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2014-03-17 Europe

95.5% of Crimeans Vote to Join Russia, U.S. and UK Slam Referendum as Illegitimate

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Posted by Fred 2014-03-17 00:00|| || Front Page|| [11138 views ] Top

#1 Just as legit as 101% of a precinct voting for Obama, I'd say.

Posted by no mo uro 2014-03-17 10:52|| 2014-03-17 10:52|| Front Page Top

#2 An illegitimate vote? That's unpossible!

Posted by Kofi Tholing4837 2014-03-17 12:36|| 2014-03-17 12:36|| Front Page Top

#3 ..this is whatcha' get when you don't have Jimmy Carter and Sean Penn officiating..

Posted by Uncle Phester 2014-03-17 12:37|| 2014-03-17 12:37|| Front Page Top

#4 The era of "legitimate is whatever we say is legitimate" is over?

Posted by g(r)omgoru 2014-03-17 14:14|| 2014-03-17 14:14|| Front Page Top

#5 Putin didn't even feel the need to employ useful idiot Jimmy Carter to validate. That's got to hurt our mom jeans CIC/leader of the free world.

Posted by regular joe 2014-03-17 14:42|| 2014-03-17 14:42|| Front Page Top

#6 So based on the precedent Tovarisch Putin has set, we should call for Chechneya and other ethnic accretions to the Rodina to hold elections to declare their annexation to the nearest appropriate polity. And since China saw fit to abstain on the UN vote, a sucession vote in Tibet would be most tickey-boo.

Posted by Pancho Elmomoting7413 2014-03-17 14:53|| 2014-03-17 14:53|| Front Page Top

#7 I just voted to annex Mexico to my back yard...

Posted by Marilyn Noodleman3184 2014-03-17 16:00|| 2014-03-17 16:00|| Front Page Top

#8 Jeez, Barry...you must feel like a Republican running for sumthin in Chicago.

Posted by tu3031 2014-03-17 16:17|| 2014-03-17 16:17|| Front Page Top

#9 Russian Deputy PM Laughs at Obamas Sanctions

Russias deputy prime minister laughed off President Obamas sanction against him today asking Comrade @BarackObama if some prankster came up with the list.

The Obama administration hit 11 Russian and Ukrainian officials with sanctions today as punishment for Russias support of Crimeas referendum. Among them: aides to President Vladimir Putin, a top government official, senior lawmakers, Crimean officials, the ousted president of Ukraine, and a Ukrainian politician and businessman allegedly tied to violence against protesters in Kiev.

Posted by Elmaque Huputch7332 2014-03-17 18:27|| 2014-03-17 18:27|| Front Page Top

#10 The DPRK's 100%-of-the-Vote loving KJU = "Pudgy" says "Pffftttt - Slackers"!

As per #9 - Yuuuup.

* ION FREEREPUBLIC > [Reuters] AFTER CRIMEA, EAST + SOUTH UKRAINE ASK IFF THEY ARE NEXT?

* SAME > [Daily Beast] KHARKIV [Kharkov] UKRAINE'S NEXT TIPPING POINT?

Battlefields of the feared 2ND SS Panzer "Das Reich".

* SAME > [Vocativ] JIHADISTS ARE SEETHING AT RUSSIA OVER CRIMEA.

* RUSSIA TODAY > CRIMEA'S REFERENDUM CORRECTED SOVIET-ERA MISTAKE - GORBACHEV, i.e. the former USSR's mistake in merging the Crimea wid the then-Ukrainian SSR widout the consent of the locals.

Also read, STALIN'S MISTAKE.

* BHARAT RAKSHAK > [Guardian = CNN] OPINION:OBAMA
CAN'T HAVE IT BOTH WAYS IN CRIMEA.

IMO Artic read, US-SPECIFIC NATIONALISM VS ANTI-US GLOBALISM [OWG-NWO].

versus

* TOPIX > [Daily Beast] THE UKRAINE WANTS US HELP IN A WAR.

Well, yeah, ditto for JAPAN + PHIL + VIETNAM + INDIA, ETC.

* CHINESE MILITARY FORUM > THE PRC ABSTAINS HER VOTE ON UNSC RESOLUTION CONDEMNING CRIMEA INDEPENDENCE REFERENDUM | UN RESOLUTION: RUSSIA VETOES, CHINA ABSTAINS.

Beijing playing it "safe" vee Russia + US???

* OTOH TOPIX > CRIMEA REFERENDUM SPARKS SECESSION DEBATE IN CHINA.

China to continue its policy of non-interference in foreign affairs, or else to begin engaging an
active Foreign Policy where China-specific unilateral or joint MilPol intervention is possible.

Lest we fergit, UKRAINE = ONCE CONQUERED BY THE MONGOLS OF THE GOLDEN HORDE, I.E. CHINA'S "YUAN" DYNASTY.

Posted by JosephMendiola 2014-03-17 20:24|| 2014-03-17 20:24|| Front Page Top

#11 John Kerry, "Don't Do It!!"

Guess they no speaky le Englesh.

Posted by Omavising Ebbemp9815 2014-03-17 23:03|| 2014-03-17 23:03|| Front Page Top

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