] More often than not, they disappear or are ruthlessly killed to send loud and clear messages to those who challenge the dictator, or otherwise might be considered “enemies of the state.” Like Stalin before him, the full extent of Putin’s atrocities will never be known; and his “fingerprints” will not be found on the “murder weapons.” However, make no mistake about it: none of it would have happened without him.
In addition to what has been described above, it is useful to catalog some of the more heinous crimes and horrors that have happened since he came to power, for which he is responsible directly or indirectly:
• Russian apartment bombings in September 1999, which led the country into the Second Chechen War, and brought Putin to power.[14]
• The assassination in London of former Russian state security officer Alexander Litvinenko who claimed, inter alia, that Putin ordered the Russian apartment bombings.[15]
• The Dioxin poisoning of Victor Yushchenko, which left the Ukrainian President’s face greatly disfigured, jaundiced, bloated, and pockmarked.[16]
• The brutal “Second Chechen War,” in which Russian troops entered Chechnya and took control over the country, with unofficial estimates ranging from 25,000 to 50,000 dead or having “disappeared.”[17]
• A widespread crackdown on media freedoms, with Russian reporters being killed and muzzled—such as the shooting death of Anna Politkovskaya[18]—and media outlets being shut down.[19]
• Miscellaneous jailings, killings and disappearances—including one of Putin’s mistresses.[20]
At some point in time, he will be eliminated and disappear from the pages of history, just like so many other two-bit, tinhorn despots before him. Again, it is apt to happen violently, in an instant. Regardless of how he departs, one can only hope that it happens soon—and his reign of terror and that of his ex-KGB lackeys ends, like it did for Stalin, Hitler, Mao and their thugs. The sooner the better.[21]
© 2010, Timothy D. Naegele
See also “The Death Of Putin And Russia: The Final Chapter Of The Cold War“
[1] Timothy D. Naegele was counsel to the U.S. Senate Banking Committee, and chief of staff to Presidential Medal of Freedom and Congressional Gold Medal recipient and former U.S. Senator Edward W. Brooke (R-Mass), the first black senator since Reconstruction after the U.S. Civil War. He practices law in Washington, D.C. and Los Angeles with his firm, Timothy D. Naegele & Associates (www.naegele.com). He has an undergraduate degree in economics from UCLA, as well as two law degrees from the School of Law (Boalt Hall), University of California, Berkeley, and from Georgetown University. He is a member of the District of Columbia and California bars. He served as a Captain in the U.S. Army, assigned to the Defense Intelligence Agency at the Pentagon, where he received the Joint Service Commendation Medal. Mr. Naegele is an Independent politically; and he is listed in Who’s Who in America, Who’s Who in American Law, and Who’s Who in Finance and Business. He has written extensively over the years. See, e.g., www.naegele.com/whats_new.html#articles
[2] See, e.g., http://www.naegele.com/documents/StalinMaoHolocausts.pdf
[3] See http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=CNG.4578e814909f0ad722594e6c798584f9.4c1&show_article=1
[4] See, e.g., http://www.latimes.com/news/nation-and-world/la-fg-russia-democracy24-2010jan24,0,3025105,full.story (“[A] democracy museum about Putin, the man whose ascent to power was marked by the loss of a free press, the unsolved killings of political critics and harsh crackdowns on antigovernment protests”)
[5] See, e.g., http://www.naegele.com/documents/StalinMaoHolocausts.pdf (“Aside from ordering the killing of those in the Soviet hierarchy, it is estimated that Stalin was responsible for the deaths of more than 30 million men, women and children—his own countrymen—including millions during the collectivization of the Soviet farms in the 1930s. . . . [A]s the Soviets moved through Germany, they raped at least two million German women in what is now acknowledged as the largest case of mass rape in history.”)
[6] See id.
[7] See, e.g., http://online.wsj.com/article/SB118463398015768385.html?mod=googlenews_wsj (“Russia has become, in the precise sense of the word, a fascist state. It does not matter here, as the Kremlin’s apologists are so fond of pointing out, that Mr. Putin is wildly popular in Russia: Popularity is what competent despots get when they destroy independent media, stoke nationalistic fervor with military buildups and the cunning exploitation of the Church, and ride a wave of petrodollars to pay off the civil service and balance their budgets. Nor does it matter that Mr. Putin hasn’t re-nationalized the ‘means of production’ outright; corporatism was at the heart of Hitler’s economic policy, too.”)
[8] See, e.g., https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/fields/2195.html (2009 est.) and http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_GDP_%28nominal%29 (2009 est.)
[9] See, e.g., http://www.sipri.org/yearbook/2009/05/05A and http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_military_expenditures#Chart_by_country_or_organization
[10] See http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/us_and_americas/article7013042.ece; see also https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2010/01/19/emp-attack-only-30-million-americans-survive/
[11] See, e.g., http://www.nytimes.com/2009/09/18/world/europe/18shield.html; see also https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2010/01/20/the-end-of-barack-obama; https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2010/01/01/barack-obama-america%E2%80%99s-second-emperor; https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2009/12/26/obama-in-afghanistan-doomed-from-the-start; http://www.philstockworld.com/2009/10/11/greenspan%E2%80%99s-legacy-more-suffering-to-come/
[12] See, e.g., http://www.kyivpost.com/news/russia/detail/58572/ (“Few Russians in positions of power dare to openly criticise Putin. . . .”); http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE6145UJ20100205 (“Putin told the leaders [of his United Russia party] to warn voters of the consequences of voting for untried opposition parties. United Russia must always explain that ‘proper and well organized leaders are always capable of solving any problems and that in the absence of such leaders, anarchy prevails,’ he said.”)
One of the “untried opposition parties” to which Putin was referring is former World Chess Champion—many people consider him the greatest chess player of all time—Garry Kasparov’s “The Other Russia,” a coalition that opposes Putin’s government. See http://www.theotherrussia.org/ Indeed, Kasparov has vowed to “restore democracy” to Russia by toppling Putin, of whom he is an outspoken critic.
Kasparov has said: “An anti-democratic regime can be neither reformed nor modernized; it can only be dismantled. All the hope that goes into finding a way to somehow reform or perfect the current system is in vain. It’s impossible, because the essence of the system will remain the same.” See http://www.theotherrussia.org/2010/02/03/kasparov-russias-european-choice/ He adds: “After a year and a half of [Dmitry] Medvedev’s tenure as president of Russia, Putin’s authoritarian regime has only become more severe.” See id.
[13] See, e.g., http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Criticism_of_Vladimir_Putin#Relations_with_.22oligarchs.22 (e.g., the criminal prosecution and imprisonment of Russia’s richest man, Mikhail Khodorkovsky, president of Yukos oil company, as payback for his support of Putin’s opponents); http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mikhail_Khodorkovsky
[14] See, e.g., http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Criticism_of_Vladimir_Putin#Domestic_terrorism_accusations (“The chain of command was as follows: Putin (former director of the secret service, future president) – Patrushev (Putin’s successor as director of the secret service) – secret service General German Ugryumov (director of the counter-terrorism department). Maxim Lazovsky (the owner of Lanako, the company that employed the secret service agents behind the 1994-5 terrorist attacks) and Lieutenant-Colonel Abubakar were two secret service operatives directly responsible for the practical organization of the bombings.” [Yuri Felshtinsky and Vladimir Pribylovsky, “The Age of Assassins. The Rise and Rise of Vladimir Putin,” Gibson Square Books, London, 2008, p. 106]); see also http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vladimir_Putin
[15] See, e.g., http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Criticism_of_Vladimir_Putin#Domestic_terrorism_accusations; http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blowing_up_Russia:_Terror_from_within and http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lubyanka_Criminal_Group; see also http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexander_Litvinenko
[16] See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Victor_Yushchenko#Dioxin_poisoning (“On September 27, 2009 Yushchenko said in an interview . . . that the testimony of the three men who were at a dinner in 2004 at which he believes he was poisoned were staying in Russia. Ukrainian prosecutors said Russia has refused to extradite one of the men, the former deputy chief of Ukraine’s security service, Volodymyr Satsyuk, because he holds both Russia and Ukrainian citizenship.”)
[17] See, e.g., http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_Chechen_War; see also, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chechnya#Human_rights (“In 2006 Human Rights Watch reported that pro-Moscow Chechen forces under the effective command of President Ramzan Kadyrov, as well as federal police personnel, used torture to get information about separatist forces. ‘If you are detained in Chechnya, you face a real and immediate risk of torture. And there is little chance that your torturer will be held accountable,’ said Holly Cartner, Director Europe and Central Asia division of HRW.”); http://www.hrw.org/en/news/2006/11/12/chechnya-research-shows-widespread-and-systematic-use-torture; see id. (“On July 1, 2009, Amnesty International released a detailed report covering the human rights violations committed by the Russian Federation against Chechnyan citizens. Among the most prominent features was that those abused had no method of redress against assaults, ranging from kidnapping to torture, while those responsible were never held accountable. This lead to the conclusion that Chechnya was being ruled without law, being run into further devastating destabilization.”); see http://www.naegele.com/documents/AmnestyInternational-RussianFederation-Rulewithoutlaw.pdf
[18] See, e.g., http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Criticism_of_Vladimir_Putin#Allegations_of_political_assassinations_and_muzzling_of_reporters (“On October 7, 2006, Anna Politkovskaya, a journalist who ran a campaign exposing corruption in the Russian army and its conduct in Chechnya, and a strong critic of Putin and the FSB, whom she had accused of trying to set up a Soviet-style dictatorship, was killed. She was shot dead in the elevator of her apartment building in Moscow.”); http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anna_Politkovskaya
The Federal Security Service—or FSB—is the main domestic security agency of the Russian Federation, and the successor agency of the dreaded Soviet-era Cheka, NKVD and KGB.
[19] See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alina_Kabayeva#Marriage_controversy
[20] See, e.g., http://news.oneindia.in/2010/02/08/mumof-vladimir-putins-love-childvanishes.html (“The woman who gave birth to Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin’s love child[, Russian gymnast, Alina Kabayeva,] is said to have vanished”); see also http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alina_Kabayeva#Marriage_controversy; http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vladimir_Putin#Family_and_personal_life
[21] See also, http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2008/aug/12/georgia (Obama adviser Zbigniew Brzezinski has described Putin as “following a course that is horrifyingly similar to that taken by Stalin and Hitler in the 1930s”)
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The Latest Outrage From Barack Obama
As Garry Kasparov states correctly, in his excellent Wall Street Journal op-ed piece, commenting on the first meeting of the loftily-named “U.S.-Russia Bilateral Presidential Commission’s Civil Society Working Group”:
See http://www.naegele.com/documents/GarryKasparov-TheUSGoesWobblyonRussia.pdf
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Paging Mr. LaRouche.
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Boycott The Winter Olympics In Sochi!
The Wall Street Journal has a weak-kneed, almost apologetic editorial about Russian President Dmitry Medvedev’s decision not to attend the closing ceremony in Vancouver to claim the Olympic flag for Russia, the host of the next winter games in Sochi in 2014. This starry-eyed editorial is befitting “Alice in Wonderland,” not the Journal.
See http://www.naegele.com/documents/TheSportsPrideofRussia.pdf
The Olympics should be denied to Russia. This should have been clear from the moment that the Russians invaded Georgia, which is just across the border from Sochi—”where [Russia’s dictator-for-life Vladimir Putin] basks bare-chested when unwinding at his summer dacha.”
See http://premier.gov.ru/eng/premier/press/world/2504/
To allow the Olympic winter games on Russian soil is tantamount to having allowed the summer games to take place in Berlin during Adolf Hitler’s reign. Putin is every bit as sinister and evil as Hitler and Joseph Stalin.
Indeed, as stated in the article above, Putin left the Olympic summer games in Beijing and traveled to the Georgian border, where he directed the Kremlin’s cruel aggression against its vastly smaller neighbor. His contempt for the Olympics was underscored by his actions then, as well as Medvedev’s failure to be present in Vancouver.
Also, under Putin, Stalin’s reputation has undergone a renaissance and resurgence, despite being the killer of more than 30 million men, women and children who were his own countrymen. Putin is Stalin’s brutal heir, and Medvedev is nothing more than Putin’s pathetic stooge.
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Next, “stooge” Medvedev has demanded that Russian sports officials step down over the country’s dismal performance at the Winter Olympics in Vancouver. Clearly, he would not be doing this without Putin’s direction; and hopefully both of them are gone before 2014.
See http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100301/ap_on_sp_ol/oly_russia_medvedev_1
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Lastly, dictator-for-life Putin has announced that Russia will build a new strategic bomber—following the development of a stealth fighter, which made its maiden flight in January and was hailed as a big step in military modernization efforts.
See http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=D9E61MKG2&show_article=1
Why would a Third World-country like Russia need either aircraft, except to (1) intimidate its smaller neighbors and (2) try to revive the “glory years” of the Soviet Union, or the Evil Empire?
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The Rise Of Stalin!
See http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE6241M820100305
None of this would be happening if Russia’s dictator-for-life Putin was not approving of it. One must never forget that it is estimated that Stalin was responsible for the deaths of more than 30 million men, women and children—his own countrymen—including millions during the collectivization of the Soviet farms in the 1930s.
On a positive note, the head of Putin’s dominant United Russia faction in parliament strongly denounced plans to put up posters honoring Stalin:
See http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=D9EL40780&show_article=1; see also https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2010/02/06/the-silent-voices-of-stalin’s-soviet-holocaust-and-mao’s-chinese-holocaust/
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Neither the Olympics committee nor FIFA will deny their competitions to a country unless it’s in a fit of political pique. Neither wants to be seen as an agent of Western foreign policy, especially if will appear that the US gains an advantage by their decisions.
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As to Stalin, I don’t believe the mass of the Russian people want someone like that to return. What many people resent is the extraordinary wealth of a handful of people, the discrepancy in incomes among the “middle” class, the rise of crime, the increased surliness of bureaucrats, especially the petty bureaucrats, and a sense of disorder, among other things.
Even those whose parents, grandparents and other older relatives lived as quietly as church mice—never having experienced the knock at the door in the middle of the night, never having undergone a KGB search of their apartments and the confiscation of questionably criminal or espionage-related documents—know enough about Stalin’s crimes not to want a reincarnation.
What many people 55 and older want is a sense of order; they want a leader with a fist of iron to put down the disturbances—whether good for the country or manifestations of hooliganism. These people are willing to tolerate the corruption of sales persons, the police, and others. They resent having to pay bribes, but will do so.
I’m not certain the Russian people will soon so tire of their government and the misdemeanors and felonies it commits and countenances to make a revolution as did the French, although we know that when the serfs were liberated some took vengeance on their landowners who had, in their opinions if not in reality, abused them or simply out of pent up rage against something they could not define.
I don’t know how in such a society one educates the people in the principles of self-government, to quit accepting evil and suffering as a matter of course, and become persuaded that government of the people must also be one by the people, not by a gang of criminals or by an -ocracy or -archy that believes it knows best what is best for everyone.
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Rallies Across The Country Against Russia’s Ruthless Killer Putin
See, e.g., http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20100320/ts_nm/us_russia_protest and http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100320/wl_afp/russiapoliticsdemoopposition_20100320145257 and http://www.naegele.com/documents/RussianEconomicPolicySpursNationwideProtests.pdf
It is clear that Putin must go!
See http://www.theotherrussia.org/2010/03/18/a-historical-dead-end-putin-must-go/ and http://www.theotherrussia.org/2010/03/19/protests-gaining-visibility-attracting-more-russians/
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Shoot Down Russian Bombers?
See http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1260381/Two-Russian-bombers-intercepted-British-airspace.html
This is what lots of Brits are advocating. Just read their comments!
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Attacks On Russia Are Not Surprising
It is not surprising that the brutality of Russia’s ruthless killer Putin toward the Chechens and others produces attacks against Russians.
See, e.g., http://www.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/europe/03/29/russia.subway.explosion/index.html and http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702303410404575151921555065204.html and http://www.latimes.com/news/nation-and-world/la-fgw-russia-train-blast4-2010apr04,0,6116781.story
Rallies have been taking place across Russia against the bloodthirsty Putin; and it is not beyond the pale to believe that he and his ex-KGB cronies had a hand in the attacks, and are using them as a pretext to crack down on those who oppose Putin and his thugs, just as Stalin and Hitler did.
See, e.g., http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20100320/ts_nm/us_russia_protest and http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100320/wl_afp/russiapoliticsdemoopposition_20100320145257 and http://www.naegele.com/documents/RussianEconomicPolicySpursNationwideProtests.pdf
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See http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100330/ap_on_re_eu/eu_russia_subway_blast
Again, it is clear that Putin must go!
See http://www.theotherrussia.org/2010/03/18/a-historical-dead-end-putin-must-go/ and http://www.theotherrussia.org/2010/03/19/protests-gaining-visibility-attracting-more-russians/
The repressive measures that Putin has been using for years now are designed to preserve his regime’s power—which, in turn, has been used by he and his cronies to “rape” Russia.
See, e.g., http://www.latimes.com/news/nation-and-world/la-fg-russia-caucasus31-2010mar31,0,1368322,full.story; see also http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601087&sid=a5Abm2FAjqLA
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Funny stuff my friend, but your rather professional appearance in the photo does not correspond with your amateurish conspiracy claims. Mr. Putin is no more a killer than Mr. Bush. He is probably also among the top-3 most humane leaders that Russia has ever had. Don’t be so americentric.
Making difficult choices comes with being a leader, especially in a country as complex as Russia.
I can’t believe they allow radicalized nuts like you make policy.
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Putin Is Pure Scum . . .
. . . and the world must be rid of him and his ilk.
See, e.g., http://in.reuters.com/article/governmentFilingsNews/idINN0216453520100402 and http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20100402/wl_nm/us_venezuela_russia and http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20100402/wl_nm/us_russia_china_arms_3
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“Your Humble Servant”: The Vicious Killer Putin
Similar to his role in so many deaths since he began with the KGB many years ago, Putin has the gall to deny any involvement with the crisis taking place in Kyrgyzstan:
See, e.g., http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/worldnews/article-1264307/Kyrgyzstan-President-flees-state-bloody-protests-kill-40-injure-400.html
Putin is as much of a “humble servant” as Hitler and Stalin ever were—and nothing less.
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Russian Adoption Tragedies
See, e.g., http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702304222504575173741062876452.html
This is tragic—for the child, for the mother, and for lots of innocent people—everyone knows that. However, the deeper issues surrounding this adoption involve the inability of so many Americans to adopt children who are born in this country, and the willingness of China and other countries to foist “sick” children on U.S. adoptive parents.
One of my cousins and his wife desperately wanted to adopt more than one child. They tried to adopt in the U.S., but found it was near to impossible, so they turned their attention abroad. First, they adopted a baby from an orphanage in China, and all went well. Then, they sought to adopt a second baby from another Chinese orphanage, and it was an unmitigated disaster.
The child had serious physical problems that were not disclosed to the couple. For a child to have “psychological problems” or to be “mentally unstable,” “violent and angry” or have “severe psychopathic issues”—in the case of the Russian boy—is tragic but not surprising. China wants to get rid of such children, and presumably Russia and other countries do too.
It is easy to be holier-than-thou, and to tar or condemn the adoptive mother or parents as unfit and criminals, yet first those who do so should walk a mile in the person’s or persons’ mocassins. How would we feel, and how would we react? I have searched my own soul with respect to that question, trying to put myself in the shoes of my cousin and his wife, who are wonderful and loving people.
For the the U.S. ambassador to Russia, John Beyrle, to say that he was “deeply shocked by the news” and “very angry that any family would act so callously toward a child that they had legally adopted,” constitutes pure theatrics and political grandstanding by an Obama hack. With the advent of ObamaCare’s healthcare “rationing,” the cost and human toll from dealing with sick children from other countries might overwhelm adoptive families and our medical system.
There should be an international agreement on the conditions for adoptions, the obligations of host families, AND the obligations of those countries that seek to have Americans adopt their children. It is a two-way street, and there is plenty of blame to share.
I do not have much patience with the Russians; and I have enormous contempt for the thoroughly evil Putin regime.
See, e.g., https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2010/02/09/russias-putin-is-a-killer/
Perhaps, the easiest way to deal with any Russian concerns is to cut off all adoptions from that country immediately. This will stem the tide of “sick” children being foisted on American adoptees; and the same thing might be done with China and other countries, which are enormously brazen and uncaring.
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Russia’s Squandered Billions
Russian journalist Yulia Latynina spoke recently about the billions squandered by Putin and his cronies, in an article that is worth reading.
See http://www.theotherrussia.org/2010/03/26/yulia-latynina-on-russias-squandered-billions/
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Deaths And Everything Connected With Dictatorship
This is how Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has described the former Soviet Union; however, he might just as well have been commenting on Russia today under Vladimir Putin.
See http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=CNG.95024ef95b522961d174d30fc2fb45fa.571&show_article=1
On a positive note:
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Obama Bows To Putin
Clearly, Barack Obama seems bent on bowing to lots of people, including the Mayor of Tampa, Florida.
See https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2010/01/20/the-end-of-barack-obama/#comment-103; see also https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2010/01/20/the-end-of-barack-obama/#comment-358
However, when Obama bows to Russia’s dictator-for-life Putin, it puts America’s well being and vital national security needs on the line. The latest example is the new START treaty, which is unnecessary and not in America’s best interests, and the U.S. Senate should reject it.
We do not need such an agreement with the Russians—who cannot be trusted under any circumstances—other than existing agreements to safeguard their nuclear weapons so they do not fall into the hands of terrorists. The Russian arsenal today is nothing like the Soviet arsenal at the height of its powers and prowess, because Russia has been suffering economically.
Secretary of Defense Robert Gates is pleading for the treaty’s ratification by the Senate.
See, e.g., http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703339304575240164048611360.html?mod=WSJ_Opinion_LEFTTopOpinion#articleTabs%3Darticle
He began dealing with the Soviets in 1970, not the Russians; and the “Evil Empire” was subsequently “disemboweled.” It is no more; and Russia today is little more than a Third World country, and a mere shadow of what the U.S.S.R. once was. It is in America’s best interests to keep it that way.
None of this “cooperation” with Putin and his thugs prevented them from invading Georgia, and occupying portions of that country to this day. Having left the Olympic games in Beijing to begin and direct his war, Putin is the last person on the face of this earth to be trusted. We should be doing whatever we can to isolate and ultimately bring down his regime, not cooperate with it.
With all due respect for Gates, whom I like, he is trying to sell a bad treaty that the U.S. does not need. If it is ratified—and hopefully it is not—it should be scrapped on day one by the next Republican administration.
Also, Putin is rubbing Obama’s nose in it, by blocking any meaningful sanctions against Iran.
See, e.g., http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20100513/ts_nm/us_russia_iran_us_1
Unfortunately, Obama’s naïveté knows no bounds when it comes to the Russians, or he would have learned not to trust Putin at all, who left George W. Bush’s side at the Olympics in Beijing to launch his war against the Georgians.
Putin needs to be removed from the world’s stage permanently; and the sooner that this is accomplished, the better.
See, e.g., http://www.theotherrussia.org/
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Mr. Naegele, you’re a good example of a person who I’m sure would be happy to start another Cold War. Wake up already, it’s not 80s anymore. The US and Russia would have much better relations if radicals like you didn’t try to create confrontation between two countries all the time.
I have two questions and one suggestion for you:
Questions:
1. What makes you such a russophobe? You sound like you have some personal issues with Russians.
2. When you go to sleep do you always look under your bed in search of KGB agents?
Suggestion:
To learn what the real Third World is and not your imaginary one you like to mention here go south of LA downtown.
Thank you for your attention.
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Thank you, Max, for your comments.
First, we never left the Cold War. Russia still has nuclear missiles in their silos that can be targeted at the U.S. within a matter of minutes. It is pure fantasy to think otherwise.
Second, Putin is described adequately in the article above, and in the postings below it. One should not be under any illusions. What he did in Georgia, Chechnya and elsewhere are perfect examples of his brutality.
Third, Garry Kasparov’s party has been documenting Putin’s brutality for a long time now, and you may wish to follow their postings. This is reality, not fantasies.
See http://www.theotherrussia.org/
Fourth, China is our enemy too. If you have any doubts about that, I suggest you read Mark Helprin’s latest fine article in the Wall Street Journal.
See http://www.naegele.com/documents/MarkHelprin-FarewelltoAmericasChinaStation.pdf
Fifth, what is most worrisome is the possibility of an EMP Attack, against which the U.S. is not hardened and has no defenses. This is not some made-up dream or fantasy.
See, e.g., https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2010/01/19/emp-attack-only-30-million-americans-survive/
Sixth, as mentioned in my article above, my sensitivities with respect to Putin were heightened many years ago, when he came to power and I was told by a long-time friend on Capitol Hill—whose credentials were impeccable—that Putin was a “smoother version” of Stalin. As stated above, I will never forget those prescient and ominous words.
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AMERICA’S SLOW DECLINE
You might read the excellent book written about the state of the world as pertained to the British Empire in 1912: ” Day of the Saxon” by Homer Lea. You can read it for free on the internet.
The History of Czarist Russia was one of territorial ambition and encroachment towards weaker neighbors, like Poland or Hungary after WWII. Always, for the last 350 years according to author Homer Lea, Russia has always sought out the weakest neighbor and border and proceeded to add some territory whenever possible. If resistance is too steep, it backs off and bides its time while pursuing other opportunities somewhere else. When things change, it comes right back.
Nothing has really changed with Russia, so Putin is perhaps only a symbol or personality for people to focus on. Russia has not changed its expansionist territorial ambitions in 400 years. Russia has always wanted the territory around the Persian Gulf, and since 1900, its oil, as well.
The Saudi Royal Family is not long for this world without America’s military to protect it ( Petrodollar Agreement with Saudis during the Jimmy Carter Presidency). It will be a big victory against the U.S. global financial system to knock-out the Saudi Royal Family (ISIS) and take Middle Eastern oil off the Dollar standard. No oil for U.S. Dollars.
It is part of the curriculum at the U.S. Army War College. Great Britain faced many incursions into its vast and wide empire at the turn of the last century. It was overextended, like Spain in the late 1800’s. Today, we face similar forces but different nations on the rise ( to challenge us financially, economically, politically, and militarily). We are faring no better thus far.
Our common ties with Britain’s history is our own internal weakness, as most voters don’t know about or care about the dangers we face. In addition, we are a divided people ( Diversity). We are going to spend most of our time for the next three years wrangling little details of ObamaCare in court and in the Senate, but neglect the real important issues. Foreign policy is not on the voter’s radar at all. They don’t much care. WE are “pulling in our horns” after a stinging defeat following 12 years in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Future dangers facing America are far greater than just Putin ( the Man) taking back traditional Russian-speaking and Russian majority in the Ukraine. The West is decadent and will be an easy conquest in due time. By the time we are directly threatened, it will be way too late to stop it and analogies to Rome’s Decline and Fall will then be all but complete. If we survive as a nation at all, it will ONLY be by the “skin of our teeth”
– H. Craig Bradley
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Thank you, Craig, for your comments.
First, America’s trajectory has been upward steadily. And we are the only true melting pot in this world, and a wonderful one at that.
Contrary to those who believe in the absurd notion of “political correctness,” there are no “native Americans.” All of us came from other shores, or our ancestors did. As I have written:
See https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2010/02/26/america-a-rich-tapestry-of-life/ (“America: A Rich Tapestry Of Life”)
Second, difficult economic times are ahead globally; however, the United States is likely to fare better than other nations, thanks in no small part to the fact that we are becoming the world’s largest energy producer again.
See https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2010/09/27/the-economic-tsunami-continues-its-relentless-and-unforgiving-advance-globally/#comment-5264 (“Global Economic Conditions Worsen: Green Shoots Will Disappear”)
Third, America was counted out during the presidency of Jimmy Carter too. However, we came roaring back under Ronald Reagan. Indeed, it has been said:
This is an understatement, or so I believe.
Obama is a “revolutionary” who grew up in Hawaii and Indonesia, and never set foot on the American mainland until he attended Occidental College in Los Angeles. Even then, he described himself as a druggie in his book, “Dreams from My Father”:
See https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2009/12/05/is-barack-obama-a-racist/
He is likely to be America’s first and only “Affirmative Action” president.
Fourth, Russia’s history is not a beacon to anyone, much less one that should be emulated. Indeed, it is the story of abject failure; and Putin is leading the Russian people into an abyss that might be “bottomless.”
See, e.g., https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2010/02/09/russias-putin-is-a-killer/#comment-6296 (“Oil Slump Leaves Russia Even Weaker Than Decaying Soviet Union“)
Fifth, Putin must be stopped and terminated.
If this had happened with Mussolini, Hitler, Saddam Hussein, Osama bin Laden, Muammar Gaddafi, and other dictators and tyrants before Putin—including Stalin—millions of innocent lives would have been saved.
See https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2010/02/09/russias-putin-is-a-killer/#comment-5521 (“U.S. Military Chief Compares Putin’s Ukraine Move to Stalin’s Invasion of Poland”)
Lastly, most Americans are isolationists by nature. Many have not traveled far from where they were born and raised, much less traveled abroad. On some level, they view the United States as an island, bounded by the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans.
God love them, their views are often insular, which is why their own economic well-being is their number one priority.
However, our Pentagon and military, and the GOP, are well aware of the dangers facing us; and they are addressing these dangers as we write these words . . .
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HISTORY IS A GOOD REBUTTAL, BUT LONGER THAN JUST 250 YEARS
Correlation does not equal cause. Just because we once had a prowd history where newly admitted immigrants ( legal ones) fully- assimilated, does not mean that is currently the case or that our “multiculturalism” ( admitting Muslims and radical Islamists, legally or more like it, illegally) does not have some downside to it. We can not control the interest rates on our dollar anymore nor can we administer a secure border and coherent immigration policy either.
Democrats want illegals with minimal border security and enforcement and can count on their votes once they are here, in most cases. Republicans want cheap labor for various businesses, particularly light industry, services, and agriculture. Cheap Food is still the long standing U.S. policy, but a unstable dollar may threaten it in recent years. Either way, there are attendant costs to a lack of political consensus on basic security and economic policies.
To effectively self-govern, you ideally need one of two conditions we once had: homogenous citizens ( language, customs, and allegiances) or homogenous ruling (political) class. The days of White, Anglo-Saxon East Coast Blue-Blood Presidents of either party is over. It ended in 2008 with President George W. Bush. Diversity at today’s levels ended it with the masses. The end result is with the exception of free stuff for votes, nobody can get critical mass on any issue of importance. That could be our ultimate downfall, as it was for England, ” Day of the Saxon”, Homer Lea, 1912. Nice try, Tim.
History ( Rome, Ottoman Turks, French Monarchy) does not back up your optimistic assumptions of another 200 years for America, as is. We won’t last near that long as a sovereign nation. I would bet my life on that, just not the precise timing. What will you bet? If you don’t have conviction, then you have nothing but opinion. Opinions are about all any individual American has on anybody or any subject in 2014. Hopefully, we will never lose our Freedom of Speech, but as I am trying to say, I would not take anything for granted. Anything can happen in “interesting times” ( Old Chinese Curse).
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Thank you again, Craig.
First, I have written about immigration, and will not repeat my comments here.
See https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2010/07/30/illegal-immigration-the-solution-is-simple/ (“Illegal Immigration: The Solution Is Simple”) (see also the comments beneath the article)
Second, the GOP attained a political consensus in the latest elections, albeit it might be simply an “anti-Obama” consensus. However, they have the chance to build on it; for example, between now and the 2016 elections.
Third, we have lots of problems, as you have catalogued in part. The problems with our legal system would fill many books.
See, e.g., https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2011/01/03/the-american-legal-system-is-broken-can-it-be-fixed/ (“The American Legal System Is Broken: Can It Be Fixed?”) and https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2013/07/15/justice-and-the-law-do-not-mix/ (“Justice And The Law Do Not Mix”) and https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2014/09/08/the-state-bar-of-california-is-lawless-and-a-travesty-and-should-be-abolished/ (“The State Bar Of California Is Lawless And A Travesty, And Should Be Abolished”)
However, I am optimistic about the American people and the United States, albeit we will go through “trying times” ahead.
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MODERN DAY NAPOLEONS
Terrific Tim.
Instead, I will agree with you. Immigration, ethically, competently and effectively administrated has been a long term strength for America and a prowd tradition going back to our founding in 1776. However, since the 1970’s our immigration laws have changed, causing resulting changes in policy and consequences.
Some liberals are loath to admit the obvious. Some ethnic groups actually are raised to argue when confronted with truth. We simply deny or change the subject by refusing to debate. ” I WILL NOT Repeat Myself “. Sounds a bit like Al Gore dismissing out-of-hand any legitimate criticism of his favorite cash cow: “Global Warming” or “Climate Change”. Reference President Obama dealing with the House of Rep. in recent years: ” I WILL NOT Negotiate”.
( For instance, Iraqi Govt. spokesman “Bagdad Bob” became a cult figure during the Iraqi War in 2002 by ‘goink’ on camera and saying ” Your Tanks are BurninK in the Desert”. Its was a comical farce, but it reflected a knew-jerk reaction over there. Its who they are as a tribe, in the Middle East or over here as individual immigrants if they are transplanted.
However, our current immigration policies since Federal legislation was passed by Congress in the late 1960’s ( the late Senator Edward Kennedy) things have gradually changed. Political liberals like Kennedy and apparently yourself as well, seem stuck in a “time warp” of sorts. ( Very Behind the times). Being stubborn or cavalier (in denial) about the facts of the matter does not impress me one bit. Need I repeat??
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Thank you again, Craig.
First, I am NOT a Liberal. I abhor the term, along with “progressive” and “political correctness.”
I began as a Democrat in a devoutly-Republican family, where Dwight Eisenhower and Richard Nixon were revered. I attended JFK’s acceptance speech in the LA Coliseum, although I was not old enough to vote.
My views about him have “matured” over the years.
See https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2010/10/04/john-f-kennedy-the-most-despicable-president-in-american-history/ (“John F. Kennedy: The Most Despicable President In American History”) (see also the comments beneath the article)
Second, I am not cavalier about immigration at all. I have very strong views on the subject, which are reflected in my article and latest comments on the subject.
See https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2010/07/30/illegal-immigration-the-solution-is-simple/#comment-6306 (“More Than 14 Percent Of Non-Citizens Indicated They Were Registered To Vote”)
Having grown up in Southern California, I have been around Hispanics all of my life. My favorite architecture is Spanish; and my favorite food is Mexican, although it is very fattening. I love the Hispanic culture and influences that permeate California.
Also, by and large, Hispanics are wonderful, hard-working people, who are only trying to better themselves. Within about one generation, they are speaking English and embrace our culture.
However, there must be uniformity in our immigration laws . . . or recognize that we have no laws at all.
Lastly, this thread is getting very long, such that it cannot be read easily on a smartphone, which is how most young Americans get their news these days. 🙂
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MOST PEOPLE AND ORGANIZATIONS RESIST CHANGE
Hopefully we learn from our mistakes, but again, history proves that might be wishful thinking ( Roman Empire, Ottoman Turks, Hapsburg Empire, British Empire, French Monarchy, etc.). On a personal level, I am convinced most people do not change their views, values, behavior, or their “personality” much at all after about age 20. Perhaps Tim you are indeed an rare exception to the rule, but I really can not say for sure. Nicoli Machiavelli said in his book, “THE PRINCE”, That People Actively Resist Change. I do not believe human nature has changed one bit since then, nor can it.
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H. Craig Bradley needs to open up his eyes and see the modern world we live in. Russia’s economy is a little over 2% of the earth’s GDP and its population of 140mil is also just less of 2.4% of the earths. The US is now a wholly owned subsidiary of the Fortune 500, of which the top 25 on that list are worth more than Russia.
This DELUSION that China is going to rescue them ignore the historical reality, something the Russians might have forgotten, but the Chinese never will; Russia annexed Chinese land in fake referendums and on their way to fight the Japanese RAPED millions of Chinese women, to the point that it soured Sino/Soviet relations for most of the Stalin era. The Chinese NEVER forget, and are already economically and genetically taking over Siberia while Putin worries about the Ukrainians escaping his mafiadom.
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Thank you for your comments.
I agree that Russia is down and almost out. Putin is desperately appealing to Russian nationalism, in hopes of diverting attention from Russia’s impending collapse, and saving his own hide.
I agree too that China is not going to rescue Russia. They have the upper hand vis-à-vis Putin, and will use it consistently to their advantage, and to Russia’s disadvantage.
See https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2010/02/09/russias-putin-is-a-killer/#comment-6296 (“Oil Slump Leaves Russia Even Weaker Than Decaying Soviet Union”)
There seems to be a pattern of Russians’ raping women:
See https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2010/02/06/the-silent-voices-of-stalin%E2%80%99s-soviet-holocaust-and-mao%E2%80%99s-chinese-holocaust/ (“The Silent Voices Of Stalin’s Soviet Holocaust And Mao’s Chinese Holocaust”)
I had a secretary who grew up in Berlin, and was a young girl when it happened. She said that she had seen things no human being should ever experience.
Surely, there are Germans and Chinese alive today who remember this, or have learned of such barbarism.
See https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2010/02/09/russias-putin-is-a-killer/#comment-4010 (“Putin Must Be Terminated”)
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More Travesties From Obama
The Obama Administration is moving toward completion of an agreement with Russia that would head off Moscow’s threat to halt U.S. adoptions of Russian children—which is absurd, and is merely the latest example of Barack Obama bowing to dictator-for-life Putin’s regime.
Clearly, both Russia and China have used the U.S. as dumping grounds for their “sick” children, and Americans have paid dearly for it. Until Russia addresses its own problems, all adoptions from that country should be banned; and the same thing is true of China. Enough is enough!
See http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703950804575242620932318554.html?mod=WSJ_hps_MIDDLEThirdNews; see also https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2010/04/15/problems-with-foreign-adoptions/
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State-Owned Versus Free-Market Capitalism
There is a fascinating article in the Wall Street Journal about this subject, which states:
See http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704852004575258541875590852.html?mod=WSJ_hp_editorsPicks
Those who don’t are despots like the killer Putin, who have been profiting from state ownership and control since they came to power, and have zero incentives to stop the gravy train, which keeps them in power and affluence.
The article continues:
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Thank God!
The highly-respected Rasmussen polling organization is reporting:
See http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/lifestyle/holidays/may_2010/74_have_favorable_opinion_of_u_s_military
In the wake of what our Vietnam veterans went through, it is wonderful to see the support for our military, especially with two wars in progress, one of which is winding down.
Barack Obama ought to heed these results, and do nothing to weaken our military; and in fact, he should take all steps necessary to strengthen it in light of deadly challenges from China, Russia, North Korea, terrorists and elsewhere.
See, e.g., http://www.naegele.com/documents/MarkHelprin-FarewelltoAmericasChinaStation.pdf and https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2010/02/09/russias-putin-is-a-killer/ and https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2010/01/19/emp-attack-only-30-million-americans-survive/ and https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2009/12/26/obama-in-afghanistan-doomed-from-the-start/
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Killer Putin’s Repression Continues
See, e.g., http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fg-russia-protest-20100531,0,4785443.story
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Putin Is A Killer Like Stalin And Hitler, Who Should Be Terminated
The latest outrage by Putin and his thugs—who should be terminated forthwith—is that Russian police have seized 100,000 copies of a book critical of Putin that activists planned to hand out at an economic forum.
See http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/russia/7833181/Police-seize-100000-anti-Vladimir-Putin-books.html; see also http://www.theotherrussia.org/
Like Stalin and Hitler, Putin’s elimination cannot happen fast enough!
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Barack Obama Must Be Removed From Office For Weakening America’s Missile Defenses Alone
Obama and his lackeys have taken steps for a long time now to weaken America’s missile defenses, which is a tragedy and grounds for his impeachment and removal from office. Among other things, the Washington Times’ Bill Gertz writes:
See http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2010/jun/16/inside-the-ring-382424672/; see also http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100617/ap_on_go_ca_st_pe/us_arms_treaty_5
Russia is essentially a Third World country, and it should be kept that way. It is America’s enemy, and must be treated as such; and what Obama and his lackeys have been doing is nothing short of criminal. They are weakening America’s ability to defend itself.
Also, Russia’s killer Putin is touting a new stealth fighter jet, which he claims “will be superior to our main competitor, [America’s] F-22, in terms of maneuverability, weaponry and range. . . .” How outrageous for Obama to make any concessions to the Russians, or to enter into treaties with it that would weaken our great country.
See http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE65G64820100617?type=politicsNews; see also https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2010/02/09/russias-putin-is-a-killer/ and https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2010/01/19/emp-attack-only-30-million-americans-survive/
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Putin Should Be Dealt With Quickly And Summarily, Just Like Hitler Should Have Been
The Wall Street Journal is reporting that Russia’s killer Vladimir Putin has criticized U.S. law enforcement, even as his government acknowledged that its citizens were among the 11 people that American authorities charged were part of a long-running spy operation.
In its article, the Journal states:
See http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704103904575337041000860662.html?mod=WSJ_hps_MIDDLESecondNews
Obama and Gibbs are fools, who should be removed from public office for their traitorous actions; and the START treaty should not be ratified, but should die in the Senate.
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KGB’s Successor Agency Given Soviet-Style Repressive Powers
Russia’s Federal Security Service (known as the “FSB”), the KGB’s successor agency, has been given Soviet-style repressive powers in a move that critics say could be used to stifle protests and intimidate government opponents. In a new law signed by Putin’s stooge, Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, the FSB has been empowered to detain people suspected of preparing to commit crimes against Russia’s security, which could include participating in anti-government rallies.
Like Stalin before him, Putin has killed those who have challenged him already; and this is simply the latest in a string of events that deprive Russians of their freedoms.
See http://apnews.myway.com/article/20100729/D9H8LTJO1.html; see also http://www.theotherrussia.org
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Russia Breaks Up Protests, Arrests Leaders
In the latest acts of brutality, the bloody Putin regime shut down civil demonstrations demanding freedom of assembly and the resignation of Prime Minister Vladimir Putin. The idea that Barack Obama would play “footsy” with Putin, and make any concessions at all, ever, is a travesty of monumental proportions. Putin and his butchers should be treated as pariahs by the world; and concrete steps should be taken to oust them now and destroy their Stalinist regime.
See http://www.naegele.com/documents/RussiaBreaksUpProtestsArrestsLeaders.pdf
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Putin Is Pure Scum
It should surprise no one that democracy in Russia was killed by dictator-for-life Vladimir Putin, who is positioning himself to come back as the country’s president, thereby cementing his ruthless hold on what is in essence a Third-World country. He is the moral equivalent of Joseph Stalin and Adolf Hitler; and he should be removed—however it gets done, brutally or otherwise—as soon as humanly possible for the good of the Russian people and the world.
See http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fg-russia-putin-fires-20100803,0,1956969,full.story
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China’s Carrier-Killing Missile Capability Must Be Destroyed
The Associated Press is reporting:
See http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100805/ap_on_re_as/as_china_us_carrier_killer
This might threaten America’s supercarriers and their carrier groups. As stated above:
See http://www.naegele.com/documents/MarkHelprin-FarewelltoAmericasChinaStation.pdf
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Russia In Talks To Supply Helicopters To NATO
This is outrageous!
The Wall Street Journal is reporting:
See http://www.naegele.com/documents/RussiainTalkstoSupplyHelicopterstoNATO-WSJ.com.pdf
Are we missing something? Isn’t this the same Russia that invaded and destroyed Afghanistan and killed its people, and subjected others to lives of misery? Yes, the former Soviet Union and Russia are essentially one and the same; and Putin was a KGB operative all of his life before he entered politics and became Russia’s dictator-for-life.
Russia is not America’s friend, or a friend of the Afghan people or NATO. It is our enemy, and should be treated as such. The sooner that Putin and his thugs are eliminated permanently, the better this world will be!
See, e.g., https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2010/02/09/russias-putin-is-a-killer and http://www.theotherrussia.org/
With respect to the Afghan drug trade that is discussed in the Journal article, I wrote in my article about Afghanistan:
See https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2009/12/26/obama-in-afghanistan-doomed-from-the-start/
Query whether any American or foreign politician, such as Barack Obama, has the guts to take a strong stand: the poppy crops must be eradicated!
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The Cold War Never Ended: Putin And His Brutal Regime Are Our Enemies
The latest actions by the killer Putin involve Russian submarines that are hunting down British Vanguard submarines that carry Trident nuclear missiles, according to senior British Navy officers. This constitutes a return to Cold War tactics that have not been seen for 25 years, the UK’s Navy chiefs have warned.
Such actions are consistent with what Putin has done in Georgia and elsewhere in the world. He can never be trusted, and he must be stopped and removed once and for all.
See, e.g., http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/politics/defence/7969017/Russian-subs-stalk-Trident-in-echo-of-Cold-War.html
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The World’s Public Enemy #1: Russia’s Killer Putin
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Putin Must Be Eliminated
Reuters is reporting:
See http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/LDE6810GF.htm
Putin is employing the tactics that he learned so well as a KGB operative in the former DDR (East Germany), which was one of the most brutal and repressive regimes in the communist orbit. Such tactics need to be used against him, to remove him permanently.
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More About The Killer Putin
The Wall Street Journal has another fine article about Putin’s brutal regime, which is worth reading.
See http://www.naegele.com/documents/TruthintheTimeofPutinism.pdf; see also http://www.theotherrussia.org/2010/09/30/kasparov-putin-doomed-to-stay-president-of-russia (“It should be clear to everyone by now that there is no democracy in Russia”—”You have to explain to people that their financial troubles result from the lack of basic freedoms. Until this is understood, democracy will remain impossible”)
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Both China And Russia Are America’s Enemies . . .
. . . although Russia is a “paper tiger,” and a mere shadow of the former Soviet Union—much less at the Evil Empire’s zenith, both economically and militarily.
Our real enemy in the world today is China, and its young military leaders believe this, as the New York Times notes in a fine article:
See http://www.nytimes.com/2010/10/12/world/asia/12beijing.html?_r=2&hp=&pagewanted=all
One of hopefully-many rays of hope is Liu Xiaobo, who just won the Nobel Peace Prize. He was sentenced to eleven years in prison for putting his name to the “Charter 08” human-rights manifesto, which says that the Chinese people “see clearly that freedom, equality, and human rights are universal values.” On what grounds was he imprisoned, you ask? “Incitement to subvert state power.”
The Wall Street Journal’s excellent Bret Stephens writes:
See http://www.naegele.com/documents/BretStephens-FromAthenstoBeijing.pdf
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Thank you, Mr. Timothy D. Naegele! When the U.S. election won Barack Obama, all the Russian human rights movement was in shock. One gives us confidence: the existence of people like you, George Bush and John McCain. So we will win!
Sincerely. Mike Sharansky.
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Thank you, Mike, for your comments.
Yes, I believe the forces of freedom and democracy will triumph in Russia; and that the Russian people will rid themselves of Putin and his ilk. Again, the sooner the better!
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2,000 Rally In Moscow Demanding Freedom
The Washington Post is reporting:
See http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/10/31/AR2010103102294.html
More brutal anti-democratic actions by Putin and his bloody regime, which must be terminated!
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The Very Sick, Depraved Putin Strikes Again, And Must Be Terminated
The Los Angeles Times is reporting:
See http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fg-russia-journalist-20101107,0,5991550.story; see also http://www.theotherrussia.org/2010/05/04/putin-and-kadyrov-among-predators-of-press-freedom/
Attacks on journalists like Kashin would never happen unless Russia’s brutal Stalinist dictator-for-life Putin ordered them and/or created a climate in which they happen.
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More From Russia’s Killer Putin And His Pathetic Lapdog Medvedev
The UK’s Daily Mail is reporting:
See http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1328746/Kremlin-hit-squad-planning-kill-double-agent-exposed-spy-Anna-Chapman.html (emphasis added); see also http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20101111/wl_nm/us_russia_usa_spies and http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fg-russia-spy-20101112,0,945201.story
Putin must be terminated, not the heroic “Colonel Shcherbakov,” who should be rewarded by the United States!
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“Colonel Shcherbakov” Has Been Outed, And He Should Receive America’s Presidential Medal of Freedom, And Be Protected Forever
The UK’s Telegraph reported:
See http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/russia/8143693/Ex-KGB-soldier-named-as-double-agent-who-exposed-Anna-Chapman-spy-ring.html; see also http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2008715/Alexander-Poteyev-given-25-years-betraying-secret-code-Anna-Chapman.html (“Top Russian spy given 25 years after betraying secret code of Anna Chapman and nine other undercover agents to the U.S.”)
Colonel Poteyev is not a traitor, period. He is an American hero and patriot, who should be honored by Barack Obama with the coveted Presidential Medal of Freedom. Also, he and his family must be protected for the rest of their lives, to insure that other Russians come forward and disclose precisely what Putin’s brutal regime has been doing and continues to do.
See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Presidential_Medal_of_Freedom
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America And Georgia Must Block Russia’s Membership In The WTO
The Wall Street Journal is reporting:
See http://www.naegele.com/documents/WithEUDealRussiaPavesWayforWTOMembership.pdf
In a comment at the Journal’s Web site, I wrote:
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China Warns U.S. As Korea Tensions Rise
The Wall Street Journal is reporting:
See http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704008704575638420698918004.html#articleTabs%3Darticle%26commentId%3D1811833%253Fmod%253Ddjemcomnewtrackedcomment (emphasis added)
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Senate Ratification Of Obama’s New START Treaty Must Not Take Place: “Obama’s Idea That The Great Powers Must Reduce Their Weapons To Set A Moral Example For The Rest Of The World To Disarm Is Simply Childish”
The Washington Post’s Charles Krauthammer has another brilliant, compelling, must-read column, which states:
See http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/11/25/AR2010112502232.html (emphasis added); see also http://www.naegele.com/documents/NewStart-WhatWouldReaganDo.pdf (Former Reagan stalwarts Ed Meese and Richard Perle: “We worked for Ronald Reagan, and we’re sure [he would not have endorsed it]”) and http://www.naegele.com/documents/DouglasJ.Feith-GroundhogDayonU.S.-RussiaArmsControl.pdf (‘Russian officials . . . asked again for the concessions they had before unsuccessfully demanded from Mr. Bush. Mr. Obama agreed“)
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Putin Must Be Terminated Now—Russian Democracy Has Disappeared
Foreign Policy is reporting that U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates observed: “Russian democracy has disappeared and the government was an oligarchy run by the security services.” And of course this assessment is totally accurate.
The article adds:
See http://thecable.foreignpolicy.com/posts/2010/11/28/wikileaked_cable_from_bob_gates_russian_democracy_has_disappeared
Putin must be terminated now, just as Hitler and Stalin should have been.
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Putin’s Russia Is Our Enemy—Make No Mistake About That
In an article entitled, “Russian Missiles Fuel U.S. Worries,” the Wall Street Journal is reporting:
See http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704584804575645212272670200.html?mod=WSJ_hp_LEFTTopStories#articleTabs%3Darticle (emphasis added)
Clearly Russia cannot be trusted, and the New Start Treaty must be rejected by the U.S. Senate.
See, e.g., https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2010/02/09/russias-putin-is-a-killer/#comment-1014
Such provocative actions of intimidation against our NATO allies by Russia are consistent with those of an enemy, not a peace-loving nation that is worthy of America’s friendship. much less trust.
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Former President George W. Bush has been criticized for a positive assessment of Putin shortly after meeting him. Indeed, I cringed when I heard this assessment because, inter alia, as Putin was coming to power under Boris Yeltsin, I had been told by a friend on Capitol Hill—with whom I worked—that Putin was a “smoother” version of Stalin, but every bit as evil. Bush regrets his choice of words now.
As noted in his new book, “Decision Points,” the statement was made in the context of comments about a cross that Putin’s mother had given to him. Specifically, Bush writes:
See Bush, “Decision Points,” p. 196.
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Tycoon Alexander Lebedev, Putin’s “Full Of Sex” Mistress Alina Kabayeva, And WikiLeaks [UPDATED]
The Daily Mail has reported about threats against Lebedev, as well as the mother of Putin’s illegitimate son, Kabayeva. It adds:
See http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1327370/Newspaper-magnate-Alexander-Lebedev-accuses-shadowy-forces-Russia-using-Cosa-Nostra-tactics-block-reform.html
The Winter Olympics in Putin’s Sochi should be boycotted; and Russia should be denied the opportunity to host the 2018 World Cup and any other international sporting events—at least until Putin is terminated, and Russia’s presence is removed from Georgia.
See https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2010/02/09/russias-putin-is-a-killer/#comment-226
Also, the WikiLeaks cables (see, e.g., http://wikileaks.org) that have been released recently condemn Russia as “mafia state,” which is not surprising; and conclude that the Kremlin relies on criminals and rewards them with political patronage, while top officials collect bribes “like a personal taxation system.”
The UK Guardian’s excellent article states emphatically:
See http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2010/dec/01/wikileaks-cables-russia-mafia-kleptocracy; see also http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2010/dec/01/wikileaks-cables-medvedev-putin-russia and http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/wikileaks/8175280/WikiLeaks-Vladimir-Putin-likely-to-have-prior-knowledge-of-Alexander-Litvinenko-murder-plot.html
None of this is surprising. However, as my article states above, Russia is not a “superpower” or even close:
See https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2010/02/09/russias-putin-is-a-killer/
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Finally, the lie is over as Putin divorces his wife.
See http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2337048/Russian-president-Putin-wife-Lyudmila-announce-TV-marriage-over.html (“How Putin removed wedding ring while watching the ballet and emerged with his wife to announce their divorce on live TV“); see also https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2010/02/09/russias-putin-is-a-killer/#comment-1139 (“Killer Putin’s Mistress On Cover Of Russian Vogue“) and http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2015/03/13/putin-in-italy-for-birth-of-secret-love-child.html (“Is Putin in Switzerland for Birth Of Secret Love Child?”—”[T]he baby girl is the third child Putin has sired with the former gymnast. The other two children were reportedly born in 2009 and 2012”) and http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/vladimir-putin/11471579/Vladimir-Putins-girlfriend-has-given-birth.html (“Vladimir Putin’s ‘girlfriend has given birth’“)
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WikiLeaks Cables: Poland Wants Missile Shield To Protect Against Russia
The UK’s Guardian is reporting this headline. Clearly, Russia is the enemy, and the countries of “New Europe,” or the former Eastern-bloc countries, know this best.
They know that Russia’s “dictator-for-life” Putin is a butcher who cannot be trusted. Hence, they want the United States’ military “footprint” to grow even larger, while America’s “Hamlet” on the Potomac—Barack Obama—wants to cozy up to Putin, like appeasers tried to embrace Hitler and Stalin too.
See http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2010/dec/06/wikileaks-cables-poland-russia-shield
The sooner that Putin is terminated, and that Obama’s term of office ends, the better America and our allies—and the world—will be.
See https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2010/12/03/barack-obama-is-a-lame-duck-president-who-will-not-be-reelected/
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The Next Nobel Peace Prize Should Be Awarded To Russian Dissidents
The Wall Street Journal has a fine article about the fact that Friday’s ceremony to award the Nobel Peace prize to jailed Chinese dissident Liu Xiaobo will be the first time that there will be no one to accept the award since 1936.
See http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704447604576007301198796060.html?mod=WSJ_hp_MIDDLENexttoWhatsNewsThird
The next Nobel Peace Prize should be awarded to Russian dissidents who have the courage to oppose “dictator-for-life” Putin’s murderous regime, which has effectively snuffed out democracy in that country.
Putin is the face of America’s enemies today, personified, as well as the enemy of free peoples everywhere. Only a fool would trust him or his brutal regime, now or in the future. The New START Treaty should be allowed to wither and die, and never see the light of day again. It must not be ratified by the Senate. It is fatally flawed—as the Washington Post’s Charles Krauthammer describes in a compelling, must-read column, whose conclusions are underscored in a Journal op-ed piece by former Reagan stalwarts Ed Meese and Richard Perle.
See https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2010/02/09/russias-putin-is-a-killer/#comment-1014
Putin is evil—a “smoother” version of Stalin, but every bit as evil. One does not appease him, any more than Hitler and Stalin should have been appeased. We should not be concerned about what is “acceptable” to Russia and its military, which savaged both Georgia and Chechnya, any more than we should have been concerned about what was acceptable to the Third Reich.
Americans do not need to “reassure” Putin of anything, ever. Instead, we need to support democratic forces within that country, which will drive Putin and his thugs from power. One way to support them—like Liu Xiaobo and other Chinese dissidents who deserve our support—is to award the next Nobel Peace Prize to one or more of them.
Many others share the foregoing characterizations of Putin and Russia today. They include but are not limited to (1) U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates (see, e.g., https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2010/02/09/russias-putin-is-a-killer/#comment-1017 [“Russian democracy has disappeared and the government [is] an oligarchy run by the security services”]); (2) Obama (and former Jimmy Carter) adviser Zbigniew Brzezinski who described Putin as “following a course that is horrifyingly similar to that taken by Stalin and Hitler in the 1930s” (see http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2008/aug/12/georgia); (3) the Russians, Georgians, and Chechens who have suffered greatly because of Putin and his thugs; (4) members and supporters of Garry Kasparov’s “The Other Russia,” a coalition that opposes Putin’s government (see, e.g., http://www.theotherrussia.org); and (5) many others including those who write for the Journal and other excellent publications in the U.S. and abroad (see, e.g., http://www.naegele.com/documents/TruthintheTimeofPutinism.pdf and http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2010/dec/01/wikileaks-cables-russia-mafia-kleptocracy).
Lastly, Stalin was responsible for the deaths of more than 30 million men, women and children—his own countrymen—including millions during the collectivization of the Soviet farms in the 1930s. However, there are no memorials or tributes to those who perished under him. It is only fitting that the world must turn its attention to them, and to those who have suffered so under Stalin’s heir, Putin.
See https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2010/02/06/the-silent-voices-of-stalin’s-soviet-holocaust-and-mao’s-chinese-holocaust/
It is time to act!
See also https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2010/02/09/russias-putin-is-a-killer/#comment-1009 and https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2010/02/09/russias-putin-is-a-killer/#comment-1020
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Russia Is A Country That Is Fast Approaching A Dead End
The UK’s Economist has a truly excellent article about Russia, which is worth reading, but even it stops short of fully describing the facts today. To say that Putin’s Russia is corrupt is tantamount to describing Hitler’s Germany as benign, or Stalin’s Soviet Union as quaint, or China under Mao as fascinating.
See http://www.economist.com/node/17674075
Putin is a ruthless killer, a “smoother” version of Stalin, and his heir. As mentioned the posting above, Defense Secretary Robert Gates has stated: “Russian democracy has disappeared and the government [is] an oligarchy run by the security services.” Obama (and former Jimmy Carter) adviser Zbigniew Brzezinski has described Putin as “following a course that is horrifyingly similar to that taken by Stalin and Hitler in the 1930s.” These are understatements.
What “dictator-for-life” Putin and his thugs have done to Russia is criminal; and they must be removed, summarily, if democracy is to grow much less flourish in that crumbling quasi-Third World country—which is truly like the late-Soviet period, a country that is fast approaching a dead end.
It is a travesty and repugnant that the 2018 World Cup was awarded to Putin; and that the next Winter Olympic games will take place at Sochi in 2014, where Putin basks bare-chested when unwinding at his summer dacha, just across the border from Georgia that he brutally invaded after leaving the Summer Olympics in Beijing. Both the Winter Olympics and the World Cup soccer matches should be boycotted by the civilized nations of this world.
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The New START Treaty: President Obama Is Pushing For A Monumental Surrender To Russia
This is the title of an excellent article in the UK’s Telegraph by Nile Gardiner, which states in pertinent part the following:
See http://blogs.telegraph.co.uk/news/nilegardiner/100068351/the-new-start-treaty-president-obama-is-pushing-for-a-monumental-surrender-to-russia; see also https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2010/02/09/russias-putin-is-a-killer/ and https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2010/02/09/russias-putin-is-a-killer/#comment-428 and https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2010/02/09/russias-putin-is-a-killer/#comment-622 and https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2010/02/09/russias-putin-is-a-killer/#comment-1009 and https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2010/02/09/russias-putin-is-a-killer/#comment-1014 and https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2010/02/09/russias-putin-is-a-killer/#comment-1020 and https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2010/02/09/russias-putin-is-a-killer/#comment-1079 and https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2010/02/09/russias-putin-is-a-killer/#comment-1105
Like ObamaCare that a majority of American voters opposed and still oppose (see, e.g., https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2010/12/03/barack-obama-is-a-lame-duck-president-who-will-not-be-reelected/#comment-1133), Obama and his Democrats are trying to shove the New START Treaty down the throats of the American people, and weaken our national security. They learned nothing from last month’s mid-term elections, in which they were defeated soundly.
Barack Obama is further damaging this great nation’s national security and other vital interests; and the sooner he is gone from the presidency, the better off America will be.
See, e.g., http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/cifamerica/2010/dec/05/obama-us-security-danger-threats
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Killer Putin’s Mistress On Cover Of Russian Vogue
The UK’s Telegraph is reporting that Russian “dictator-for-life” Putin’s mistress, Alina Kabayeva, will appear on the cover of the January 2011 issue of the Russian version of Vogue magazine:
See http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/russia/8202295/Vladimir-Putins-mistress-on-cover-of-Russian-Vogue.html; see also https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2010/02/09/russias-putin-is-a-killer/#comment-1028
What about Putin’s son by Alina Kabayeva? There is no mention of him.
See https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2010/02/09/russias-putin-is-a-killer, footnote 20; see also http://news.oneindia.in/2010/02/08/mumof-vladimir-putins-love-childvanishes.html (“The woman who gave birth to Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin’s love child[, Russian gymnast, Alina Kabayeva,] is said to have vanished”) and http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alina_Kabayeva#Marriage_controversy and http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Putin_must_go
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Obama And His Democrats Did Not Get The Message—Their Ranks Need To Be Thinned Even More, Starting With Obama
In the lame-duck session of Congress, the “Obama Tax Deal” has cleared its first political hurdle in the U.S. Senate, and now it is heading for passage by the House.
See, e.g., http://www.cnbc.com/id/40672357
As the Wall Street Journal points out in an important editorial that is worthy of repeating in its entirety entitled, “Harry Reid’s Holiday Jam”—which is subtitled, “What the Senate wants to pass while you’re not paying attention”—this is a travesty, pure and simple:
See http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704694004576019810447429074.html?mod=WSJ_hps_sections_opinion
Hopefully the legislation is killed in the House, and better legislation is written next year when the Republicans control that chamber of the Congress. Indeed, the idea that Obama and his Democrats—who were soundly defeated in last month’s elections—can continue to enact their agenda, is a travesty and a tragedy of unfathomable proportions. Apparently they did not get the message that American voters sent loud and clear.
The ranks of Democrats need to be decimated further, starting with Obama. If necessary, the ranks of the Republicans in Congress need to be thinned too—to remind them that it is not “business as usual” with the American voters.
See, e.g., https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2010/03/31/the-rise-of-independents/ and https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2010/12/03/barack-obama-is-a-lame-duck-president-who-will-not-be-reelected/
. . .
Obama is using the same tactic that he did when the passage of ObamaCare was in doubt—because a majority of the American people opposed it, and still do—namely, he is telling lawmakers that not passing the tax deal could end his presidency. However, the sooner his presidency ends and he is gone from Washington, the better off America will be.
See http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/133909-obama-tells-lawmakers-not-passing-tax-deal-could-end-presidency-dem-says
The Republicans do not seem to have the courage or skill to kill the legislation, which is pathetic. Not only is this true of the tax deal, but it is true of Senate ratification of the New START Treaty and other measures.
See, e.g., https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2010/12/03/barack-obama-is-a-lame-duck-president-who-will-not-be-reelected/#comment-1136) and http://www.dickmorris.com/blog/stop-the-start-treaty-and-senatorial-pork/ (“[B]ring down a Russia increasingly focused on domination and replace it with a democratic nation that lives at peace with the world“)
The Republicans have known for months now that the Democrats planned to ram through legislation during the 2010 lame-duck session of Congress, especially if the Democrats suffered major defeats in the just-completed mid-term elections, which they did. Nonetheless, the Republicans seem sufficiently inept and incompetent that they have no strategy developed—much less implemented—to counteract what the Democrats are doing.
How pathetic, how very pathetic!
The Democrats are “evil,” but the Republicans are weak and spineless. Both should be thrown out of Congress—in wholesale numbers, even more staggering than the mid-term election results—by Independents, “disenchanted” Democrats, and members of the Tea Party movement. It is time to sweep out of office existing members of Congress!
See https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2010/03/31/the-rise-of-independents/ and http://www.gallup.com/poll/145238/Congress-Job-Approval-Rating-Worst-Gallup-History.aspx (“Congress’ Job Approval Rating Worst in Gallup History“) and http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/mood_of_america/right_direction_or_wrong_track (23% Say USA Heading in Right Direction, Lowest Since Obama Took Office)
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Lastly, most American voters do not believe Obama will win reelection, or that he deserves to. Most see him losing in 2012.
According to Politico.com:
See http://www.politico.com/news/stories/1210/46499.html
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Visa Bans And Asset Seizures Must Be Instituted Against Putin And His Cronies
Putin is a killer, as were Hitler and Stalin—whose heir is Putin. Political pundit and former Bill Clinton adviser Dick Morris probably said it best, about our basic goal: “To bring down a Russia increasingly focused on domination and replace it with a democratic nation that lives at peace with the world.”
See http://www.dickmorris.com/blog/stop-the-start-treaty-and-senatorial-pork; see also https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2010/02/09/russias-putin-is-a-killer/
An article in the UK’s Economist states:
See http://www.economist.com/blogs/easternapproaches/2010/12/mikhail_khodorkovskys_trial; see also http://www.economist.com/node/17674075?story_id=17674075
John McCain is correct, but even more needs to be done. Putin and his entourage must be subjected to a broad range of sanctions—including but not limited to visa bans and arbitrary asset seizures. They must be treated as criminals, and subjected to show trials in the West for being complicit in human rights’ violations, just as those who carried out Hitler’s crimes have been treated in the post-World War II countries of the West.
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China Reveals Aircraft Carrier Plans
The UK’s Financial Times is reporting:
See http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/fa7f5e6a-09cc-11e0-8b29-00144feabdc0.html#axzz18PUuKHZh
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Killer Putin’s Mistress Is Online . . .
. . . but there is no mention of their child. Alina Kabaeva is silent, and so is “dicator-for-life” Putin.
See http://www.kabaeva-alina.com/
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Russia Warns Against START Changes—So What?
The New START Treaty is a bad treaty, which must be rejected and allowed to wither and die, and never see the light of day again. It is not in the United States’ vital national security interests to ratify it, period. America’s goal must be to “bring down a Russia increasingly focused on domination and replace it with a democratic nation that lives at peace with the world.”
See http://www.dickmorris.com/blog/stop-the-start-treaty-and-senatorial-pork/ and https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2010/02/09/russias-putin-is-a-killer/#comment-1014 and https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2010/02/09/russias-putin-is-a-killer/#comment-1137; see also https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2010/02/09/russias-putin-is-a-killer/#comment-1151 and https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2010/02/09/russias-putin-is-a-killer/#comment-1105
The mere idea that an essentially-Third World country, Russia—which is run by the brutal dictator-for-life Vladimir Putin—would have the chutzpah and audacity to warn the United States about anything, is the moral equivalent of Adolf Hitler warning the United States not to invade and liberate Europe. It is the “Theatre of the Absurd” played out before our eyes, with U.S. Senators of both political parties playing leading roles.
In an article entitled, “Russia Warns Against START Changes,” the Wall Street Journal reports:
See http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703886904576032003686144640.html?mod=WSJ_hp_MIDDLETopStories
Thank God. The U.S. senators of both parties who are considering the treaty should use this opportunity to kill the treaty once and for all. The Journal continues:
The very notions of trying to “reset” relations with the Russians, and seeking to build “a more cooperative relationship with the Kremlin,” are absurd. Putin left George W. Bush at the Olympic games in Beijing and traveled to the Georgian border, where he directed the Kremlin’s cruel aggression against its vastly smaller neighbor; and that country is still divided because of what Putin did. Russia under both Putin and his lapdog Dmitry Medvedev is not the peace-loving democratic country that Obama would like Americans to believe. It is a brutal, despotic regime.
See https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2010/02/09/russias-putin-is-a-killer/
The Journal article continues:
It should be American policy to spend Russia into oblivion and bankrupt it, not help it. Also, our missile defenses must guard against attacks from China, North Korea, Iran, terrorists, and other enemies of our great nation. The most deadly attack, of course, would constitute an EMP Attack, in which only 30 Million Americans might survive.
See https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2010/01/19/emp-attack-only-30-million-americans-survive/
Even the Russians admit that the treaty is not essential. As the Journal article states:
Putin is a killer, and Stalin’s heir, yet our “Hamlet on the Potomac,” Barack Obama, is intent on ramming another odious legislative goal of his through the Senate, just as he did in the case of ObamaCare and changes to the the military’s “don’t ask, don’t tell” policy. He is doing it as part of the Democrats’ agenda for the lame-duck session of Congress, which was fashioned months ago. The inept Republicans have been unable to stop it, despite their stunning mid-term election victories last month.
Serious thought must be given by Independents, members of the Tea Party movement, and “disenchanted” Democrats alike, to whether the GOP is the “horse” to ride in the future. As Charles Krauthammer wrote so aptly in the Washington Post, about the Democrats’ lame-duck strategy: “Obama [has] fashioned out of thin air his return to relevance,” and the Republicans have helped him do it—which is why I do not believe in either party, after having been a Democrat and then a Republican in the past.
See, e.g., https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2010/03/31/the-rise-of-independents/#comment-1150 and https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2010/12/03/barack-obama-is-a-lame-duck-president-who-will-not-be-reelected/#comment-1164
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China Ready To Bail Out The EU?
In an article entitled, “Fresh humiliation for eurozone as China says it will bail out debt-ridden nations,” the UK’s Daily Mail has reported:
See http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1341110/Fresh-humiliation-euro-zone-China-says-bail-debt-ridden-nations.html
. . .
In an article insert, the Daily Mail added:
See id.
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Republicans Who Voted To Ratify START Should Be Defeated
Those Republican U.S. senators who voted to ratify the New START Treaty should be targeted for defeat in the future. Here they are:
See http://www.dickmorris.com/blog/which-republicans-sold-out/#more-2357
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Bluster About China’s Emergence As A Superpower Is Undermined By National Defense Industries That Can’t Produce What China Needs, But . . .
This is the conclusion set forth in a Washington Post article, which adds:
See http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/12/24/AR2010122402788.html?hpid=topnews (emphasis in original)
This is a fine article and assessment of China’s military capabilities . . . assuming it is accurate. It seems at odds, however, with an equally-excellent Wall Street Journal article by Mark Helprin in May of this year, which asserted:
See http://www.naegele.com/documents/MarkHelprin-FarewelltoAmericasChinaStation.pdf (emphasis in original)
This is among the many reasons why Barack Obama must not be reelected in 2012.
See, e.g., https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2010/12/03/barack-obama-is-a-lame-duck-president-who-will-not-be-reelected/; see also https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2010/01/19/emp-attack-only-30-million-americans-survive/ (“EMP Attack: Only 30 Million Americans Survive“)
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The New START Treaty Is Another Obama Travesty—Like ObamaCare—Which The Next GOP Administration Should Withdraw From Immediately
George W. Bush withdrew from the ABM Treaty, which had expressly prevented major advances in missile defense. The next GOP administration must withdraw from the New START Treaty as soon as it comes to power.
A Breitbart article entitled, “Nuclear treaty ‘goes easy on Russia,'” states:
See http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=CNG.cdc63f449543115516a6ee1f2c569704.171&show_article=1
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The Verdict Is On Putin’s Russia
This is the Wall Street Journal’s judgment about the conviction of Mikhail Khodorkovsky, the former Russian oil tycoon who has become a prominent political symbol of what happens to those who dare to defy Russia’s brutal “dictator-for-life” Putin. The Journal adds:
See http://www.naegele.com/documents/APrisonerinPutinsRussia.pdf
This merely underscores the tragic mistake embodied in the U.S. Senate’s ratification of the New START Treaty, which would not have happened except for Republican complicity. Those GOP senators who voted with the Democrats for this latest travesty from Obama must be defeated in the future.
See, e.g., https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2010/02/09/russias-putin-is-a-killer/#comment-1182
With all due respect for the Journal, its editorial staff and its fine writers—who have been courageous with respect to this and other national security issues—the person who is truly guilty, and needs to be tried and convicted for his many crimes, and terminated, is “the KGB colonel who became Russia’s ruler,” Putin.
The West’s goal must be to bring down a Russia increasingly focused on domination and replace it with a democratic nation that lives at peace with the world.
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Putin And His Russian Scum Are Taunting Obama With Respect To The New START Treaty
It is abundantly clear that Barack Obama never should have signed the New START Treaty, and the U.S. Senate never should have ratified it during the lame-duck session of Congress last month, with help from Republicans—who must be driven from political offices forever, because of that one single vote.
Now, however, the brutal killer and despot Putin and his thugs who run Russia today are taunting Obama. For example, it is reported:
See http://www.newsmax.com/Newsfront/Russia-Obama-Missile-Defenses/2011/01/05/id/381908?s=al&promo_code=B694-1; see also http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20110114/pl_nm/us_russia_usa_start
What is crystal clear—and has been since before he assumed the presidency—is that Barack Obama is a fool and a feckless naïf, who must not be reelected. Putin and his thugs have made a fool of him; Putin must be terminated, summarily; and America’s goal must be to bring down a Russia increasingly focused on domination and replace it with a democratic nation that lives at peace with the world.
See, e.g., https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2009/12/05/is-barack-obama-a-racist and https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2010/12/03/barack-obama-is-a-lame-duck-president-who-will-not-be-reelected/ and https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2010/02/09/russias-putin-is-a-killer/#comment-1167
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Russia: Additional Steps Toward Catastrophe?
These are the views of Russian opposition leader Garry Kasparov, who has warned that “dictator-for-life” Putin’s government is creeping more and more towards full-fledged fascism, just as the population is beginning to come together in meaningful political protest. Kasparov’s views are important, and always worth reading.
See http://www.theotherrussia.org/2011/01/11/russia-2010-another-step-towards-catastrophe/
Also, photographs of the palace that has been built for Putin—at an estimated cost of more than $1 billion U.S.—have been published on the Web.
See http://ruleaks.net/1901 and http://www.theotherrussia.org/2011/01/21/ruleaks-posts-pictures-of-putins-black-sea-palace/
Next, Oksana Bashuk Hepburn, a former senior policy advisor to the Canadian government, describes Russia as a danger that the West dismisses at its peril. Her views are worth reading too.
See http://www.theotherrussia.org/2011/01/20/russia-a-danger-the-west-dismisses-at-its-peril/; see also http://finance.yahoo.com/news/AP-Exclusive-Fearful-Russian-apf-203931339.html?x=0&sec=topStories&pos=6&asset=&ccode= (“Fearful Russian lawmaker flees to US”)
Lastly, approximately 35 people are dead and more than 100 injured following an explosion at Moscow’s Domodedovo Airport.
See, e.g., http://www.theotherrussia.org/2011/01/24/more-than-30-dead-in-moscow-aiport-bombing/
Putin has vowed “retribution,” which is what he does best, along with repression. One must never forget that Russian apartment bombings in September 1999, led the country into the Second Chechen War, and brought Putin to power. He thrives on killing others; and surely his brutality will be on full display in the days to come.
He is the problem, not the solution; and he must be terminated.
See https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2010/02/09/russias-putin-is-a-killer/
Again, America’s goal must be to bring down a Russia increasingly focused on domination and replace it with a democratic nation that lives at peace with the world.
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OBAMA MUST BE IMPEACHED!
“WikiLeaks cables: US agrees to tell Russia Britain’s nuclear secrets”
This is the title of the UK Telegraph’s article—subtitled, “The US secretly agreed to give the Russians sensitive information on Britain’s nuclear deterrent to persuade them to sign a key treaty, The Daily Telegraph can disclose”—which states:
See http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/wikileaks/8304654/WikiLeaks-cables-US-agrees-to-tell-Russia-Britains-nuclear-secrets.html#
Obama must be impeached, now!
He needs to be dumped before the next election. The Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives must begin investigations immediately, laying the basis for the impeachment process.
Russia’s dictator-for-life Putin is our enemy, and cutting any deals with him is equivalent to cutting deals with Adolf Hitler before or during World War II.
See, e.g., https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2010/02/09/russias-putin-is-a-killer/
Obama is a traitor. We have always known that!
See, e.g., https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2009/12/05/is-barack-obama-a-racist/#comment-1357 (“Will Barack Obama Go Down In History As The President Who Lost The Middle East?”) and https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2010/12/03/barack-obama-is-a-lame-duck-president-who-will-not-be-reelected/#comment-1247 (“Obama Trashes Pentagon, And Must Be Impeached!”)
Also, his hatred for the British seems to know no bounds. In his book, “Dreams from My Father,” he set forth his core beliefs, which I have discussed at length in an article. For example:
See https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2009/12/05/is-barack-obama-a-racist/
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Pentagon Report Reveals China May Have Triggered Economic Crash
The UK’s Daily Mail has reported:
See http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1361898/Financial-terrorists-bankrupted-America-New-Pentagon-report-blames-U-S-enemies-financial-crisis.html
There is no question whatsoever that China and “dictator-for-life” Putin’s Russia are America’s enemies. Anyone who ignores this fact, or is oblivious to it, is more than simply naïve. He or she is potentially traitorous. Among other things, according to a Wall Street Journal editorial, “China and Russia have the capability to launch an EMP weapon—and have let us know it.” As a result of such an attack, only 30 Million Americans might survive.
See https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2010/01/19/emp-attack-only-30-million-americans-survive/ (“EMP Attack: Only 30 Million Americans Survive”) ; see also https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2011/01/13/china-is-americas-enemy-make-no-mistake-about-that/ and https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2010/02/09/russias-putin-is-a-killer/
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Preserving And Enhancing American Military Might During Difficult Economic Times, And Forever
Author Mark Helprin wrote a fine article in the Wall Street Journal about the need to maintain America’s Navy, and not allow it to decline. I agree with his goals completely.
See http://www.naegele.com/documents/TheDeclineofUSNavalPower.pdf
However, there is more to this issue that must be noted.
First, those who venture close enough to the Somali coast to place themselves at risk should not expect the U.S. Navy to rescue them.
It has been suggested that a joint military effort be undertaken by all the countries whose ships have been attacked or are at risk. My understanding is that there are joint operations globally to defend critical shipping lanes. Indeed, even China has contributed military forces to those efforts.
See, e.g., http://www.economist.com/blogs/asiaview/2011/03/chinas_foreign_policy
Yes, it might be ironic if China were to unleash a crippling attack on the Somali pirates and their bases, and thereby earn the respect and admiration of people worldwide. However, the Somali pirates are like gnats: bothersome, but not really dangerous in terms of America’s global commitments.
Yes too, the recent killing of the four sailors went awry, as any hostage taking negotiations can do. I concur that the Somali thugs should be terminated.
Second, Helprin noted: “[W]e are in effect an island nation.” This is how most Americans view their country. Many have never flown on an airplane, nor ventured far from where they grew up; and it is surprising how many sophisticated, wealthy, educated Americans have never been to Europe, or out of the States, or to other parts of the world. Their views are insular, which is reflected in American policies and outlook.
I believe in our great country, and in the inherent wisdom of the American people, and my comments are not intended to disparage them one iota.
See https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2010/02/26/america-a-rich-tapestry-of-life/
Third, I concur with Helprin that vital U.S. national security and economic interests demand a large blue-water fleet. He adds: “As China’s navy rises and ours declines, not that far in the future the trajectories will cross.” I concur with that conclusion too. Both China and “dictator-for-life” Putin’s Russia are our enemies, now and in the future.
See https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2011/01/13/china-is-americas-enemy-make-no-mistake-about-that/ and https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2010/02/09/russias-putin-is-a-killer/ (see also the footnotes and comments beneath both of these two articles)
Fourth, Helprin states:
I agree; and the same thing is true of other vital military needs and expenditures. Tragically, at present, we have a naïve, anti-war, far-Left, “Hamlet on the Potomac”—or “Jimmy Carter-lite”—narcissistic president, who is a cowardly demagogue. He is determined to weaken our great nation at every turn; and he must not be reelected.
See https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2010/12/03/barack-obama-is-a-lame-duck-president-who-will-not-be-reelected/ and https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2009/12/05/is-barack-obama-a-racist/ (see also the footnotes and comments beneath both of these two articles)
Fifth, it has been suggested that American military expenditures are equal to many times what the next countries combined are spending. Hence, the question arises: where is the money going?
There is no question that—like it or not—the United States must maintain its absolute superiority now and in the future. No nation must be in a position to ever challenge us. Our very survival depends on it.
See, e.g., https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2010/01/19/emp-attack-only-30-million-americans-survive/
As I told a friend recently, who had commented on a Pentagon report that China may have triggered our economic crash:
See, e.g., https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2011/01/13/china-is-americas-enemy-make-no-mistake-about-that/#comment-1467
I spent two years working at the Pentagon in intelligence, and then I have worked on and with Capitol Hill for most of my legal career. During this time, I have had an opportunity to see many federal government agencies and programs in action; and I can honestly say that the Pentagon is the best by far. There is no agency or program that is even remotely close.
The people who work at the Pentagon and serve our military—both in uniform and as civilians—are totally dedicated and professional; and they have inspired enormous pride in me over the years. If you read any of my articles, you will realize that I do not spare my criticism of people and institutions; and I am not naïve. Some people might assert that I am cynical; I prefer to believe that I am an idealist, who is repulsed when I encounter something that is less than just or the best.
The Pentagon and our military are not perfect, but they are truly excellent. There are reasons why the Soviet Union collapsed and we are the only superpower in the world today. It did not just happen by chance.
This enormous power must be maintained and nourished. I will repeat—because it deserves emphasis again and again—our very survival depends on it. This is not a “Mary Poppins” world in which we live. There are countries and terrorist groups around the world that want to destroy our great nation, and kill all of us. This is a fact of life, period.
What follows are the comparative numbers relating to our military expenditures vis-à-vis those of other countries. There may be more recent numbers that are available publicly, but I have not seen them.
See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_military_expenditures#Chart_by_country_or_organization
For better or worse, America protects the free world; we encourage those countries and people who yearn for democracy and freedom; we are winding down a very successful war in Iraq, which I questioned and opposed at the outset, but was impressed that George W. Bush’s “surge” worked and won that war; we are mired in the Afghan War, which Barack Obama does not seem to have the will or determination to win; and we have commitments that are essentially endless.
We have no allies that are capable of doing any “heavy lifting” today. The UK is “gutting” its military; NATO is a mere shell of what it once was; and we are it—with very heavy duties and responsibilities. After having worked in and with government for so many years, I believe government is a vast wasteland, most of which should be eliminated. The one exception would be the Pentagon and our brilliant and, yes, wonderful and awe-inspiring military forces.
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Update:
The UK’s Daily Mail has reported:
See http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1365156/14-Somali-pirates-accused-killing-U-S-sailors-appear-Virginia-court-yacht-hijack.html (“14 Somali ‘pirates’ accused of killing four U.S. sailors appear in Virginia court over yacht hijack”)
Thus, even though the four sailors apparently placed themselves at risk by venturing into dangerous waters, and they should not have expected the U.S. Navy to rescue them, nonetheless the Navy attempted to do so and is bringing their killers to justice. It is another example of our brilliant military at work.
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Putin’s Russia Can Never Be Trusted
See, e.g., http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1367857/US-intercepted-Russian-cosmonaut-Vladimir-Komarovs-final-words-rage.html (“U.S. intercepted final words of doomed Russian cosmonaut Komorov as he ‘screamed in rage at people who put him in defective craft’“)
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Russia Is Recovering From Levels Of Military Strength So Low That It Barely Registers Globally
This is the conclusion of the Washington Post’s Charles Krauthammer, which is true. However, even more importantly, any growth in dictator-for-life Putin’s Russian military must be snuffed out in its incipiency. America’s and the West’s goal must be to bring down a Russia increasingly focused on domination, and replace it with a democratic nation that lives at peace with the world.
See http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/the_obama_doctrine_leading_from_behind/2011/04/28/AFBCy18E_story.html
Putin must suffer the same violent fate as Hitler, and nothing less. His death must be a lesson to other despots that their days in power are finite.
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Why Barack Obama Must Be Removed From The Presidency
Arnaud de Borchgrave, editor-at-large of The Washington Times and of United Press International—and a foreign policy “guru,” with respect to whom I have enormous admiration and respect—has another fine article that is worth reading and reflecting on, albeit I respectfully disagree with many of his conclusions. Its implications go directly to the future of the United States as the world’s only superpower and the greatest nation on the earth.
See http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2011/may/30/shining-citadel-redux/
In it, he stated that “[t]he U.S. owes China $1.3 trillion.” So what? We can refuse to pay them.
Indeed, China is dependent on Americans’ consumer purchases. Hence, China is “in bed” with us. To bring down our economy is to bring down their economy. They have no choice except to ride along, God love ’em.
In a sense, our debt is “funny money.” It is like playing the game of “Monopoly,” as a kid, except that the U.S. is “too big to fail” and China’s economy is tied into ours. Is it a “zero-sum” game where only one party wins, or the game of “musical chairs” where only one person gets that last seat? Not at all. The global economy, at least with respect to China and the U.S., is too “integrated.” Yes, they might like to “screw” us, but they would end up screwing themselves too. Hence, it can be argued that they are “boxed in”—at least economically, if not militarily.
Next, de Borchgrave asserted:
It is not that easy, or straightforward. America cannot lose without China losing bigtime. If our economy comes to a halt, theirs will come to a screeching halt, with their population out of work and mass riots that even their vaulted security apparatus and military might not be able to put down. Then, the “Arab Spring” or the “Scent of Jasmine,” which they have quelled so far, will come to China with a resounding thud.
See, e.g., https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2011/01/13/china-is-americas-enemy-make-no-mistake-about-that/#comment-1612 (“The Chinese Communist Party And The Masses Have Drifted Apart, And The Party May Be In Danger Of A Confrontation With The Chinese People”)
Also, de Borchgrave argued:
It is highly unlikely that the death of bin Laden “changed the course of history,” or anything close. However, Barack Obama, being the raving narcissist and demagogue that he is, is milking this one completely and will continue to do so. Our heroic intelligence and military personnel pulled it off. Apparently they knew of bin Laden’s whereabouts for quite a while; however, our “Hamlet on the Potomac,” Obama, “dithered” and could not make a decision.
Also, while this was a “small-scale operation,” we need our overwhelming military forces to protect us and our allies, and project American power and might around the world. Make no mistake about it. Among other things, it prevents wars and keeps us safe at home.
De Borchgrave stated:
Prior to the commencement of that war, I argued against launching it, inter alia, because I believed that Saddam Hussein had weapons of mass destruction (or “WMDs”)—which he would not hesitate to use against our military forces, and they might be at risk.
Having embarked on the war, however, David Petraeus’ “surge”—which George W. Bush approved, despite opposition from the Pentagon—proved to be brilliant and very successful. Whether Iraq can hold on to its fragile democracy remains to be seen. But we should not withdraw from the country despite Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki’s lack of support with respect to this issue. Also, like George H.W. Bush did with respect to the Gulf War (e.g., getting monies from the Saudis and Kuwaitis), we should be receiving Iraqi oil revenues to compensate us for the human and financial costs of the war.
De Borchgrave added:
Obama has increased our budget deficit dramatically; and it was totally foreseeable that he would use that as an excuse to slash our military. Without our military and economic strength, we will be in deep trouble. Secretary of Defense Robert Gates said it best—which is quoted in the Wall Street Journal:
See, https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2010/12/03/barack-obama-is-a-lame-duck-president-who-will-not-be-reelected/#comment-1606 (“Barack Obama’s Sacking Of The Pentagon”)
It is arguable that Barack Obama is destroying the U.S., and that he must be removed from office ASAP, no later than January of 2013. Yes, I know that many Americans may take umbrage at this statement, but the man is a disaster in terms of the future of our great country. He is far worse than Jimmy Carter. At least Carter was a “misguided” patriot, who had gone to Annapolis and served in our military.
Next, de Borchgrave asserted:
I agree with them. In the past, de Borchgrave has catalogued the threat from China alone. The U.S. military must not be weakened one iota; and in fact, it must be strengthened. We have to rebuild after two wars.
De Borchgrave contended:
The “treasure trove” of intelligence was welcomed and valuable, and bin Laden’s death was a “symbolic” victory, but all of this is a mere drop of water in the vast oceans when compared with China and other enemies around the world that seek to destroy the United States and our allies. Bin Laden’s death cannot be used as an excuse to cut any military expenditures. However, the consummate demagogue Obama is trying to do it. Leon Panetta is not being sent to the Pentagon as our next Secretary of Defense to preside over a military “build up.” Hopefully both he and Obama are on their way out of office no later than January of 2013.
De Borchgrave observed:
This is true today thanks in large part to Ronald Reagan, whom the Democrats hated and tried to destroy politically. Now he is “deified,” and they do not dare open their mouths. However, they tried to bring down his presidency, inter alia, with the so-called “Iran-Contra scandal.” And yes, like Reagan, I was once a Democrat, but never again—to the best of my belief.
See, e.g., https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2010/03/31/the-rise-of-independents/ (“The Rise Of Independents”)
Taking a quasi-defeatist, Jimmy Carter-esque approach, de Borchgrave asserted:
“Self-inflicted” largely by Obama, who has increased our budget deficit dramatically and put us in an “either-or” posture (e.g., either debt reductions or defense). He and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, and their Democrats, have come perilously close to bankrupting our great nation.
Next, de Borchgrave argued: “The Iraq war was an expensive mistake.” It was only an “expensive mistake” if the flame of democracy flickers and dies, after we have given it life.
De Borchgrave added:
It is Barack Obama’s Vietnam—which was Lyndon Johnson’s war.
If de Borchgrave is correct that the Afghan War is futile, it will represent a human tragedy of staggering proportions, especially for Afghan women. I would not give a plug nickel for the lives of Afghan women if the Taliban return to power!
See, e.g., https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2010/12/03/barack-obama-is-a-lame-duck-president-who-will-not-be-reelected/#comment-1102 (“Why We Fight In Afghanistan, And Why American Women Should Demand Barack Obama’s Removal From Office By Impeachment Or Otherwise”)
De Borchgrave contended:
This is the “party line” from the “Kool-Aid” crowd, or far-Left, anti-war Democrats who occupy the White House and other seats of power in Washington, D.C. today, as well as the American media—and I am not suggesting that de Borchgrave is part of that group, nor has he become beguiled by it.
If we go to war with China or North Korea, for example, it will not be a “cyber- and robotic conflict.” If an EMP Attack can be mounted against us, we will not be able to defend against it with “pee shooters.” Yet, this is precisely the Obama-Biden view of the world, and the reason why their presidency must end, sooner rather than later. Our great country cannot go through another four years with them in charge; and yes, I am an Independent, not a Republican.
Next, de Borchgrave contended: “The F-35 will be the last manned fighter bomber built.”
I do not believe this at all. If we are in a shooting war with China or North Korea, for example, we will need fighter jets, bombers and drones. All of our drones in this world will not save us. To argue that they would do so is like arguing that American foot soldiers are obsolete, which is utter nonsense, and more left-wing, anti-war, Democratic “babble.”
De Borchgrave added:
Fifty years is a long time. Neither de Borchgrave nor I will be here then, but hopefully many hundreds of millions of Americans will be. The 50-year argument is a total “red herring,” used by the Democrats to inflate the apparent costs and kill off the weapons systems.
Also, de Borchgrave stated:
I concur that U.S. drones are potentially excellent, but like the American foot soldier, they will never replace fighters and bombers, especially when it comes to possible wars with China and North Korea—or Russia if it ever challenges us again. We need to project America’s power, and drones do not achieve that. Indeed, a logical extension of de Borchgrave’s arguments is that America would do away with our carrier battle groups too, which is absurd.
He asserted as well:
First, soldiers on the ground will prevent the Taliban—if enough are deployed, and if we have the will to win, which Obama does not.
Second, Taliban “pledges” in general, and those to treat women humanely, are utter nonsense. They are the equivalent of what happened in Vietnam after America departed, when an estimated million Vietnamese lost their lives.
Third, with the fall of Afghanistan, is Pakistan far behind?
Lastly, de Borchgrave asserted:
We have “fair weather” friends and allies. Indeed, our principal ally’s military, that of the UK, is getting “decimated” by its Prime Minister David Cameron, which is what Barack Obama and his Über-Leftists want to do to our great military.
See, e.g., https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2010/09/27/the-economic-tsunami-continues-its-relentless-and-unforgiving-advance-globally/#comment-1591 (“Sun Setting On British Power”)
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Russian Despot Putin’s Repression Continues, While Obama Is Endorsed
In an article entitled, “Medvedev hints he and Putin won’t be 2012 rivals,” Reuters has reported:
See http://ca.news.yahoo.com/medvedev-hints-putin-wont-2012-rivals-213400461.html
It is not surprising that his lapdog, Medvedev, will not oppose Russia’s “Hitler,” Putin, in perpetuating his brutal de facto dictatorship. Hitler’s henchmen and those of Stalin did not oppose them either.
Similarly, it is not surprising that they would endorse and embrace Barack Obama, who was responsible for giving them the New START Treaty. George W. Bush withdrew from the ABM Treaty, which had expressly prevented major advances in missile defense. The next GOP administration must withdraw from the New START Treaty as soon as it comes to power.
See, e.g., https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2010/02/09/russias-putin-is-a-killer/#comment-1137 and https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2010/02/09/russias-putin-is-a-killer/#comment-1147 (“Obama And His Democrats Did Not Get The Message—Their Ranks Need To Be Thinned Even More, Starting With Obama”) and https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2010/02/09/russias-putin-is-a-killer/#comment-1167 (“Russia Warns Against START Changes—So What?”) and https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2010/02/09/russias-putin-is-a-killer/#comment-1182 (“Republicans Who Voted To Ratify START Should Be Defeated”) and https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2010/02/09/russias-putin-is-a-killer/#comment-1194 (“The New START Treaty Is Another Obama Travesty—Like ObamaCare—Which The Next GOP Administration Should Withdraw From Immediately”) and https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2010/02/09/russias-putin-is-a-killer/#comment-1245 and https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2010/02/09/russias-putin-is-a-killer/#comment-1397 (“WikiLeaks cables: US agrees to tell Russia Britain’s nuclear secrets”) and http://www.theotherrussia.org/2011/06/09/russia-nato-missile-defense-negotations-break-down/ (“Russia-NATO Missile Defense Negotations Break Down”)
In important testimony before Congress, former world chess champion and chairman of the United Civil Front—a pro-democracy group—and co-chair of the Russian Solidarity Movement, Garry Kasparov stated:
See http://www.theotherrussia.org/2011/06/19/kasparov-asks-congress-to-take-a-courageous-stand/ (“Kasparov to Congress: Take a Courageous Stand [And Stop Treating Vladimir Putin And Other Corrupt Russian Officials As Members Of An Actual Democracy]”) (emphasis added)
The Washington Post’s Fred Hiatt has added with respect to Kasparov:
See http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/post-partisan/post/garry-kasparov-has-a-suggestion/2011/06/17/AGPUyiYH_blog.html
The KGB lieutenant-colonel who became Russia’s ruler, Putin, must be tried, convicted for his many crimes globally, and terminated. His lackey, Medvedev, is also complicit; and he too must be tried, convicted and imprisoned, at the very least.
The West’s goal must be to bring down a Russia increasingly focused on domination and replace it with a democratic nation that lives at peace with the world—and this is true with respect to China as well.
See https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2011/01/13/china-is-americas-enemy-make-no-mistake-about-that/ (see also all of the footnotes and comments beneath the article and https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2010/02/06/the-silent-voices-of-stalin’s-soviet-holocaust-and-mao’s-chinese-holocaust/#comment-900)
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China Salutes 90 Years Of Oppression
In a fine article about China that is worth reading entitled, “Chinese Party Marks Nine Decades,” the Wall Street Journal discusses what 90 years of communism has brought to the Chinese people and the world, and what the future may hold. It states in pertinent part the following:
See http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702303763404576417503968123210.html
What the Journal’s article fails to emphasize is that China’s ruthless dictator Mao Tse-tung was directly responsible for an estimated 30-40 million deaths between 1958 and 1960, as a result of what his regime hailed as the “Great Leap Forward.” Like the Soviet Union’s equally-brutal dictator, Joseph Stalin, Mao’s crimes involved Chinese peasants, many of whom died of hunger from man-made famines under collectivist orders that stripped them of all private possessions.
Approximately 70 years have passed since this human tragedy of epic proportions occurred in the Soviet Union. Approximately 50 years have passed since the comparable tragedy occurred in China. It is time for the world to pay tribute to more than 60 million people who perished under Stalin and Mao.
While the precise numbers of the victims may never been known, each of us has a duty to honor their memories and take steps to insure that holocausts do not occur anywhere again. These victims are forgotten today, seemingly having disappeared without a trace and having been swallowed up by history, as if they never existed. This compounds the crime against humanity.
Just think of the contributions that the offspring of those who perished might have made to this world, whose numbers might be in the hundreds of millions today.
See https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2010/02/06/the-silent-voices-of-stalin%E2%80%99s-soviet-holocaust-and-mao%E2%80%99s-chinese-holocaust/
The Journal’s article continues:
China is America’s enemy; and the United States’ and the West’s goal must be to bring down a China increasingly focused on domination, and replace it with a democratic nation that lives at peace with the world. The Chinese people have been oppressed and intimidated long enough, and they deserve nothing less. The same is true of the Russian people, who live under Putin’s barbarous regime—in a country where Stalin’s memory is being rehabilitated as well.
See https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2010/02/09/russias-putin-is-a-killer/ (see also the footnotes and comments beneath the article)
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The Future Still Belongs To America
This is the title of an important Wall Street Journal article by Professor Walter Russell Mead—subtitled, “This century will throw challenges at everyone[, but the] U.S. is better positioned to adapt than China, Europe or the Arab world”—which states in pertinent part the following:
See http://www.naegele.com/documents/TheFutureStillBelongstoAmerica.pdf (bold emphasis added); see also https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2010/02/26/america-a-rich-tapestry-of-life (“America: A Rich Tapestry Of Life”)
The only thing on the horizon that might dampen the American future that Professor Mead has described is a nation-ending EMP Attack, which might kill all except for 30 million Americans, and end any future that we might envision.
Query whether we are totally and absolutely protected against such an attack, or whether America’s “prince of darkness”—and its consummate narcissistic demagogue, “Hamlet on the Potomac” and “Jimmy Carter-lite”—Barack Obama, is weakening our great nation’s military strength in ways that will dramatically change the course of history?
See https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2010/01/19/emp-attack-only-30-million-americans-survive/; see also https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2010/12/03/barack-obama-is-a-lame-duck-president-who-will-not-be-reelected/
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In another important article entitled, “World power swings back to America”—and subtitled, “The American phoenix is slowly rising again. Within five years or so, the US will be well on its way to self-sufficiency in fuel and energy. Manufacturing will have closed the labour gap with China in a clutch of key industries. The current account might even be in surplus”—the UK Telegraph‘s Ambrose Evans-Pritchard added:
See http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/comment/ambroseevans_pritchard/8844646/World-power-swings-back-to-America.html (emphasis added)
It is noteworthy that Evans-Pritchard qualifies his predictions by saying that they will occur in “five years or so.” I concur that America has a very bright future ahead; however, this decade will be “dicey,” and it is difficult if not impossible to predict when there will be light at the end of the tunnel—or when the economic tsunami will have run its course and petered out. What we do know is that the Great Depression of the last century did not end until the onset of World War II, at the earliest; and this depression may last just as long.
Lastly, Russia will continue to be a pygmy when compared to the United States—in terms of America’s vibrant democracy, its growth, military power and economic strength, and all other indicia of global power. The same will be true, to a similar degree, with respect to China, although its future is much brighter than that of Russia.
See, e.g., http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2063117/U-S-Army-tests-hypersonic-weapon-travels-times-speed-sound–ANYWHERE-earth-30mins.html (“U.S. Army tests hypersonic weapon that travels five times the speed of sound… and can hit ANY target on earth in 30mins”)
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Gorbachev: Putin Will Turn Russia Into An African-Style Tinpot Dictatorship
The UK’s Daily Mail has reported:
See http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2017783/Russia-turn-African-style-tinpot-dictatorship-Putin-wins-term-president-warns-Gorbachev.html (emphasis added)
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Will The Euro Crisis Will Give Germany The Empire It Has Always Dreamed Of?
This issue is discussed in an excellent and very sobering article by Peter Oborne, the UK Telegraph’s chief political commentator, which states in pertinent part as follows:
See http://blogs.telegraph.co.uk/news/peteroborne/100098260/this-crisis-will-give-germany-the-empire-its-always-dreamed-of/ (emphasis added); see also http://www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/0/c087c30e-b3be-11e0-855b-00144feabdc0.html#axzz1Smxa2CKN (“Athens’ ability to stay course in doubt”) and http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/comment/ambroseevans_pritchard/8653579/Europe-steps-up-to-the-plate.html (“Europe’s economic recovery is sputtering out”) and http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/financialcrisis/8656572/Eurozone-debt-crisis-Europes-politicians-will-be-punished-for-a-deal-dripping-with-moral-hazard.html (“At some point the Germans will realise that the package is a thinly-veiled fiscal union which makes the transfers they funnelled into East Germany look like small change, and they will revolt at the ballot boxes”)
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There are those who preach the tenets of creating a global government; and they maintain that the constitution of a new world order is essential to maintain democracy. Also, they contend that the regulation of the economy by a global financial institution can be a solution to the financial crisis that began in 2007, and such an institution would be a first step towards the creation of a global government, of which the European Union is an illustration.
Barack Obama agrees with this; and it is among the many reasons why he must not be reelected next year. Indeed, he will “retreat” either to Chicago or Hawaii no later than January of 2013, to lick his political wounds and write his memoirs, and work full time on his golf scores and his presidential library.
“Global governance” is pure and utter nonsense. Indeed, lots of Americans would gladly get rid of the UN, and ship it to France or elsewhere in Europe, and let the French or other Europeans pay for it. Global governance is “Mary Poppins-esque” and/or “Alice in Wonderland-esque.”
Americans do not want Germany or France participating in the governance of anything relating to the United States, any more than Hitler’s Germany should have done it. This is among the reasons why World War II was fought by the United States. America’s history abhors “meddling” in our affairs, which is exactly what global governance entails, and much much more. A majority of Americans might be willing to give up their lives fighting to insure that this never happens.
France did not win World War II. Americans saved Frenchmen from “enslavement” by the Germans. But for the United States, the French might be speaking German today as their “native” tongue. Indeed, a German-American—Dwight David Eisenhower—destroyed Hitler and his monstrous “Thousand-Year Reich.” France did not do it. France was flat on its pathetic back.
The United States has real enemies in this world today, who want to destroy us (e.g., China’s military, Putin and his Stalinist thugs in Russia, North Korea, Islamic fascists). We cannot rely on France or Europe to defend us—militarily, economically or in any other way. Indeed, France and Germany are perhaps the last countries in the world to preach to the United States about democracy. Americans have given their lives for it. France has only “talked” about it.
Lastly, Americans are not about to trust their survival, the survival and national security of our great country, and our freedoms and democracy to France or Germany, two countries that lost World War II.
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Putin Is America’s Enemy, And The West Must Bring Down His Stalinist Regime That Is Increasingly Focused On Domination, And Replace It With A Democratic Nation That Lives At Peace With The World
The latest atrocities involve a Russian attack on America’s embassy in Tbilisi, Georgia. The Washington Times has reported:
See http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2011/jul/26/us-report-russia-tied-to-embassy-blast/
The U.S. State Department is a joke, and this has been true for many years. The idea that “the embassy bombing and other alleged bombings . . . have been raised with the Russians at a high level” is absurd. However, the State Department’s reaction gets even worse: “It’s not necessarily pointing a finger, but part of a dialogue expressing our deep concerns.”
Russia’s attack on our embassy was an act of war, and nothing less. The Pentagon and our intelligence agencies should be handling this matter. They know how to teach Putin’s Russians “sobering” lessons that they will never forget.
In a separate article entitled, “Russia threatens to wreck the reset,” it is reported:
See http://thecable.foreignpolicy.com/posts/2011/07/26/russia_threatens_to_wreck_the_reset (emphasis in original)
First, there never should have been a “reset” in relations with Putin and the other thugs in his murderous regime. America’s “Hamlet on the Potomac” and “Jimmy Carter-lite,” Obama—who would do everything in his power to weaken our military if he could get away with it—must be held responsible for this and other disastrous policy changes since the presidency of George W. Bush.
Second, once again, the Pentagon and our intelligence agencies know how to teach Putin’s Russians lessons that they will never forget; and this should be done on a variety of fronts globally.
Third, at the very least, Russia’s membership in the World Trade Organization must be blocked by the United States; Jackson-Vanik must not be repealed; and the New START Treaty must become null and void no later than January of 2013, when Barack Obama’s failed presidency ends and the new Republican president is sworn into office. George W. Bush withdrew from the ABM Treaty, which had expressly prevented major advances in missile defense. The next GOP administration must withdraw from the New START Treaty as soon as it comes to power.
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Among the other news cascading from Putin’s Russia is that it plans to sink the International Space Station, which American taxpayers paid for:
See http://www.foxnews.com/scitech/2011/07/27/russia-plans-to-sink-international-space-station-in-2020/; see also https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2011/01/13/china-is-americas-enemy-make-no-mistake-about-that/ (“China Is America’s Enemy: Make No Mistake About That”) (see also the footnotes and comments beneath the article)
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Next, it has been reported:
See http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/07/27/russia-election-idUSLDE76Q0G920110727
There is absolutely no question that Russian despot Putin’s repression continues, while he and Barack Obama endorse each other. They are birds of a feather.
See, e.g., https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2010/02/09/russias-putin-is-a-killer/#comment-1664
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Lastly, in an article entitled, “Putin says U.S. is a ‘parasite’ on global economy,” Reuters reported:
See http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/08/01/us-russia-putin-usa-idUSTRE77052R20110801
As soon as Obama is gone, which will be no later than January of 2013, the so-called “reset” must be reset again, with Russia under Putin’s murderous regime being recognized for what it truly has become. Like Osama bin Laden, Putin is an enemy of the United States who should be terminated.
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Again, Putin Must Be Terminated
In an article entitled, “Russia uses dirty tricks despite U.S. ‘reset,’” the Washington Times reported:
See http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2011/aug/4/russia-uses-dirty-tricks-despite-us-reset/; see also https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2010/02/09/russias-putin-is-a-killer/#comment-1748
I know this happens, because it happened to me on at least one occasion when an intelligence agent from a Soviet-bloc country threatened me.
Barack Obama has been naïve, a total fool and a feckless naïf to believe that he could deal with Putin, and trust him in any respect. Indeed, Putin must be laughing at what an utter buffoon and how pathetic Obama truly is.
This is among the many reasons why Obama must be removed from the American presidency no later than January of 2013, and sent packing either to Chicago or Hawaii to write his memoirs, and work full time on his presidential library.
It cannot happen fast enough for the good of the United States and the American people!
See https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2010/12/03/barack-obama-is-a-lame-duck-president-who-will-not-be-reelected/ (“Barack Obama Is A Lame-Duck President Who Will Not Be Reelected”) (see also the footnotes and comments beneath the article)
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Russian Police Disperse Anti-Putin Demonstrators
Press TV in Iran has reported:
See http://www.presstv.ir/detail/193692.html; see also http://www.theotherrussia.org/2011/08/13/day-of-wrath-unshockingly-quashed-by-police/
Again, Putin must be terminated. He is simply a “smoother” version of Stalin and Hitler before him.
See, https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2010/02/09/russias-putin-is-a-killer/#comment-1766; see also https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2010/02/09/russias-putin-is-a-killer/#comment-589 and https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2010/02/09/russias-putin-is-a-killer/#comment-911 and https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2010/02/09/russias-putin-is-a-killer/#comment-928 and https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2010/02/09/russias-putin-is-a-killer/#comment-955 and https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2010/02/09/russias-putin-is-a-killer/#comment-1017 and https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2010/02/09/russias-putin-is-a-killer/#comment-1079 and https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2010/02/09/russias-putin-is-a-killer/#comment-1203 and https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2010/02/09/russias-putin-is-a-killer/#comment-1245 and https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2010/02/09/russias-putin-is-a-killer/#comment-1332 and https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2010/02/09/russias-putin-is-a-killer/#comment-1664 and https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2010/02/09/russias-putin-is-a-killer/#comment-1748
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Dictator-For-Life Putin Follows In The Footsteps Of Stalin, Hitler And Mao
Russia’s murderous ex-KGB thug, Putin, will be “running” for the Russian presidency in 2012, ensuring his return to the office he held for eight years and foreshadowing 12 more years of his dictatorial, authoritarian rule.
The AP has reported—in a USA Today-published article:
See http://www.usatoday.com/news/world/story/2011-09-24/Russia-Putin-presidential-run/50536672/1; see also http://www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/0/ea4f7162-e69c-11e0-8c5e-00144feab49a.html#axzz1Yo6tkjVn (“This scenario is the worst of all for Russia. This means a new wave of emigration, a new outflow of money abroad, the destruction of the state and the further enrichment of Putin’s friends. . . . This will lead to a new confrontation with the rest of the world. The world is not going to support such an authoritarian course”—”Without political liberalisation there will be a collapse”) and http://www.economist.com/blogs/easternapproaches/2011/09/russias-presidency (“[T]he whole thing is a farce”) and http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2011/sep/23/russia-targeting-western-diplomats (“Russian spy agency targeting western diplomats—FSB using psychological techniques developed by KGB to intimidate and demoralise diplomatic staff, activists and journalists”) and https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2010/02/09/russias-putin-is-a-killer/#comment-1794 and http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/russia/8802732/PIC-AND-PUB-PLS-Leaked-document-reveals-plans-to-eliminate-Russias-enemies-overseas.html (“Russia ‘gave agents licence to kill’ enemies of the state”) and http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2045186/Vladimir-Putin-Eurasian-Union-plans-raise-fears-return-Cold-War-days.html#comments (“Back to the USSR? Putin raises fears of return to Cold War days with plans for ‘Eurasian Union’ of former Soviet states”)
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Look carefully at Putin’s bloated face, in the photo above, and in another recent photo too.
See https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2010/02/09/russias-putin-is-a-killer/#comment-1664
He has undergone plastic surgery and/or Botox treatments, and looks more and more like an embalmed Lenin. This may be where he is heading, but not fast enough.
He has become a puffy-faced “dictator-for-life,” following in the footsteps of Stalin, Hitler and Mao.
The article in the UK’s Economist cited above is correct: “[T]he whole thing is a farce”—in exactly the same vein that Stalin, Hitler and Mao were tragic, despicable, blood-thirsty “farces.”
What the article neglected to mention, however, are the killings with respect to which Putin is responsible, with many more to come. Yet, Obama and the West look on, passively and pathetically.
Putin is a brutal killer who must be terminated. While his numbers do not equal those of Stalin, Hitler and Mao thus far, his ruthlessness is every bit as much as theirs. What he has done to the Chechens, Georgians and other opponents is what Stalin, Hitler and Mao did to their opponents.
Indeed, AP has reported:
See http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/europe/russias-military-chief-potential-conflicts-near-russian-borders-may-grow-into-nuclear-war/2011/11/17/gIQAWQTJUN_story.html (“Russia’s military chief warns that heightened risks of conflict near borders may turn nuclear”) (emphasis added)
This is more saber-rattling by Putin’s pygmy state, as he and his lackeys desperately try to regain the “glories” of Russia’s bygone days, during the reign of the Soviet Union and the murderous, Hitler-esque Stalin.
See, e.g., https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2010/02/06/the-silent-voices-of-stalin’s-soviet-holocaust-and-mao’s-chinese-holocaust/ (“The Silent Voices Of Stalin’s Soviet Holocaust And Mao’s Chinese Holocaust”); see also http://news.yahoo.com/medvedev-russia-may-target-missile-defense-sites-123047622.html (Medvedev Warns: Russia may target US missile sites) and http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-15869047 (“The crowd booed the previously untouchable prime minister [Putin] as he started to speak”) and http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/russia/8917352/Garry-Kasparov-Putins-just-like-Al-Capone.html (Garry Kasparov: “You can no longer pretend: it’s Putin’s lifetime dictatorship” and “[t]he regime will collapse and it might be much sooner than anyone expects”) and http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/12/04/us-russia-election-idUSTRE7B019B20111204 (“Russian voters deal Putin an election blow”) and http://in.reuters.com/article/2011/12/05/russia-election-protest-idINDEE7B40KG20111205 (“Thousands protests against Putin after Russia vote”) and http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/russia/8937543/Troops-deployed-on-Moscow-streets-after-Russia-election-protests.html (“Troops deployed on Moscow streets after Russia election protests”) and http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/russia/8935855/Vladimir-Putin-the-gremlin-in-the-Kremlin.html (“[T]housands of people took to the streets of Moscow last night in one of the biggest demonstrations against Mr Putin in recent years. . . . ‘People have understood that the king has no clothes‘”) and http://news.yahoo.com/mikhail-gorbachev-calls-vote-russia-120940655.html (“Mikhail Gorbachev calls for a new vote in Russia”) and http://www.cnn.com/2011/12/10/world/europe/russia-protests/index.html?hpt=hp_t2 (“‘Putin Out,’ Russian protesters chant”)
In a Newsweek article entitled, “In Decline, Putin’s Russia Is On Its Way to Global Irrelevance”—and subtitled, “Russia—who cares? With its rampant voter fraud and declining population, the country is careening toward irrelevance”—Niall Ferguson, a professor of history at Harvard University, has written:
See http://www.thedailybeast.com/newsweek/2011/12/11/in-decline-putin-s-russia-is-on-its-way-to-global-irrelevance.html
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The Economist has an important article, which concludes with a poignant and sobering vision:
Ominous, but realistic. Putin is prepared to defend himself with force, and will likely fight to his death.
See http://www.economist.com/node/21541444
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“Death To Putin”
This is the chant and the rising chorus that may occur with increasing frequency and volume in the days and months to come, just as the same thing happened with respect to Italy’s Benito Mussolini, Iraq’s Saddam Hussein, al Qaeda’s Osama bin Laden, and Libya’s Muammar Gaddafi. Indeed, Putin might share a fate similar to theirs, with no mercy being shown—and Russians and others may rejoice that justice will have been rendered finally.
As my article above points out, Putin has been responsible for the deaths of countless Russians and others already, some of whom have been identified, and others not. Like Hitler, Stalin and Mao before him, we may never know the full extent of Putin’s barbarism, such as his activities as a KGB operative in the DDR.
What he has done to journalists alone is worth citing—in an effort to silence his critics since his reign of terror began:
See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_journalists_killed_in_Russia
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Russian opposition leader Garry Kasparov’s speech at the Heritage Foundation in Washington, DC. bears on these issues, which stated in part:
In a “Question and Answer Session” after this speech, Kasparov added:
See http://www.theotherrussia.org/2011/10/25/why-putin-is-immune-to-the-american-reset/ (emphasis added); see also http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/russia/8963219/Vladimir-Putin-would-lose-honest-presidential-election-says-former-Russian-PM.html (“Vladimir Putin ‘would lose honest presidential election’, says former Russian PM”—”it [is] the beginning of the end for Mr Putin”) and https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2010/02/09/russias-putin-is-a-killer/#comment-1840 (“Dictator-For-Life Putin Follows In The Footsteps Of Stalin, Hitler And Mao”) and http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2078285/Russian-protesters-streets-Moscow-Putin-vote-rigging-claims.html (“Former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev calls on Putin to resign“) and http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/12/25/us-russia-idUSTRE7BN04420111225 (“The protesters shouted ‘Russia without Putin’“) and http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2078554/Tens-thousands-protesters-thronged-Moscow-weekend-unprecedented-defiance-brutality-corruption-Putins-rule.html (“The new Russian Revolution? Tens of thousands of protesters thronged Moscow this weekend in an unprecedented show of defiance against the brutality and corruption of Putin’s rule“) and http://www.economist.com/blogs/easternapproaches/2011/12/protest-russia-1 (“‘I see enough people here to take the Kremlin and the White House [Russian government] right now. But we are a peaceful force. We won’t do that—yet’ . . . ‘Roman Dobrokhotov, a 28-year-old anti-Kremlin activist, released a huge portrait of Mr Putin on a steel frame, attached to helium balloons. “Crawl away, worm!” read the slogan on one. To cheers, the portrait was sucked into the sky, disappearing from view’“) and http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2083556/Meet-girl-blogger-sneaked-inside-Russian-missile-factory–security.html (Comment at Lana Sator’s blog: “Russia [is a] country flying into the abyss against its former greatness“)
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PUTIN IS THE HEIR OF STALIN, MAO AND . . .
. . . HITLER!
See, e.g., http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fg-russia-putin-rally-20120224,0,2675535.story (“Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin . . . called on voters to prepare for battle to protect the country’s future.” . . . “Putin is flexing his war muscles today to a crowd which doesn’t want war and which doesn’t see any danger to the country”) and http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/03/04/us-russia-election-idUSTRE8220SP20120304 (“Emperor Putin has decided everything“)
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Obama Gives Away Alaskan Islands To Russians
See http://times247.com/articles/obama-must-stop-alaskan-islands-giveaway and http://www.wnd.com/2012/02/obamas-giveaway-oil-rich-islands-to-russia/ (“Obama’s giveaway: Oil-rich islands to Russia”)
Russia’s “dictator-for-life” Putin is without a doubt the most despicable human being on the face of this earth—far more so than the worst of the Iranians or North Koreans—and the heir to Stalin, Mao and Hitler.
See, e.g., https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2010/02/09/russias-putin-is-a-killer/#comment-1910 (see also the article itself, as well as the footnotes and all of the other comments beneath it); http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/02/22/us-russia-putin-bomb-idUSTRE81L22H20120222 (“Putin praises Cold War moles for stealing U.S. nuclear secrets”)
This is why reports that Barack Obama is giving away Alaskan islands—or anything else—to the Russians are so disturbing and traitorist. If true, it must be stopped, and Obama must be driven from the presidency for this reason alone, in addition to a myriad of other reasons for doing so. He must not be simply defeated in November.
See, e.g., https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2010/12/03/barack-obama-is-a-lame-duck-president-who-will-not-be-reelected/#comment-1959
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Russia After Putin
This is the title of an excellent Wall Street Journal article by Gregory L. White—which is subtitled, “Even the Russian leader’s allies are now contemplating the once unthinkable: a future without him”—that is worth reading. It states in pertinent part as follows:
See http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970203960804577241392587109400.html?mod=WSJ_hp_LEFTTopStories
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An article in the UK’s Economist entitled, “The beginning of the end of Putin,” added:
See http://www.economist.com/node/21548941
The forces of democracy are breathing and coming alive once again in Russia. Let us hope and pray that the counter-forces of tyranny and oppression—which the brutal Hitler-esque Putin and his lackeys embody fully—meet their end.
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Naegele lawyer to the Banksters.. How can anyone believe what this man says?
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Thank you for your comments.
With all due respect, the Kremlin ought to replace you with someone who at least understands and addresses the issues. To talk about and disparage American bankers is ludicrous.
The real issue is how many people Putin has killed in Mother Russia; the DDR (East Germany), where he was a KGB “hatchet man”; Chechnya, where unofficial estimates range from 25,000 to 50,000 dead or having “disappeared”; Georgia, which Russia’s conscript army invaded with antiquated Soviet-era equipment; London, where former Russian state security officer Alexander Litvinenko was assassinated; and the list goes on and on.
These are the facts, which Russians are coming to understand more with each passing day. Indeed, the central issue today is what will Russia be like after Putin, which is coming quickly.
See, e.g., https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2010/02/09/russias-putin-is-a-killer/#comment-2020; see also https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2010/02/09/russias-putin-is-a-killer/#comment-1910
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Sobering And Sad
Ever since I worked at the Pentagon as an Army officer, and then on Capitol Hill as a young lawyer—where I had a unique opportunity to see the most important U.S. governmental entities firsthand in action, in an “overview” that few people experience—I have been a strong supporter of America’s military. It is not perfect, but it is the most efficient and effective major governmental organ in the United States and probably anywhere in the world.
By and large, it has done a truly brilliant job, and served our country well. It has been an instrument of American foreign policy and our national security needs; and we remain the only superpower in the world because of it. Under Jimmy Carter, it was in decline, until Ronald Reagan came along and restored the American spirit, and ended the “Evil Empire” of the Soviet Union.
Fast forward to 2012, as our national elections approach, and we are on the verge of being back in the “malaise” that Reagan inherited from Carter. We have fought two wars, in Afghanistan and Iraq; and Americans are “bone-tired” of war, and our military forces have borne the brunt of fighting for ten years now.
Yet, Israel’s Narcissistic demagogue Netanyahu is trying to propel the United States into a third war in the region, against Iran, which is outrageous, pure madness and must be stopped. To Barack Obama’s credit—and I am not a fan is his—he has withstood enormous political pressures and thwarted Netanyahu’s reckless ambitions thus far, and hopefully that will continue.
See, e.g., https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2010/02/20/israels-senseless-killings-and-war-with-iran/#comment-2015 (see also the article itself, as well as the footnotes and all of the comments beneath it)
Russia’s “dictator-for-life” Putin is pure evil too, and finally the Russian people are rising up and trying to reclaim the country’s fledgling democracy. Hopefully that succeeds, and a newfound democratic Russia emerges in the post-Putin era.
See, e.g., https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2010/02/09/russias-putin-is-a-killer/#comment-1910 and https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2010/02/09/russias-putin-is-a-killer/#comment-2020
What is sobering though are the costs that America’s military has paid, which is underscored by the following comments—from a Russian “sympathizer”—about the decline in America’s fortunes and its military might:
Sad, but true in many ways.
The real story about Vietnam is the following, which was told to me by someone whom I know and respect greatly—who is considered by many to be one of America’s great foreign policy experts, and has dealt with essentially everyone who has been important nationally and internationally during this person’s lifetime:
And it is true too that Russia’s military today is a mere shadow of the former Soviet Union’s military might—and almost that of a Third World country. Yet, the issue is not Russia’s military power (or lack of it), but that of the United States.
As the U.S. and global economies go through even more wrenching experiences during the balance of this decade, and as this world is fraught with even greater dangers ahead, our military must be “second to none”—and we must rebuild it, not weaken it even more.
See, e.g., https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2010/09/27/the-economic-tsunami-continues-its-relentless-and-unforgiving-advance-globally/#comment-2024 (“Plan For An Economic 9/11”) and https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2010/01/19/emp-attack-only-30-million-americans-survive/ (“EMP Attack: Only 30 Million Americans Survive”); see also https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2011/01/13/china-is-americas-enemy-make-no-mistake-about-that/ and https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2010/02/09/russias-putin-is-a-killer/ and https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2010/12/22/the-next-major-war-korea-again/
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Emperor Putin, The Butcher Of Moscow, Sheds Crocodile Tears
As tears rolled down the brutal dictator-for-life’s face, Russia’s Putin spoke before a crowd after “winning” reelection in a political contest that he and he alone could win. The Wall Street Journal opined in an editorial entitled, “A Putin Coronation”—and subtitled, “The Kremlin chief gives himself a new six-year term”:
See http://www.naegele.com/documents/APutinCoronation.pdf
With all due respect to the Journal‘s editorial staff, there is absolutely nothing courageous in this exceptionally weak, tepid and toothless editorial.
If anything, Putin is likely to be even more brutal and repressive than before; and he may use the United States as a convenient foil—as one of Russia’s “foreign enemies” with whom he must deal, to save the Russian people.
This is how depots act; and he is as sinister as they come, and a fitting heir to—and a “smoother version” of—Joseph Stalin. George W. Bush tried to deal with him; and he left Bush’s side at the Olympic games in Beijing and traveled to the Georgian border, where he directed the Kremlin’s cruel aggression against its vastly smaller neighbor.
America’s “Hamlet on the Potomac” and “Jimmy Carter-lite,” Barack Obama, has tried to deal with him too, with the “reset” of relations and the new START Treaty, which is a travesty. However, Putin has laughed at both of them, and made fools of those who have been naïve enough to trust him.
One must never forget that he came to prominence as a KGB operative in East Germany—or the DDR, as it was known before the fall of the Berlin Wall and the collapse of Erich Honecker’s government—which was one of the most repressive regimes in the Soviet Union’s orbit, or the Evil Empire.
He learned his craft well; and he must be viewed in this context, not as some Westernized Russian democrat, which he is not.
One wonders whether he cried as his victims were brutally tortured and killed, for example, when Russian troops entered Chechnya and took control over that country, with unofficial estimates ranging from 25,000 to 50,000 dead or having “disappeared.”
See, e.g., https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2010/02/09/russias-putin-is-a-killer/#comment-1910 (see also the article itself, as well as the footnotes and all other comments beneath it)
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In an excellent article that was sent to its readers with the title, “Moscow Weeps,” the UK’s Economist noted:
See http://www.economist.com/blogs/easternapproaches/2012/03/russias-presidential-election (emphasis added); see also http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/russia/9124909/Russian-riot-police-break-up-protest-against-Vladimir-Putins-election-win.html (“Russian riot police break up protest against Vladimir Putin’s election win”)
The end is coming for Putin, and it may not be pretty or nice.
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Obama Is A Traitor
The Weekly Standard has reported:
See http://www.weeklystandard.com/blogs/obama-russia-after-my-election-i-have-more-flexibility_634473.html (emphasis in original)
Saying this to Russian “dictator-for-life” Putin’s puppet, Medvedev, is the moral equivalent of Franklin D. Roosevelt telling something similar to Adolf Hitler or Joseph Stalin.
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In an important article entitled, “Budget gridlock imperils national defense,” the Washington Times has reported:
See http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2012/mar/25/budget-gridlock-imperils-national-defense/
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Also, the Washington Post‘s Charles Krauthammer has written:
See http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/the-flexibility-doctrine/2012/03/29/gIQA9ZMtjS_story.html#
Sequestration was Obama’s idea—to “gut” America’s military!
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Romney On Jay Leno
http://www.nbc.com/assets/video/widget/widget.html?vid=1393111
http://www.nbc.com/assets/video/widget/widget.html?vid=1393112
http://www.nbc.com/assets/video/widget/widget.html?vid=1393113
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Also, Mitt Romney has been blasted for calling Russia “our No. 1 geopolitical foe”:
See http://cnsnews.com/news/article/romney-blasted-moscow-calling-russia-our-no-1-geopolitical-foe
“Dictator-for-life” Putin’s Russia is America’s enemy, not merely our “geopolitical foe.”
See, e.g., https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2010/02/09/russias-putin-is-a-killer/#comment-2040 (see also the article itself, as well as the footnotes and other comments beneath it)
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Russia’s Brutal “Dictator-For-Life,” Hitler-esque Putin Targets Foes’ Central Nervous Systems
The UK’s Daily Mail has reported:
See http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2123415/Putin-targets-foes-zombie-gun-attack-victims-central-nervous-system.html; see also http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2123102/Why-Moscows-Brotherhood-Murder-sights-London-We-reveal-weeks-shooting-Russian-banker-series-bloody-vendettas.html (“Why Moscow’s Brotherhood of Murder has its sights on London: . . . last week’s shooting of a Russian banker could be the first in a series of bloody vendettas”) and http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/defence/9190536/Number-of-Russian-spies-in-the-UK-back-to-Cold-War-levels-say-security-services.html (“Number of Russian spies in the UK back to Cold War levels, say security services” . . . “Britain’s close relationship with America is also hugely attractive for Russia who sees it as a ‘back door’ to US intelligence”)
The time has come to target Putin, and bring true democracy and freedoms to the Russian people.
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Russia Threatens To Strike NATO Missile Defense Sites
The Washington Times has reported:
See http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2012/may/3/russia-threatens-strike-nato-missile-defense-sites/
McCain is correct; and Obama’s comments in Seoul were outrageous, but he will be ousted in November, so he will not be able to do any more damage.
Again, the time has come to target Putin and terminate him, and bring true democracy and freedoms to the Russian people.
Our missile system must blunt Russia’s aged arsenal and render it impotent.
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Putin’s Storm Troopers Attack Protestors
In an article entitled, “Russian police battle anti-Putin protesters,” Reuters has reported:
See http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/05/06/us-russia-protests-idUSBRE8440CK20120506
The time has come to target and terminate Putin, and bring true democracy and freedoms to the Russian people. He is a brutal killer of his own people and others.
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The time has come to target and terminate Putin, and bring true democracy and freedoms to the Russian people
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Just 12 years ago Russian people had it all.
No Putin, freedoms and democracy.
They blew it up. They don’t want it (most of them).
You can’t make them to want democracy.
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Thank you, Michael, for your comments.
First, I see that your e-mail address is Russian. I assume you are a Russian, who is physically located in Russia.
Second, yes, I agree with you that the Russian people had it all, and that they or their “leaders” blew it. Putin and his KGB/FSB lackeys moved in, and the rest is history.
Third, I believe the Russian people want freedoms and democracy. Obviously no one can compel them to want either, but Putin and his lackeys are not giving them a choice.
Once again, it is time to terminate him, period, just as he has terminated so many others.
He deserves to face a future comparable to Mussolini, Hitler, Saddam Hussein and Osama bin Laden.
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I agree, Michael. Well said.
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I would love to see him in jail some day.
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Yes, I concur . . . or worse.
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I was born in Soviet Union, (not in Russia). Now I live in USA.
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Yet, you retain a Russian e-mail address.
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A “Smoother” Version Of Stalin Ruthlessly Rules Russia Again
Russia’s Hitler-esque and Stalin-esque “dictator-for-life,” absolute ruler and ex-KGB and present-day killer and thug, Putin, has continued to target those who oppose him. An AP article has reported:
See http://news.yahoo.com/russian-lawmakers-slap-big-sanctions-protesters-141542268–finance.html
Putin must be terminated. He deserves a fate no less severe than that of Italy’s Benito Mussolini, Iraq’s Saddam Hussein, al Qaeda’s Osama bin Laden, and Libya’s Muammar Gaddafi. which is death by hanging or otherwise. As the article and comments above underscore, he is a killer—every bit as much as the others were.
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Russian Chess Champion And Courageous Champion For Democracy, Garry Kasparov, Is Determined To Bring Down His Country’s Brutal Killer Putin
Kasparov was furious when the U.S. Secretary Of State, Hillary Clinton, expressed hope last month that Putin would “continue democratizing.” Kasparov believes the comments were “horrendous” and “despicable”—and he talks about his strategy for bringing down Putin:
See http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2012/06/17/chessmaster-garry-kasparov-is-determined-to-checkmate-vladimir-putin.html (emphasis added); see also http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/olympics/news/9444788/Widow-of-Alexander-Litvinenko-calls-for-protest-at-Vladimir-Putin-visit-to-Olympics.html (“Garry Kasparov, the former world chess champion and founder of the opposition group United Civil Front, called for Putin to be banned from visiting the Olympics”) and http://www.theotherrussia.org/ and https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2010/02/09/russias-putin-is-a-killer/
There is no question that Putin must be terminated, and share a fate similar to Italy’s Benito Mussolini, Iraq’s Saddam Hussein, al Qaeda’s Osama bin Laden, and Libya’s Muammar Gaddafi—with no mercy being shown. The sooner it happens, the better.
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When Russian Killer Putin’s Thugs Came After Garry Kasparov
The Wall Street Journal has an article by the former World Chess Champion and courageous democrat, Kasparov, which says:
See http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10000872396390444375104577595811340186308.html; see also http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/russia/9484871/Pussy-Riot-Garry-Kasparov-faces-jail-threat-over-claim-he-bit-policeman-after-arrest-over-demonstration.html (“Garry Kasparov could be charged with an offence that carries a five year jail term”) and http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2012/08/17/chess-champ-garry-kasparov-they-were-trying-to-break-my-leg.html (“Russia has nothing to do with the rule of law. . . . We’ve been saying Putin is a dictator for years who doesn’t care about the law. Today, he proved it”) and http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2012/08/18/pussy-riot-modern-russian-women-trapped-in-putin-s-time-machine.html (“[T]he women were speaking the language of the modern world in a country that is rapidly traveling backward in time”) and https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2010/02/09/russias-putin-is-a-killer/#comment-2194 (“Russian Chess Champion And Courageous Champion For Democracy, Garry Kasparov, Is Determined To Bring Down His Country’s Brutal Killer Putin”) and http://www.france24.com/en/20121027-russia-detains-top-opposition-leaders-moscow (“Russia detains top opposition leaders in Moscow”)
This is only the beginning, and a wake-up call to the world!
Putin must meet a fate far worse than the deaths of Benito Mussolini, Adolf Hitler, Saddam Hussein, Osama bin Laden and Muammar Gaddafi—which will never be forgotten by free people everywhere—as soon as humanly possible.
This is yet another reason why the great Putin appeaser, Barack Obama, must be driven from the American presidency no later than this November’s elections. Also, at the very least, there must be a boycott instituted immediately against the next winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia in 2014—just across the border from Georgia that Putin brutally invaded after he left the Olympic summer games in Beijing four years ago, and the site of his summer dacha.
As I have written:
See https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2010/02/09/russias-putin-is-a-killer/#comment-226; see also http://freebeacon.com/russian-subs-skirt-coast/ (“Russian attack sub detected near [America’s] East Coast“) and http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2232949/Back-dark-old-days-Putin-brings-law-makes-treason-talk-foreigner.html (“Back to the dark old days: Putin brings in law which makes it treason to talk to a foreigner”) and http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/11/28/britain-russia-death-idUSL5E8MS7UH20121128 (“Russian mafia whistleblower found dead outside UK mansion”) and http://www.theotherrussia.org/2012/11/11/razvozzhayev-torture-allegations-brought-to-un/ (“Razvozzhayev Torture Allegations Brought to UN”) and http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2244009/The-21st-century-concentration-camp-Hideous-accounts-life-inside-Russias-womens-prisons.html (“The 21st century concentration camps: Hideous accounts of life inside Russia’s women’s prisons”) and http://www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/0/a5b15b14-3fcf-11e2-9f71-00144feabdc0.html#axzz2EKKlMC6W (“Clinton vows to thwart new Soviet Union”) and http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/russia/9729583/From-Russia-with-hate-are-Russian-assassins-on-the-loose-in-Britain.html (“From Russia with hate—are Russian assassins on the loose in Britain?”) and http://www.whistleblowersblog.org/2012/12/articles/international-1/congress-passes-magnitsky-act/ (“Congress Passes Magnitsky Act”) and http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/chechnya-russia-closes-paper-after-journalists-laugh-at-vladimir-putin-8429544.html (“Russia closes paper after journalists laugh at Vladimir Putin”) and http://www.theotherrussia.org/ (“The Other Russia: News from the Coalition for Democracy in Russia”)
Putin must be terminated!
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Cruel, Sinister, Demonic, Narcissistic Despot And Demagogue, Russia’s Putin, Bans Adoptions By Americans
Putin—a “smoother” version of Stalin, who cares only about his power and survival—has been using American adoptive parents as pawns and playing with the emotions of those who have been waiting for Russian adoptions, which only a truly sinister person like him does without a conscience.
It is part of a larger geopolitical chess game, which tragically the adoptive parents are caught in. As the Wall Street Journal reported:
See http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887323530404578207390201149074.html
Russia, China and other countries have been cruelly foisting “sick” children on U.S. adoptive parents for many years. Indeed, both Russia and China have used the U.S. as a dumping ground for their sick children, and Americans have paid dearly for it. Until Russia addresses its own problems, all adoptions from that country should be banned; and the same thing is true of China. Enough is enough!
See https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2010/04/15/problems-with-foreign-adoptions/ (“Problems With Foreign Adoptions”); see also https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2010/02/09/russias-putin-is-a-killer/ (“Russia’s Putin Is A Killer”) and https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2010/02/06/the-silent-voices-of-stalin%E2%80%99s-soviet-holocaust-and-mao%E2%80%99s-chinese-holocaust/ (“The Silent Voices Of Stalin’s Soviet Holocaust And Mao’s Chinese Holocaust”)
There are plenty of kids who can be adopted here in the United States. They are in foster homes and elsewhere; and the kids are searching for a real home and stability, and someone who loves them.
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Killer Putin Rises
As I wrote in the article above:
The New York Times has reported in an article by its Moscow bureau chief Ellen Barry entitled, “As Putin’s Grip Gets Tighter, a Time of Protest Fades in Russia”:
See http://www.nytimes.com/2013/01/06/world/europe/in-russia-a-trendy-activism-against-putin-loses-its-moment.html?pagewanted=all; see also https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2010/02/09/russias-putin-is-a-killer/#comment-2263 (“When Russian Killer Putin’s Thugs Came After Garry Kasparov“) and http://www.theotherrussia.org/ (“The Other Russia“)
It can be argued that the Russian people do not know anything except cruel depots like Putin; however, I do not believe this. There is a spirit in the Russian people that yearns for more, something better.
It is time for Russians to rise up and throw off the shackles of Putin and his KGB/FSB police state, and move to a new day for Russia!
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KILLER PUTIN ERASES MEDVEDEV’S REFORMS
In an article entitled, “Medvedev is ‘dead man walking’ as Putin undoes his Russian reforms,” the Washington Times has reported:
See http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2013/mar/4/medvedev-dead-man-walking-putin-undoes-reforms/
The bottom line is that dictator and former KGB agent in the DDR, Putin, is a killer and Medvedev is not. Clearly, Putin must be terminated.
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KILLER PUTIN STRIKES AGAIN
As the New York Times has reported:
See http://www.nytimes.com/2013/03/24/world/europe/boris-a-berezovsky-a-putin-critic-dies-at-67.html; see also http://news.sky.com/story/1068891/boris-berezovsky-russian-oligarch-found-dead (“It’s certainly not the first case of Russians and people from the former Soviet Union, more broadly, who have been involved in difficult, embarrassing disputes with the Kremlin, to have died in relatively mysterious circumstances, perhaps before you might expect their natural life to end”) and http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2298076/Boris-Berezovsky-dead-Exiled-Russian-tycoon-mansion-Surrey.html and http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/russia/9950782/Boris-Berezovsky-death-friend-suggests-he-may-have-been-victim-of-Russian-hit.html (“Boris Berezovsky death: friend suggests he may have been victim of Russian hit”—”Too many people from Russia have been dying recently in Britain, starting with Litvinenko“) and http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/russia/9951385/Berezovsky-did-not-kill-himself-Litvinenkos-wife-says.html (“Berezovsky did not kill himself, Litvinenko’s wife says”) http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/E/EU_RUSSIA_NGOS_1ST_LD_WRITETHRU?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT&CTIME=2013-03-25-07-48-22 (“[Russia raids] the Moscow headquarters of Amnesty International and several other rights groups Monday, continuing a wave of pressure that activists say is part of President Vladimir Putin’s attempt to stifle dissent”) and http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2013/03/25/putin-needs-an-enemy-after-berezovsky-s-death.html (“[C]orrupt Russian officials [must be banned] from entering and holding assets in the West”) and http://www.theotherrussia.org/
We can only hope that Putin and his thugs suffer similar fates . . . and soon.
Hitler, Stalin and Mao are dead, and so are Benito Mussolini, Pol Pot, Saddam Hussein, Hugo Chávez and others. Fidel Castro is hanging on, barely. Now, regardless of whether Putin was responsible for Berezovsky’s death—directly or indirectly—he must be terminated summarily.
Putin is a ruthless killer. This is indisputable.
See also http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2301708/Kremlin-target-family-dead-oligarch-Boris-Berezovsky-300m-claims-owes-Russian-state.html (“Kremlin to target family of dead oligarch Boris Berezovsky for £300m it claims he owes Russian state“) and http://www.economist.com/news/europe/21578716-vladimir-putins-crackdown-opponents-protesters-and-activist-groups-may-be-sign-fragility (“Repression ahead“)
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At first I thought you’re just a troll, but looks like it’s an direct order to pour tons of shit over Putin. Putin is the first guy who stands for Russia’s interests and that’s why all pro-US are pissed off.
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Thank you, Vitaly, for your comments.
I assume you work for Putin, or otherwise benefit from him, directly or indirectly.
He stands for what benefits him, first and foremost. Beyond that, he cares for those who keep him in power; no one else.
As stated in my article above:
He is pure evil, personified, and a demonic Narcissistic demagogue.
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Putin is destroying Russia, and will be dead soon.
See, e.g., https://www.the-sun.com/news/5236303/putin-undergo-cancer-operation/ (“Putin ‘to undergo cancer operation and hand power to hardline ex-spy chief’, says ‘Kremlin insider’ in shock claim”); see also https://www.express.co.uk/news/world/1603951/Vladimir-Putin-nuclear-threat-blackmail-US-NATO-Ukraine-Moscow-St-Petersburg-latest-vn (“Putin’s nuke blackmail threat unravels ‘St Petersburg and Moscow wiped out in 90 seconds!”)
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The Wheels Are Coming Off The Whole Of Southern Europe
This is the title of an article by the UK Telegraph‘s International Business Editor, Ambrose Evans-Pritchard, which is subtitled:
Evans-Pritchard goes on to state:
See http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/comment/ambroseevans_pritchard/10172530/The-wheels-are-coming-off-the-whole-of-southern-Europe.html (emphasis added)
The chickens are coming home to roost. Hold on tight. Things will get very ugly!
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Russia’s Dictator-For-Life Putin Grants Asylum To Traitor Edward Snowden
It is been reported:
See http://rt.com/news/snowden-entry-papers-russia-902/; see also http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2013/jul/31/inside-the-ring-russia-boosts-cuba-ties/?page=all#pagebreak (“Russia sends warship to Cuba; Boosting military, intelligence ties…”)
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Even Barack Obama—of whom, I am not a “fan”—and his administration have described the United States and Russia (under Putin) as “a troubled relationship,” in canceling a summit with Putin.
See http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_OBAMA_RUSSIA?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT&CTIME=2013-08-07-09-02-02 and http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2386005/Obama-snubs-Putin-cancelling-scheduled-meeting-Russian-leader-grants-Edward-Snowden-temporary-asylum.html
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Killer Putin is America’s enemy—who must be terminated if freedom-loving Russians are to have any real chance for democracy, instead of being harassed, tortured and killed.
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Obama’s Epic Incompetence
The Washington Post‘s Charles Krauthammer has probably made the best case for Barack Obama’s utter incompetence:
See http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/charles-krauthammer-the-fruits-of-epic-incompetence/2013/09/12/7e6771d2-1bdf-11e3-a628-7e6dde8f889d_story.html; see also http://blogs.telegraph.co.uk/news/charlescrawford/100235857/syria-assad-must-go-said-obama-but-putin-has-carved-him-down-to-size-and-soon-it-will-be-assad-must-stay/ (“In due course Washington will have so much credibility invested in Syria’s [chemical weapons] non-disarmament that it will start to need Assad to stay in power to guarantee some crumbs of success. . . . The Obama administration knows that it is experiencing unprecedented humiliation. So it proclaims victory. . . . This is something quite new in world affairs: Washington sprawling on its back after falling for the Grandmother of All Putinesque Judo-flips“) and http://nationalreview.com/corner/359557/libya-muslim-brotherhood-and-other-jihadists-grab-massive-amounts-us-weapons-andrew-c (“In Libya, Muslim Brotherhood and Other Jihadists Grab ‘Massive Amounts’ of U.S. Weapons“)
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Once again, Americans need to read (or reread) Obama’s book, “Dreams from My Father,” to realize fully how incompetent he is, and how out of touch he is with Americans who were born and raised on the U.S. mainland.
See https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2009/12/05/is-barack-obama-a-racist/
He has been exposed for America and the world to see—like the potentate in Hans Christian Andersen’s fairy tale, “The Emperor’s New Clothes.”
Those Americans who voted for him—not just once, but twice—are getting exactly what they deserve. The rest of us can only count the days until his presidency ends!
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You are so crazy about Putin that it makes me admire you!
And I have a question to you. You write about the russian politics a lot, so you must be very well informed about the russian history. The question is — what is your opinion, who of the historical rulers of Russia were the best, say, 3? Putin and Stalin are the worst, but who are the best, and why?
Sorry for my English, it’s far from perfect, but I hope you understand what I’ve tried to ask.
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Thank you for your comments.
First, Mikhail Gorbachev and Boris Yeltsin moved your country away from war and toward peace. Putin, being the ruthless KGB agent that he was, has gone in the opposite direction.
I realize that many Russians like this, because he is seen as restoring the “glory days” of the Soviet Union. However, he has been brutal toward Russian democrats and those who would oppose him. He is, in fact, a Russian dictator; and a sinister one at that.
Second, I assume by your question about “the historical rulers of Russia” that you are asking about rulers over the last several hundred years. I am not in a position to comment about them. I know American history better than pre-communist Russian history.
The last paragraph of my article above sets forth my hopes for Putin.
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Thank you for the answer.
Well, I’m not suprised. I think you’re absolutely right, Gorbachev and Yeltsin were much better rulers of Russia than Putin. For the USA, of course, not for the russian people. The russian people remember the years of Gorbachev and Yeltsin as years of a nightmare.
So I’m sure that your problem isn’t Putin. Your problem is Russia. You hate Putin because he has stopped the destruction of Russia. And you would hate Putin as well even if he were an angel, right?
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Thank you for your additional comments, which are fascinating.
First, it seems that many Russians today yearn for the “good old days” of Stalin, who was a butcher of his own people. I must assume that you are one of them; and that you accept the fact that Putin is merely a “smoother” version of Stalin.
See https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2010/02/06/the-silent-voices-of-stalin%E2%80%99s-soviet-holocaust-and-mao%E2%80%99s-chinese-holocaust/ (“The Silent Voices Of Stalin’s Soviet Holocaust And Mao’s Chinese Holocaust”)
Second, Russia under Putin is not a Third World country today, but it is close—and certainly it is no longer a superpower. You and Putin must share the dream of restoring Stalinist policies and the Soviet Union, when it was feared around the world.
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I’m sorry, but you’re totally wrong about what the Russians dream about. I and the majority of the russian people wouldn’t like to live in the soviet epoch, that’s for sure.
Look, my father was a colonel of the Soviet Army, and he never could afford a personal car. But now my own family have two cars, and my sister’s family have two cars. My sister is a businesswoman, she’s got a small business and hasn’t got any boss. She has bought a flat in a new house. I am building my own house of two floors. My parents couldn’t even dream of it in the soviet era.
Now let’s remember the years of Yeltsin. Have you ever lived in a disfalling country? I have. My family was close to hunger death, literally. The pension of my parents was close to zero. We had to sell our family jewels for survive. My month salary was about $100 and it was pretty good for that time, many of my friends and their parents had less (now it’s about $3000 despite I don’t have a big position in the company I work for).
In the country there was a war, my ex-schoolmates had to fight there, one was wounded. For starting a new business one needed to get a permission from the local mafia first.
And the situation was getting worse and worse. Only the “oligarchs” was getting reacher and reacher and more and more powerful.
So when your stupid propaganda tells that Gorbachev (who managed to totally ruin a great country with no help of an enemy) and Yeltsin were better than Putin, everybody in Russia understands that for you Russia in ruins is much better than Russia in power. And when you abuse Putin and blame him of all crimes, then we know that Putin is doing everything right.
Also thank you for your praising Kasparov and the others, because by doing this you clearly show who is an enemy of Russia and of the russian people. What do you think of Navalny, is he better than Kasparov?
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Thank you again for your comments.
Yes, I realize that some have been living well in Russia, certainly better than in the past. However, some lived well under Stalin too, yet more than 30 million men, women and children—his own countrymen—lost their lives because of him.
See https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2010/02/06/the-silent-voices-of-stalin%E2%80%99s-soviet-holocaust-and-mao%E2%80%99s-chinese-holocaust/
With respect to Alexei Navalny, based on what I know about him, he is very courageous.
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Putin’s Macho Posturing Obscures Russia’s Continuing Decline, And Prevents Action To Avert It
This is the conclusion reached in a fascinating article by Richard Spencer, which appears in the UK’s Telegraph:
See http://blogs.telegraph.co.uk/news/richardspencer/100237864/its-russia-not-america-that-has-most-to-fear-in-syria/ (“It’s Russia, not America, that has most to fear in Syria”); see also http://www.nytimes.com/2013/09/12/opinion/putin-plea-for-caution-from-russia-on-syria.html (Putin: “A Plea for Caution From Russia”) and http://www.economist.com/news/asia/21586304-vast-region-chinas-economic-clout-more-match-russias-rising-china-sinking (“Rising China, sinking Russia”)
The article’s bottom line—”Vladimir Putin is driving Russia ever deeper into a mire in Syria”—is worth noting.
Down deep, Barack Obama is a pacifist. In his seminal book, “Dreams from My Father”—which discusses almost every aspect of his life, and sets forth his core beliefs—there is no hint of any militarism or global ambitions.
See https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2009/12/05/is-barack-obama-a-racist/
Because Obama has hated Apartheid in South Africa and British imperialism with a passion—and he made this crystal clear in his book, and by getting rid of the bust of Winston Churchill as one of his first acts as president—one can understand why he has drawn back from any strikes against Syria or confrontation with Iran.
He will not “carry water” for Benjamin Netanyahu because, on some level, he views the Israeli leader with the same disdain that Putin enjoys. Also, Obama hates the Israeli Apartheid and oppression of the Palestinians.
It is doubtful that Obama will ever intervene militarily in Syria, or Iran, because the American people do not want to be involved in any more wars in the Middle East. Obama understands this, which is consistent with his own innate pacifism.
Most Americans are “America-centric,” and only care about what is in the best interests of the United States. They do not have any allegiance to another country—especially Israel.
Next, Spencer’s observation is worth repeating:
Amen!
Lastly, America’s attention has shifted to the Pacific, and rightly so. China is our greatest threat in the future, with Russia and North Korea behind it—not the Middle East.
See, e.g., http://freebeacon.com/russia-china-hold-large-scale-war-games/ (“Russia, China Hold Large-Scale War Games”); see also https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2011/01/13/china-is-americas-enemy-make-no-mistake-about-that/ (“China Is America’s Enemy: Make No Mistake About That”) and https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2010/02/09/russias-putin-is-a-killer/ (“Russia’s Putin Is A Killer”) and https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2010/12/22/the-next-major-war-korea-again/ (“The Next Major War: Korea Again?”) and https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2010/01/19/emp-attack-only-30-million-americans-survive/ (“EMP Attack: Only 30 Million Americans Survive”)
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Killer Putin Recalls Romantic Years Of Soviet Youth
Like those who were immersed in the Hitler Youth movement, Vladimir Putin—a former KGB spy—has revealed that he retains fond memories of the Communist Party’s youth wing:
See http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5hqJlVf8sJcSXk_pbn1rIpqP5XRQw?docId=dee359e8-25b3-4595-89a7-b5c2c22d1f37&hl=en
Hitler might have given a similar speech. And in another life, Putin might have been a “shining” example of the Hitler Youth.
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Woe To U.S. Allies
This is the title of an article by the Washington Post‘s Charles Krauthammer, which states:
See http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/charles-krauthammer-woe-to-us-allies/2013/12/05/cdf511ca-5de1-11e3-bc56-c6ca94801fac_story.html (emphasis added)
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Dictator Putin Dissolves State News Agency, And Tightens Grip On Russian Media
Reuters has reported:
See http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/12/09/us-russia-media-idUSBRE9B80I120131209 (emphasis added)
The brutal dictator Putin must be terminated. With each day that passes, he resorts more and more to his Stalinist-KGB heritage!
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Barack Obama Is Gutting Our Military Forces, Which Will Affect Our National Security For Decades To Come
As I wrote more than four years ago:
See http://www.realclearpolitics.com/news/tms/politics/2009/Apr/08/euphoria_or_the_obama_depression_.html (“Euphoria or the Obama Depression?”); see also https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2013/03/01/is-obama-the-new-nixon/#comment-3125 (“Obama Accused Of Military Purge”)
John Lehman, who was secretary of the Navy in the Reagan administration and a member of the 9/11 Commission, has written in the Wall Street Journal:
See http://online.wsj.com/news/articles/SB10001424052702303562904579227842506498188 (“More Bureaucrats, Fewer Jets and Ships”) (emphasis added)
I respectfully disagree with Lehman. Obama and Hagel seek to gut our military, not make it more efficient. The Pentagon has always been bureaucratic. In fact, it is the only portion of American government that functions effectively and relatively efficiently. It must be strengthened; and we must stop Obama’s unilateral disarmament.
Obamacare is destroying our national health care system—or one-sixth of the American economy. Obama must not be allowed to destroy the U.S. military. Our very survival depends on it!
See, e.g., https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2013/03/01/is-obama-the-new-nixon/#comment-3156 (“Why Liberals Are Panicked About Obamacare”); see also https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2010/01/19/emp-attack-only-30-million-americans-survive/ (“EMP Attack: Only 30 Million Americans Survive“) and https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2011/01/13/china-is-americas-enemy-make-no-mistake-about-that/ (“China Is America’s Enemy: Make No Mistake About That“) and https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2010/02/09/russias-putin-is-a-killer/ (“Russia’s Putin Is A Killer“) and https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2010/12/22/the-next-major-war-korea-again/ (“The Next Major War: Korea Again?“) (see also the comments beneath the articles)
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Vladimir Putin Is A Killer And Delusional
In an article published by the UK’s Telegraph, entitled “Vladimir Putin claims Russia is moral compass of the world,” it is stated:
See http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/russia/10513330/Vladimir-Putin-claims-Russia-is-moral-compass-of-the-world.html (emphasis added)
Russia is a pygmy state—which is struggling to survive economically—ruled by a quintessential demonic despot, Putin, who must be terminated!
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Obamas, Biden Boycott Killer Putin’s Winter Olympics In Russia
The Washington Post has reported:
See http://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/obamas-biden-to-skip-the-winter-olympics-in-russia/2013/12/17/f7fbb148-676b-11e3-a0b9-249bbb34602c_story.html; see also https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2010/02/09/russias-putin-is-a-killer/#comment-226 (“Boycott The Winter Olympics In Sochi!“) and https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2010/02/09/russias-putin-is-a-killer/#comment-1028 (“Tycoon Alexander Lebedev, Putin’s “Full Of Sex” Mistress Alina Kabayeva, And WikiLeaks“) and http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2013/12/29/russia-train-station-explosion/4239187/ (“Suicide bombing in Russia highlights Olympics security“) and http://world.time.com/2013/12/30/ghosts-of-munich-haunt-sochi-olympics-in-wake-of-russia-bombings/ (“Ghosts of Munich Haunt Sochi Olympics in Wake of Russia Bombings“) and http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/O/OLY_SOCHI_SCENE_FANS?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT&CTIME=2014-02-06-03-42-18 (“SOCHI SCENE: WELCOME, WORLD—WHERE ARE YOU?“) and https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2010/02/09/russias-putin-is-a-killer/#comment-3300 (“$60 Oil Will Finish Russia’s Brutal Putin Regime“) and http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2556121/Too-cold-Sochi-suffers-distinct-lack-atmosphere-stadiums-revealed-seats.html (“The great Olympic no-show: Sochi suffers from a distinct lack of atmosphere as stadiums revealed to be full of empty seats“) and https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2010/02/06/the-silent-voices-of-stalin%E2%80%99s-soviet-holocaust-and-mao%E2%80%99s-chinese-holocaust/ (“The Silent Voices Of Stalin’s Soviet Holocaust And Mao’s Chinese Holocaust“)
Bravo!
Russia’s dictator-for-life Putin is a brutal killer; and the world needs to recognize him as such.
Barack Obama and Joe Biden have chosen to do so, and they should be praised for their decisions.
For the American president or vice president to attend the Olympics in Sochi—where Putin has a dacha—would be the moral equivalent of attending Hitler’s Olympics in Berlin.
Putin is Stalin’s heir; and Stalin was responsible for the deaths of more than 30 million men, women and children—his own countrymen—including millions during the collectivization of the Soviet farms in the 1930s. Also, as the Soviets moved through Germany at the end of World War II, they raped at least two million German women in what is now acknowledged as the largest case of mass rape in history.
Putin came to prominence as a KGB operative in East Germany—or the DDR, as it was known before the fall of the Berlin Wall and the collapse of Erich Honecker’s government—which was one of the most repressive regimes in the Soviet Union’s orbit, or the Evil Empire.
Putin’s own repressive regime must be boycotted now. Indeed, it is laudable that neither Obama nor Biden are attending the Olympics in Sochi, which sends a strong message to the world.
Also, the world must never forget that Putin left the Olympic games in Beijing and traveled to the Georgian border, where he personally directed Russian military aggression against Georgia and the killing of Georgians.
This is only a small part of the atrocities that he has committed, which are discussed in my article above and the other comments beneath it.
A colleague of mine in the U.S. Congress told me when Putin came to power that he was a “smoother” version of Stalin; and my friend’s words were prescient.
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$60 Oil Will Finish Russia’s Brutal Putin Regime [UPDATED]
The UK Telegraph‘s International Business Editor in London, Ambrose Evans-Pritchard, has written:
See http://blogs.telegraph.co.uk/finance/ambroseevans-pritchard/100026424/60-oil-will-finish-russias-putin-regime-says-hermitages-browder/; see also https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2010/09/27/the-economic-tsunami-continues-its-relentless-and-unforgiving-advance-globally/#comment-3303 (“Russia’s ruble is . . . hitting new lows against the euro, as its economy increasingly looks like a one-act play (oil)“) and http://www.nationaljournal.com/technology/russia-to-snowden-stay-as-long-as-you-like-20140124 (“Russia to Snowden: Stay as Long as You Like“) and https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2010/02/09/russias-putin-is-a-killer/#comment-3232 (“Obamas, Biden To Boycott Killer Putin’s Winter Olympics In Russia“) and http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magnitsky_Act (“Magnitsky Act”)
In a related but subsequent article, Ambrose Evans-Pritchard added:
See http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/economics/10608578/Emerging-market-storm-spreads-to-Russia-as-rouble-wobbles.html (“Emerging market storm spreads to Russia as rouble wobbles“) and http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/newsbysector/energy/oilandgas/11131576/Dollar-surge-triggers-oil-rout-as-Brent-crude-tumbles.html (“Dollar surge triggers oil rout as Brent crude tumbles“)
The brutal Putin’s days are numbered. . . .
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How Long Can Killer Putin Figure Skate While The Ice Beneath Him Melts?
This is a question asked by Professor Walter Russell Mead in the Wall Street Journal:
See http://online.wsj.com/news/articles/SB10001424052702304888404579381071171060730 (emphasis added); see also https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2010/02/09/russias-putin-is-a-killer/#comment-3232 (“Obamas, Biden Boycott Killer Putin’s Winter Olympics In Russia“) and https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2010/02/09/russias-putin-is-a-killer/#comment-3300 (“$60 Oil Will Finish Russia’s Brutal Putin Regime“)
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I think you are living in fantasy. Try to get some real data about Russia.
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Thank you, Auturu, for your comments.
First, “real data” is set forth above, in the article and the comments beneath it.
Second, one must assume that you are a Putin shill, who seeks to spread disinformation about the brutal Putin’s regime.
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Extremely knowledgeable comments about Russia. As a former citizen of USSR and frequent visitor in post Soviet countries I am surprised that I still can learn from your blog and comments in WSJ
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Thank you, Joseph.
I appreciate your kind words greatly.
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Ukraine Is On the Verge Of War And Putin Is To Blame
This is the face of pure evil . . .
The title above is that of an article by Michael Weiss—which is subtitled, “Corpses littered the streets of Kiev today and the man to blame for Ukraine’s crisis is none other than the king of Sochi himself”:
See http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2014/02/20/ukraine-is-on-the-verge-of-war-and-putin-is-to-blame.html (emphasis in original; emphasis in bold type added); see also https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2010/02/09/russias-putin-is-a-killer/#comment-3541 (“How Long Can Killer Putin Figure Skate While The Ice Beneath Him Melts?“) and http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/financialcrisis/10652767/Financial-crisis-threatens-Russia-as-Ukraine-spins-out-of-control.html (“Financial crisis threatens Russia as Ukraine spins out of control“) and http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/ukraine/10652821/Ukraine-crisis-Deadly-snipers-extinguish-lives-of-Kievs-protesters.html (“Ukraine crisis: Deadly snipers extinguish lives of Kiev’s protesters“) and http://www.kyivpost.com/content/ukraine/death-fire-smoke-and-soot-337264.html (“Bloodlust—At least 75 killed in week of carnage“) and http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hvds2AIiWLA&feature=youtu.be (PLEASE WATCH: “I Am A Ukrainian”) and http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2565697/House-fit-tyrant-Protestors-storm-sprawling-luxury-estate-Ukraines-fugitive-president-private-zoo-golf-course-half-size-Monaco.html (“House fit for a tyrant: Protestors storm the sprawling, luxury estate of Ukraine’s fugitive president which has its own private zoo, golf course and is half the size of Monaco“)
As I have written above:
Also, the world must never forget the Dioxin poisoning of Victor Yushchenko that left the Ukrainian President’s face greatly disfigured, jaundiced, bloated, and pockmarked—with respect to which the grotesque Putin is responsible, directly or indirectly.
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Excellent article. It’s about time someone spoke the truth…….
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Thank you so much for your kind words, Peter.
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thank you for this i have always told this facts too anyone who will listen but sadly most people dont want to hear the truth about the evil of Russians and believe the propaganda coming from the Kremlin
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Thank you, Robert.
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American Leadership Is Missing
The New York Sun has an editorial that is worth reading, entitled “The American Option”:
See http://www.nysun.com/editorials/the-american-option/88603/ (emphasis added)
This is an excellent editorial. However, it flies in the face of everything that Barack Obama is and stands for.
He was raised in Hawaii and Indonesia, and only came to the American mainland when he attended Occidental College in Los Angeles. He does not believe in American exceptionalism. Rather, he believes in “global exceptionalism,” and the notion of a pan-global government, perhaps under the leadership of the United Nations.
See https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2009/12/05/is-barack-obama-a-racist/
After World War II, the United States achieved what this editorial is suggesting . . . and much of the world flourished. Obama is going in the opposite direction. He is not the American leader to achieve this. Paul Ryan is not either. After all, he could not even carry his own State for Mitt Romney in 2012.
Ironically, Romney might be the American leader whose beliefs and accomplishments come closest to emulating what this editorial is suggesting.
According to the latest Gallup polling: “Forty-two percent of Americans, on average, identified as political independents in 2013, the highest Gallup has measured since it began conducting interviews by telephone 25 years ago.”
See https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2010/03/31/the-rise-of-independents/#comment-3244 (see also the article itself, as well as the other comments beneath it)
Americans are thirsty for the type of leadership that this editorial suggests, but they are not finding it. And there is no question that the revolution in Ukraine presents considerable opportunities; the United States has a dysfunctional system of justice; Obama and his Democrats are waging their campaign to weaken our military; the EU has severe problems; the brutal Putin’s Russia is teetering economically; and China is challenging American leadership globally.
See, e.g., https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2010/02/09/russias-putin-is-a-killer/#comment-3627 (“Ukraine Is On the Verge Of War And Putin Is To Blame”) and https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2013/07/15/justice-and-the-law-do-not-mix/ (“Justice And The Law Do Not Mix”) and https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2013/03/01/is-obama-the-new-nixon/#comment-3207 (“Barack Obama Is Gutting Our Military Forces, Which Will Affect Our National Security For Decades To Come”) and https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2010/09/27/the-economic-tsunami-continues-its-relentless-and-unforgiving-advance-globally/#comment-3516 (“The Eurozone Crisis Is Just Getting Started”) and https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2010/02/09/russias-putin-is-a-killer/#comment-3541 (“How Long Can Killer Putin Figure Skate While The Ice Beneath Him Melts?”) and https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2011/01/13/china-is-americas-enemy-make-no-mistake-about-that/#comment-3651 (“US v China: Is This The New Cold War?”)
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Does Barack Obama Have Any Guts At All, Or Is He Nothing More Than An Empty Suit? [UPDATED]
This is essentially the question asked by the Washington Post‘s Charles Krauthammer in an article entitled, “Putin’s Ukraine gambit,” which states:
See http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/charles-krauthammer-putins-ukraine-gambit/2014/02/27/93ca1b26-9fe0-11e3-9ba6-800d1192d08b_story.html (emphasis added); see also https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2010/02/09/russias-putin-is-a-killer/#comment-3693 (“American Leadership Is Missing”) and https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2010/02/09/russias-putin-is-a-killer/#comment-3864 (“Putin’s Tactics Are Easily And Accurately Compared To Hitler And Stalin”) and https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2010/02/09/russias-putin-is-a-killer/#comment-3765 (“The Defining Hour For Barack Obama And His Presidency”) and https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2010/02/09/russias-putin-is-a-killer/#comment-4010 (“Putin Must Be Terminated”) and https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2010/02/09/russias-putin-is-a-killer/#comment-4044 (“RUSSIA AND CHINA PUSH FOR CONTROL OF INTERNET”) and http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/post-politics/wp/2014/03/26/poll-obamas-disapproval-rating-hits-a-new-high/ (“Poll: Obama’s disapproval rating hits a new high”) and http://www.weeklystandard.com/blogs/condi-rice-blasts-obama-weakness-leadership_786123.html (“Condi Rice Blasts Obama on Weakness, Leadership”) and http://www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/0/ba82430a-bb52-11e3-b2b7-00144feabdc0.html#axzz2y96Ze4oK (“It is striking how often European officials speak warmly of George W Bush’s personal style”)
How long will Barack Obama slumber?
. . .
It has been said that he and his advisers are worried about inflaming tensions with Putin. Is this the same group of spineless, so-called “leaders” who stood aside and offered Europe to Hitler on a silver platter—or their offspring?
The United States and the West did not invade Georgia, and kill Georgians. Putin did—right after he left the Olympics in Beijing. And he did the same thing after the Olympics in Sochi, by invading Ukraine.
He must be crushed, not treated as an equal.
America and the West allowed Hitler to rise, and the cost was enormous—in resources and destroyed-cities, and a whole generation effectively lost. It is said that history repeats itself, but this need not be true.
For once in his professional career, we might expect Barack Obama to rise to the occasion, rather than cower and run, like he has done in Iraq, Afghanistan, Benghazi, Syria and elsewhere.
Does the man have even an ounce of courage, or is he yellow through and through? This is his shining moment, which is fading fast. And we know that Sergeant Hagel was placed at the Pentagon to cut it down to size, pursuant to Obama’s orders.
The buck stops with Obama, and there is every indication that he is a coward. In fact, he has never done anything courageous in his lifetime. Why should we expect anything different now? Courage does not seem to be part of his character or core beliefs.
See, e.g., https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2009/12/05/is-barack-obama-a-racist/
All of our other adversaries—such as China, North Korea, the Taliban, terrorist groups around the world—are watching intently. Are the former Eastern Bloc countries next for Putin? What is Europe’s future? Will the balance of power in the Pacific be upset, and will there be wars there too (e.g., China and Japan, North and South Korea, North Korea and Japan)?
See, e.g., http://news.yahoo.com/japan-orders-military-strike-north-korea-missile-launches-035401914–sector.html (“Japan orders military to strike any new North Korea missile launches”)
We live in a dynamic, ever-changing world. Sensing that Obama is impotent, our adversaries may act, and act decisively around the world. Obama’s cowardice, naïveté, and overarching narcissism will have given us this.
. . .
Putin is presiding over a Russia in decline, which is why he is so desperate with respect to Ukraine. The West could drive “Mother Russia” and him into obscurity and irrelevance, as essentially a Third World country, because Russia today has so many problems economically.
Krauthammer is correct, in spades:
Despite the damage that Barack Obama has done, and keeps on doing, Americans have less than three years to go of his presidency. Also, the United States is by far the strongest country in the world, both economically and militarily.
. . .
Unless Putin and Russian forces are removed from Crimea and the rest of Ukraine, and the United States shores up our allies’ defenses in all of Europe including the former Eastern Bloc countries, there may be genuine efforts to remove Barack Obama from the presidency by impeachment.
If so, the GOP will have two choices: join the fight, or cower too.
With almost three years left of his seemingly-failed presidency, the world is becoming much more dangerous than most Americans wish to comprehend.
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It’s what many Americans fail to realize about “vacuums”, if we don’t fill them…our enemies will! But then again, most Americans have no interest in diplomacy or foreign policy and understand it even less!
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Thank you as always, William, for your comments.
Yes, of course you are correct.
As I have discussed above:
See also https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2010/02/26/america-a-rich-tapestry-of-life/ (“America: A Rich Tapestry Of Life”)
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The Defining Hour For Barack Obama And His Presidency
As discussed in earlier comments: “Does Barack Obama Have Any Guts At All, Or Is He Nothing More Than An Empty Suit?”
See https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2010/02/09/russias-putin-is-a-killer/#comment-3723
The Wall Street Journal has said essentially the same things, in an editorial entitled “Putin Declares War,” which should be read and reread:
See http://online.wsj.com/news/articles/SB10001424052702304026804579413900968932702 (emphasis added)
This is the defining hour for Barack Obama and his presidency. It is time for him to act . . . NOT slumber or wobble.
It is time for the United States and the West to quit fooling around with Russia’s pygmy Putin, and shut down his country economically.
Putin is presiding over a Russia in decline, which is why he is so desperate with respect to Ukraine. This process of decline must be hastened and “helped” along.
The world is watching . . .
Also, there are reports that China may be supporting Putin’s “adventures” in Ukraine. China has severe economic problems too, and is very vulnerable.
See http://news.sky.com/story/1219922/russia-and-china-in-agreement-over-ukraine (“Russia And China ‘In Agreement’ Over Ukraine”) and https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2011/01/13/china-is-americas-enemy-make-no-mistake-about-that/#comment-3651 (“US v China: Is This The New Cold War?”)
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As Long As A Democrat Sits In The White House, America Will Become A Much More Dangerous Place
This is the conclusion of conservative pundit Ann Coulter:
See http://www.humanevents.com/2014/03/05/crimea-river/ (emphasis added); see also https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2010/10/04/john-f-kennedy-the-most-despicable-president-in-american-history/ (“John F. Kennedy: The Most Despicable President In American History”)
However, to be absolutely fair, the Republicans are not blameless either.
We have been through two wars, in Iraq and Afghanistan, and the American people are “bone tired” of wars, and rightly so. Our economic and human treasures have been spent in those wars; and we have led when no other country in the world was capable of leading.
I opposed the war in Iraq because, like so many others, I believed Saddam had WMDs that would be used against our brilliant and courageous military forces, like he had used them against Iran and the Kurds. I did not believe the cost was worth it.
In Afghanistan, we should have destroyed the poppy crops from Day One, which give rise to Heroin trafficking that funds the brutal Taliban. What the Taliban have done to women and young girls has been nothing less than savagery.
In the case of Putin, he is an “old school” Stalinist who learned his trade well as a KGB operative. He must be viewed in this context, not as some Westernized Russian democrat, which he is not.
He only understands raw power; and the niceties of diplomacy are a sign of weakness for him. Like Hitler and Stalin before him, he preys on weakness. To him, Barack Obama is a coward, who can be cowed.
Perhaps Putin has misjudged Obama; and finally Obama may rise to the occasion. Certainly, we have the capabilities to do so.
See, e.g., http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_military_expenditures#Chart_by_country_or_organization; see also https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2010/02/09/russias-putin-is-a-killer/#comment-3765 (“The Defining Hour For Barack Obama And His Presidency“)
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Putin’s Tactics Are Easily And Accurately Compared To Hitler And Stalin
These are the beliefs of chess Grandmaster, former World Chess Champion, and Russian patriot Garry Kasparov in a Wall Street Journal article entitled, “Cut Off the Russian Oligarchs and They’ll Dump Putin”:
See http://online.wsj.com/news/articles/SB10001424052702303824204579422971651210180 (emphasis added); see also http://www.nytimes.com/2014/03/08/business/why-russia-cant-afford-another-cold-war.html?hp (“Why Russia Can’t Afford Another Cold War“) and http://www.nytimes.com/2014/03/06/world/europe/us-seeks-to-reduce-ukraines-reliance-on-russia-for-natural-gas.html (“U.S. Hopes Boom in Natural Gas Can Curb Putin“) and https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2010/02/09/russias-putin-is-a-killer/#comment-3541 (“How Long Can Killer Putin Figure Skate While The Ice Beneath Him Melts?“) and https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2010/02/09/russias-putin-is-a-killer/#comment-3300 (“$60 Oil Will Finish Russia’s Brutal Putin Regime“)
Of course Garry Kasparov is correct; and he has been courageous in opposing the pygmy Putin.
Now, the toughest measures possible must be adopted to crush Putin—or the West will have much more serious problems ahead with him, and we will rue the day that we did not stop him now.
See https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2010/02/09/russias-putin-is-a-killer/#comment-3765 (“The Defining Hour For Barack Obama And His Presidency“) (see also the article itself, as well as the other comments beneath it); see also http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/charles-krauthammer-obamas-inaction-enables-putins-grab-for-ukraine/2014/03/06/c4222690-a55f-11e3-84d4-e59b1709222c_story.html (The Washington Post’s Charles Krauthammer: “Would Putin have lunged for Ukraine if he didn’t have such a clueless adversary [in Obama]? No one can say for sure. But it certainly made Putin’s decision easier”) and http://www.economist.com/news/leaders/21598639-west-can-punish-putins-russia-its-belligerence-ukraine-only-if-it-prepared (“Putin has trampled over norms that buttress the international order and he has established dangerous precedents that go far beyond Ukraine“) and http://www.newyorker.com/online/blogs/newsdesk/2014/03/who-will-protect-the-crimean-tatars.html (“WHO WILL PROTECT THE CRIMEAN TATARS?”—”[T]hey are punishing [Crimean Tatars] because we do not want Putin here“)
The parallels between Hitler and Putin are real, not imagined. Hitler used the Olympics in Berlin as a “cover” for his atrocities. Putin left the Olympics in Beijing and went immediately to the border with Georgia, and personally oversaw Russia’s aggression against Georgia and the killing of Georgians.
Also, he left the Olympics in Sochi and began his aggression against Ukraine and the killing of Ukrainians. Like Hitler’s “brownshirts,” Putin has used Russians in uniforms that bear no insignias to threaten and attack Ukrainians.
Just listen to the fears and pleas of Ukrainians today, and you will hear the echoes of Hitler’s victims.
See, e.g., http://www.newyorker.com/online/blogs/books/2014/03/the-abuse-of-ukraines-best-known-poet.html (“THE ABUSE OF UKRAINE’S BEST-KNOWN POET”—”Armed with bats, the pro-Russian [agitators, who many observers suspect were bussed in from Russia,] attacked the mostly college-age activists who had occupied the building on Freedom Square [in Kyiv]. One of the occupiers was [Serhiy Zhadan]. . . . As the attackers were hitting him, the writer said, they told him to kneel and kiss the Russian flag. ‘I told them to go fuck themselves,’ Zhadan wrote, on his Facebook page”)
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A “protracted irregular war” might include the destruction of Russia’s pipelines through Ukraine, by those opposed to Putin’s aggression—just as we assisted the various mujahideen groups in Afghanistan, in their fight against the Soviet Union’s aggression.
America is in the midst of an energy renaissance, and is becoming the largest energy producer in the world once again. It is time to use such leverage and other methods to aid our allies such as Ukraine and Europe, and bury the pygmy Putin economically.
See https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2010/09/27/the-economic-tsunami-continues-its-relentless-and-unforgiving-advance-globally/#comment-3226 (“Exporting American Oil”)
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It is time for the various regions of Russia to have internationally-supervised referenda to determine which “government” to associate with: the crazed despot Putin’s Stalinist regime in Moscow, or regional or other governments. It can start with Chechnya, where the vote to disassociate from Russia may be overwhelming.
All the other alienated regions—and ethnic and religious groups—can hold referenda too, choosing to disassociate from Moscow and perhaps associate with the EU or China, or whomever. Barack Obama and John Kerry can help this process along (e.g., by bringing it up at the United Nations).
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Kyiv’s Message To Russia’s Pygmy Putin
The following is an op-ed piece in the New York Times, which was written by the acting president of Ukraine, Oleksandr V. Turchynov:
See http://www.nytimes.com/2014/03/12/opinion/ukraines-president-rebuffs-russian-imperialism.html?hp&rref=opinion&_r=0 (emphasis added)
If anything, Turchynov’s words should be stronger and more threatening to Putin. However, realistically, they constitute “diplomatic speak.”
It will be left to others to crush Putin once and for all, which must be done forthwith.
See, e.g., https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2010/02/09/russias-putin-is-a-killer/#comment-3864 (“Putin’s Tactics Are Easily And Accurately Compared To Hitler And Stalin“)
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See https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2010/02/09/russias-putin-is-a-killer/#comment-3765 (“The Defining Hour For Barack Obama And His Presidency”)
And so are the US and Britain if they DON’T come to the aid of Ukraine as promised in 1994 and reaffirmed by Barack Obama in 2009.
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Yes, I agree, Mattie.
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Putin Must Be Terminated [UPDATED]
As I concluded in the article above:
See https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2010/02/09/russias-putin-is-a-killer/; see also https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2010/02/09/russias-putin-is-a-killer/#comment-3864 (“Putin’s Tactics Are Easily And Accurately Compared To Hitler And Stalin”) and https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2010/02/09/russias-putin-is-a-killer/#comment-4340 (“WAR IS COMING, KILL THE CANCER THAT IS PUTIN”)
His designs are not short-term “bites of the apple” like his aggression in Georgia. They may go well beyond Ukraine.
He is a Cold Warrior, who learned his craft well as a KGB operative in East Germany—or the DDR, as it was known before the fall of the Berlin Wall and the collapse of Erich Honecker’s government—which was one of the most repressive regimes in the Soviet Union’s orbit, or the Evil Empire.
He is Stalin’s heir; and Stalin was responsible for the deaths of more than 30 million men, women and children—his own countrymen—including millions during the collectivization of the Soviet farms in the 1930s.
Also, as the Soviets moved through Germany at the end of World War II, they raped at least two million German women in what is now acknowledged as the largest case of mass rape in history. I had a secretary who grew up in Berlin, and was a young girl when it happened. She said that she had seen things no human being should ever experience.
Surely, there are Germans alive today who remember this, or have learned of such barbarism.
See https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2010/02/06/the-silent-voices-of-stalin%E2%80%99s-soviet-holocaust-and-mao%E2%80%99s-chinese-holocaust/ (“The Silent Voices Of Stalin’s Soviet Holocaust And Mao’s Chinese Holocaust”) (see also the comments beneath the article); see also http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2609016/Six-month-pregnant-journalist-taken-hospital-treatment-pro-Kremlin-political-leader-ordered-aides-violently-rape-press-conference-asked-sanctions-against-Ukraine.html (“Six-month pregnant journalist taken to hospital for treatment after pro-Kremlin political leader ordered his aides to ‘violently rape her’ during press conference when she asked about sanctions against Ukraine”)
This is Putin today. After the Soviet Union’s collapse, he and his cronies and thugs hijacked Russia’s incipient democracy, and have been exploiting it ever since. The Russians deserve better. Also, the world must be cleansed of tyrants like Hitler and him. He must be crushed or history will repeat itself.
Twice now, he has used the Olympics as a “cover” for his naked aggression. First, he left the games in Beijing and went directly to the border with Georgia, and launched his aggression against Georgia and the killing of Georgians—using a conscript army and Soviet-era equipment.
Now, he has left the Olympics in Sochi and begun his aggression in Ukraine. He cannot be humored or pandered to, any more than Hitler. He must be crushed, once and for all, so the world will never forget what happens to crazed despots and their Stalinist regimes.
Russia has severe economic problems, and it is in decline, which can be hastened and “helped” along. Indeed, Putin may have decided that it is better to strike now, rather than wait.
If there were ever a time to confront the United States and the West, he may believe it is now because almost three years remains of the Obama presidency. He may never find opportunities like this again, in all likelihood.
See https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2010/02/09/russias-putin-is-a-killer/#comment-3765 (“The Defining Hour For Barack Obama And His Presidency”)
A “protracted irregular war” might include the destruction of Russia’s pipelines through Ukraine, by those opposed to Putin’s aggression—just as America assisted the various mujahideen groups in Afghanistan, in their fight against the Soviet Union’s aggression.
The United States is in the midst of an energy renaissance, and is becoming the largest energy producer in the world once again. It is time to use such leverage and other methods to aid America’s allies such as Ukraine and Europe, and bury the pygmy Putin economically.
At the very least, the United States needs to flood the markets and depress crude prices, which will send Putin’s Russia into an economic tailspin.
See https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2010/09/27/the-economic-tsunami-continues-its-relentless-and-unforgiving-advance-globally/#comment-3226 (“Exporting American Oil”) and http://www.moneynews.com/StreetTalk/George-Soros-oil-Russian-economy/2014/03/27/id/562070/#ixzz2xCL3KC9f (“The United States can devastate Russia’s economy if it wants by releasing oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve, says legendary investor George Soros”) and http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/commodities/10823349/Obama-aims-oil-weapon-at-Putin-but-will-he-pull-the-trigger.html (“Putin appears to have forgotten the lesson of his fallen Soviet comrades of the old communist order, and in meddling with world oil markets, he may have laid the foundations for his own economic demise”) and http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2014-07-04/u-s-seen-as-biggest-oil-producer-after-overtaking-saudi.html (“U.S. Seen as Biggest Oil Producer After Overtaking Saudi Arabia”)
Deserted and falling apart already, Putin’s Sochi and its Olympics seem a lifetime ago, as photographs reveal “a £31bn Sochi ghost town.” Like the Soviet Union before it, much of Putin’s Russia is a crumbling facade, which will only get worse as its economy collapses. He is desperate, which is among the reasons why he has gambled with respect to the Crimea.
See http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2589194/How-Sochi-ghost-town-just-weeks-Olympics.html
Also, it is time for Putin’s Russia to be dismembered. It is time for the various regions to have internationally-supervised referenda to determine which “government” to associate with: the crazed despot Putin’s new Nazi regime in Moscow, or regional or other governments. It can start with Chechnya, where the vote to disassociate from Russia may be overwhelming.
All the other alienated regions—and ethnic and religious groups—can hold referenda too, choosing to disassociate from Moscow and perhaps associate with the EU or China, or whomever. Barack Obama, John Kerry and others can help this process along (e.g., by bringing it up at the United Nations).
Next, Russia is at risk of a full-blown financial crisis, which may be Putin’s Achilles Heel. His economy may be devastated, which in turn will crush him. Barack Obama personally picked out drone targets in Afghanistan. Presumably he will enjoy crushing Putin just as much—if not more so—which will prevent Putin from causing problems during the remainder of the Obama presidency.
See https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2010/02/09/russias-putin-is-a-killer/#comment-4452 (“Decimating Putin: America’s Financial Neutron Bomb”) and http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/businesslatestnews/10766324/Russias-bond-market-is-Achilles-Heel-as-showdown-with-West-escalates.html (“Russia’s bond market is Achilles Heel as tension with West escalates”) and https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2010/02/09/russias-putin-is-a-killer/#comment-4661 (“The Pygmy Putin Rules Over A Third World Country, Russia”)
When Putin was coming to power, an old friend and colleague on Capitol Hill told me that he was a “smoother version” of Stalin, and I will never forget those prescient words.
Emboldened by Putin’s success, all of our other adversaries may act, and act decisively—such as China, North Korea, the Taliban, and terrorist groups around the world. Are the former Eastern Bloc countries next for Putin? What is Europe’s future? Will the balance of power in the Pacific be upset, and will there be wars there too (e.g., China and Japan, North and South Korea, North Korea and Japan)?
The Soviets left Afghanistan with their tails between their legs, just as they left Berlin. I was in Berlin when it was happening; and they were selling their uniforms and everything else (e.g., plumbing from their barracks), and going back to “tent cities” in the USSR. This needs to happen again.
Crimea and Ukraine might be the linchpins of chaos and disorder—not seen in the West since the Soviet Union collapsed—unless they become Putin’s abyss, or far far worse. He is a malignancy that must be excoriated. He needs to share the fate of Adolf Hitler and Benito Mussolini, now.
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I sensiraly hope you mad…..nice pics by the way
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Obama Has His Munich Moment With Putin And Crimea
This is the tile of an article by Michael Goodwin in the New York Post:
See http://nypost.com/2014/03/15/obama-has-his-munich-moment-with-putin-and-crimea/ (emphasis added)
As I have written above:
See https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2010/02/09/russias-putin-is-a-killer/#comment-3765 (“The Defining Hour For Barack Obama And His Presidency”); see also https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2010/02/09/russias-putin-is-a-killer/#comment-4030 (“Vladimir Putin’s Goals Reach Far Beyond The Crimean Peninsula”) and https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2010/02/09/russias-putin-is-a-killer/#comment-4010 (“Putin Must Be Terminated”)
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Vladimir Putin’s Goals Reach Far Beyond The Crimean Peninsula
This is the title of an article in the UK’s Financial Times by Andrey Zubov, a professor at the Moscow State Institute of International Relations:
See http://www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/0/a6c2e8f6-ab99-11e3-90af-00144feab7de.html#axzz2wAot0d4R (emphasis added); see also http://online.wsj.com/news/articles/SB10001424052702304914904579441752139339602?mg=reno64-wsj&url=http%3A%2F%2Fonline.wsj.com%2Farticle%2FSB10001424052702304914904579441752139339602.html&fpid=2,7,121,122,201,401,641,1009 (“[T]he difference between the current leaders of the West who inhabit a fantasy world of international rules and the hard men of the Kremlin who understand the language of power [and seek to revive the 19th-century Russian empire]”)
My issues are not with the Russian people, but with Putin and his colleagues. The people are victims as well.
Crimea and Ukraine may prove to be Putin’s abyss—or far far worse—just as the Soviets’ presence in Afghanistan was decisive.
See https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2010/02/09/russias-putin-is-a-killer/#comment-4010 (see also the article itself, as well as the other comments beneath it)
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RUSSIA AND CHINA PUSH FOR CONTROL OF INTERNET [UPDATED]
Our two major adversaries and/or enemies are trying to step into the breach of American weakness, created by Barack Obama, and control the Internet.
See https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2010/02/09/russias-putin-is-a-killer/ and https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2011/01/13/china-is-americas-enemy-make-no-mistake-about-that/ (see also the comments beneath both articles); but see http://www.wsj.com/articles/u-s-delays-giving-up-oversight-of-internet-administrator-icann-1439851721 (“U.S. Delays Giving Up Oversight of Internet Administrator Icann“)
Both countries have demonstrated their willingness and ability to manipulate the Internet in their own countries for political and strategic advantages. Imagine the damage they will do to the United States and the West if they control the Internet in any way.
Brendan Sasso has written for the National Journal:
See http://www.nationaljournal.com/tech/when-u-s-steps-back-will-russia-and-china-control-the-internet-20140317 (emphasis added); see also http://www.nationaljournal.com/tech/republicans-fear-obama-will-let-russia-seize-internet-power-20140402 (“Republicans Fear Obama Will Let Russia Seize Internet Power”)
We are on the verge of war with Russia’s dictator-for-life Putin; and China is challenging the United States and our allies in the Pacific. Is there any reason to trust either country?
At a bare minimum, freedom of speech is at stake. Equally at risk are our national security and Internet commerce.
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Our President is too weak for the job. His weakness will lead to a shooting war. Obama leaves destruction wherever he goes and the US press kisses his posterior. His vacationing wife is in China. Hope they keep her!
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Thank you, Bernie, for your comments.
Yes, I agree; he is too weak for the job.
Right after the elections of 2008, I read his book “Dreams from My Father,” written in his own words and setting forth his core beliefs. It was shocking.
I read the book twice, because I wanted to understand fully what he was saying. I made notes, and turned the notes into an article about his beliefs, which quotes what he wrote and provides cites to the book.
See https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2009/12/05/is-barack-obama-a-racist/
The book was a roadmap to how he is governing, and what we might expect during the balance of his presidency. If he “folds” with respect to Ukraine, it is “open season” on America and our allies around the world. Our adversaries will be emboldened, like Putin is today in Ukraine.
I agree too that his weakness may lead to one or more shooting wars; and that the media keeps looking the other way, and is irresponsible.
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PUTIN’S WARS
Barack Obama was doing drugs, while Vladimir Putin was a KGB operative in the DDR, which killed and tortured people.
Two articles are essential reading, one by the Wall Street Journal‘s Peggy Noonan, and the other by the Washington Post‘s Charles Krauthammer.
Noonan begins:
See http://online.wsj.com/news/articles/SB10001424052702303325204579465891689400908 (emphasis added)
Krauthammer adds:
See http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/charles-krauthammer-obama-vs-putin-the-mismatch/2014/03/27/e26a27f2-b5d5-11e3-8cb6-284052554d74_story.html (emphasis added)
As I asked about Obama in the last paragraph of this blog’s first article:
Obama missed his chance to travel to Kyiv and demonstrate American solidarity with the courageous Ukrainians who have put their lives on the line, like Ronald Reagan and John F. Kennedy did in Berlin. Also, he is much more dangerous than Jimmy Carter ever was. After all, Carter was a graduate of our Naval Academy and a military officer.
See https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2009/12/05/is-barack-obama-a-racist/; see also https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2010/02/09/russias-putin-is-a-killer/#comment-3723 (“Does Barack Obama Have Any Guts At All, Or Is He Nothing More Than An Empty Suit?”); but see https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2010/02/09/russias-putin-is-a-killer/#comment-4010 (“Putin Must Be Terminated”) and https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2010/02/09/russias-putin-is-a-killer/#comment-3864 (“Putin’s Tactics Are Easily And Accurately Compared To Hitler And Stalin”) and http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2014/04/03/ukraine-fingers-russian-advisors-and-ex-president-yanukovych-in-february-massacre.html (“New Evidence: Russian Spies Backed Kiev’s Killers”)
Perhaps the proper comparison is between Kennedy and Obama. Indeed, it has been written:
See https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2010/10/04/john-f-kennedy-the-most-despicable-president-in-american-history/#comment-4131 (see also the article itself, as well as the other comments beneath it)
This is Obama in spades.
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Putin Is The Thief, Liar And Murderer Who Rules Russia
These are the words of Holman W. Jenkins, Jr., in a Wall Street Journal article entitled “What Putin Is Afraid Of”:
See http://online.wsj.com/news/articles/SB10001424052702303978304579475390435294428 (emphasis added)
Putin must be crushed. This much is crystal clear.
See https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2010/02/09/russias-putin-is-a-killer/#comment-4215 (“PUTIN’S WARS”) (see also the article itself, as well as the other comments beneath it)
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Putin’s Drive To Destroy Ukraine: Crimean Crimes
In a fine article by this title, the Kyiv Post has reported:
See http://www.kyivpost.com/content/ukraine/putins-drive-to-destroy-ukraine-crimean-crimes-342034.html
Where is Barack Obama while all of this is happening?
Like Hitler before him, Putin must be crushed and terminated, period.
See also https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2010/02/09/russias-putin-is-a-killer/#comment-4279 (“Putin Is The Thief, Liar And Murderer Who Rules Russia”) and https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2010/02/09/russias-putin-is-a-killer/#comment-4215 (“PUTIN’S WARS”) and https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2010/02/09/russias-putin-is-a-killer/#comment-3864 (“Putin’s Tactics Are Easily And Accurately Compared To Hitler And Stalin”) and https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2010/02/09/russias-putin-is-a-killer/#comment-4010 (“Putin Must Be Terminated”)
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WAR IS COMING, KILL THE CANCER THAT IS PUTIN
This is the title of and words in an article by Mikheil Saakashvili, former President of Georgia, which appears in Foreign Affairs:
See http://www.foreignpolicy.com/articles/2014/04/04/war_is_coming_ukraine_putin (emphasis added); see also https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2010/02/09/russias-putin-is-a-killer/#comment-4010 (“Putin Must Be Terminated”) and https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2010/02/09/russias-putin-is-a-killer/#comment-3864 (“Putin’s Tactics Are Easily And Accurately Compared To Hitler And Stalin”)
Crimea and Ukraine must become Putin’s abyss—or far far worse. He is a malignancy that must be excoriated.
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God protects President Putin Mr. Naegele. Satan rules the US and the EU. Putin and like minded individuals will unify the Slavs one day and all Anti-Slavs can burn in Hell with their father the devil. The US and EU will perish in flames…Amen.
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Thank you for your comments.
If any Americans or others in the West had doubts about who the enemy is, Putin and his shills—including you—have made it crystal clear.
The Cold War never really ended. It is simply morphing into a slightly-new form, albeit with a Soviet Union—oops, Russia—that has been decimated.
My issues are not with the Russian people, but with Putin and his thugs. The people are victims as well.
Rather than afford the Russian people true democracy and genuine freedoms, Putin and his lackeys prefer to extract power and riches at the expense of deserving Russians.
Ultimately, the price they pay may be similar to the fate of Benito Mussolini and others of his ilk—and it cannot happen fast enough, as my article above concludes.
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BARACK OBAMA’S COWARDLY BETRAYAL OF UKRAINE
Barack Obama is not black. He is yellow through and through.
For once in his professional career, we might expect Obama to rise to the occasion, rather than cower and run—like he has done in Iraq, Afghanistan, Benghazi, Syria and elsewhere.
He and his lackeys are rank amateurs on the global stage. While they try to bully and intimidate their foes domestically—which apparently some of them learned in Chicago—they are lightweights internationally, and the world knows this in spades.
If Obama had any guts at all, he would have gone to Kyiv himself when he was in Europe, to demonstrate solidarity with the courageous Ukrainians, like Ronald Reagan and John F. Kennedy went to Berlin.
The United States and the West are at a historic juncture, not seen since the collapse of the Soviet Union and the “end” of the Cold War. Sensing that Barack Obama is impotent, Putin has decided to act now, with almost three years remaining of the failed Obama presidency.
Emboldened by Putin’s success, all of our other adversaries may act, and act decisively—such as China, North Korea, the Taliban, and terrorist groups around the world. Are the former Eastern Bloc countries next for Putin? What is Europe’s future? Will the balance of power in the Pacific be upset, and will there be wars there too (e.g., China and Japan, North and South Korea, North Korea and Japan)?
Obama’s cowardice, naïveté, and overarching narcissism will have given us this.
Indeed, he has never done anything courageous in his lifetime. Why should we expect something different now? Courage does not seem to be part of his character or core beliefs.
See https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2010/02/09/russias-putin-is-a-killer/#comment-3723 (“Does Barack Obama Have Any Guts At All, Or Is He Nothing More Than An Empty Suit?”) and https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2009/12/05/is-barack-obama-a-racist/ (see also the articles themselves, as well as the other comments beneath them)
While some people will scoff at the comparison, the world stood by in the 1930s while Hitler moved through Europe. One cannot ignore his Olympics in Berlin, and the deaths and destruction that followed. Twice now, Putin has used the Olympics of the 21st Century as a “cover” for his naked aggression.
First, he left the games in Beijing and went directly to the border with Georgia, and launched his aggression against Georgia and the killing of Georgians—using a conscript army and Soviet-era equipment.
Now, he has left the Olympics in Sochi and begun his aggression in Ukraine. He cannot be humored or pandered to, any more than Hitler. He must be crushed, once and for all, so the world will never forget what happens to crazed despots and their Stalinist regimes.
See https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2010/02/09/russias-putin-is-a-killer/#comment-4010 (“Putin Must Be Terminated”)
The Wall Street Journal‘s Matthew Kaminski—a member of its editorial board—has written a fine article, which is worth reading:
See http://online.wsj.com/news/articles/SB10001424052702304117904579499762012132306 (“The West Leaves Ukraine to Putin”) (emphasis added); see also http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/businesslatestnews/10766324/Russias-bond-market-is-Achilles-Heel-as-showdown-with-West-escalates.html (“Russia’s bond market is Achilles Heel as tension with West escalates”)
Putin’s Russia is very weak today, and now is the time to bring him to his knees. Crimea and Ukraine must become his abyss, or far far worse. He is a malignancy that must be excoriated.
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WORLD WAR III [UPDATED]
Has it begun already?
Is this what Barack Obama’s betrayal of Ukraine thus far has given us? Will he go down in history as the Neville Chamberlain of our times, who handed Crimea, Ukraine and more to Russia’s Putin without a fight, like Hitler was appeased? Will Obama be viewed by history as a coward, a racist and a liar—and much much worse?
See https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2010/02/09/russias-putin-is-a-killer/#comment-4422 (“BARACK OBAMA’S COWARDLY BETRAYAL OF UKRAINE”) and https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2009/12/05/is-barack-obama-a-racist/ (“Is Barack Obama A Racist?”) and http://washingtonexaminer.com/poll-most-americans-believe-obama-lies-on-important-issues/article/2547367 (“Poll: Most Americans believe Obama lies on important issues”)
Both Drudge and Edward Lucas—writing for the UK’s Daily Mail—have raised the specter of World War III, having begun already with Putin’s aggression, like Hitler before him. Lucas states:
See http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2605578/Edward-Lucas-I-hope-Im-wrong-historians-look-say-start-World-War-III.html (emphasis added); see also http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2014/04/17/jews-ordered-to-register-in-east-ukraine/7816951/ (“Jews ordered to register in east Ukraine“) and http://www.jpost.com/International/Odessa-Jewish-community-mulls-emergency-evacuation-351334 (“Odessa Jewish community mulls emergency evacuation“) and http://www.jpost.com/Jewish-World/Jewish-News/Ukrainian-Jews-form-defense-force-to-combat-anti-Semitic-attacks-351701 (“Ukrainian Jews form defense force to combat anti-Semitic attacks“)
Lucas is correct that the Cold War never ended. It merely morphed into a different form, with Putin becoming Stalin’s heir—or Hitler’s, take your pick.
What Lucas fails to recognize is that the United States is still the world’s only Superpower, and the most powerful nation on earth, both militarily and economically. It has a broad array of more than adequate “non-military” tools at its disposal to decimate a weak Russia economically, and bring the pygmy Putin to his knees.
See https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2010/02/09/russias-putin-is-a-killer/#comment-4010 and https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2010/02/09/russias-putin-is-a-killer/#comment-4452 (“Decimating Putin: America’s Financial Neutron Bomb”); see also http://watchdog.org/138940/solar-flare-emp/ (“Experts: Civilians not ready for EMP-caused blackout”)
War has begun. Russia must be dismembered; and Putin must be terminated.
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Thank you .. I have been trying to say the same thing ..
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My father fought against neo facists who shared your views. Perhaps you would improve your contributions if you studied a little WW2 history.
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Thank you for your comments.
What country did your father serve? Clearly, you favor Putinism, which is simply a “smoother version” of Stalinism.
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Decimating Putin: America’s Financial Neutron Bomb [UPDATED]
Ambrose Evans-Pritchard of the UK’s Telegraph has written:
See https://uk.finance.yahoo.com/news/us-financial-showdown-russia-more-182452709.html (emphasis added); see also http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/36e988ea-c576-11e3-89a9-00144feabdc0.html#axzz2zN5oLfMD (“Banks retreat from Moscow deals”) and http://online.wsj.com/news/articles/SB10001424052702303663604579503433988345564 (“What Putin Is Costing Russia”—”Former finance minister Alexi Kudrin projects up to $160 billion in capital will flee this year”) and http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/newsbysector/energy/oilandgas/10791167/BP-and-Shell-exposed-as-US-prepares-first-warning-shot-against-Russias-oil-and-gas-industry.html (“BP and Shell exposed as US prepares first warning shot against Russia’s oil and gas industry”) and http://apnews.myway.com/article/20140505/us-irs-russia-511772f005.html (“US to unleash IRS on Russian banks”) and http://online.wsj.com/news/articles/SB10001424052702304431104579547233042293464 (“European Business Hit By Russian Slowdown”) and and http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/financialcrisis/10817511/ECB-capital-flight-from-Russia-has-hit-220bn.html (“ECB: capital flight from Russia has hit $220bn”) and http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/newsbysector/energy/oilandgas/10974799/West-tightens-noose-on-Russias-energy-sector-as-geopolitical-crisis-deepens.html (“West tightens noose on Russia’s energy sector as geopolitical crisis deepens”) and http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/financialcrisis/11091056/West-pushes-crippling-sanctions-on-Russias-oil-industry-despite-Ukraine-ceasefire.html (“West pushes crippling sanctions on Russia’s oil industry despite Ukraine ceasefire”)
It is time to crush Stalin’s heir, the pygmy Putin, so he never rears his head again; and so democratic forces within Russia can be unleashed—which should have happened before Putin and his cronies and thugs hijacked the country’s incipient democracy. They have been exploiting it ever since, and the Russian people deserve better.
In the process, the various regions should have internationally-supervised referenda to determine which “government” to associate with: vestiges of the crazed despot Putin’s Stalinist regime in Moscow, or regional or other governments. It can start with Chechnya, where the vote to disassociate from Russia may be overwhelming.
All the other alienated regions—and ethnic and religious groups—can hold referenda too, choosing to disassociate from Moscow and perhaps associate with the EU or China, or whomever.
It has been written:
See http://www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/0/3c8495d0-c0ba-11e3-a74d-00144feabdc0.html#comment-7185142; see also https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2010/02/09/russias-putin-is-a-killer/#comment-4661 (“The Pygmy Putin Rules Over A Third World Country, Russia”) and https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2010/02/09/russias-putin-is-a-killer/#comment-4010 (“Putin Must Be Terminated”)
Crimea and Ukraine must become Putin’s abyss, or far far worse. He is a malignancy that must be excoriated.
He needs to share the fate of Benito Mussolini, Adolf Hitler, Saddam Hussein, Osama bin Laden, Muammar Gaddafi, and other dictators and tyrants before him.
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dude, you need to get off crack… Vlad is going no where, thanks to morons like Obomba and joe mama Biden
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THE END OF PUTIN IS DRAWING NEAR
A consensus is emerging that Putin—like Adolf Hitler—must be terminated, or history will repeat itself.
The risks to the established world order that has existed since the collapse of the Soviet Union, and the end of the Iron Curtain and the fall of the Berlin Wall—in which the people walked out from under their oppressors with scarcely a backward glance—are simply too great to take or tolerate.
Putin is caught between three seemingly irreconcilable threads that run through his personal and political lives.
First, he is a genuine Cold Warrior, who learned his craft well as a KGB operative in East Germany—or the DDR, as it was known before the fall of the Berlin Wall and the collapse of Erich Honecker’s government—which was one of the most repressive regimes in the Soviet Union’s orbit, or the Evil Empire.
His domestic and world views, and his hatred of the West, have been shaped by such experiences. Indeed, he has said that “the collapse of the Soviet Union was a major geopolitical disaster of the [20th] century.”
Second, Russia is in decline, and there is no way for him to stem it. Demographic changes are occurring, which include a slowly growing or declining population, especially among ethnic Russians.
Also, as Senator John McCain has said:
As Charles Krauthammer of the Washington Post put it:
See https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2010/02/09/russias-putin-is-a-killer/#comment-3723
This is especially true because the United States is in the midst of an energy renaissance, and is becoming the largest energy producer in the world once again.
Such leverage and other methods can be used to aid America’s allies such as Ukraine and Europe, and hurt Putin irreparably. The United States can flood the markets and depress crude prices as well, which would send Russia into an economic tailspin.
Next, Russia is at risk of a full-blown financial crisis, which may be Putin’s Achilles Heel. His economy might be devastated by America’s “Financial Neutron Bomb,” which in turn would crush him.
See https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2010/02/09/russias-putin-is-a-killer/#comment-4010
Third, Putin’s physical survival is at stake. After the Soviet Union’s collapse, he and his cronies and thugs hijacked Russia’s incipient democracy, and have been exploiting it ever since. The people of Russia—especially ethnic non-Russians—deserve far better.
It has been written:
See https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2010/02/09/russias-putin-is-a-killer/#comment-4452 (“Decimating Putin: America’s Financial Neutron Bomb”); see also https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2010/02/09/russias-putin-is-a-killer/#comment-4661 (“The Pygmy Putin Rules Over A Third World Country, Russia”)
All of this foretells the economic collapse of Russia, and possibly its dismemberment; the collapse of the country’s military; and the end of Putin—like Benito Mussolini, Hitler, Saddam Hussein, Osama bin Laden, Muammar Gaddafi, and other dictators and tyrants before him.
Exactly when these events converge is unknown, but it is predicted to occur before the end of this decade.
See http://online.wsj.com/news/articles/SB10001424052702304810904579507993006523488 and http://www.kyivpost.com/content/ukraine/prosecutor-general-yanukovych-took-32-billion-to-russia-financing-separatism-in-ukraine-345544.html (“[Disgraced former Ukrainian President Viktor] Yanukovych took $32 billion to Russia, financing separatism in Ukraine”) and http://freebeacon.com/national-security/collision-course/ (“Russian jet nearly collides with U.S. surveillance aircraft in ‘reckless’ intercept in Asia”) and http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2014/06/10/the-west-should-boycott-putin-s-2018-world-cup.html (“Let’s Take Away the 2018 World Cup from Putin’s Russia”) and http://online.wsj.com/news/articles/SB120277726156660765 (“Putin’s Torture Colonies”) and http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/law-and-order/10981586/Alexander-Litvinenko-murder-public-inquiry-to-be-held.html (“Alexander Litvinenko murder [by Putin]: public inquiry to be held”) and http://online.wsj.com/articles/rebels-confiscate-evidence-at-malaysia-airlines-crash-ukraine-says-1405766927?mod=WSJ_Home_largeHeadline (“Concern Grows Over Rebel Hold on Malaysia Airlines Crash Site in Ukraine”)
When the Malaysia Airlines flight crashed—which killed 298 people in eastern Ukraine—it was done not by “rebels” or so-called “separatists,” but by Putin’s Russian operatives, acting on his orders directly or indirectly.
Putin must pay with his life. Nothing less will suffice.
If this had happened with Mussolini, Hitler, Saddam Hussein, Osama bin Laden, Muammar Gaddafi, and other dictators and tyrants before Putin—including Stalin—millions of innocent lives would have been saved.
Among other groups, Muslims may target Putin. Malaysia is predominately an Islamic country, and Muslims died in this crash but did not receive proper or timely burials because of Putin and his thugs. Also, last year, he ordered a crackdown on Muslims; and he may have a “bullseye” on his back for Chechens and others.
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Dr you look an intelligent person. You even hold a PhD. so whay are you speaking and writing so dumb?
1. Tell me what is Gabon steel production compared to Russia
2. Tell me how many advanced jet planes and submarines did the Philippines make
3. What advances in Science and Technologies di Haiti make?
4. As for China imploding, this is the dumbest of all remarks. Who is the largest trading nation in the world and who has 3.8 trillion USD in foreign reserves?
Dr, have some self respect and don’t write like the proverbial western apparatchik
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Thank you, Francis, for your comments.
First, Russia is little more than a Third World country.
See https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2010/02/09/russias-putin-is-a-killer/#comment-4661 (“The Pygmy Putin Rules Over A Third World Country, Russia”)
Second, China is not in great shape either; however, it is in much better shape than Russia.
See https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2011/01/13/china-is-americas-enemy-make-no-mistake-about-that/#comment-4623 (“China’s Speculative Bubble”)
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Interesting blog!
My firm was one of the first private equity managers into Eastern Europe after the collapse. We were naïve about Russia at first, but got the lay of the land pretty quickly. A foreign investor cannot make money in that country. Russians regard profit as a form of theft and think nothing of extortion. It was, after all, stolen money to begin with. So private capital inflow to that awful place ended more than a decade ago.
You get to know which countries are approaching collapse by the size of capital outflow. Developing countries should not be exporting capital. When they do it’s a pretty good sign that the elite see the endgame and are monetizing their power. Note the impact of Russian money on London & NYC home prices.
I’d agree that Putin’s survival is at stake, literally.
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Thank you, Tom, for your comments—with which I agree completely.
As noted in the comments above, entitled “Decimating Putin: America’s Financial Neutron Bomb,” serious outflows from Russia are well underway, which will only increase—coupled with the fact that banks and other entities are treating Russia as a pariah state.
See, e.g., https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2010/02/09/russias-putin-is-a-killer/#comment-4452 (“Decimating Putin: America’s Financial Neutron Bomb”) and http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/36e988ea-c576-11e3-89a9-00144feabdc0.html#axzz2zN5oLfMD (“Banks retreat from Moscow deals”) and http://online.wsj.com/news/articles/SB10001424052702303663604579503433988345564 (“What Putin Is Costing Russia”—”Former finance minister Alexi Kudrin projects up to $160 billion in capital will flee this year”)
Putin’s days are numbered . . . as long as Barack Obama does not flinch.
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Where Americans Stand
The Wall Street Journal has an article about the latest polling results, which reflect the desires of nearly half of those Americans who were surveyed to pull back from the world stage:
See http://online.wsj.com/news/articles/SB10001424052702304163604579532050055966782 (“Americans Want to Pull Back From World Stage, Poll Finds”)
None of this is surprising.
The fascinating thing about the wonderful American people—of all sizes, shapes, colors, ethnic backgrounds, and religious preferences—is they are essentially isolationists, or “Anti—Interventionists” as the article suggests. They view the United States as if it were an island, bounded by the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans, which has been true for decades if not generations.
They do not articulate this, or probably even understand it fully; however, it undergirds their collective views about America’s role in the world. Many have never moved far from where they were born and raised; and a vast number have never traveled abroad.
All of us, or our ancestors, came here from somewhere else. Even the American Indians are descended from those who crossed the Bering Strait—or the “Bering land bridge”—according to anthropologists. Yet, we are Americans now.
See https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2010/02/26/america-a-rich-tapestry-of-life/ (“America: A Rich Tapestry Of Life”)
To many, the Middle East would be difficult to locate on any map. Before our wars there, many had never heard of Iraq or Afghanistan, much less knew where they were on a map. 9/11 changed much of that, with a thud.
To fight distant wars—in Vietnam, Iraq or Afghanistan—were basically anathemas to most Americans, especially when a clear connection to our national security interests was not present or evident. Most have plenty to concern them at home, like making a living and raising kids and simply surviving. They want to be left alone to live their lives, without being bothered by foreign entanglements.
Fast-forward to Ukraine, and one understands fully the issues here. Most Americans have no idea where it is, much less its strategic importance to the United States and Europe. The fact that Barack Obama’s poll numbers have been falling, and Americans’ trust in government has been waning—if not declining dramatically—does not help matters.
Most Americans know little or nothing about World War II, or about Adolf Hitler or Joseph Stalin, nor do they really care. They are focused on their day-to-day lives; and want to spend their “down time” thinking about pleasant things, not killing or wars. Whether the issues are the apparent crash of Malaysia Airlines Flight 370, or the tragic sinking of a South Korean ferry, their 24-hour news cycles are filled to the brim with tragedies; and most Americans do not need any more of them.
However, Ukraine is the linchpin that may lead to a wider war in Europe, rolling back the West’s gains after the Soviet Union collapsed, and the Iron Curtain and Berlin Wall fell. To Eastern Europeans, this history is alive and still vital to them. To most Americans, it is not, which is why they must understand the threat that Putin represents to peace and stability in this world, before history repeats itself.
See https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2010/02/09/russias-putin-is-a-killer/#comment-4448 (“World War III) (see also the article itself, as well as the other comments beneath it)
I have never voted for either Barack Obama or John Kerry; however, I support their policies with respect to Putin and Ukraine, and China.
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I think that Americans are tired of war. Even my friends preach, “We should stay out of it.” However, if we ignored these actions from Russia then we will be seeing a lot more of this behavior from other countries. It’s a domino effect. Russia places laws against homosexuals and violence against gays immediately erupts in Russia with no consequence. Then Africa does the same because it knows no one will stop them. The act will embolden other nations to do the same because when the cats away, the mice will play.
I don’t like war and I for one am happy with Obama’s current tactic of bleeding Russia dry economically. You have to love how people will turn that into, “But he’s killing innocent Russians that way!” Sorry, I don’t agree. Putin has the power to stop being a dictator and play nice with the world so that his economy can grow. I would say that Russians could just leave…but Putin won’t let anyone out. Witness the law he put into place a few years ago stating that no US citizen could adopt a Russian child. He wants his people fenced in.
I pity the Russian people, but they made their bed….
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Thank you for your comments.
Yes, I hope and believe that America’s “Financial Neutron Bomb” will stop Putin in his tracks.
See https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2010/02/09/russias-putin-is-a-killer/#comment-4452
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Well, it appears our sanction bomb has made Poo-Ten desperate enough to play the nuclear card today. Headlknes are abound with quotes of his latest name drop…the ole’ Nuclear Arms threat. He suggested that no one should confront Russia because they have the largest nuclear arsenal.
So, he stepped out of his dictatorship and thrust himself arse-first into Terrorism. Like the Russian Bond villians, he’ll hold the world ransom by threatening world nuclear anhillation. It’s like a bad comic book come to life.
So what happens now? He’s invaded Ukraine and it’s doubtful he’ll stop there.
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Thank you for your comments.
Using America’s “Financial Neutron Bomb” to its full extent, instead of incremental ratcheting, Obama could deny Russia access to the international financial markets and shut down its economy instantly.
He is trying to bring Europe along, instead of acting unilaterally, which the United States is fully capable of doing.
See, e.g., https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2010/02/09/russias-putin-is-a-killer/#comment-4452 (“Decimating Putin: America’s Financial Neutron Bomb“) and https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2010/02/09/russias-putin-is-a-killer/#comment-4661 (“The Pygmy Putin Rules Over A Third World Country, Russia“)
As Putin watches Russia disintegrate, it is doubtful that he will be suicidal by ever using nukes. Presumably he would prefer to rule over a quasi-Third World country than none at all.
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Nero And The Merriment In Washington
It is impossible to watch any segments of the White House Correspondents Dinner last night, or read reports about it in the media, without thinking back to other dinners in history.
Surely Nero entertained lavishly for those in his favor, all the while that Rome was burning. The frivolity and merrymaking must have matched or surpassed that of Washington’s elite.
They salute each other as gods and mini-gods, all the while Russia’s dictator-for-life Putin is carving up Ukraine. First, it was Georgia and the killing of Georgians. Then it was Crimea, taken without a shot. Now it is more of Ukraine, taken by the vicious Putin’s thugs in unmarked uniforms, posing as separatists and freedom-loving democrats.
How Herren Hitler and Stalin must be rejoicing somewhere, and complimenting each other for having taught Putin so well as a KGB operative in the DDR, or East Germany. How his anger and hatred must have risen exponentially with the Soviet Union’s collapse, and the fall of the Iron Curtain and the Berlin Wall.
Those who fawned over Barack Obama last night are the moral equivalents of those who fawned over Nero, Hitler and Stalin on other festive occasions. People will die in Ukraine, just as they died in Georgia, and as they died under the boots of Hitler and Stalin’s forces, while the “leadership” regaled each other.
There is something very sick in Washington today, just as there was in Rome, Berlin and Moscow. Merriment was in full bloom among the narcissists and demagogues, as the “people” were dying and suffering. George Orwell might have written a sequel to his “Animal Farm,” based on the “pigs” of today.
They fiddle while Ukraine and Syria burn, and while Afghanistan and Iraq descend back into chaos. People are starving in America, and a record number are not working. Our health care system has been replaced and devastated by Obamacare, which will hurt vast numbers of Americans and shorten their lives.
All of this is occurring with almost three long years remaining of the Obama presidency. Our great nation’s founders must be aghast at what has been unfolding in the country that they birthed and loved so much. Tears must be shed and shed again over what Washington has become.
Somehow, someway, we must hope and pray that the courageous Ukrainians triumph over the deadly Putin, at the very least.
See https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2010/02/09/russias-putin-is-a-killer/#comment-4010
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I’m sorry Tim, I cannot share your opinion at this time. Just because Washington chooses to move forward with their preplanned celebration in light of unrest in world is no reason to believe they are “evil” or “uncaring.” Everything Obama does is either, “damned if he does” or “damned if he doesn’t.” If we are expected to sacrifice leisure activities because there is world suffering, we’ll all be in a church basement somewhere whipping ourselves in chaste from any pleasures. Sometimes, humans have to unwind.
What I am tired of reading about are people seeing only the surface of things and making a judgement instead of seeing under the covers to discover how it got there and then making an informed judgement. The Republicans (Tea party) have purposely sabotaged Obama’s administration (and have admitted to it several times with no apology), and quadrupled their efforts after the Republicans lost their bought-and-paid-for election in 2012. Don’t believe me? Look up @n0nymous’s blockage of the Poll Servers from Carl Rove and the Republicans during the 2012 elections. That is why Carl was so shocked at the loss. They were supposed to win, but were foiled when they couldn’t access the poll servers in the swing-states in order to manipulate the votes. Ever since then the Republicans have done everything in their power to ruin and stain Obama and sadly, it’s working. Additionally, they have gone crazy with inquisition style law-making in an attempt to throw us back into the dark ages.
The ACA (Obamacare) is only a ruin in Red States where the regional governors opted to exclude it’s packages and monetary assistance by not expanding medicaid. This wasn’t done because it was for the best interest of the people, it was done to purposely sabotage ACA so that they could say, “Look at Obama’s Health Care, it’s killing people!” I have friends in Blue States who now finally have affordable coverage for the first time in 15 years. I have friends in the Health Insurance business who have told me that the insurance’s ability to kick out the elderly, exclude pre-existing conditions, and choose what to pay for in promised coverage allowed for massive savings on the public. That’s akin to saying, “By allowing us to commit injustice and crime on humanity, we were allowed to offer affordable benefits to healthy young people who really didn’t need insurance anyway.” When ACA was being created, Republicans placed riders and amendments to the law that they knew were terrible and would cause failure. Obama had little choice but to accept them in order to pass it. Then, the Republicans turned around and accused ACA of failings that the Republicans put there as provisos. It’s massive double-standard and double-dealing and the worst part is, they think we the people can’t see them do it. I sat there and read it as it unfolded. It’s as if each day the past is washed away and forgotten. This is the information age. We can fact-find and debunk and locate the truth faster than they can lie about it. Why do you think they are pushing so hard to end Net Neutrality? It’s not so much about the money as it is about censorship. People like you and your blog are soon to be the victims when ISPs limit bandwidth to your blog. Suddenly you’re lucky to reach one person a month or even a year. Laws are already being pitched for having the government determine who can or cannot be a “journalist”. If you are not an affiliated Journalist you will not be allowed to post commentary about politics or any other national event. If you do, you will be subject to fines and jail time. Again, look it up if you don’t believe me.
Personally, in regards to Ukraine, Obama’s administration has it right. If we move in with guns, tanks, bombs, missiles, and drones, the world is going to see us as the next Nazi-Germany. We will be no better than Russia. the US is taking the high road and using diplomacy. People are so reactionary because they want action, “NOW”. People are no longer willing to wait for results. Thanks, modern day convenience! Even though economic sanctions eventually kill people, it really won’t be the US’s fault because Russia could stop it at any time. Russia’s greed, and stubborn behavior will be the epitaph to it’s people.
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Thank you again for your thoughtful comments.
Needless to say, you have “covered the waterfront” of issues, so I will begin at the beginning.
First, I am not a Democrat or Republican, although I have been both, sequentially. I am an Independent, and have been for more than twenty years, after working with both parties on Capitol Hill, and having friends in both parties.
Americans are sick and tired of both parties, and the polls reflect this. For example, according to the latest Gallup polling, 42 percent of Americans identify as Independents. Some day we will have an Independent president, and Independents will occupy our highest offices in large numbers, so I believe.
See https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2010/03/31/the-rise-of-independents/#comment-3244 (“Record-High 42 Percent Of Americans Identify As Independents”) (see also the article itself, as well as the other comments beneath it)
Second, I agree with much of your first paragraph; however, having grown up in Hollywood (i.e., Los Angeles), and having worked nonstop in Washington for 21 years, I concluded that both cities have much in common. They draw phonies and narcissists by the scores, who admire each others’ talents in “deceiving” the American people.
Third, both political parties are vicious today. When I first went to work in the U.S. Senate, there was collegiality and bipartisanship. Sadly, that is long gone, and has been for many years. Washington is a cutthroat, dog-eat-dog town, which is bitterly polarized politically. Both parties are to blame.
A remark has been attributed to Harry Truman:
Fourth, as I am sure you know, Democrats are backing away from Obamacare every bit as much as Republicans. Neither party wants it hung around their necks this year or in 2016. Ultimately the American people will decide whether it is a success or not; and Nancy Pelosi and the Democrats crammed it through the Congress on a party-line vote. Thus, my belief is that if it fails, and fails miserably, the Democrats will pay dearly for it in future elections.
Fifth, the bandwidth of this blog is infinitesimally small; and it is hosted by an organization that hosts major Web sites for companies and other entities. I am not worried about it disappearing or being censored.
Lastly, you have written:
I agree.
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Thank you.
I would have to call myself independent as well. I am for fiscal conservation, but still believe the government should benefit the people. Until 2006, I didn’t care about politics. Before that time it didn’t really affect or play a role in my life. I simply thought that it was a all a charade to get funding for their various campaigns. Essentially, the world would press on because it had to. Then I found I was wrong and that things were afoot that would destroy America and it’s freedoms even more. Theocracy. At this point I would vote for Hilary Clinton for the SOLE purpose of ensuring an “Anointed by the Church” Divine-Right, Preacher isn’t the leader of the free world. If you told me in 2008 that I would one day read the following quote from a politician, “The Constitution of the Unites States was only meant to protect Christians and no one else.” I would have laughed and said, “That would be the end of THEIR career!” However, this is not the case. If I thought I would one day see legislation being served up in every branch of government that suggested you could say or do whatever you wanted if it was due to your religious beliefs, I would have thought the Spanish Inquisition has returned. Finally, it blows my mind to see video of Ted Cruz being anointed as a “King” to bring about the “end times” transfer of wealth. Then to hear Ted utter the following words of insanity, “the Jesus *I* know wouldn’t give healthcare away for free!” Despite the very clear passages of Jesus going around healing the sick and poor, for free. It is madness and someone with power and money needs to stand up and say, “Enough is enough; there’s this thing called separation of Church and state, and that’s exactly how it is going to stay! You want to learn about God? Go to church, it’s technically free.” The hypocrisy that Baptist ministers can preach politics from the pulpit, but not Unitarian. I’m done with the Republicans, for certain. IN the 1980s you would never had heard Republican say, “Praise the lord” in an official meeting of Congress. Can you imagine the amount of damage to the United States if the Republicans keep the House, take the senate and the Presidency? Honestly, it would be Civil War II. Red State vs Blue state over whether or not we are a Christian only nation.
Sorry to continue my diatribe against Republicans for so long. I know Democrats have their issues. I hope you’re right and that an Independent has a chance. I also wish that all the amazingly horrible things said and done by the Republican party this past year come back to bite them in the nether-sphincter and beyond.
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Thank you again for your comments.
First, I believe that government is supposed to serve the people, not the other way around. Also, after many years of working with the federal and State governments, I have come to the conclusion that the government which governs least governs best.
Less government, which most Americans seem to agree with.
Second, the radical Right is just as dangerous as the radical Left. I believe in the separation of church and state, and do not believe in rabid evangelicals. However, each of us is free to believe or not, and choose our individual paths to God, or not.
Third, I left both parties at least in part because I could not stomach the extremes in either party.
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Hi Tim,
I recently discovered a forgotten item of interest that people seem to have put out of their minds. If I missed a section on this, I apologize, but for now I feel like I cracked this case wide open.
Putin’s Eurasian Economic Union.
They even have their own website: eurasianunion.co.
Note that this Union is/was set to be ratified by May 1st 2014. If you look on their website at the map, they are hoping to not only grab neighboring ex-Soviet land, but China as well. They need Ukraine to comply.
Putin’s dream is to create a union so large, that it’s economic power will surpass the US and EU. If they gain China, then they just might have it.
Putin has stated that it will be officially live on January 1st 2015.
Hilary Clinton in 2011 suggested that the US will try to slow them down. Perhaps Washington is so blind by stopping Obama at every turn, they’ve let Putin go too far.
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Thank you again.
Yes, I am aware of Putin’s “grand designs” in that regard, and that Ukraine is an integral part of those plans; and that without Ukraine, it is likely to fall apart.
Also, China has vast trading with the United States and around the world. It does not need Putin or Russia’s aging and declining economy. Quite to the contrary, it does not want to risk its own trading advantages with America and the West, especially given the fact that Putin will not last forever, and he and his cronies are pariahs in the West.
Lastly, the GOP is more strident in stopping Putin than the Dems. They realize fully that his aggression can bring about another Cold War or World War III, and that he must be stopped.
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The Pygmy Putin Rules Over A Third World Country, Russia [UPDATED]
This issue has been discussed before, above; however, an article entitled “Putin’s Hollowed-Out Homeland” by Nicholas Eberstadt in the Wall Street Journal is worth reading:
See http://online.wsj.com/news/articles/SB10001424052702303701304579547672003321680 (emphasis added); see also https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2010/02/09/russias-putin-is-a-killer/#comment-4452 (“Decimating Putin: America’s Financial Neutron Bomb”) and http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/financialcrisis/10817511/ECB-capital-flight-from-Russia-has-hit-220bn.html (“ECB: capital flight from Russia has hit $220bn”)
Russia is little more than a Third World country; and no one or country should be afraid of, or cowed in the least by the pygmy Putin. His days are numbered.
He is desperately trying to forestall his own demise, which is futile; and cling to power.
Dangerous, yes, he may be at the moment. However, it is likely that soon he will join the list of dictators and tyrants before him whose lives ended violently—including Benito Mussolini, Adolf Hitler, Saddam Hussein, Osama bin Laden, and Muammar Gaddafi.
See https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2010/02/09/russias-putin-is-a-killer/#comment-4467 (“THE END OF PUTIN IS DRAWING NEAR”) and http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/economics/10939504/Russias-economic-crisis-deepens-as-EU-readies-fresh-sanctions-over-Ukraine.html (“Russia’s economic crisis deepens as EU readies fresh sanctions over Ukraine”) and http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/comment/ambroseevans_pritchard/10972348/Fed-kicks-off-global-dollar-squeeze-as-Janet-Yellen-turns-hawkish.html (“The outlook for Russia is utterly bleak. It has blundered into a conflict with the West that will smother investment for years. . . . It faces demographic implosion”) and http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/financialcrisis/11091056/West-pushes-crippling-sanctions-on-Russias-oil-industry-despite-Ukraine-ceasefire.html (“West pushes crippling sanctions on Russia’s oil industry despite Ukraine ceasefire”)
Russia is weak and growing weaker. China may be on the brink of imploding too.
See https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2011/01/13/china-is-americas-enemy-make-no-mistake-about-that/#comment-4623 (“China’s Speculative Bubble”) (see also the article itself, as well as the other comments beneath it) and https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2010/09/27/the-economic-tsunami-continues-its-relentless-and-unforgiving-advance-globally/#comment-6526 (“The End of China’s Economic Miracle”)
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You are ridiculous.
Russia’s “human resources” are way superior to American ones.
America is the country full of niggers, spanish speaking natives and disgusting fat white pigs who cannot do anything at all.
Now consider the stupidity of the average liberal and the average hill billy and you will understand that each Russian has the same vallue of 4 americans.
You are ridiculous.
And by the way, here in Western Europe, I am yet to know an american girl born and raised out of Texas who wasn’t a disgusting slut. That explains the low fertility rates among american whites.
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Thank you, Comrade, for your thoughts.
I have few doubts that they reflect Putin’s world views.
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Did Edward Snowden’s Theft Of Classified Documents Constitute Espionage On Behalf of Russia And China?
The Wall Street Journal has a fine article on this subject by Edward Jay Epstein, which is worth reading:
See http://online.wsj.com/news/articles/SB10001424052702304831304579542402390653932 (emphasis added); see also http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2651973/Edward-Snowden-Moscows-sights-six-years-leaking-U-S-secrets-claims-former-KGB-agent.html (“Edward Snowden was in Moscow’s sights six years before leaking U.S. secrets claims former KGB agent”)
Both Putin’s Russia and China are America’s enemies. Putin must be crushed; and China must be handled very carefully.
Russia is weak and growing weaker. China may be on the brink of imploding too. Yet, both are dangerous.
See https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2010/02/09/russias-putin-is-a-killer/#comment-4661 (“The Pygmy Putin Rules Over A Third World Country, Russia”) and https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2011/01/13/china-is-americas-enemy-make-no-mistake-about-that/#comment-4623 (“China’s Speculative Bubble”) (see also each article, as well as the other comments beneath them)
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That is a rather interesting viewpoint considering the question, what did Snowden really reveal? Everyone already knew we were being spied on and didn’t really seem to care. I mean, Apple got caught red handed when it was revealed that all iPhones not only track where you are, but what you downloaded or did when you were there. Their official response was, “Oh sorry, we’ll just make it harder for you to see this info; thanks.” All Snowden did was embarrass the government and made himself into a dangerous fugitive. The fact that he’s still alive in Russia, amidst the anti-USA propaganda being spread, is enough to give that theory some credence.
During this crisis, I had been wondering when Putin might play the Snowden card.
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Yes, it is fascinating.
Having worked in intelligence at the Pentagon when I was an Army officer assigned to the Defense Intelligence Agency—which coordinated closely with the CIA and NSA—I am surprised that such deep breaches of security have taken place by a seeming “amateur.” However, if he was directed by foreign intelligence operatives, perhaps he was simply their “drone” and controlled by them.
I was never impressed with NSA personnel. At cocktail parties, when asked what they did for a living, many said that they “worked for the government.” It was a dead giveaway that they worked for the NSA.
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I think it is nonsense… No one has ever produced any proof of putins wrong doing.. no proof just rumour. There are claims he is one of the richest in the world.. No proof.. no Bank statement with putins name on it showing billions in his account just rumour mongering and propaganda. No picture of billions hidden under his floorboards.. no billions under his mattress.. nothing.
Mind you that won’t stop naegle.. he is of the same reasoning that found binladen guilty no evidence no proof he was behind 9/11. he was bumped off by the usa in nothing more than a mob hit and his body dumped at sea.. sleeping with the fishes. if you ever wanted proof that the usa is a gangster state you need look no further than bin laden being wacked.. bumped off
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Thank you, Comrade, for your thoughts.
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Did you agree with US intervention in Iraq, Afghanistan, Lybia, Egypt, Yemen and the hundreds of thousands of civilians killed by the US military and the use of drones by the US on sovereign nations?
The west is angry with Putin because of his idea of a currency to counter the US dollar and the formation of a lending international bank to rival IMF, World Bank et al, which if happens will cause more problems to the US recovery.
Your tone is filled with bitterness and hate which is a feature one develops with the western imagery of violence and materialism; it is easy to kill and “take out someone” not understanding that it is a life which you are regarding with impunity. Unfortunately one of the disadvantages of Western life; non spiritual, and you my friend are not at all at peace, you seem to be consumed & obsessed with Putin. Your purpose is supposed to be meaningful in this life to help humanity not spur hatred it makes you no different from those you berate. Given the opportunity you will take out (kill) Putin and all his followers and how is that any different from Hitler or Stalin?
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Thank you for your comments.
First, I opposed the war in Iraq because I believed Saddam had WMDs that he would use against American forces, just as he used them against Iran and the Kurds. Also, I did not believe that war was in our national interests.
Second, if we were to fight in Afghanistan, we should have destroyed its poppy crops from Day One, which result in heroin revenues for the dreaded Taliban.
Third, the United States is in the midst of an energy renaissance, and is becoming the largest energy producer in the world once again. We do not need the Middle East anymore, period.
Fourth, Putin’s Russia is a basket case economically. He is playing with himself.
Fifth, millions of lives would have been saved if Hitler had been dealt with and terminated before World War II. Putin needs to be dealt with now, so that history does not repeat itself.
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Most likely it’s a matter of view. Once You regard Mr.Putin as a rising dictator, You are going to build a whole “image of the enemy”. As soon as You consider him “an enemy”, You will always interpret his motives as hostile. Ironically, in the years of the USSR we Russians “knew” that USA was “Enemy NO 1”. Why so? Just by definition, as mathematicians say! We knew that our ideology was “right”, and capitalist’s ideology was “wrong”. Oh, what a naivete it was! Now You seem to fall into the same trap.
Here is what West Indian wrote: “Did you agree with US intervention in Iraq, Afghanistan, Lybia, Egypt, Yemen and the hundreds of thousands of civilians killed by the US military and the use of drones by the US on sovereign nations?” You didn’t agree, I know… But what about dictatorship in USA vs. dictatorship in Russia? One will never be able to analyze events once he thinks that “we” are “right”, and “they” are “wrong”. The only realistic way to see reality is like this: “our jackasses” are the same jackasses as “theirs”. Once You take it into consideration, You are going to see what is really going on.
Unfortunately, what You see on TV is most likely a lie. Just one example: “swine flu” – do You remember that calamity that hit Mexicans several years ago? I believed all this stuff until one fine day when I happened to read Mexican news originating from Mexican sources, which were not easy to thack. Well, instead of mass extinction, I saw usual everyday life of Mexicans who just didn’t know what a horror story their country became. Incidentally, my daughter had a job at Mexican Embassy at the time. Surely I called her and asked about swine flu in Mexica. “What flu? There is no flu!” I tried to insist, but my daughter told me to relax – she had to meet a lot of Mexican people, none of them seemed to be afflicted by flu.
Morale: modern propaganda can create any (alternative) reality!
By the way, have You ever been to Crimea? Or do You rely on newspapers and internet?
🙂
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Thank you for your thoughtful comments.
First, let me begin with the latest events in Ukraine. A Malaysia Airlines passenger plane was shot down while flying over the east Ukraine region of Donetsk.
So so tragic. So much suffering . . .
Yet, the target must be Putin—now more than ever—until he is gone forever.
Twice now, he has used the Olympics as a “cover” for his naked aggression. First, he left the games in Beijing and went directly to the border with Georgia, and launched his aggression against Georgia and the killing of Georgians—using a conscript army and Soviet-era equipment.
Then, he left the Olympics in Sochi and began his aggression in Crimea and the rest of Ukraine. And now this tragedy.
He cannot be humored or pandered to, any more than Hitler. He must be crushed, once and for all, so the world will never forget what happens to crazed despots and their Stalinist regimes.
See https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2010/02/09/russias-putin-is-a-killer/#comment-4467 (see also the article itself, as well as the other comments beneath it)
Second, our “war” is not against the Russian people, but against Putin. He is the equivalent of Hitler, who should have been crushed before World War II.
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The above ‘facts’ about Putin’s activity are pure propaganda, didn’t You know that? I have already written that propaganda can create any reality!!!
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Putin must pay with his life. Nothing less will suffice.
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Who is going to enforce going after Putin?
USA attacks and WW3 begins. Any country attacks Russia WW3 begins.
I feel that this is a tragedy that did not need to happen. What was the plane doing going into airspace that is involved in a conflict.
All they had to do was fly around the area and not go over it.
They should have known better but the idea of a sacrificial lamb is a huge benefit to USA as the world now want’s Putin’s head.
I feel this is a setup.
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Thank you, Michael, for your comments.
First, it is being enforced already. Barack Obama launched America’s “Financial Neutron Bomb” some time ago, and it is having devastating effects, with much more to come.
See https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2010/02/09/russias-putin-is-a-killer/#comment-4452 (“Decimating Putin: America’s Financial Neutron Bomb”)
Second, of course the fatal crash of the Malaysia Airlines flight—which killed 298 people in eastern Ukraine—did not have to happen. But Putin’s operatives shot it out of the sky; and he is responsible.
Third, you are correct: “[T]he world now want’s [sic] Putin’s head.”
It is merely a function of time before the world will have it, like Benito Mussolini, Adolf Hitler, Saddam Hussein, Osama bin Laden, and Muammar Gaddafi before him.
See https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2010/02/09/russias-putin-is-a-killer/#comment-4467 (“THE END OF PUTIN IS DRAWING NEAR”)
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U.S. Military Chief Compares Putin’s Ukraine Move to Stalin’s Invasion of Poland [UPDATED]
The Daily Beast has reported:
See http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2014/07/24/u-s-military-chief-compares-putin-s-ukraine-move-to-stalin-s-invasion-of-poland.html
The world must never forget that Putin is Stalin’s heir; and Stalin was responsible for the deaths of more than 30 million men, women and children—his own countrymen—including millions during the collectivization of the Soviet farms in the 1930s.
Putin is a Cold Warrior, who learned his craft well as a KGB operative in East Germany—or the DDR, as it was known before the fall of the Berlin Wall and the collapse of Erich Honecker’s government—which was one of the most repressive regimes in the Soviet Union’s orbit, or the Evil Empire.
After the Soviet Union’s collapse, Putin and his cronies and thugs hijacked Russia’s incipient democracy, and have been exploiting it ever since. The Russians deserve better. Also, the world must be cleansed of tyrants like Hitler and him. He must be crushed or history will repeat itself.
Twice now, he has used the Olympics as a “cover” for his naked aggression. First, he left the games in Beijing and went directly to the border with Georgia, and launched his aggression against Georgia and the killing of Georgians—using a conscript army and Soviet-era equipment.
Now, he has left the Olympics in Sochi and begun his aggression in Ukraine. He cannot be humored or pandered to, any more than Hitler. He must be crushed, once and for all, so the world will never forget what happens to crazed despots and their Stalinist regimes.
See https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2010/02/09/russias-putin-is-a-killer/#comment-4010 (“Putin Must Be Terminated“) and https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2010/02/09/russias-putin-is-a-killer/#comment-4452 (“Decimating Putin: America’s Financial Neutron Bomb“) and https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2010/02/09/russias-putin-is-a-killer/#comment-4661 (“The Pygmy Putin Rules Over A Third World Country, Russia“) and https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2010/02/09/russias-putin-is-a-killer/#comment-4467 (“THE END OF PUTIN IS DRAWING NEAR“) and http://online.wsj.com/articles/sohrab-ahmari-russias-polonium-widow-1406329263 (“Russia’s Polonium Widow“) and http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/russia/10994820/Europe-finally-set-to-get-tough-with-erratic-Putin.html (“Europe finally set to get tough with ‘erratic’ Putin“) and http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/vladimir-putin/10996752/Vladimir-Putin-is-a-thug-and-liar-says-top-British-envoy.html (“Vladimir Putin is a thug and liar, says top British envoy“) and http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/comment/ambroseevans_pritchard/11017413/Vladimir-Putins-pointless-conflict-with-Europe-leaves-it-a-vassal-of-China.html (“Vladimir Putin’s pointless conflict with Europe leaves it a vassal of China”—”We are witnessing the funeral of Russia”) and https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2010/02/09/russias-putin-is-a-killer/#comment-5699 (“Putin: The Criminal In The Kremlin“) and http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/ukraine/11069070/I-can-take-Kiev-in-two-weeks-Vladimir-Putin-warns-European-leaders.html (“I can take Kiev in two weeks,” Vladimir Putin boasts to European leaders) and http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/financialcrisis/11091056/West-pushes-crippling-sanctions-on-Russias-oil-industry-despite-Ukraine-ceasefire.html (“West pushes crippling sanctions on Russia’s oil industry despite Ukraine ceasefire”—”Tim Ash, from Standard Bank, said Russia faces a more immediate threat from tumbling oil prices, down almost $20 a barrel since June as fresh supply comes on stream from Libya and the US. Each $1 fall in the price cuts the revenues of the Russian state by $2.8bn. ‘This matters more than sanctions right now. Russia is hit brutally by the oil channel. If prices drop to $80, they will be in very big trouble,’ he said”) and https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2010/02/09/russias-putin-is-a-killer/#comment-3300 (“$60 Oil Will Finish Russia’s Brutal Putin Regime“) and http://dealbook.nytimes.com/2014/10/03/hackers-attack-cracked-10-banks-in-major-assault/?_php=true&_type=blogs&_r=0 (PUTIN BEHIND JP MORGAN HACK) and http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2014/10/04/convicted-russian-tycoon-we-must-prepare-for-putin-s-inevitable-downfall.html (Russian tycoon: Putin downfall coming…) and http://freebeacon.com/national-security/russia-deploying-tactical-nuclear-arms-in-crimea/ (“Russia Deploying Tactical Nuclear Arms in Crimea“) and https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2010/02/09/russias-putin-is-a-killer/#comment-6296 (“Oil Slump Leaves Russia Even Weaker Than Decaying Soviet Union“) and http://abcnews.go.com/International/exclusive-us-embassy-moscow-faces-cold-war-era/story?id=26425902 (“US Embassy in Moscow Faces Cold War-Era Harassment“) and http://news.yahoo.com/czech-secret-sees-extremely-high-number-russian-spies-123051735.html (“Czech secret service sees ‘extremely high’ number of Russian spies“) and http://online.wsj.com/articles/hacking-trail-leads-to-russia-experts-say-1414468869 (“Hacking Trail Leads to Russia, Experts Say“—”Malicious Code Found at U.S. Firm Where Military Secrets Were Kept“) and http://online.wsj.com/articles/nato-tracks-large-scale-russia-air-activity-in-europe-1414605816 (“NATO Tracks Large-Scale Russia Air Activity in Europe“) and https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2010/02/09/russias-putin-is-a-killer/#comment-6301 (“Russia Is A Defeated Power Of The Cold War Era”) and https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2010/02/09/russias-putin-is-a-killer/#comment-6394 (“Putin’s Malware Threatens America“) and http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/cnn-end-distribution-russia-747915 (“CNN to End Distribution In Russia“) and http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/economics/11221963/Russia-braces-for-long-economic-war-with-the-West.html (“Russia braces for long economic war with the West”—”Russia is already in a perfect storm”—”People would start to panic, it could turn vicious very fast”); see also https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2010/02/06/the-silent-voices-of-stalin%E2%80%99s-soviet-holocaust-and-mao%E2%80%99s-chinese-holocaust/ (“The Silent Voices Of Stalin’s Soviet Holocaust And Mao’s Chinese Holocaust”)
The world must never forget:
(1) The crash of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17, killing all 283 passengers and 15 crew on board, for which Putin is responsible; and
(2) The loss of countless Ukrainian lives at the hands of Putin and his thugs, just as he did Georgia—in the so-called “separatist” regions of South Ossetia and Abkhazia.
Using America’s “Financial Neutron Bomb” to its full extent, instead of incremental ratcheting, Barack Obama could deny Russia access to the international financial markets and shut down its economy instantly.
He is trying to bring Europe along, instead of acting unilaterally and strengthening nation-crippling sanctions, which the United States is fully capable of doing. As Putin watches Russia disintegrate, it is doubtful that he will be suicidal. Presumably he would prefer to rule over a quasi-Third World country than none at all.
Russia must be humiliated like the Soviet Union was humiliated when it left Berlin and Afghanistan. Indeed, Ukraine and its Crimea must become a graveyard for Russians. They must go home in body bags.
Also, Putin—evil incarnate—must pay with his life. Nothing less will suffice.
If this had happened with Mussolini, Hitler, Saddam Hussein, Osama bin Laden, Muammar Gaddafi, and other dictators and tyrants before Putin—including Stalin—millions of innocent lives would have been saved.
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Putin: The Criminal In The Kremlin
What follows is an interview in World Affairs Journal conducted recently by Alexander J. Motyl with Walter Clemens, a professor emeritus of political science at Boston University and an associate of the Davis Center for Russian and Eurasian Studies at Harvard University:
See http://www.worldaffairsjournal.org/blog/alexander-j-motyl/%E2%80%98criminal-kremlin%E2%80%99-interview-professor-walter-clemens (emphasis added) (Note: certain words have been highlighted in the original interview, and links to the materials cited have been provided therein); see also https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2010/02/09/russias-putin-is-a-killer/#comment-5521 (“U.S. Military Chief Compares Putin’s Ukraine Move to Stalin’s Invasion of Poland”)
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Frightening! Putin rivals Ben Ladin except he leads a nation and is a threat to the world order. Sad that he does not want stability and economic prosperity for his fellow Russians. Russia could be an economic power at peace with itself! Why must it be a ‘great power’. His heartlessness was evident from his lack of response to the Kursk sub sinking when he left 82 sailors die while he holidayed. He wears a mask of evil, I am afraid. He has to be hit hard and fast. Surely, its not beyond the ingenuity of world leaders to take him out? Thank you for all the valuable references and insights – a great service to humanity.
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Thank you for your comments and kind words.
I agree with you completely.
See, e.g., http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kursk_submarine_disaster#Putin_blames_media
Among other things, you said:
Again, I agree.
This is happening now, which is why he is so desperate. Also, he sees the falling price of oil, and the collapse of the Russian economy, which—like the collapse of Adolf Hitler’s Third Reich—spells the end of Putin and his restoration of a “Russian Empire.”
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I really enjoy your blog, and strongly believe it is right on the money.
I just read the following excerpt from the Inaugural speech of J.F. Kennedy in 1961.Someone should remind Angela Merkel, NATO, Hollande and most of all President Obama of this promise by J.F. Kennedy:
“Let every nation know, whether it wishes us well or ill, that we shall pay any price, bear any burden, meet any hardship, support any friend, oppose any foe to assure the survival and the success of liberty.
This much we pledge–and more.”
I think NOW is the most appropriate time to do that…..
I believe ( as a former citizen of a communist country ) that if the world will let Vladimir Putin to get away Crimea and East Ukraine deeds, all citizens of the western countries must start learning ” russian as the second language “, because Putin will not stop until at least all previous communist countries are under his control – and probably more.
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Thank you, Joseph, for your comments and kind words.
I understand your feelings, and appreciate your concerns, which I share in part as well.
However, as I have stated above:
See https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2010/02/09/russias-putin-is-a-killer/#comment-5806
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Dude, you have serious issues. Get some help.
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Thank you, “John,” or whatever your real name is.
Like other Putin “shills” who comment at this and other Web sites, your statements are par for the course.
In another day, you might have supported Hitler and Stalin too.
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Oil Slump Leaves Russia Even Weaker Than Decaying Soviet Union
This is the title of a fine article by Ambrose Evans-Pritchard—International Business Editor of The Daily Telegraph—which is subtitled “Russia had the chance at the end of the Cold War to build a modern, diversified economy, with the enthusiastic help of the West. That chance has been squandered.”
Russia’s economic plight, and the effects of Putin’s murderous regime, are discussed in considerable detail above.
See, e.g., https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2010/02/09/russias-putin-is-a-killer/#comment-5521 (“U.S. Military Chief Compares Putin’s Ukraine Move to Stalin’s Invasion of Poland”)
Evans-Pritchard writes:
See http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/comment/ambroseevans_pritchard/11181297/Oil-slump-leaves-Russia-even-weaker-than-decaying-Soviet-Union.html (emphasis added; charts omitted)
To his credit, Barack Obama has unleashed America’s “Financial Neutron Bomb,” which has been decimating Putin’s economy, with more to come. The decline in oil prices is helping even more, to bring an end to Putin’s murderous regime.
Putin’s days are numbered.
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Russia Is A Defeated Power Of The Cold War Era
Putin has not learned this lesson yet. Or like Hitler in his final days, he desperately clings to the delusion that his fascist State is on the ascendancy. He must be taught the lesson in spades . . . to the point where he is no longer present in this earthly realm.
The Washington Times has reported:
See http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2014/oct/23/vladimir-putin-emboldened-by-weak-us-response-to-r/; see also https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2010/02/09/russias-putin-is-a-killer/#comment-5521 (“U.S. Military Chief Compares Putin’s Ukraine Move to Stalin’s Invasion of Poland”) and https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2010/02/09/russias-putin-is-a-killer/#comment-6296 (“Oil Slump Leaves Russia Even Weaker Than Decaying Soviet Union“)
Like Hitler before him, Putin’s days are numbered . . .
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1. 3 largest banks of Russia OAO Sberbank (SBER), VTB Group and development lender Vnesheconombank all filed claims with the General Court of the Court of Justice, the highest court in the EU system, according to separate e-mailed statements received today. The state-controlled lenders said they will ask the court to lift punitive economic measures imposed over the conflict in Ukraine. What could be the basis of this lawsuit?
2. Watching the rouble exchange to the U$ climbing faster then a rookie fireman at his first fire, Friday rouble hit 42 to the $. Russian Central Bank intervened many times this month with no avail, spending at least 15-18 billion $ to prop up the rouble. In your opinion how long will they do this from their reserves?
3. Every time Putin makes a speech his rhetoric gets more aggressive. The latest in Sochi was especially aggressive. And – of course – he keeps mentioning Russia nuclear arsenal as saying : ” do not push us anymore”.
Do you think he is at the end of his wits? Or he is so far in the corner that he is prepping for the “Ultimate Standoff” ?
4. His inner circle which must get bored by now not be able to shop in London, New York or suntan on the French Riviera will turn against him openly ? I’m sure the the Moscow “Gum” store and the Crimean chaos is not the best place for them to fly. Oops, they can not fly either – their planes – mostly leased/purchased from the west are grounded due to non- existent maintrenance service…
5. We all know Putin really needs access to Crimea other then ferry and planes. Do you think Putin will try to push his way toward Crimea before winter sets in? I’m sure Ukraine trying to prepare for it, but their state of military is doubtful that can prevent the vacationing russian soldiers with their “borrowed” military equipment to open a corridor to Crimea.
6. Even though everything is fine in the taiga of the Bear, Rosneft is asking $ 45 billion for 2014 ( ! ) to stay afloat. For 2015 they will need about $ 62 billion for debt repayment. They will get the money for sure from the Savings Fund, but obviously there is way more companies are lining up for a handout. That must be putting the some more nail in the Russian Bear’s coffin. Your thoughts?
Thank you,
Joseph S.
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Thank you Joseph, for your comments. I will respond in the order presented.
1. I do not believe in the EU, and believe it should be abolished along with the euro; and that the individual countries should revert to their own currencies, and get rid of the bureaucratic nightmare that is the EU today.
See, e.g., https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2010/09/27/the-economic-tsunami-continues-its-relentless-and-unforgiving-advance-globally/#comment-3516 (“The Eurozone Crisis Is Just Getting Started”)
Having said that, it would not surprise me what the EU does. It is out of control, and will not save Europe in the months and years to come. Quite to the contrary, it will be recognized correctly as a major causation of Europe’s problems, and in no way its solution.
See, e.g., https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2010/09/27/the-economic-tsunami-continues-its-relentless-and-unforgiving-advance-globally/#comment-5264 (“Global Economic Conditions Worsen: Green Shoots Will Disappear”)
2. Russia is a “basket case” economically, which will only get far worse until Putin is gone, permanently. I fully expect Russia’s economic problems will overwhelm the country, and hurt the Russian people enormously. Clearly, they are not the problem—Putin is.
I have great empathy for the Russian people. They are victims. After the Soviet Union’s collapse, Putin and his cronies and thugs hijacked Russia’s incipient democracy, and have been exploiting it ever since. The Russians deserve better. Also, the world must be cleansed of tyrants like Hitler and him. He must be crushed or history will repeat itself.
3. Putin is desperate. He sees Russia sinking, with no end in sight. He has been appealing to Russian nationalism, which has its limits. The Russian people are not stupid. They know he is lying . . . or they will be starkly awakened to that fact very soon.
4. Never forget that many in his inner circle are totally dependent on him. Their fortunes—and lives—rise and fall with his. As reported by Ambrose Evans-Pritchard—International Business Editor of The Daily Telegraph:
See https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2010/02/09/russias-putin-is-a-killer/#comment-6296 (“Oil Slump Leaves Russia Even Weaker Than Decaying Soviet Union”)
5. I believe Russia must be removed from all of Ukraine, including Crimea. Until this is achieved, the sanctions must be tightened, and aid must flow to Ukraine, and the West must embrace it even more.
Will Putin seek to open the corridor? It depends on how badly he and Russia are hurting. Right now, he has created a pariah state. This must be ratcheted up until the pain becomes unbearable, and Putin is gone.
6. I agree with your statements. Putin’s dreams for the future must suffer the same fate as Hitler’s dreams—and Putin must meet a similar end personally.
See https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2010/02/09/russias-putin-is-a-killer/#comment-4467 (“THE END OF PUTIN IS DRAWING NEAR“)
Lastly, all of your questions are good ones. Thank you again.
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Spot on analysis even though many are afraid to admit it, even in light of his recent actions. But I have to ask if YOU respect democracy? Because when you write “Obama surrendered to Putin by scrapping Bush’s proposed antiballistic missile shield for Eastern Europe—in the Czech Republic and Poland” you leave out the fact that the people of BOTH Poland and the Czech Republic had referendums forbidding the placement of American missile defense systems on their territories. You have to respect the political will of democracies, right, or is that something only Americans can ignore? Now, thanks to Putin’s evil actions, those countries have changed their opinions, so democracy, DOES work.
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Thank you for your comments, and kind words.
I agree with you that democracy does work, and must be recognized and nourished. However, Putin treats it with disdain and abuses it. Indeed, as written in my last comments above:
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The True Reason Gas Prices are Falling
Stephen Moore—who formerly wrote on the economy and public policy for The Wall Street Journal, and is chief economist at The Heritage Foundation—writes:
See http://dailysignal.com/2014/10/26/gas-prices-falling/ (emphasis added)
Clearly, Barack Obama is a fad and a feckless naïf, and a tragic Shakespearean figure who will be forgotten and consigned to the dustheap of history . . . except for the tragic mistakes he has made and will continue to make until his failed presidency ends.
His naïveté has been matched by his overarching narcissism, and he will be considered more starry-eyed and “dangerous” than Jimmy Carter. His presidency will be considered a sad watershed in history. Indeed, it has been said about Obama—America’s narcissistic “Hamlet on the Potomac” and “Jimmy Carter-lite”:
This is an understatement.
The fall in oil prices may doom Russia’s dictator-for-life Putin, which cannot happen fast enough.
See https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2010/02/09/russias-putin-is-a-killer/#comment-6296 (“Oil Slump Leaves Russia Even Weaker Than Decaying Soviet Union“)
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Putin’s Malware Threatens America
ABC News has reported:
See http://abcnews.go.com/US/trojan-horse-bug-lurking-vital-us-computers-2011/story?id=26737476 (emphasis added); see also https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2010/02/09/russias-putin-is-a-killer/#comment-5521 (“U.S. Military Chief Compares Putin’s Ukraine Move to Stalin’s Invasion of Poland”) and https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2010/01/19/emp-attack-only-30-million-americans-survive/ (“EMP Attack: Only 30 Million Americans Survive”) and https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2010/02/06/the-silent-voices-of-stalin%E2%80%99s-soviet-holocaust-and-mao%E2%80%99s-chinese-holocaust/ (“The Silent Voices Of Stalin’s Soviet Holocaust And Mao’s Chinese Holocaust”)
Putin and his cronies and thugs must be terminated.
If this had happened with Mussolini, Hitler, Saddam Hussein, Osama bin Laden, Muammar Gaddafi, and other dictators and tyrants before Putin—including Stalin—millions of innocent lives would have been saved.
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The German Miracle Is Tested
The UK’s Telegraph has a fascinating article about why Germany is still not a unified country, 25 years after the Berlin Wall fell:
See http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/germany/11215784/The-seven-charts-that-show-why-Germany-is-still-not-a-unified-country.html (emphasis added; charts omitted)
I was in Berlin when the Wall was still standing, and I walked into East Berlin briefly.
Since the Wall fell, I have traveled in Berlin and in the east many times. I was in Berlin when the Soviet troops were leaving, and selling their uniforms and plumbing fixtures from their barracks, and going back to “tent cities” in the USSR.
I was there when the East Germans scrapped their Trabants, and bought VWs with their “reparations” from the West.
It has been 25 years since the Wall fell. With usual Germany efficiency, roads that went only to the Iron Curtain, and were overseen by manned guard towers, soon went through and there were no vestiges of what had been . . . except in the hearts and minds of the East Germans.
To understand the East Germans, it is useful to understand Americans in the defeated South after our Civil War. They were members of a nation that had been beaten soundly, yet they were part of a larger nation that prospered and flourished. To this day, many Southerners still have chips on their shoulders, which they might not totally understand.
The same will be true in the former DDR, for generations to come. And Russia’s Putin, who served with the KGB in East Germany, may attempt to exploit this—just as he has done in Georgia and now Ukraine.
The West must never forget that he is a Cold Warrior, who learned his craft well as a KGB operative in East Germany—or the DDR, as it was known before the fall of the Wall and the collapse of Erich Honecker’s government—which was one of the most repressive regimes in the Soviet Union’s orbit, or the Evil Empire.
See https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2010/02/09/russias-putin-is-a-killer/#comment-5521 (“U.S. Military Chief Compares Putin’s Ukraine Move to Stalin’s Invasion of Poland”)
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Putin’s Futile Campaign To Rebuild The Lost Soviet Union Is Racing Against The Ruble’s Collapse
Andrew Nagorski, a former Newsweek bureau chief in Berlin and Moscow, has written in The Wall Street Journal:
See http://online.wsj.com/articles/andrew-nagorski-putin-tries-to-undo-the-tragedy-of-the-berlin-walls-fall-1415405064 (“Putin Tries to Undo the Tragedy of the Berlin Wall’s Fall”) (emphasis added); see also http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/vladimir-putin/11246794/Mikhail-Gorbachev-says-Vladimir-Putin-views-himself-as-second-only-to-God.html (“Mikhail Gorbachev says Vladimir Putin views himself as ‘second only to God'”) and http://online.wsj.com/articles/the-new-oil-order-1417219168 (“Lower prices will also add to the economic pressure on some of the world’s worst dictators, notably Vladimir Putin“)
Clearly, like Hitler before him, Putin is a megalomaniac who must be terminated.
See https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2010/02/09/russias-putin-is-a-killer/#comment-5521 (“U.S. Military Chief Compares Putin’s Ukraine Move to Stalin’s Invasion of Poland”) and https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2010/02/09/russias-putin-is-a-killer/#comment-6296 (“Oil Slump Leaves Russia Even Weaker Than Decaying Soviet Union“) and https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2010/02/09/russias-putin-is-a-killer/#comment-4661 (“The Pygmy Putin Rules Over A Third World Country, Russia”) and http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/economics/11265205/Russian-rouble-shaken-in-biggest-one-day-fall-against-dollar-since-1998.html (“Russian rouble shaken in biggest one-day fall against dollar since 1998″—”The currency of Vladimir Putin’s Russia has been left shaken by falling oil prices and sanctions related to ongoing tensions in Ukraine”)
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Leprechaun Wisdom
The Republicans have taken back the U.S. Senate after a 8 year hiatus. Thats good. Have a victory party. Then, its back to reality. Americans are hurting with stagnant wages for 6 years and 2% GDP Growth and 2% inflation (officially anyway).
Try this: Americans are hurting. The clock is ticking. The only question is, Who is going to take a licking? ” Any ideas? Bets? The Republicans have two years to show something positive or Hillary Clinton wins the Presidency. Take that to the bank!
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Thank you again, Craig.
While the United States will fare better than other countries in the world, it will still endure trying times ahead, regardless of which party is in power.
See https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2010/09/27/the-economic-tsunami-continues-its-relentless-and-unforgiving-advance-globally/#comment-5264 (“Global Economic Conditions Worsen: Green Shoots Will Disappear”)
I would not bet on Hillary, if I were you.
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oil prices or not, russia’s economy is centralized around oil, and the russian nationalist party. this is a similar problem as the soviet union.
recent events make me worry for russia because putin is destroying the country.
i have no reason to think that russia will not shrink by more than half of its current size.
when china and india support an independence for siberia, so that they can split the spoils and have a place for their people to inhabit… what responsibility does the usa have? after putin… none.
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Thank you for your comments.
Yes, I agree: Russia may be dismembered.
As I have written above:
Putin will be terminated too. His days are numbered.
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Russia Is Collapsing, And Putin’s Days Are Numbered [UPDATED]
The UK Telegraph‘s International Business Editor in London, Ambrose Evans-Pritchard, has written:
See http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/economics/11266746/Capital-controls-feared-as-Russian-rouble-collapses.html (emphasis added; charts omitted); see also https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2010/02/09/russias-putin-is-a-killer/#comment-6417 (“Putin’s Futile Campaign To Rebuild The Lost Soviet Union Is Racing Against The Ruble’s Collapse”) and https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2010/02/09/russias-putin-is-a-killer/#comment-6301 (“Russia Is A Defeated Power Of The Cold War Era”) and https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2010/02/09/russias-putin-is-a-killer/#comment-6296 (“Oil Slump Leaves Russia Even Weaker Than Decaying Soviet Union”) and https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2010/02/09/russias-putin-is-a-killer/#comment-5521 (“U.S. Military Chief Compares Putin’s Ukraine Move to Stalin’s Invasion of Poland”) and https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2010/02/09/russias-putin-is-a-killer/#comment-4661 (“The Pygmy Putin Rules Over A Third World Country, Russia”) and http://www.wsj.com/articles/russian-rubles-rout-continues-1418652153 (“Selloff in Russian Ruble Steps Up”) and http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/economics/11294404/Rouble-plummets-to-a-record-low-against-the-dollar-as-oil-crashes.html (“Rouble plummets to a record low against the dollar as oil crashes”) and http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/economics/11295893/Russias-huge-interest-rate-hike-buys-just-two-hours-for-collapsing-rouble.html (“Russian economy on the brink as emergency measures fail”) and http://www.wsj.com/articles/western-banks-curtail-flow-of-cash-to-russian-entities-1418762656 (“Western Banks Curtail Flow of Cash to Russian Entities”) and http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/economics/11297770/Russia-risks-Soviet-style-collapse-as-rouble-defence-fails.html (“[I]t is now clear that the US aim is to topple Vladimir Putin through ‘regime change'”—“The situation is critical,” said the central bank’s vice-chairman, Sergei Shvetsov. “What is happening is a nightmare that we could not even have imagined a year ago”—”[T]he rouble plunges risk setting off a systemic bank run”) and http://www.wsj.com/articles/holman-jenkins-ruble-crisis-shows-the-real-putin-1418773318 (“More proof in the Rosneft bailout that it will be cronies first, women and children last”) and http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2014-12-17/russian-bank-run-could-be-in-the-cards-uralsib-capital-says.html (“[T]he worst is yet to come”)
Russia and Putin are in a death spiral . . .
Putin is not long for this world. The countdown has begun.
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Putin Reaches Out To Europe’s Far-Right Parties
An article in the Associated Press News states:
See http://apnews.myway.com/article/20141213/eu–russia_reaches_out-314f993d1b.html (emphasis added); see also https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2010/02/06/the-silent-voices-of-stalin%E2%80%99s-soviet-holocaust-and-mao%E2%80%99s-chinese-holocaust/ (“The Silent Voices Of Stalin’s Soviet Holocaust And Mao’s Chinese Holocaust”)
Russia is not a superpower at all. It is rapidly approaching the status of a Third World country under Putin.
See https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2010/02/09/russias-putin-is-a-killer/#comment-6595 (“Russia Is Collapsing, And Putin’s Days Are Numbered“)
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Putin’s Final Days? [UPDATED]
An article in the UK’s Telegraph discusses the idea of investing in Russia at or near the bottom.
See http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/personalfinance/investing/funds/11297291/Time-to-buy-a-double-discounted-Russia-fund.html (“Time to buy a ‘double discounted’ Russia fund?”)
Anyone who buys a Russian fund or stock at any price, or otherwise invests in Russia, is a fool who fails to understand what is happening.
Ronald Reagan and George H.W. Bush set their sights on destroying the Soviet Union, and it is gone.
After its collapse, Putin and his cronies and thugs hijacked Russia’s incipient democracy, and have been exploiting it ever since. The Russians deserve better. Also, the world must be cleansed of tyrants like Putin. He must be crushed or history will repeat itself.
Both Putin and Russia are in a death spiral, which is the final phase of the Cold War. Once the vicious Putin is terminated in a manner similar to Mussolini’s fate, Russia may be dismembered, with China taking part and the rest becoming independent states like the former Yugoslavia.
It cannot happen fast enough!
See https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2010/02/09/russias-putin-is-a-killer/#comment-6595 (“Russia Is Collapsing, And Putin’s Days Are Numbered“); see also http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/economics/11305146/The-week-the-dam-broke-in-Russia-and-ended-Putins-dreams.html (“The week the dam broke in Russia and ended Putin’s dreams”—”[T]he eerie stillness of depression may . . . take hold”—”People are getting very angry. If oil [] stays at $60 for a year, he risks a palace coup from his own ‘Siloviki’ (former KGB) circle”—”What is remarkable is that Russia’s leaders so quickly forgot the lesson of the mid-1980s when collapsing oil prices broke the back of the Soviet Union”) and http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/economics/11304404/Why-2015-will-be-good-for-the-West-but-bad-for-emerging-nations.html (“Russia’s economy is expected to collapse. . . . Other forecasters are significantly more downbeat on Russia than HSBC, and are predicting an even greater depression“) and http://www.forbes.com/sites/investor/2014/12/18/collapse-of-oil-prices-could-mean-putins-days-are-numbered/ (“Collapse Of Oil Prices Could Mean Putin’s Days Are Numbered”—”The only hope for many a billionaire’s fortunes will be the ouster of Putin”) and http://www.cnn.com/2014/12/07/opinion/kuchins-putin-economy-problems/?c=&page=0 (“Putin will end up lying on the dust heap of history. It couldn’t happen to a nicer guy“) and https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2010/02/09/russias-putin-is-a-killer/#comment-6984 (“Russia Faces Perfect Storm As Reserves Vanish And Derivatives Flash Default Warnings“) and http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/russia/11359660/State-of-the-Union-Russia-attacks-Barack-Obama.html (“State of the Union: Russia attacks Barack Obama”—At least we have a Union; the Soviet Union is GONE) and http://www.wsj.com/articles/david-satter-putins-shaky-hold-on-power-1423009255 (“Putin’s Shaky Hold on Power”—”In Russia today, 110 persons, including Mr. Putin’s cronies, control 35% of the country’s wealth while 50% of adults have total household wealth of $871 or lower”—”The pyramid of power in Russia is very unstable”) and http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/ukraine/11398762/Ukraine-crisis-US-officials-compare-peace-efforts-to-appeasing-Hitler.html (“Ukraine crisis: US officials compare peace efforts to appeasing Hitler“) and http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/oilprices/11402464/Russia-will-be-biggest-loser-from-oil-price-fall-warns-IEA.html (“Russia facing a perfect storm of collapsing prices, international sanctions and currency depreciation, will likely emerge as the industry’s top loser“) and http://freebeacon.com/national-security/russian-intel-ship-spying-on-us-missile-submarines/ (“Russian Intel Ship Spying on US Missile Submarines“) and http://www.moneynews.com/StreetTalk/gary-shilling-oil-price-crude-drilling-rig-count/2015/02/18/id/625466/?ns_mail_uid=69782&ns_mail_job=1609112_02182015&s=al&dkt_nbr=sbztoqq3 (“At about $50 a barrel, crude oil prices are down by more than half from their June 2014 peak of $107. They may fall more, perhaps even as low as $10 to $20“) and http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2958520/Putin-lazy-drunken-spy-used-beat-wife-ordered-KGB-officers-shoot-peaceful-protesters-according-TV-documentary.html (“Putin was a ‘lazy, drunken spy’ who ‘used to beat his wife’ and ‘ordered KGB officers to shoot peaceful protesters’ according to TV documentary“) and http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/vladimir-putin/11422969/Vladimir-Putin-is-a-wife-beater-and-six-other-claims-in-new-documentary.html (“‘Vladimir Putin is a wife-beater’ – and six other claims in new documentary“) and http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/vladimir-putin/11421751/Putin-will-target-the-Baltic-next-Defence-Secretary-warns.html (“Putin will target the Baltic next, Defence Secretary warns”—”The former Soviet states of Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia could be next to face a Russian-backed campaign to destabilize them”) and http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/ukraine/11421115/It-was-a-mistake-to-gamble-a-ceasefire-for-Ukraine-on-Vladimir-Putins-word-of-honour.html (“It was a mistake to gamble a ceasefire for Ukraine on Vladimir Putin’s word of honor“)
Putin’s words and actions represent the latest flailing by a very desperate man, who is not long for this world. The countdown has begun . . . like Mussolini at the end . . . for the world to see.
See <a href="http://www.liveleak.com/ll_embed?f=efe4dff5b292” target=”_blank”> [WARNING: VERY GRAPHIC IMAGES]
If this had happened with Hitler and other dictators and tyrants before Putin—including Stalin—millions of innocent lives would have been saved.
Like Hitler before him, Putin is a megalomaniac who must be terminated!
See https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2010/02/06/the-silent-voices-of-stalin%E2%80%99s-soviet-holocaust-and-mao%E2%80%99s-chinese-holocaust/ (“The Silent Voices Of Stalin’s Soviet Holocaust And Mao’s Chinese Holocaust”)
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Russia Faces Perfect Storm As Reserves Vanish And Derivatives Flash Default Warnings [UPDATED]
This is the title of an article by the UK Telegraph‘s International Business Editor in London, Ambrose Evans-Pritchard, who has written:
See http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/economics/11328974/Russia-faces-perfect-storm-as-reserves-vanish-and-derivates-flash-default-warnings.html (charts omitted; emphasis added); see also https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2010/02/09/russias-putin-is-a-killer/#comment-6819 (“Putin’s Final Days?“) and https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2010/02/09/russias-putin-is-a-killer/#comment-6595 (“Russia Is Collapsing, And Putin’s Days Are Numbered“) and https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2010/02/09/russias-putin-is-a-killer/#comment-7049 (“Litvinenko Tape Points Finger At Putin, While America Provides Proof“) and http://apnews.myway.com/article/20150123/eu–russia-economy-2fbca2ea04.html (“Russia’s foreign currency reserves shrank by 2 percent last week alone to $379 billion as the Central Bank sold foreign currency in a bid to prop up the ruble”)
The collapse of the USSR came swiftly, like the Berlin Wall’s fall and the collapse of Erich Honecker’s government in the DDR (or East Germany)—where Putin served as a KGB operative—and Nicolae Ceaușescu’s brutal regime in Romania. The collapse of Russia is coming too, very fast.
When it is gone, the final phase of the Cold War will have ended. Until then, it will continue unabated. Putin is merely the latest pawn in this struggle.
When he follows in the footsteps of “Il Duce,” or Mussolini, Freedom’s bells will ring around the world and there will be great jubilation!
The sooner he is gone, the better!
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How Putin has maintained power for 15 years.
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Thank you, Craig, for the video.
What makes “coherent sense” is that Russia is collapsing economically, and Comrade Putin is not long for this world.
Perhaps Vladislav Y. Surkov can find a job in the West if he survives the “purge.”
One must never forget that Hitler’s “advisers” had a very tough time doing this . . . except when it came to space exploration.
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Litvinenko Tape Points Finger At Putin, While America Provides Proof [UPDATED]
The UK’s Telegraph has reported:
See http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/law-and-order/11364724/Is-this-Alexander-Litvinenkos-beyond-the-grave-attack-on-Putin.html (emphasis added; tape and video omitted); see also http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/law-and-order/11371577/Alexander-Litvinenko-assassinated-to-stop-him-exposing-Vladimir-Putins-links-to-organised-crime.html (“Litvinenko ‘assassinated to stop him exposing Putin’s links to crime'”—”Russian president Vladimir Putin described as ‘nothing more or less than a common criminal dressed up as a Head of State’ by barrister for Litvinenko family”)
In a separate Telegraph article—entitled “Litvinenko inquiry: the proof Russia was involved in dissident’s murder”—it is reported:
See http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/law-and-order/11365730/Litvinenko-inquiry-the-proof-Russia-was-involved-in-dissidents-murder.htm (emphasis added; tape and video omitted); see also http://www.wsj.com/articles/sohrab-ahmari-british-justice-versus-kremlin-impunity-1422565632 (“British Justice vs. Kremlin Impunity”)
After invading Georgia and Ukraine, and seizing Crimea, and downing Malaysia Airlines Flight 17—and killing all 283 passengers and 15 crew on board—and killing Litvinenko and so many others, Putin’s days are coming to an end.
See, e.g., https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2010/02/09/russias-putin-is-a-killer/#comment-6819 (“Putin’s Final Days?“) and https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2010/02/09/russias-putin-is-a-killer/#comment-6595 (“Russia Is Collapsing, And Putin’s Days Are Numbered“) and http://apnews.myway.com/article/20150123/eu–russia-economy-2fbca2ea04.html (“Russia’s foreign currency reserves shrank by 2 percent last week alone to $379 billion as the Central Bank sold foreign currency in a bid to prop up the ruble”) and http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/ukraine/11365982/Ukraine-Separatist-forces-in-Donetsk-cannot-maintain-offensive-without-Russian-support.html (“Ukraine: Separatist forces in Donetsk cannot maintain offensive without Russian support”)
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Putin Has Asperger’s Syndrome

USA Today has reported:
See http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2015/02/04/putin-aspergers-syndrome-study-pentagon/22855927/ (emphasis added); see also https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2010/02/09/russias-putin-is-a-killer/#comment-7049 (“Litvinenko Tape Points Finger At Putin, While America Provides Proof“) and https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2010/02/09/russias-putin-is-a-killer/#comment-6984 (“Russia Faces Perfect Storm As Reserves Vanish And Derivatives Flash Default Warnings“) and https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2010/02/09/russias-putin-is-a-killer/#comment-6819 (“Putin’s Final Days?“)
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Infallible ?
Defense Department personnel, including former Army Special Forces ( Maj.), are convinced that through only 3 weeks of in-house training in psychological warfare they are qualified and capable of diagnosing someone’s mental health or medical condition. This is extraordinary. Clearly, the syndrome of being able to “walk on water” is alive and well. Similarly with some pseudo- M.D.’s who thinks they can diagnose Vladimir Putin remotely. Everyone thinks they “know it all” (Delusions of Grandeur).
Vladimir Putin may or may not be “mad” or indeed a megalomaniac like Adolph Hitler proved to be but so what. Outsiders personal opinion of world leaders or anyone else really has no effect and changes nothing. Putin remains president, trapped in his own palace. If he leaves, the new guy will try to take him down and Putin lives with this fear 24/7. Assignation or a natural death remains his only release. Fat chance of either any time soon.
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Thank you, Craig, for your comments.
First, no reports or studies like this are infallible.
Second, the two documents are dated (i.e., 2008, 2011)—which represents “light-years” at the Pentagon, much less the CIA and DIA.
Third, clearly Putin is our number one enemy at the moment; and surely the analysis has gone well beyond these two documents.
Fourth, the work was done by people who have worked with DoD before, and not “3 week in-house trainees.”
Fifth, you have said:
These documents constitute merely a small part of the information used to evaluate Putin.
Sixth, you have said:
I respectfully disagree. I believe he will be taken out. Exactly when it happens is anyone’s guess.
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LET’S PLAY: “POP PSYCHE”
Its often profitable or at least ego-building to speculate or pretend you are a physician and someone is your patient- especially for political purposes. Other than that particular doctor-patient relationship, all you possibly have is an educated guess, or just a guess. So, here is my speculation or (unqualified diagnosis) of Mr. Putin. ( Note: “Qualified” means state licensure as a M.D.)
Alternatively, Putin may in fact be what is referred to as “singular relational” ( as opposed to being gregarious or someone like President Bill Clinton). There are well researched ( since the 1930’s) personality types ( Myers-Briggs) one can test for and use to get a better idea about the man. Such sources for me carry much more credibility than DOD contractors ( quacks ).
In the end, people believe what they want to. Usually, it is in conformity with the crowd or the masses at large. One thing we agree on is Vladimir Putin is a BAD guy, corrupt, dangerous ( to his perceived rivals ) and needs to be replaced. Question is: Will Putin’s future replacement be any better considering their system of govt. and society?
This is the same dilemma we faced after removing Saddam Hussein in Iraq. At home, we have the same principal at work in our Democracy: Everyone was sick and tired of President George W. Bush in 2008 and chose President Barack Obama as his replacement. Clearly, 52% of all Americans screwed themselves in the process.
Niccolo Machiavelli said in his book ” The Prince” that a leader (ruler) should be mindful (careful) as to why the people backed him against his predecessor. There is a HUGE difference ( dynamic ) between the ruler and his subjects as to WHY the voters choose the new guy. Was it only because you hate the old ruler vs. choosing the new guy because you really like the new guy.
Today’s “Watters World” Voters (Fox News) are so demonstratively uninformed ( and with Millineals, just plain stupid) as they often don’t know any difference and just follow the crowd. This is dangerous. We should all keep this timeless political advice in mind in 2016. Why? is important in making good decisions and choices.
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ENLIGHTENMENT
Remember too the late author and Physician, (Major) M.Scott Peck M.D. earned his medical degree and residency in Psychiatry while in the U.S. Army. After leaving the military, he ran a successful private practice and authored many popular books, as well. He really thought very little of cocktail party “drivel” (gossip and hearsay) about so-and-so being psychotic or ‘schizophrenic”. I imagine claims to autism would elicit similar professional consternation and opprobrium.
M. Scott Peck, M.D. regarded both “mental health” conditions, when diagnosed, as serious, life inhibiting pathologies that are not that commonplace in practice. His views are found in his many best selling books and are worth a read. You can then have a better feel for the subject matter at hand. Inform yourself, independently. Don’t just follow a crowd!
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Thank you, Craig, for your two comments.
I do not hold myself out as a doctor, much less a mental health expert. However, the Pentagon is very good at this.
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CREDIT WHERE CREDIT IS DUE
According to NSA turncoat, Eric Snowdon, the National Security Agency was listening-in on Chancellor Merkel’s private phone conversations without her knowledge or consent. I suspect they know lots about President Vladimir Putin that is “classified” information from similar wire taps and communications interceptions. We live in a small world and its getting smaller.
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Yes, I agree, Craig. And the NSA is the least competent of our intelligence agencies, which has been true since I worked in intelligence at the Pentagon.
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Why Stop The Murderous Putin?
Someone whom I respect and generally agree with, Michael J. Totten, has written a new article entitled “No Proxy War Against Russia”—with which I respectfully disagree vehemently.
See http://www.worldaffairsjournal.org/blog/michael-j-totten/no-proxy-war-against-russia
First, “the giant bear to the north” of Ukraine, as Totten describes Russia, is essentially toothless; and both the murderous Putin and Russia are in a death spiral that they will not survive—unless Germany’s Angela Merkel, France’s François Hollande and other “Neville Chamberlains” manage to snatch defeat from the jaws of victory.
See https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2010/02/09/russias-putin-is-a-killer/#comment-4661 (“The Pygmy Putin Rules Over A Third World Country, Russia”)
The sanctions imposed by Barack Obama, and the fall of oil prices, have been devastating Russia; and this must continue until the despot Putin is gone—like Mussolini’s departure from this earthy realm.
See https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2010/02/09/russias-putin-is-a-killer/#comment-6984 (“Russia Faces Perfect Storm As Reserves Vanish And Derivatives Flash Default Warnings“)
Second, a real question has become, more and more, whether Merkel—having grown up in East Germany, or the DDR that was one of the most repressive regimes in the Soviet Union’s orbit, and where Putin came to prominence as a ruthless KGB operative—is more simpatico with Putin than the West?
Third, Totten has written:
Nonsense. Ukraine can and will become “Afghanistan II” —the burial ground of Putin’s dreams of the USSR being resurrected—unless Merkel, Hollande and other “Chamberlains” throw in the towel. The Soviets were driven from Afghanistan in disgrace and humiliation, and in body bags. The USSR collapsed after that. The same thing must happen this time with Putin and Russia.
If it had happened with Mussolini, Hitler, Saddam Hussein, Osama bin Laden, Muammar Gaddafi, and other dictators and tyrants before Putin—including Stalin—millions of innocent lives would have been saved.
After the Soviet Union’s collapse, Putin and his cronies and thugs hijacked Russia’s incipient democracy, and have been exploiting it ever since. Having been a “public servant” all of his life, Putin has managed to amass an estimated fortune of $70 billion. The Russians deserve better. Also, the world must be cleansed of tyrants like Putin. He must be crushed or history will repeat itself.
The world must never forget that he left the Olympics in Beijing to launch his aggression against Georgia, employing a ragtag army of conscripts, and using Soviet-era equipment. This time, he left the Olympics in Sochi and launched his aggression against Crimea and then the rest of Ukraine.
Also, the world must never forget that in addition to invading Georgia and Ukraine, and seizing Crimea, and downing Malaysia Airlines Flight 17—and killing all 283 passengers and 15 crew on board—Putin killed Alexander Litvinenko and countless others. He is Stalin’s heir . . . who was responsible for the deaths of more than 30 million men, women and children, including millions during the collectivization of the Soviet farms in the 1930s.
As Stalin’s Red Army moved through Germany, they raped at least two million German women in what is now acknowledged as the largest case of mass rape in history. This is Putin’s heritage, not some fanciful “Russian civilization,” to which Totten alludes.
See https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2010/02/06/the-silent-voices-of-stalin’s-soviet-holocaust-and-mao’s-chinese-holocaust/ (“The Silent Voices Of Stalin’s Soviet Holocaust And Mao’s Chinese Holocaust”) and https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2010/02/09/russias-putin-is-a-killer/#comment-7049 (“Litvinenko Tape Points Finger At Putin, While America Provides Proof”)
Russia has a brutal history, especially since the rise of communism; and Putin is a product of that system—and he hates the West.
Indeed, he has said:
For many of us, it was a dream come true. I was in Berlin when the ragtag Soviet Army left; and its soldiers were selling their uniforms and plumbing fixtures from their barracks, and going back to “tent cities” in the USSR.
Russia today is weaker than the former USSR, which was brought to its knees by Ronald Reagan and George H.W. Bush, without firing a shot. It is gone now, and will never return. Yet Putin is desperately trying to “will” its return.
Fourth, Totten has written:
Nonsense. Ukraine gave up the world’s third largest nuclear weapons stockpile—pursuant to the Budapest Memorandum, during the Clinton Administration—in exchange for security guarantees by the West, which have not been honored.
Fifth, Totten has written:
Nonsense. He did not stop with Georgia, but proceeded to invade Crimea and the rest of Ukraine. Where will the line be drawn? His next moves may be Moldova, Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia, Poland, Hungary, and the Czech Republic, creating a de facto “Iron Curtain.”
See https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2010/02/09/russias-putin-is-a-killer/#comment-5521 (“U.S. Military Chief Compares Putin’s Ukraine Move to Stalin’s Invasion of Poland”)
Sixth, Totten has written:
This is why the war in Ukraine is “Afghanistan II.” It must bleed and spell the end of Putin, and Russia as we know it. After his demise, Russia may be dismembered, with China taking part (e.g., Siberia) and the rest becoming independent states like the former Yugoslavia.
It is time for the various regions of Russia to have internationally-supervised referenda to determine which “government” to associate with: the crazed despot Putin’s new Nazi regime in Moscow, or regional or other governments. It can start with Chechnya, where the vote to disassociate from Russia may be overwhelming.
All the other alienated regions—and ethnic and religious groups—can hold referenda too, choosing to disassociate from Moscow and perhaps associate with the EU or China, or whomever.
Lastly, Totten has written:
Utter nonsense. This would be equivalent to giving Hitler or Stalin part of the “loaf,” and feeling that their appetites would be satisfied. It is a total Chamberlain-esque approach, which—rightly—the United States does not accept. What we are witnessing today is the real end of the Cold War. Until Putin is stopped, literally dead in his tracks, it will not have run its course.
The collapse of the USSR came swiftly, like the Berlin Wall’s fall and the collapse of Erich Honecker’s government in the DDR—where Putin served as a KGB operative—and Nicolae Ceaușescu’s brutal regime in Romania. The collapse of Russia is coming too, very fast.
Like Hitler and Stalin before him, the only Putin who can be trusted is a dead Putin . . .
See https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2010/02/09/russias-putin-is-a-killer/#comment-6819 (“Putin’s Final Days?“)
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Russian Tensions Could Escalate Into All-Out War, Says NATO General
The UK’s Telegraph has reported:
See http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/defence/11425393/Russian-tensions-could-escalate-into-all-out-war-says-Gen-Adrian-Bradshaw.html (“General Sir Adrian Bradshaw, NATO’s deputy supreme allied commander in Europe, says Vladimir Putin could try to invade and seize NATO territory“) (emphasis added)
The pathetic EU is apparently urging Ukraine to focus on a cease-fire.
This comes after the vicious, murderous Putin made fools out of Germany’s Angela Merkel and France’s François Hollande at Minsk; and the so-called “separatists” have been savaging the Ukrainian forces.
Query whether Merkel—having grown up in East Germany, or the DDR which was one of the most repressive regimes in the Soviet Union’s orbit, and where Putin came to prominence as a KGB operative—is more simpatico with Putin than the West?
Has she sold out Ukraine and the West?
Courage was on display when the Soviets were driven from Afghanistan in humiliation; and when Ronald Reagan and George H.W. Bush set their sights on destroying the USSR. It is gone now, without a shot being fired.
Putin and Russia today are far weaker than the USSR was; and both must be crushed.
See https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2010/02/09/russias-putin-is-a-killer/#comment-7111 (“Why Stop The Murderous Putin?“)
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This EU/USA response to Putin is so laughable. Keep threatening but doing next to nothing. I really wonder if western countries are giving up Ukraine just to appease Putin. Ukraine will not be enough. All this is doing to raise his appetite for more.
Talks about Crimea is subsided completely. Putin’s strategy is ” now we got Debalcevo” we will show that we are withdrawing the heavy armament. In the mean time new forces are crossing the border heading for Mariupol. I bet a full out attack will start after a short recess in the war. No question in my mind.
I talk to Crimean people on Skype and all I hear that the number of Russian forces are increasing. Most people become disillusioned with the present situation but the Russian Empire has its way and experience how to control the masses. And it works. Everybody afraid. Friends are no longer friends, neighbours talk reduced to ” how are the kids” and the “weather is changing”.
Russia is working on an alternate way to SWIFT. I do not believe any country can live without SWIFT, but they will try to integrate toward China’s system.
Oh ,and the latest which I did not hear from western news: apparently VISA and MASTERCARD made a deal with Russian banks that Crimean transactions will be routed through the russian system. That is perfectly legal.
I think Obama’s financial neutron bomb should be implemented soon before a major offensive of the so called pro-russ ( of course mostly vacationing russ forces) will start to create a corridor to Crimea and Transnistria.
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Thank you, Joseph, for your comments.
First, I respectfully disagree that the U.S. response is laughable. I am not a “fan” of Barack Obama, and voted against him twice—in 2008 and 2012. However, I agree with what he is doing against Putin. Russia’s economy is being devastated.
Second, there is a difference between what the U.S. is doing, and willing to do, and what the EU is willing to do. As I stated above:
See https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2010/02/09/russias-putin-is-a-killer/#comment-7131 (“Russian Tensions Could Escalate Into All-Out War, Says NATO General”)
Third, I agree that “[Putin’s] appetite for more” may be increasing; however, one must never lose sight of the fact that he is desperate and literally fighting for his life, and that he is “unhinged” mentally.
Fourth, I agree that we must never forget Crimea. It must be returned to Ukraine after the Russians are driven out (e.g., in body bags). The Soviets left Afghanistan in shame and humiliation; and the USSR was much stronger than Russia is today.
Fifth, you said:
The USSR is gone today—dead and buried—along with any grand designs for a “Russian Empire.” Putin and Russia are the next to fall.
Sixth, with respect to the denial of Russia’s access to the SWIFT banking system, this would further decimate Russia; and it is unlikely that any so-called “workarounds” would work.
Seventh, you stated:
It was implemented months ago, and it is being systematically and methodically ratcheted up.
See, e.g., https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2010/02/09/russias-putin-is-a-killer/#comment-4452 (“Decimating Putin: America’s Financial Neutron Bomb”)
Before the meeting between Putin, Merkel and Hollande at Minsk, Barack Obama was patient with our European allies. After Putin made utter fools of them on the global stage, I believe Obama’s patience ran its course.
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BAGDAD BOB II
“The Russians know how to control the population and it works”. Yes indeed. They control the media and what the Average Ivan hears and knows (Control the Mind and influence the domestic crowd to rally around the flag). So, recent articles have shown a strong public response (75%) in favor of President Putin during this “crisis” in the Ukraine. Not surprising.
Same thing “works” in America where the Liberals control the media and the message most average Joe’s listen too (Assuming they pay much attention to anything but themselves). Affluence tends to breed self-centeredness and apathy, as voters currently exhibit on their own in America. No doubt about it !
Only six companies control most radio stations and most broadcast T.V. and cable News in America, as well. Only six Corporations control everything you see and hear in America. If a news correspondent does not toe the party line, his career is over.
However, you can only stretch the truth so far, as former NBC News anchorman Brian Williams found out the hard way with his 6 month unpaid suspension. He is unlikely to get his old job back this summer.
For humor, watch this short video titled: “Adolph Hitler Finds out About Brian Williams”. Its very funny. The video is taken from the German language film: “Downfall” about Hitler’s last few days in his Berlin Bunker before he committed suicide.
So, we all know there is plenty of news manipulation of information and a probable agenda. Hitler and Goebbels did it, most politicians do it through the Corporations that own the media, and Putin undoubtedly knows the same media techniques to get the crowd on his side in a conflict.
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Putin Kills Again [UPDATED]
The UK’s Telegraph has reported:
See http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/russia/11441466/Veteran-Russian-opposition-politician-shot-dead-in-Moscow.html (“Leading Putin critic gunned down outside Kremlin“); see also https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2010/02/09/russias-putin-is-a-killer/#comment-7049 (“Litvinenko Tape Points Finger At Putin, While America Provides Proof“)
The Wall Street Journal has provided a partial list of Putin’s critics who have died violently since he first came to power in 1999:
See http://www.wsj.com/articles/a-deadly-russian-toll-1425155183 (“A History of Violent Deaths in Putin’s Russia”)
After the Soviet Union’s collapse, Putin and his cronies and thugs hijacked Russia’s incipient democracy, and have been exploiting it ever since. Having been a “public servant” all of his life, Putin has managed to amass an estimated fortune of $70 billion. The Russians deserve better. Also, the world must be cleansed of tyrants like Putin. He must be crushed or history will repeat itself.
The world must never forget that he left the Olympics in Beijing to launch his aggression against Georgia, employing a ragtag army of conscripts, and using Soviet-era equipment. This time, he left the Olympics in Sochi and launched his aggression against Crimea and then the rest of Ukraine.
Also, the world must never forget that in addition to invading Georgia and Ukraine, and seizing Crimea, and downing Malaysia Airlines Flight 17—and killing all 283 passengers and 15 crew on board—Putin killed Alexander Litvinenko and countless others. He is Stalin’s heir . . . who was responsible for the deaths of more than 30 million men, women and children, including millions during the collectivization of the Soviet farms in the 1930s.
As Stalin’s Red Army moved through Germany, they raped at least two million German women in what is now acknowledged as the largest case of mass rape in history. This is Putin’s heritage.
He did not stop with Georgia, but proceeded to invade Crimea and the rest of Ukraine. Where will the line be drawn? His next moves may be Moldova, Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia, Poland, Hungary, and the Czech Republic, creating a de facto “Iron Curtain.”
Ukraine and its Crimea must become a graveyard for Putin’s dreams. His military and the so-called “separatists” must leave in body bags. Also, Putin—evil incarnate—must pay with his life. Nothing less will suffice.
If this had happened with Mussolini, Hitler, Saddam Hussein, Osama bin Laden, Muammar Gaddafi, and other dictators and tyrants before Putin—including Stalin—millions of innocent lives would have been saved.
See https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2010/02/09/russias-putin-is-a-killer/#comment-7111 (“Why Stop The Murderous Putin?“); see also http://www.wsj.com/articles/boris-nemtsovs-career-traces-arc-of-russias-dimmed-hopes-for-democracy-1425168024 (“Democracy in Russia Dims”—Nemtsov: “‘I naively thought that there were a lot of . . . passionate people in the country. That’s absolute nonsense. The number of people who are ready to risk their freedom and prosperity in Russia is infinitesimally small.’ For this ‘genetic fear of the authorities,’ he blamed the brutal legacy of the Soviet Union’s Gulag, a system of forced labor camps”)
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Putin’s Culture Of Fear and Death [UPDATED]
[Russia’s opposition supporters carry a banner reading “These bullets in each of us,’ during march in memory of murdered Kremlin critic Boris Nemtsov in central Moscow on March 1, 2015]
This is the title of a Wall Street Journal article by Garry Kasparov, one of many heroic Russians who defy Putin each and every day, and risk their lives in doing so:
See http://www.wsj.com/articles/garry-kasparov-putins-culture-of-fear-and-death-1425249677
Garry Kasparov’s words must be heeded—they deserve repetition and emphasis—and they must be transformed into action:
Before that, it was exported to Chechnya and Georgia.
Kasparov added:
Also, he has warned:
Putin represents a cancer on the world, which must be removed; there is no other choice.
Like Hitler before him, Putin is a puny megalomanic who was serving as a KGB operative in East Germany—or the DDR, as it was known before the fall of the Berlin Wall and the collapse of Erich Honecker’s government, which was one of the most repressive regimes in the Soviet Union’s orbit—when the USSR imploded.
Today, he lives in a time warp—a fantasy world of Russian greatness.
See https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2010/02/09/russias-putin-is-a-killer/#comment-6819 (“Putin’s Final Days?“); see also https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2010/02/09/russias-putin-is-a-killer/#comment-7154 (“Putin Kills Again“) and https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2010/02/09/russias-putin-is-a-killer/#comment-7111 (“Why Stop The Murderous Putin?“) and https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2010/02/09/russias-putin-is-a-killer/#comment-1028 (“Tycoon Alexander Lebedev, Putin’s ‘Full Of Sex’ Mistress Alina Kabayeva, And WikiLeaks“) and http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/russia/11472350/Putin-critics-step-up-security-amid-reports-of-Boris-Nemtsov-style-hit-list.html (“Putin critics step up security amid reports of Boris Nemtsov-style ‘hit list'”) and http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/denmark/11487509/Russia-warns-Denmark-its-warships-could-become-nuclear-targets.html (“Russia warns Denmark its warships could become nuclear targets“) and http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3015996/How-Russia-s-troll-factory-runs-thousands-fake-Twitter-Facebook-accounts-flood-social-media-pro-Putin-propaganda.html (“Revealed: How Russia’s ‘troll factory’ runs thousands of fake Twitter and Facebook accounts to flood social media with pro-Putin propaganda”—”Hundreds of workers are paid £500 a month to work exhausting 12-hour shifts bombarding the internet with comments placing Putin in a more favorable light”—”[E]mployees must write more than 130 online posts a shift or face the sack”—”‘Write whatever you want, just stick the word Obama in there a lot and then cover it over with profanities'”) and http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/russia/11547247/Europe-faces-a-real-threat-from-Russia-warns-US-army-commander.html (“Europe faces a ‘real threat’ from Russia, warns US army commander”—”We’re not interested in a fair fight with anyone,” [Lt-Gen Frederick “Ben”] Hodges said. “We want to have overmatch in all systems”—”[T]he position of the West is that this idea of a [Russian] sphere of influence is not applicable in the 21st century”) and http://news.yahoo.com/russia-ponders-raising-retirement-age-budget-crunch-043454913.html (“Russia ponders raising retirement age in budget crunch“) and http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3086766/Russian-tycoon-helping-uncover-powerful-fraud-syndicate-killed-rare-poison-known-assassination-weapon-contract-killers.html (“Did Kremlin poison [informer] who died while out jogging? Russian Tycoon had toxic plant in his stomach that was so rare it could only be found in China”) and http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/crime/11626368/Russian-supergrass-poisoned-after-being-tricked-into-visiting-Paris.html (“Russian [informer] ‘poisoned by rare plant substance after being tricked into visiting Paris’”—”Perepilichnyy was poisoned at one of the [Paris] hotels, in a chilling echo of the murder of Alexander Litvinenko, a former KGB agent, in a London hotel”)
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I have just come across Noam Chomsky’s “Ten Commandments to control the masses” . It is absoloutely amazing to read it, considering it was posted in 2011, but it was written way before that. Somehow it appears that Mr Putin has also obtained a copy of it and he is using it to the full extent! Please check it out!
http://theinternationalcoalition.blogspot.ca/2011/07/noam-chomsky-top-10-media-manipulation_08.html
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Thank you. Joseph, for your comments.
Actually, he probably learned the most when the USSR imploded and he was a KGB operative in East Germany—or the DDR, as it was known before the fall of the Berlin Wall and the collapse of Erich Honecker’s government, which was one of the most repressive regimes in the Soviet Union’s orbit.
He has said:
Nonsense. Many of us who grew up during the Cold War cheered when the USSR collapsed.
Indeed, I was in Berlin with German friends shortly after the Wall was torn down, and the Iron Curtain disappeared. Disheveled Soviet troops were selling their uniforms and plumbing fixtures from their barracks, and going back to “tent cities” in the USSR.
We cheered . . . just like we will cheer when Putin shares the fate of Mussolini and others.
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You are an old man, Mr.Naegele. Very, VERY old man. “Many of us who grew up during the Cold War” ARE DEAD. And so are your chimaeras that you’re desperately clinging to. Your hatred is as laughable as it is outdated. You still live in 1977. The world has changed and left you behind with your silly rants. Rest in peace. No, seriously. Your company stole so much money from your clients, your government and your country that I’m sure you can afford retirement. Will be a good riddance, too. Take Brezinsky with you and say hello, to Truman when you get there.
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Thank you, Comrade. It is always nice to hear from the murderous Putin’s shills in Russia.
After Putin is gone, who will pay you?
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Fait Accompli
You may despise Putin, with cause, but you have to give him some credit for his financial policies. He raised interest rates to protect the currency ( Ruble) while the FED has lowered interest rates to zero to protect the economy but it will eventually destroy the currency (dollar). In addition, Putin has been buying gold, as has China. Russia and China are both (together) biding their time until the next financial or economic crisis strikes America. Its coming. They will take a little more of our global action when it does. Fait Accompli.
Of course you still don’t “like” him but I seriously doubt what you think makes the least bit of difference in the world. You are not a threat to his power in any way. Neither is the President of the United States, for that matter. None of us can change anything or anybody with either our mouth (words) or politics. The only thing Russia understands and respects is brute force. We have become a nation of wussies. Nobody abroad respects the United States any more. Can you blame them?
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Thank you, Craig, for your comments as always.
First, I despise Putin, and equate him with Hitler, Stalin and other despots.
It is time for Putin to be cut down like a rabid animal.
See https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2010/02/09/russias-putin-is-a-killer/#comment-7157 (“Putin’s Culture Of Fear and Death”)
In addition to invading Georgia and Ukraine, and seizing Crimea, and downing Malaysia Airlines Flight 17—and killing all 283 passengers and 15 crew on board—Putin killed Alexander Litvinenko and countless others.
Where will the line be drawn? His next moves may be Moldova, Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia, Poland, Hungary, and the Czech Republic, creating a de facto “Iron Curtain.”
Ukraine and its Crimea must become a graveyard for Putin’s dreams. His military and the so-called “separatists” must leave in body bags. Also, Putin—evil incarnate—must pay with his life. Nothing less will suffice.
If this had happened with Mussolini, Hitler, Saddam Hussein, Osama bin Laden, Muammar Gaddafi, and other dictators and tyrants before Putin—including Stalin—millions of innocent lives would have been saved.
Second, I agree that a global economic crisis is coming, but the United States will fare far better than other countries. China will be hurt, and Russia will implode.
See https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2010/09/27/the-economic-tsunami-continues-its-relentless-and-unforgiving-advance-globally/#comment-7208 (“The World’s Next Credit Crunch Could Make 2008 Look Like A Hiccup”)
Third, you have written:
Russia today is a paper tiger militarily. The United States is the world’s only superpower. Russia is not even close.
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THE WORLD CARES NOT
I see wild predators (lions) and predator nations as they really are. They are threats to their own people, but also to direct neighbors, as well. All predators are opportunists. Putin keeps a low profile and focuses his aggression in smaller countries ( bite-sized) and small neighboring nations that lack a defense. He does not try to conquer large portions of Europe like Hitler did. That would start a multi-nation war which he might actually lose.
So, Keep “under the wire” and the other countries will put-up with him. As long as individual nations do not see Putin as a direct threat to their security, he will continue to be tolerated, even if disliked and shunned by other heads of state. No one is going to oppose him, including America. He is free to continue as he likes, within practical constraints.
World leaders did the same towards Ugandan dictator Idi Amin Dada ( a boxer under British rule). Idi Amin was eventually driven from power, but not by America or Europe (NATO). Tanzania took care of him.
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Thank you again, Craig.
You have said:
“The world cares not.”
First, the world does not count. Only the United States counts.
We do not care what the world thinks about anything, least of all about Putin.
Second, to Barack Obama’s credit, he is in the process of snuffing out Putin. Indeed, Putin can hold all of the parades he wants, and cut all the deals he wants with China. They will not save him. It is just that simple.
Again, we are the only Superpower in the world; and we are are moving toward global dominance with respect to energy.
See https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2010/09/27/the-economic-tsunami-continues-its-relentless-and-unforgiving-advance-globally/#comment-7283 (“US To Launch Blitz Of Gas Exports, Eyes Global Energy Dominance”)
Third, Barack Obama and the United States will not “put up” with Putin. Our goal is to crush him, period.
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1980’S NOSTALGIA
President Obama has actually done very little, except apply mild “sanctions” to thwart Putin. He has NOT pulled-out of the Ukraine by any means. Putin is still in power and there is no viable challenger on the horizon.
You overrate our weakened and diminished superpower status. You would not know it either from the reaction of our adversaries. We are still an energy importer and our production of shale oil has crashed along with the price of oil. Production has dropped precipitously in the Bakken Shale Reserve and Permian Basin of Texas. Those are two of the most cost competitive shale oil deposits in the current oil price environment.
Bagdad Bob during the Iraq War of 2002: ” Your tanks are burn-ink in the desert”. We are talking big and walking small in Europe. Putin can not be spooked. Have to physically threaten him. President Obama told his stand-in President Dimitriev while Putin was temporarily out of power, that ” There are some things I can do for you that I can not do until after the election ” (2012). Taking-out Putin is clearly not among them. Keep on Hoping.
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We disagree . . .
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Yes we do. One more thing I forgot to mention:
When you say “America Cares” you are not speaking for America but for yourself. Most people I know in Glendale do not care much about Putin in Ukraine. Even Russian immigrants disagree with you. In Glendale ( 55% foreign born ), most residents are Armenian.
What they do care about more than anything else is the Turkish Genocide suffered by a million Armenians in 1915. President Obama betrayed or double-crossed the Armenian community by failing to press Turkey to Officially acknowledge their role in the murder of many Armenians. They deny state involvement to this day.
In fact, President Obama promised to push Turkey to admit their role and then backed-down. This is your President. Like I said: ” The World ( and America) Don’t Care” ( enough to DO something about it ). Talk and rhetoric does not count with me or with guys like Putin. They don’t care what you think or what you say.
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Thank you again, Craig. The thread is too long for it to be read easily on smartphones.
I have written about the Armenian Holocaust, and believe the world must never forget about it or those who died.
See https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2010/02/06/the-silent-voices-of-stalin’s-soviet-holocaust-and-mao’s-chinese-holocaust/#comment-1950
Barack Obama has done more than engage in talk and rhetoric with respect to the murderous Putin and Russia. They are in a death spiral.
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I’ll bet that if Putin Falls out of power, Russia will continue on as it always has. They will remain a communist country. One man does not a nation make. There are others, maybe some even worse, waiting somewhere in the wings.
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If—or rather when—Putin is terminated, there is a decent chance that Dmitry Medvedev will take his place, who is apt to be much more amenable to the West.
However, there will be an internal fight between the intelligence services; and it is anyone’s guess who will emerge the victor behind the scenes. One thing is certain though: they will keep stealing from the Russian people.
Putin has not amassed an estimated $70 billion fortune by being a “civil servant.”
Lastly, Russia today is not a communist country. It is a quasi-capitalistic oligarchy.
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“RECOVERING” SUPERPOWER
Mr. John Williams of Shadow Stats claims we are close to a big (panic) GLOBAL dollar sell-off, possibly triggered by the upcoming release of weak economic stats in the months ahead. He further suggests that we are in the second consecutive quarter of negative ( revised numbers by Labor Dept.) economic growth and therefore, in a recession or close to one.
This may trigger subsequent panic selling of the dollar and set-up for higher inflation, possibly very high. You can bet Putin will be dumping dollars in such a climate to intensify the weakness in the dollar and by so doing, relative strength in the ruble.
So, we are on the knife edge between inflation and deflation and it could quickly go either way at any time. Then the trade imbalance turns more negative, budgets and deficits worsen beyond “projections” and we are back to where we were in 2008, stock markets included. Keep in mind that it is nearly impossible to sustain superpower status in an increasingly multilateral (polar) world when your economic base has been weakened and degraded by mismanagement by both parties governing the U.S.A.
In addition, I think we are in for a shaking this Fall, as we are now in a shmita year.
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Thank you again, Craig, for your thoughts.
I have written about this already.
See https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2010/09/27/the-economic-tsunami-continues-its-relentless-and-unforgiving-advance-globally/#comment-7208 (“The World’s Next Credit Crunch Could Make 2008 Look Like A Hiccup”) and https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2010/09/27/the-economic-tsunami-continues-its-relentless-and-unforgiving-advance-globally/#comment-7283 (“US To Launch Blitz Of Gas Exports, Eyes Global Energy Dominance”)
The United States will fare far better than other countries, and remain the world’s only Superpower. Russia will be devastated, and may be dismembered like the former Yugoslavia . . . with China taking Siberia.
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ROSY SCENARIOS VS. REALITY
True enough, you have indeed written (your) opinions but there remains other equally valid points-of-view, as well. In any case, long term outcomes remain anything but certain. So, dogma and opinions can change with new developments, which are probably on the way.
Sorry to say, but in order to make a good educated guess about the future you have to consider who has the most debt relative to everybody else. America holds the most debt and is building it faster than the Parthenon. So, its not about who you like or don’t like or who you think is going to stay “king of the hill” forever. Rome did not. Greece sure did not either. Neither did England or Spain, or France or anybody.
So, your optimistic assumptions appear to assume some factual, as well as historical errors or at least. Don’t let them give you a false sense of security. It will be hard on everyone if we have another crisis or financial collapse. We should have had a collapse in 1980 or 2008. The third time is often a “charm”.
Some won’t survive if we have a bunch of Baltimore’s all over the place. Others may never fully recover. Be careful what you wish for. It won’t turn out like you imagine. Nothing ever does.
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Thank you again, Craig.
First, if one is to be a debtor, it is always wise to be the largest debtor of a creditor, in which case the debtor essentially “owns” the creditor. The creditor cannot stop supporting the debtor lest the creditor experience turmoil and/or collapse.
China cannot pull the plug on our debt, or its economy would collapse. As with any socialist/communist country, it is facing serious problems already.
See, e.g., https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2010/09/27/the-economic-tsunami-continues-its-relentless-and-unforgiving-advance-globally/#comment-7170 (“The Coming Chinese Crack-Up”)
Second, Russia is a “basket case” already, which will only get far worse. It is a mere shadow of the former USSR.
Third, years from now, economic historians may conclude that the economic “malaise”—which began around 2008—continued to the end of this decade or thereabouts; and that the “green shoots” turned to “dead weeds.”
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What you say sounds correct as far as conventional wisdom is concerned, especially from the perspective of a man and more specifically a debtor-raised ( since 1965 ) in a dollar-based ( fiat currency) and debt-based global financial system. That may be coming to an end in the future, as we know it. Your point-of-view is biased by anecdotal personal experience and limited knowledge.
Another words, you assume our “shit (debt) does not stink” and we are indispensable to the whole world indefinitely. That is clearly self-delusion and will be proven wrong in due time, I strongly believe. I find solitude and the outdoors especially invigorating and refreshing. It really sharpens all your senses. I worked one summer in Lake City, Colorado ( 1978) as a mounted “Wilderness Ranger” in the Powderhorn Lakes Primitive Area in SW Colorado.
Living in a tent and riding a horse while patrolling at 12,000 feet in Elk summer range was a terrific experience. Sure wish I could do it one more time. While doing so, I used my spare time to do a Biblical Study on Biblical financial principles. I have been blessed many times over ( millions of dollars) by its many applications.
Actually, elevated. Right now we have a “currency war” currently in progress. Its a WAR and for global financial dominance. You apparently do not fully comprehend what you are up against. Its not what most people see. We can not win it with our current leadership and collective mindset. We are going to Lose our control.
Beyond that, lets see what “The Boss” has to say about this financial matter.
Proverbs 22:9 ” The Rich rule over the poor and the lender becomes the borrower’s slave”. What about slavery do you find desirable or attractive at a personal level? Regarding worldly wisdom: I Corinthians 3:19 ” For the wisdom of man is but foolishness to God”..
The merits of debt are eventually slavery in one form or another. Certainly not freedom in any conventional sense. Nations come and go, men are born and die, this financial principle in the Book of Proverbs remains the same forever. You might consider the source, as well.
Please, Don’t fool yourself. WE live in a nation of fools who are going to find out the hard way there is no escape from the huge (debt) hole they have dug for themselves and their kin. I plan to avoid their fate as much is humanly possible in every way while I can.
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Error: Borrower becomes the lender’s slave. Look it up in your Bible. Thats what references are for.
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The movie business is a perfect example of what is happening globally.
See, e.g., http://variety.com/2015/film/news/cannes-film-festival-market-currency-crisis-1201492761/ (“Cannes’ Money Problems: Plunging Euro Leaves a Cloud Over Market”—”[T]here’s an ominous cloud hanging over this year’s market: the currency crisis in Europe and Russia”—”Japan is not good. Russia is at zero because of the ruble. Europe is bad”—”The Euro has steadily fallen in value against the dollar, and the ruble went into free-fall last year”)
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CODE BLUE?
The U.S. Dollar-based global financial system of floating-rate currencies began with the last reset of the system in 1971. President Nixon famously took America off the international gold standard we had since 1944 and declared ( We are All Keynesians now ). Nixon was called a bum for that.
The global financial crisis of 2008-2009 was the equivalent of a heart attack. Uncle Sam and the U.S. BANKERS went to the Cardiac Wing of General Hospital for monitoring. Eventually, he was released but the incident was a warning we are all now on borrowed time. We then went back to our old (eating) habits, enjoying cheese, steaks, and french fries.
Todays financial imbalances indicate cardiac problems are reappearing once again. Bonds move quickly, throwing traders into a money-losing tizzy. Some big losses at banks are suspected. Gold is being amassed by China and Russia. Something is brewing. Monetary change is coming, like it or not.
The American people think its just “politics” and don’t pay much attention. The temporary pay raise they got from cheap energy is now being taken-away by the oil markets as they rebound from their Feb. lows. Pump prices have been creeping-up on them. Some are feeling the pain. The economy is stalling again; possibly heading into another recession right now.
Next goes the stock market, then later the election of 2016. Liberal Incumbent parties fail to win elections whenever the stock market is going down. Conservative P.M Cameron in Great Britain just won a landslide reelection because of this phenomenon. Change is coming, like it or not. Get Ready for it.
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WIPED-OUT ?
We need a strong third party. Republican candidates like Bush or Democrats like Hillary really suck. Rome had family dynasties in the emperor-ship and look where it got them. We are no different, certainly not “exceptional” anymore. Just average and quite mediocre. CAlifornia is a good example of what all of America will soon look like ( the color Brown).
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Thank you again, Craig.
I am an Independent, and have been for more than 20 years, after having grown up in a devoutly Republican family, and having been a Democrat first and then a Republican.
According to a recent Gallup poll, a record-high 42 percent of Americans identify as Independents.
See https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2010/03/31/the-rise-of-independents/#comment-3244
However, the only thing that needs to be known about Jeb Bush and Hillary Clinton is they are the only two candidates who are capable of guiding America through the troubled waters of the world during the next 4-8 years.
The rest of the candidates are rank neophytes, who barely know where Europe is.
Between Jeb and Hillary, honesty is an overriding issue; and she will represent America’s far Left. Also, he is likely to garner the very important Hispanic/Latino vote.
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I too am a registered “independent” voter who actually talks and acts like a independently-minded citizen. In contrast, most “independents” reveal they lean towards liberal big government candidates in many polls and voter surveys. So, “independent” does not necessarily mean independently-minded in my observation. ( Most are not authentic, whatever they call themselves).
Similarly, 40% of couples in households with children remain “unmarried”, according to census figures. The number of married Americans is down by a corresponding amount, but Biology still governs human relationships- expect in bizarre places like San Francisco, CA.
A Supervisory Game Warden I know with the Colorado Division of Wildlife in Glenwood Springs, Colorado ( worked with when I was on the White River National Forest in Rifle, Colorado in 1984) named Perry Will told me that ” its sad we can not produce more capable candidates”.
I agree. Its pretty sad the best America can do for a prospective president is Jeb Bush or Hillary Clinton. We have lowered our standards a lot since Richard Nixon, and he was no saint.
We are all doomed or at least screwed. Hillary Clinton is a true bitch by any metric. Jeb Bush is “too pin-heady”, according to Bill O’Reilly. My countrymen are mostly stupid fools who follow what the crowd ( everyone) is doing. Pretty sad. We need a dictator.
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Thank you again, Craig.
I respectfully disagree with your last conclusion:
We came close to having that with FDR.
Also, while I like Bill O’Reilly, he is too narcissistic and thick-headed to carry the day on all issues.
Jeb Bush is very talented and smart; and he is being referred to as the Hispanic candidate already, much to his credit.
I believe he would make a fine president, and his wife Columba would make a fine First Lady.
See https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2010/07/30/illegal-immigration-the-solution-is-simple/#comment-7044 (“The Extraordinary Story Of Columba Bush”)
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I respectively disagree. Jeb Bush is as dumb as his other brother George. He is a retard and an overrated governor. Every business the Bush family gets involved in turns to ashes.
Hillary is completely unprincipled and unethical but that really reflects the character of contemporary America and most Americans, at least that I know. We deserve the bitch Hillary. So, we disagree. No matter. There is no consequence to what anyone does or says as far as it impacts me. I am untouchable by 99% of the population. I can protect myself.
People can complain and whine ’till the sun sets for all i care, but nobody and nothing is likely to change or be the better for it. Its “every man for himself”. That’s America. Let’s see how we like it in 20 more years when Muslims gain a majority and run the government and we find ourselves under local Sharia Law in many “areas”, like Michigan.
Better get used to the idea of hearing “Allah Ackbar” four times a day. We deserve whatever we get as a result of our collective choices. I don’t care, whatever is fair.
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The Corruption And Criminality Of The Putin Regime
As discussed in the article above, and the comments beneath it, Putin is a killer who must be terminated, in a manner similar to that of Mussolini. All in Putin’s inner circle, his cronies and thugs, and those military personnel in Georgia, Crimea and the rest of Ukraine must be treated as war criminals and dealt with accordingly.
Nothing less will suffice.
If this had happened earlier with Mussolini, Hitler, Saddam Hussein, Osama bin Laden, Muammar Gaddafi, and other dictators and tyrants before Putin—including Stalin—millions of innocent lives would have been saved.
See, e.g., https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2010/02/09/russias-putin-is-a-killer/#comment-7157 (“Putin’s Culture Of Fear and Death“); see also https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2010/09/27/the-economic-tsunami-continues-its-relentless-and-unforgiving-advance-globally/#comment-7208 (“The World’s Next Credit Crunch Could Make 2008 Look Like A Hiccup“)
The Washington Post‘s Editorial Board has published an article entitled, “A mysterious illness hits a Russian activist,” which is worth reading:
See http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/a-mysterious-illness-in-russia/2015/05/28/f8802714-055f-11e5-bc72-f3e16bf50bb6_story.html (emphasis added); see also http://www.wsj.com/articles/defense-chief-subversion-big-lie-are-in-russias-arsenal-1433601074 (“[US Defense Secretary Ash Carter with respect to Moscow’s behavior in Eastern Europe:] It’s a mixture of subversion and sophisticated threat making, manipulation of information, the big lie—all this cocktail that we saw in Ukraine”) and http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/politics/unite-against-moscow-aggression-us-nuclear-missile-commander-says-vladimir-putins-actions-echo-those-of-nazi-germany-in-the-1930s-10337983.html (“Russia ‘aggression’: US nuclear missile commander says Vladimir Putin’s actions echo those of Nazi Germany in the 1930s”)
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GREAT EXPECTATIONS
Most ( at least half of ALL Americans are so-called “low information voters”, or “simpletons”). Needless to say, they don’t know or read current events, domestic or foreign. They don’t care one twit. Blissful ignorance who disparage current developments, especially in Russia, as just more ” Gloom and Doom”. They are satiated in the comfort of their homes in the burbs, while poor minorities in the inner cities are powder-kegs ( like Baltimore, MD.).
So, Putin is free to consolidate his power virtually unopposed in any way he likes, as any dictator has in past regimes. President Obama is not going to raise any kind of stop sign, that is For sure. Hillary won’t either because “What difference does it make” anyway? ISIS (IsIl) will eventually blow-over never metastasizing into a full-blown global threat outside of Iran and Syria, so “they” think.
Its very naive and stupid, but then, what CAN we expect from the Western “Powers”? I expect nothing will change in the next few years as far as who is in charge and who is clearly not. We may have a huge war sometime, but again, not unless we are directly attacked, as in Pearl Harbor. Assaults to our far-fug empire in the South China Sea or elsewhere go largely unnoticed by most and unaddressed by our “leadership”.
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Thank you, Craig, for your comments.
I respectfully disagree that “Putin is free to consolidate his power virtually unopposed in any way he likes,” and that neither Barack Obama nor Hillary Clinton will stop him.
Two things are devastating Russia today: (1) Obama’s sanctions, which are biting; and (2) the fall in oil prices. A third element is coming online; namely, America’s export of oil, gas and other energy products.
See, e.g., https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2010/09/27/the-economic-tsunami-continues-its-relentless-and-unforgiving-advance-globally/#comment-7283 (“US To Launch Blitz Of Gas Exports, Eyes Global Energy Dominance“)
If Hillary is elected, and Putin is still alive, I believe she would follow Obama’s policies of trying to crush Putin once and for all.
Lastly, you stated:
Again, I respectfully disagree. The United States and our allies in the area (e.g., Japan) are focused on the developments there.
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China’s gradual incursions into the South China Sea and the Spratley Islands are not followed by the general public or the Main Street Media. You don’t hear about it every day or week.
Its been a “work in progress” for China for several years now. Without the public involved, politicians will do as they figure is adequate, even if minimally adequate. China keeps barging sand and building their new airstrips for future military use. They play chess, we play games.
Sanctions may indeed hurt Russia and its people, but not billionaires or billionaire himself, Vladimir Putin. Like the coalition against ISIS, its a nice story but little else. ISIS keeps getting stronger each week. Tyrants ONLY respond to force, not talk, opinions, sanctions, nor public pressure.
You have it quite wrong. Japan wants to modify its treaties to allow it to bulk up its own military. Unfortunately, they have few young Japs coming along, as their birth rates are very low. Japan’s population is aging and in decline. The Phillapeans want the U.S. to upgrade their military presence in the region even after they previously asked us do leave. Why would we do anything for them now? That’s certainly not what the American People want after Iraq and Afghanistan fiacos.
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With respect to your first two paragraphs, Craig, the United States and our allies in the Pacific are focused on China’s activities across the board, period.
Regarding Putin, our next actions might include denying Russia access to the SWIFT payment system. This would devastate the country even more.
Putin is responding in the only ways he can: blustering. He has no real power to do much of anything else. He is not suicidal, and does not want to lose his estimated fortune of $70 billion.
The American people are “mentally” out of the Middle East, including Iraq, Afghanistan and Israel (e.g., a relationship that Barack Obama has “reset”). After three wars in the region already, they have zero taste for another one. Also, our emerging energy supremacy means that the region does not register highly on our radar screens.
Regrettably, in humanitarian terms, the people of the region will have to fend for themselves, with very limited American involvement. It simply is not in our national interests to do more than that.
See, e.g., https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2014/01/06/ariel-sharon-is-missed/#comment-7370 (“When Iraq Falls”)
Lastly, please start a new thread if you respond, so these comments are easily readable by smartphone users.
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LIVING IN OUR OWN LA-LA LAND
There is not enough Viagra in the world to make American and European Leadership strong in fact and deed. They all indeed are the Girly-men Arnold talked so much about in Sacramento. Secretary of State John Kerry ( the Swift-boater fake) has reportedly offered Vladimir Putin a deal: Stop taking land and we will lift our trade sanctions against Russia. Does that sound like strong leadership, much less effective leadership on America’s Part? NOT IN MY BOOK !!
Adolph Hitler said after the Treaty signing at Versailles, France that he would “stomp all over Neville Chamberlain if he shows up in Berlin and historically referred to him as a “Worm”. You could say the exact thing today about our representative, John Kerry. You are deluded beyond help. La, La, La.
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Putin Meets Economic Collapse With Purges, Broken Promises [UPDATED]
Peter Satler has written the following article for the Atlantic Council and Newsweek:
See http://www.newsweek.com/putin-meets-economic-collapse-purges-broken-promises-347565 (emphasis added)
If anything, this article may be far too conservative. Both the murderous Putin and Russia are in a death spiral, from which they must not recover.
See, e.g., https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2010/02/09/russias-putin-is-a-killer/#comment-7387 (“The Corruption And Criminality Of The Putin Regime“) and https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2010/09/27/the-economic-tsunami-continues-its-relentless-and-unforgiving-advance-globally/#comment-7283 (“US To Launch Blitz Of Gas Exports, Eyes Global Energy Dominance“) and https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2010/09/27/the-economic-tsunami-continues-its-relentless-and-unforgiving-advance-globally/#comment-7208 (“The World’s Next Credit Crunch Could Make 2008 Look Like A Hiccup“) and https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2010/02/09/russias-putin-is-a-killer/#comment-7157 (“Putin’s Culture Of Fear and Death“) and http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/economics/11759391/Oil-and-gas-crunch-pushes-Russia-closer-to-fiscal-crisis.html (“Oil and gas crunch pushes Russia closer to fiscal crisis”—”Russia has fallen into full-blown depression and faces a mounting fiscal crisis as oil and gas revenues plummet. . . . Russia is already in dire straits. . . . This time there is no recovery in sight as Western sanctions remain in place and US shale production limits any rebound in global oil prices”) and http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2015/aug/5/russia-demanding-ownership-north-pole/ (Putin “demanding ownership of the North Pole”) and http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/currency/11820755/Russian-rouble-hits-new-low-as-oil-prices-plunge-further.html (“Russian rouble hits new low as oil prices plunge further”) and http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/economics/11929969/Rouble-strengthens-as-Russia-forces-exporters-to-dump-foreign-cash-reserves.html (“Russia abandons hope of oil price recovery and turns to the plough”—”Russia has abandoned hopes for a lasting recovery in oil prices, bracing for a new era of abundant crude as US shale production transforms the global energy market”—”Oil and gas taxes make up half the state’s revenue, and almost 70pc of Russia’s exports”—”[T]he ‘game changer’ is US shale that has displaced Saudi Arabia as the fundamental price-setter for the world”) and http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/economics/11937348/Russia-retreats-to-autarky-as-poverty-looms.html (“Russia retreats to autarky as poverty looms”—”Vladimir Putin is falling back on Soviet-era self-reliance as oil wealth evaporates and sanctions cut off vitally-needed technology”—”Russia is running out of money. President Vladimir Putin is taking a strategic gamble, depleting the Kremlin’s last reserve funds to cover the budget and to pay for an escalating war in Syria at the same time”—”Deficits on this scale are manageable for rich economies with deep capital markets. It is another story for Russia in the midst of a commodity slump and a geopolitical showdown with the West. Oil and gas revenues cover half the budget”—”[T]he Kremlin has no means of raising large loans to ride out the oil bust”—”[T]he latest efforts to squeeze more money out of Russia’s energy companies [is] the ‘end of the road'”—”Russia is . . . risking the sort of military overstretch that bankrupted the Soviet Union”—”Putin knows he cannot count on oil and gas any longer, belatedly recognizing that shale technology in the US threatens to cap crude prices for a decade or more, and has effectively destroyed Russia’s petro-power business model”—”Many of the best engineers and technicians have emigrated in a chronic brain-drain”)
We are at war with the murderous Putin; and the United States must do everything possible to cripple Russia and crush him, and then terminate him like Mussolini. Nothing less will suffice.
Ronald Reagan and George H.W. Bush set their sights on destroying the Soviet Union, and it is gone now. The same thing must happen with Putin and Russia.
See http://www.thedailybeast.com/cheats/2015/08/06/russians-hacked-joint-chiefs-of-staff.html (“Russians Hacked Joint Chiefs of Staff“) and http://www.cnbc.com/2015/08/06/russia-hacks-pentagon-computers-nbc-citing-sources.html (“Russia hacks Pentagon“); see also https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2015/07/01/global-chaos-and-helter-skelter/#comment-7524 (“9/11-Like Cyberattacks On America?“) and https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2010/02/09/russias-putin-is-a-killer/#comment-7154 (“Putin Kills Again“) and https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2010/02/09/russias-putin-is-a-killer/#comment-7131 (“Russian Tensions Could Escalate Into All-Out War, Says NATO General“) and http://www.rt.com/usa/312964-kissinger-breaking-russia-ukraine/ (“Kissinger: ‘Breaking Russia has become objective for US’”) and https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/what-six-years-of-reset-have-wrought/2015/08/27/0592048a-4cec-11e5-902f-39e9219e574b_story.html (“[T]he Cold War is not over. . . .”) and http://www.wsj.com/articles/for-russia-oil-collapse-has-soviet-echoes-1441215966 (“For Russia, Oil Collapse Has Soviet Echoes”—”Russia’s currency and economy, already squeezed by Western sanctions, have been sent into virtual free fall by slumping oil prices”—”The oil collapse has exposed deep cracks in Russia’s economic foundations: falling productivity, a shrinking labor force, uncompetitive industries, and private enterprise hemmed in by a kleptocratic state and crony capitalism”—”There are parallels to the events that toppled the Soviet Union”) and http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/vladimir-putin/11923174/Vladimir-Putin-fires-close-ally-Vladimir-Yakunin-after-son-applied-for-British-citizenship.html (“[W]ar with the west“) and http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3270355/Doomed-flight-MH17-shot-Russian-BUK-missile-fired-rebel-held-territory-eastern-Ukraine-Dutch-investigators-set-rule.html (“Russian missile killed pilots and cut jet in half but passengers could have been conscious for up to a minute as plane plunged, reveals official report into MH17 downed over Ukraine“)
Putin has amassed a personal fortune estimated at $70 billion, while being a “public servant” all of his life. Also, he has a Versailles-like palace near Sochi.
See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Putin%27s_Palace (“Putin’s Palace“); see also http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3215995/Hilarious-pictures-Vladimir-Putin-revealing-workout-secrets-hits-gym-alongside-Prime-Minister-time-keeps-shirt-on.html?offset=0&max=100&jumpTo=comment-97277455#comment-97277455 and http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/russia/11987570/Russian-banker-denies-identifying-Putins-daughter-as-university-official.html (“Putin’s daughter [and] her huge wealth“)
Putin is psychopath.
Syria may become his “quicksand,” just as Afghanistan was for the Soviets. They retreated from there, and then the USSR imploded.
Russia today is weaker than the former USSR. Let the Russian body bags grow in number, and let Syria become a graveyard for the Russians . . . and Putin.
Russia spans nine time zones, and consists of many diverse ethnic and religious groups and cultures.
After Putin’s demise, Russia may be “dismembered,” with China taking part (e.g., Siberia) and the rest becoming independent states like the former Yugoslavia.
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Russian Presence Near Undersea Cables Concerns U.S.
Despite the fact that the murderous Putin and Russia are in a death spiral from which they will not recover, the New York Times has reported:
See http://www.nytimes.com/2015/10/26/world/europe/russian-presence-near-undersea-cables-concerns-us.html?_r=0 (emphasis added); see also https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2010/02/09/russias-putin-is-a-killer/#comment-7486 (“Putin Meets Economic Collapse With Purges, Broken Promises“)
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PUTIN CAPITALIZES ON U.S. INCOMPETENCE
Now that President Obama has finally scuttled our military operations and retreated from the Middle East, we become more isolated. Our allies ( especially Saudi Arabia and Israel) are worried, since we can no longer protect them from extremist threats or invaders.
Taking full advantage of our weakness ( MIA), Putin handily filled the void left by the U.S. in Syria and Iraq and is looking like quite a leader compared to everyone else. So, Putin can portray decision and action to his people and rekindle a shared sense of National Pride, all the while suppressing any and all domestic opposition. You have to give it too Putin: He IS a survivor, if nothing else.
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I respectfully disagree.
Thanks to Barack Obama and our sanctions, as well as the fall of oil prices, Putin and Russia are in a death spiral from which they will not recover. If anything, we need to ratchet up the sanctions—which we can do unilaterally—by denying Russia access to the SWIFT banking system.
See https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2010/02/09/russias-putin-is-a-killer/#comment-7486 (“Putin Meets Economic Collapse With Purges, Broken Promises”)
Second, the United States is the largest energy producer in the world once again, and essentially energy independent. We do not need the Middle East anymore, including Israel.
See https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2010/09/27/the-economic-tsunami-continues-its-relentless-and-unforgiving-advance-globally/#comment-7283 (“US To Launch Blitz Of Gas Exports, Eyes Global Energy Dominance”)
Third, Americans are sick and tired of the region after three wars there, with thousands of American deaths and others maimed, and the loss of trillions of dollars in U.S. economic resources. They want out of the region permanently.
Even if Israel’s existence is at stake, the United States will not come to its rescue. It is on its own, sink or swim. The tiny country has been a burden without benefits for almost 70 years.
Fourth, the more members of Russia’s military who are sent to Syria, the more who will return to the “Motherland” in body bags, just like Ukraine.
Fifth, being trapped in the quicksand of Syria, Putin risks alienating the entire Sunni Muslim world, not in just in Syria and the Gulf countries, but in Russia itself.
The U.S. must do everything possible to cripple Russia and crush Putin. Nothing less will suffice.
Sixth, the world must never forget that he left the Olympics in Beijing to launch his aggression against Georgia. Then, he left the Olympics in Sochi and launched his aggression against Crimea and the rest of Ukraine.
Also, the world must never forget that in addition to downing Malaysia Airlines Flight 17—and killing all 283 passengers and 15 crew on board—Putin killed Alexander Litvinenko and countless others.
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PROXY WARS IN MIDDLE EAST AND ASIA
Our participation in numerous proxie wars, along with our enemies, risks the possibility of open (military) conflict. We are pushing and intervening all over the world while again, discounting the chances (risk) it could blow-up on us. For example, Russia has declared it will shoot down any fighters in the air over Syria. In response, President Obama declared it to be a No Fly Zone for Americans only.
So, Israeli, U.S. or NATO jets who violate the declared “No Fly Zone” could find themselves in a real dogfight if a pilot on either side gets an itchy trigger finger. Then you have an incident, leading to a potential war. In any event, the potential for military escalation is clear and undebateble!
We are not prepared to have a war with anyone because as you say, after so many years of bleeding-out, the public has had enough of them. WWI started with one shot in Serbia and lasted for years. It caused governments to issue a ton of debt and contributed to the backdrop for a global Great Depression and World War II.
So, is our current foreign affairs approach to hasten Putin’s or China’s “demise” really worth the potential cost: having WWIII and possibly, losing it? We won’t have to worry about any more overseas wars if we lose one. Then we suffer our own demise for being stupid. Works both ways. Right now, we are losing influence, respect, and confidence abroad. Again, undeniable!
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You have written:
“is our current foreign affairs approach to hasten Putin’s or China’s ‘demise’ really worth the potential cost: having WWIII and possibly, losing it?”
I never mentioned China’s demise.
Russia is imploding, and far weaker than the Soviet Union was when it imploded.
The world must never forget that Ronald Reagan and George H.W. Bush set their sights on destroying the Soviet Union, and it is gone, without a shot being fired.
After its collapse, Putin and his cronies and thugs hijacked Russia’s incipient democracy, and have been exploiting it ever since. The Russians deserve better. Also, the world must be cleansed of tyrants like Putin. He must be terminated or history will repeat itself.
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Russians to Putin: We Will Not Forget Stalin’s Crimes
In an article subtitled, “As Putin tries to paper over the atrocities of Stalinism, thousands of Russians are taking to the streets to say, ‘Never forget,’” the Daily Beast has reported:
See http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2015/11/03/russians-to-putin-we-won-t-forget-stalin-s-crimes.html (emphasis added)
The total number of people killed by Stalin and his goons were more than 30 million. As I have written:
See https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2010/02/06/the-silent-voices-of-stalin’s-soviet-holocaust-and-mao’s-chinese-holocaust/ (“The Silent Voices Of Stalin’s Soviet Holocaust And Mao’s Chinese Holocaust“)
The murderous Putin is every bit as sinister and evil as Stalin, Hitler and Mao.
He came to prominence as a KGB operative in East Germany—or the DDR, as it was known before the fall of the Berlin Wall and the collapse of Erich Honecker’s government—which was one of the most repressive regimes in the Soviet Union’s orbit, or the Evil Empire.
After its collapse, he and his cronies and thugs hijacked Russia’s incipient democracy, and have been exploiting it ever since. The Russians deserve better. He must be terminated or history will repeat itself.
The world must never forget that Putin left the Olympics in Beijing to launch his aggression against Georgia. Then, he left the Olympics in Sochi and launched his aggression against Crimea and the rest of Ukraine.
Also, the world must never forget that in addition to downing Malaysia Airlines Flight 17—and killing all 283 passengers and 15 crew on board—Putin killed Alexander Litvinenko and countless others.
See https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2010/02/09/russias-putin-is-a-killer/#comment-7486 (“Putin Meets Economic Collapse With Purges, Broken Promises“); see also http://www.wsj.com/articles/anti-doping-commission-finds-russia-engaged-in-state-sponsored-doping-1447082047 (“Anti-Doping Commission Finds Russia Engaged in State-Sponsored Doping“)
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The Shocking And Cowardly Rehabilitation Of A Killer: Russia’s Putin [UPDATED]
Neville Chamberlain is alive and well on both sides of the Atlantic.
The UK’s Daily Mail has reported:
See http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3320174/Russia-offered-compromises-future-Syrian-dictator-Assad-return-joining-fight-against-ISIS.html (“Putin comes in from the cold: Desperate world leaders cosy up to Russian President to get him to join the fight against ISIS“) (emphasis added)
This is the moral equivalent of “cosying up” to, and currying favor with Adolf Hitler. Indeed, it is Neville Chamberlain-esque.
See https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2010/02/06/the-silent-voices-of-stalin’s-soviet-holocaust-and-mao’s-chinese-holocaust/ (“The Silent Voices Of Stalin’s Soviet Holocaust And Mao’s Chinese Holocaust“); see also https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2010/02/09/russias-putin-is-a-killer/#comment-7795 (“Russians to Putin: We Will Not Forget Stalin’s Crimes“)
The tragic slaughter of innocents in Paris represents a pittance when compared with the number of people whom Putin has killed.
He came to prominence as a KGB operative in East Germany—or the DDR, as it was known before the fall of the Berlin Wall and the collapse of Erich Honecker’s government—which was one of the most repressive regimes in the Soviet Union’s orbit, or the Evil Empire.
After its collapse, he and his cronies and thugs hijacked Russia’s incipient democracy, and have been exploiting it ever since.
For example, Putin has been a “public servant” all of his life, yet:
(1) He has amassed a fortune estimated at $70 billion;
(2) “Versailles” has been built for him already (see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Putin's_Palace); and
(3) His cronies have amassed billions of dollars too, and are living like kings outside of Russia.
The Russians deserve better, and need to recover what Putin and his cronies have stolen from them, and then terminate all of them—like the Czar and his family.
The world must never forget that Putin left the Olympics in Beijing to launch his aggression against Georgia. Then, he left the Olympics in Sochi and launched his aggression against Crimea and the rest of Ukraine.
Also, the world must never forget that in addition to downing Malaysia Airlines Flight 17—and killing all 283 passengers and 15 crew on board—Putin killed Alexander Litvinenko and countless others.
Europe is weak militarily today. Britain is as weak as ever, and may be weakened further when Scotland achieves its independence, which is merely a matter of time.
Like Hitler, Putin has not changed his goals one iota.
Both Putin and Russia are in a death spiral, yet the cowardly leaders of the West may be coming to his rescue. How truly sick and pathetic.
They might have saved Hitler too . . .
See, e.g., https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2010/02/09/russias-putin-is-a-killer/#comment-7486 (“Putin Meets Economic Collapse With Purges, Broken Promises“) and http://www.wsj.com/articles/turkeys-warning-shot-1448407379 (“Turkey’s Warning Shot”—”[T]he last months of the Obama Administration will be the most dangerous since the end of the Cold War”—”Mr. Putin is not a fit partner in the coalition to fight ISIS”) and https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2010/02/09/russias-putin-is-a-killer/#comment-7836 (“Ban Russia From All Athletic Competition Based On Its War On Athletics“)
One thing is positive: Putinism will not survive Putin.
Syria may become his “quicksand,” just as Afghanistan was for the Soviets. They retreated from there, and then the USSR imploded.
The Russian body bags will grow in number, and Syria will become a graveyard for the Russians.
Russia today is weaker than the former USSR. It spans nine time zones and includes 160 ethnic groups that speak an estimated 100 languages. It is by no means monolithic.
After Putin’s demise, Russia may be “dismembered,” with China taking part (e.g., Siberia) and the rest becoming independent states like the former Yugoslavia.
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Ban Russia From All Athletic Competition Based On Its War On Athletics [UPDATED]
The UK’s Telegraph has reported:
See http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/othersports/athletics/12018849/Russia-fully-suspended-from-world-athletics-after-accepting-an-indefinite-ban-from-the-sport.html (emphasis added); see also http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/othersports/drugsinsport/12185021/Russia-still-cheating-as-German-broadcaster-casts-doubt-over-countrys-willingness-to-clean-up-drug-problem.html (“Russia ‘still cheating’ as German broadcaster casts doubt over country’s willingness to clean up drug problem”—”Russia’s bid to get its ban from world athletics lifted in time for the Olympics has been hit by more revelations from the German broadcaster which exposed ‘state-sponsored’ doping in the country”—”Russia . . . was banned from world athletics in November [2015]”—”Russia is in a race against time to convince IAAF president Lord Coe and his council to lift its ban in time for the Olympics in August”—”One Russian athlete could be at the Olympics regardless of her country’s ban. The IAAF is to consider granting the whistleblower who helped expose the extent of her country’s doping problem – and was forced to go into hiding – a special exemption that would allow her to return to competition. Yuliya Stepanova, an 800 metres runner banned for two years in 2013 following abnormalities in her biological passport, could race in Rio under the Olympic flag”)
Russia must be subject to an indefinite ban, which lasts for many years if not decades to come.
To treat the murderous Putin otherwise would be tantamount to having awarded Adolf Hitler a “free ride” in world athletic events after he launched World War II. It is bad enough that he was allowed to stage the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin.
The world must never forget that Putin left the Olympics in Beijing to launch his aggression against Georgia. Then, he left the Olympics in Sochi and launched his aggression against Crimea and the rest of Ukraine.
In addition to downing Malaysia Airlines Flight 17—and killing all 283 passengers and 15 crew on board—Putin killed Alexander Litvinenko and countless others.
Putin is a KGB-trained vicious killer, who must be terminated, not coddled.
See https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2010/02/09/russias-putin-is-a-killer/#comment-7815 (“The Shocking And Cowardly Rehabilitation Of A Killer: Russia’s Putin“)
Russia is crippled already as a result of our economic sanctions and the fall of oil prices, which may fall even more. By ratcheting up the sanctions—such as unilaterally denying Russia access to the SWIFT banking system—Putin and Russia will be in free fall.
See https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2015/11/29/the-death-of-putin-and-russia-the-final-chapter-of-the-cold-war/ (“The Death Of Putin And Russia: The Final Chapter Of The Cold War“)
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Timothy D. Naegele;what nonsense … ha, ha ….No world leader has been so demonized by the West over the past decade as President Vladimir Putin of Russia has.The Western media constantly refer to President Putin as the ‘authoritarian ruler’, despite the fact that he has been repeatedly elected by large majorities in competitive elections against Western backed and funded candidates. His popularity is attested to by opinion polls conducted by Western agencies.In 2015, President Putin’s support soared to over 85%.Clearly the Russian public does not want to return to the poverty and chaos of the Western-backed gangster politics of the 1990’s.The Western media conveniently ignore the well-documented studies on the source of the gangster-oligarchs’ wealth: The violent and illegal seizure of multi-billion dollars-worth of natural resources (aluminum, oil and gas), banks, factories, pension funds and real estate. During the Yeltsin period the oligarchs controlled thousands of armed gangsters and engaged in internal warfare during which thousands were killed, including top government regulators, police officials and journalists who dared to oppose or expose their pillage and property grabs. The major influential western print media are engaged in a prolonged, large-scale effort to demonize Russian President Putin, his politics and persona. There is an article (or several articles) every day in which he is personally stigmatized as a dictator, authoritarian, czar, ‘former KGB operative’ and Soviet-style ruler; anything but the repeatedly elected President of Russia. The Western media have propagated an image of an ‘out-of-control autocrat’, who makes a mockery of ‘democratic’ norms and ‘Western values’, and who seeks to revive the ‘Soviet (aka Evil) Empire’.Its lies and fabrications, its demonization of leaders, like President Putin, are one part of a global military offensive to establish dominance and to destroy adversaries.Its role is to convince world public opinion and world leaders to blindly follow the US and EU, as well as their ‘allies’ and vassal states, in a campaign to degrade and undermine Russia, and consolidate a unipolar empire under US tutelage.Putin is the last barricade against NWO….
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Thank you, Comrade, for your comments.
It is always nice to hear from the murderous Putin’s shills, wherever they are located—in your case, ostensibly the Netherlands.
Let’s cut to the chase. Putin must be terminated, like Benito Mussolini before him. Nothing less will suffice.
As I have written:
See https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2015/11/29/the-death-of-putin-and-russia-the-final-chapter-of-the-cold-war/ (“The Death Of Putin And Russia: The Final Chapter Of The Cold War”)
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See https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-10057949/Facebook-Instagram-Facebook-Messenger-DOWN.html (“Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp and Facebook Messenger are DOWN: Social media apps crash for frustrated users worldwide”) and
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-10058203/Verizon-T-Mobile-T-leaving-thousands-without-mobile-internet-phone-services.html (“Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp go DOWN worldwide for three hours and counting in catastrophic outage after server issue causes them to ‘disappear’ from the internet”)
Wow.
If Facebook can be taken down, what about America’s enemies (e.g., China, Russia) taking down the Internet completely? Or taking down our cellphone systems that we rely on? Sound far-fetched? Maybe. Maybe not.
See https://www.cnn.com/2021/10/02/asia/china-warplanes-taiwan-air-defense-intl-hnk/index.html (“China air force sends 77 warplanes into Taiwan defense zone over two days, Taipei says”) and https://thehill.com/policy/defense/575054-us-very-concerned-about-chinas-provocative-military (“US ‘very concerned’ about China’s ‘provocative military activity near Taiwan'”) and https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-10-04/taiwan-preparing-for-war-with-china/100511294 (“Taiwanese Foreign Minister warns his country is preparing for war with China, asks Australia for help”) and https://www.cnsnews.com/article/international/patrick-goodenough/warplanes-scramble-beijing-paper-calls-taiwans-govt-evil (“As Warplanes Scramble, Beijing Paper Calls Taiwan’s Govt ‘an Evil Force the Mainland Must Crush’”) and https://www.the-sun.com/news/3787615/russia-zircon-hypersonic-missile-nuclear-submarine/ (“Russia unleashes ‘unstoppable’ 6,670mph Zircon hypersonic missile from nuclear sub for the first time amid WW3 fears”) and https://www.usnews.com/news/world-report/articles/2021-10-04/brazen-china-steadily-ramps-up-warplane-flights-in-taiwans-airspace (“Brazen China Steadily Ramps Up Warplane Flights in Taiwan’s Airspace”) and https://news.trust.org/item/20211004144313-afbyb (“China mounts largest incursion yet near Taiwan, blames U.S.”)
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See https://www.cnbc.com/2021/10/13/russia-putin.html (“Russia’s Putin on oil prices: $100 barrel is ‘quite possible'”)
This is one of the many tragic legacies of the failed Biden-Harris presidency.
Under our President Trump, we were moving rapidly toward energy independence. Brain Dead Joe canceled the Keystone Pipeline, putting Americans out of work, and making us dependent on the volatility of Middle East oil again.
Also, killer Putin and Russia’s only exports of significance are energy products. Low prices cripple our enemy Russia’s economy.
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See https://www.dailymail.co.uk/debate/article-10584531/Vladimir-Putin-neither-sick-nor-mad-hes-ruthless-gangster-been.html (“Vladimir Putin is neither sick nor mad – he’s the ruthless gangster he has always been”)
This article from the UK mirrors my assessment more than a decade ago. Vladimir Putin perfected the fine art of killing with the KGB in the DDR, or East Germany. Like a rabid animal, he must be put down — and join other mass murderers in human history, such as Adolf Hitler and Joseph Stalin — and not be coddled or respected in any way.
See, e.g., https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10585475/Children-HOSPICE-stand-snow-shape-Z-support-Putin.html (“Russia’s most immoral propaganda yet: Children at a HOSPICE are made to stand in the snow in the shape of a Z to show support for Putin’s troops”) and https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10586193/Up-five-MILLION-refugees-flee-Ukraine-carnage-bombing-continues-EU-warns.html (“Putin sinks to new low as Russia continues to shell civilians trying to flee Ukrainian cities after LANDMINES were discovered along one ‘humanitarian corridor’ amid warnings FIVE MILLION will try to leave the country”) and https://news.yahoo.com/putin-1999-apartment-bombings-ukraine-175001959.html (“‘Capable of anything’: How the ’99 apartment bombings explain Putin’s rise and regime”) and https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10587231/Ukrainian-girl-7-killed-school-shelled-hero-grandfather-tried-save-her.html (“Ukrainian girl, 7, is killed after Russians shell school with ‘cluster bomb’ while her hero grandfather desperately tried to shield her from the blast”) and https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10590863/Ukraine-war-Elderly-civilian-couple-blown-car-Russian-tank.html (“Elderly civilian Ukrainian couple are blown up in their car in completely unprovoked attack by Russian ‘special peacekeeping force’ tank”) and https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10592485/Tatyana-Perebeynos-cut-alongside-two-children-Russian-ceasefire-shelling-Irpin.html (“Much-loved mother, son, 18, and daughter, nine, who were all wiped out by Putin’s bombs as they tried to flee city of Irpin during sham ‘ceasefire’ in photo that sickened the world”) and https://kyivindependent.com/national/russian-soldiers-murder-volunteers-helping-starving-animals-near-kyiv/ (“Russian soldiers murder volunteers helping starving animals near Kyiv”) and https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10593177/Ukraine-war-Russia-reopens-evacuation-routes-besieged-cities.html (“Putin sinks to new low: Maternity hospital is bombed, with children buried under rubble in Mariupol, where ‘3,000 babies are without food or medicine’, while Russian troops round up 400 Ukrainian ‘hostages’ in Kherson”) and https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10602461/Ukraine-war-Russia-bombs-disabled-care-home-near-Kharkiv.html (“Now Putin bombs a disabled care home: Ukrainians claim Russians are killing MORE civilians than soldiers and have destroyed 48 schools – but Kyiv says its breaking stranglehold on cities as another helicopter is blown out the sky”) and https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10604601/Putin-attacks-cities-including-Dnipro-Lutsk-locals-experience-attacks-time.html (“‘Our people are being tortured’: Zelensky vows to get food, water and medicine in to besieged Mariupol while Russia prepares to launch its all-out assault on Kyiv and the UK warns new attacks on western cities are indiscriminately shelling civilians”) and https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10604517/Ukrainian-woman-31-blown-Russian-tank-finds-medicine-sick-mother.html (“Ukrainian woman, 31, is ‘blown up by a Russian tank as she finds medicine for her sick mother’ as friend hails ‘brave’ medic who stayed to help locals under siege from Putin’s forces”)
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I think you are wrong. You’re stuck in the past. I am about your age and I think you would rather see things as they were then consider someone may have had some political change of heart. I myself, lived my entire life until the age of 50 as a brain dead Demcrat. Now, because I’ve educated myself, realize I was wrong. I see now that the Democrats are anti-American. They lie, have always lied, have a long history of election fraud, are racists, war mongers, criminals, unethical, Swamp Creatures, sexual deviants, murderers etc. The worst of the worst are right here in the US such as the Clintons, the Bush family, Obama and his “wife”, the Biden crime (and sexually deviant) family. You need to read more. I’ve been reading a lot of online Eurpean news sources and they have a lot more information about what is really happening because here in the US, the Press is just the mouthpiece for the Democrats. The European news agencies have a different story to tell about Putin and Zelensky. We haven’t had a “free press” for decades. You’ve been fed the same old lines for too long. The European news agencies know that Schwab, Soros et al are the real villains. Come out of the “Putin is former KGB” fog. Read what Schwab has said, without fear or shame. He wishes to eliminate more than half of the worlds population. He’s the enemy of all humanity. He has stated, “You’ll own nothing and be happy”. What happened to the American Dream? Is he NOT the enemy? Look into who this man is. Soros worked with the Nazis and admitted in a 60 Minutes interview that he had no regrets. We know very well that the organizations he funds are anti American. You know that anti American means anti First Ammendment. He is trying to establish thought policing. I will fight with my life if I have to against THESE enemies. It is THESE enemies of whom the entire world should be wary, not Putin. Putin in his way, is tryng to combat those same enemies. I’m no fan of Putin but I AM asking, are you part of the problem? What are YOU doing about THIS? Are you a member of this WEF/Globalist/One World Government mafia?
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Thank you, Rhonda, for your comments.
First, I am not certain that we disagree, except with respect to Putin. I have followed his career since his rise to power with Boris Yeltsin when the Soviet Union collapsed. He is a cold-blooded KGB-trained killer. It is his profession, and all that he knows.
He is responsible for the atrocities in Ukraine, including the rape and disfigurement of Ukrainian women, and young mothers in particular. This is what the Soviets did when they overran Berlin at the end of World War II, raping an estimated 2 million German women. A former secretary of mine was a young girl there, and witnessed it.
I agree with you completely regarding the Democrats. I began as one, and became an Independent when I left the U.S. Senate. I don’t recall voting for one since then.
Next, I read and cite lots of foreign sources, including the UK’s Economist and Daily Mail that are excellent.
Lastly, Soros is a cipher, as far as I am concerned. He will be dead soon; and his influence is overrated. He is a pariah.
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Putin’s Killing Continues
See https://www.the-sun.com/news/7603864/putin-killing-russian-elite-mob-boss/ (“Bloodthirsty ‘mafia boss’ Putin killing Russian elite to cling to power as 39 oligarchs & officials mysteriously die”)
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