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2014-03-19 Europe

Ukrainian leader threatens to blow up RU gas pipelines.

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Posted by Besoeker 2014-03-19 00:00|| || Front Page|| [3 views ] Top

#1 Be it anti-US OWG Globalism or the "Great Game", a Russo-Ukrainian war, US-Russia, or Euro-Russia war plays into the hands of the Soon-to-be-Nuclear Hard Boyz + their similarly Soon-to-be-Nuclear Global Jihad.

Plus any other Wannabe Govt-State + non-Muslim MilTerr Group(s) out there.

Posted by JosephMendiola 2014-03-19 01:42|| 2014-03-19 01:42|| Front Page Top

#2 At last check, the Ukraine is repor mobilizing up to 40,000 troops to offset agz Russia's 22,000 in the Crimea.

* RUSSIA BEYOND THE HEADLINES > MOSCOW'S VISION FOR UKRAINE'S FUTURE, as based on its acceptance of a separate sovereign Crimea.

Russia favors a MULTI-NATINAL SUPPORT GROUP = PLANNING GROUP ALA A POST-CRIMEA UKRAINE.

* WORLD MILITARY FORUM > TIMES OF ISRAEL: ISRAEL CANNOT RELY ON A "WEAK" US TO DEAL WID IRAN, YA'ALON WARNS. A "WEAK" US IS STRENGTHENING RUSSIA'S HAND IN THE CRIMEA CRISIS AS WELL AS STRENGTHENING CHINA'S HAND IN EAST ASIA-PACIFIC.

* TOPIX > [National Post] OBAMA'S FOREIGN POLICY LEGACY WILL BE MORE ABOUT "RISK MITIGATION" [Redux = Minima Risk] THAN GREAT TRIUMPHS.

* DEFENCE.PK/FORUMS > UKRAINE CRISIS COULD STRENGTHEN RUSSIA-IRAN-CHINA TIES - AS-MONITOR.

* YAHOO NEWS > [New] PM TELLS UKRAINIANS: NO NATO MEMBERSHIP, ARMED GROUPS TO DISARM.

Posted by JosephMendiola 2014-03-19 02:27|| 2014-03-19 02:27|| Front Page Top

#3 Russia won't stand for that either.

Although judging by the reductions in Russian gas exports to Europe in recent years, there should be plenty of spare capacity on other routes.

Posted by phil_b 2014-03-19 03:35|| 2014-03-19 03:35|| Front Page Top

#4 Obama to Reduce Military Pensions By 10%

Have a nice war!

Posted by g(r)omgoru 2014-03-19 16:05|| 2014-03-19 16:05|| Front Page Top

#5 This AM ...

* RUSSIA TODAY > UKRAINE QUITS THE CIS, SETS UP VISA REGIME WID RUSSIA, WANTS CRIMEA TO BE A "DEMILITARIZED ZONE".

"GUANTANAMO/GITMO" NOT-ON-THE-HUDSON, WID RENO-LAS VEGAS CHARACTERISTICS + RUSSIAN ORTHODOX CHURCH???

RussFed "Gitmo" in the Crimea, NATO Milbases in Ukraine, Reno-Las Vegas = FTZS/SEZS in-between.

Methinks Frank Sinatra + "Don Corleone" will go for that.

Posted by JosephMendiola 2014-03-19 20:41|| 2014-03-19 20:41|| Front Page Top

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