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2023-08-26 Caucasus/Russia/Central Asia

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Posted by Besoeker 2023-08-26 07:39|| || Front Page|| [17 views ] Top

#1 ...Aw, Hell no. Vito Corleone, for all his failings, at least had a certain honor, respect and dignity.

Vladimir Vladomirovitch, on the other hand, not so much. The man was a Colonel in the goddamned KGB, an organization whose cruelty, backstabbing, and pure unadulterated viciousness made Game of Thrones look like Romper Room. We'd all be a lot better off if our government's attitude to him reflected that instead of polite dislike.

Mike

Posted by Mike Kozlowski 2023-08-26 09:35|| 2023-08-26 09:35|| Front Page Top

#2 /\ "You mean like democrats?"

Posted by Besoeker 2023-08-26 09:37|| 2023-08-26 09:37|| Front Page Top

#3 "Tell Vlad it was only business. I always liked him."

Posted by JHH 2023-08-26 09:38|| 2023-08-26 09:38|| Front Page Top

#4 Um, lessee. No scruples? Check. Nukes? Check. Kill on a whim? Check.

Maybe time to accept this outfit needs handled with a bit more care than the Nuland / Kagan / Bolton / Dem / Roarin' RINO complex seems to be capable of.

Posted by M. Murcek 2023-08-26 09:41|| 2023-08-26 09:41|| Front Page Top

#5 Like the Ukrainians in WWII, caught between Hitler and Stalin. Who can blame them for not knowing which side to choose? Now they're caught between Putin and Biden. The more things change, the more they stay the same.

Posted by Abu Uluque 2023-08-26 11:59|| 2023-08-26 11:59|| Front Page Top

#6 The mafia overtones in these expressions of raw power are no accident. Their purpose is to intimidate, showing that the Russian state will stop at nothing to secure itself.

Kinda like all these bogus indictments against Trump? But I'm afraid WSJ thinks Trump is just as bad as Putin.

WSJ can clearly see the mote in somebody else's eye. OK, Putin is a mean old man. That's easy. But they cannot see the log in their own eye.

What do they say about Biden's crimes in Ukraine, needless NATO expansion, war profiteering, DoJ election interference, human trafficking, biased media, etc., etc.

I cancelled my subscription to WSJ exactly for this kind of crap.

Posted by Abu Uluque 2023-08-26 12:23|| 2023-08-26 12:23|| Front Page Top

#7 Like the Ukrainians in WWII, caught between Hitler and Stalin.

So how does this theory explains Volhynian massacre?

Posted by Grom the Kindly 2023-08-26 12:29|| 2023-08-26 12:29|| Front Page Top

#8 It's been dirty for dirty all down the line, Grom. I'm afraid we're just as dirty as they are.

Posted by Abu Uluque 2023-08-26 12:43|| 2023-08-26 12:43|| Front Page Top

#9 You'll please excuse me if I sound bitter. When I was younger I had this impression that the Wall Street Journal was a bastion of respectability and excellent journalism. When I finally subscribed and started reading it every day I found out otherwise.

Posted by Abu Uluque 2023-08-26 12:46|| 2023-08-26 12:46|| Front Page Top

#10 ^Bitter, why? IMO, the collapse of the unipolar world is an excellent opportunity for us (in the west) to regain our civilization.

IMO, the last 30 year demonstrate that Globalists are way worse than Communists.

Posted by Grom the Kindly 2023-08-26 13:01|| 2023-08-26 13:01|| Front Page Top

#11 I had this impression that the Wall Street Journal was a bastion of respectability and excellent journalism

Me: +
BBC
Scientific America

Posted by swksvolFF 2023-08-26 22:37|| 2023-08-26 22:37|| Front Page Top

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