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2014-03-30 Caucasus/Russia/Central Asia

Vladimir Putin 'Wants to Regain Finland' Says Close Adviser

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Posted by Besoeker 2014-03-30 03:26|| || Front Page|| [7 views ] Top

#1 ..cause of all those 'ethnic' Russians being oppressed. /sarc off

Posted by Procopius2k 2014-03-30 08:05|| 2014-03-30 08:05|| Front Page Top

#2 The Winter War.

Posted by Besoeker 2014-03-30 08:17|| 2014-03-30 08:17|| Front Page Top

#3 Can Zero find Finland on a map?

Posted by AlanC 2014-03-30 08:51|| 2014-03-30 08:51|| Front Page Top

#4 bring on Simo Hayha!

Posted by Frank G 2014-03-30 09:13|| 2014-03-30 09:13|| Front Page Top

#5 #3 Of course he can. It's the 57th state.

Posted by Matt 2014-03-30 09:34|| 2014-03-30 09:34|| Front Page Top

#6 Thanks for posting Frank. 'The Winter War' is a absolutely fascinating study of conflict and the little guy against the giant.

Posted by Besoeker 2014-03-30 10:15|| 2014-03-30 10:15|| Front Page Top

#7 Putin's call to Obama was brilliant. Obama is against the ropes for looking like a dolt. Putin is now going to milk that for all he can get. Obama will be making major concessions in the name of peace.

Posted by Omavising Ebbemp9815 2014-03-30 10:36|| 2014-03-30 10:36|| Front Page Top

#8 SSI had a really fun/interesting game of Winter War, which naturally I can not find a link to. Man, I do miss those el cheapo games in a bag.

Posted by Shipman 2014-03-30 12:06|| 2014-03-30 12:06|| Front Page Top

#9 Finland should consider how well Belgium's strategy of neutrality against a militarily superior Germany worked out for them.

Speaking of Germany, Germany still needs iron so maybe they would intervene in Finland, again.

Posted by Squinty 2014-03-30 12:21|| 2014-03-30 12:21|| Front Page Top

#10 Here you go Shipman - Winter War.

Posted by Procopius2k 2014-03-30 12:38|| 2014-03-30 12:38|| Front Page Top

#11 It wasn't iron. The Germans had plenty of that available, it was nickel from that region that had their interest.

Posted by Procopius2k 2014-03-30 12:42|| 2014-03-30 12:42|| Front Page Top

#12 Hello Frank #4. That was a good read. Had a bit of seasoning. :)

Posted by Dale 2014-03-30 13:26|| 2014-03-30 13:26|| Front Page Top

#13 On 29 March 1809, having been taken over by the armies of Alexander I of Russia in the Finnish War, Finland became an autonomous Grand Duchy in the Russian Empire until the end of 1917.

Ha-huh, Da, Finland is ours, I will subdue them and finish them off...

Posted by Putin, Oppressor of the Weak 2014-03-30 13:32|| 2014-03-30 13:32|| Front Page Top

#14 Finland is a gulf state, easy to find.

Posted by swksvolFF 2014-03-30 16:02|| 2014-03-30 16:02|| Front Page Top

#15 #14 Finland is a gulf state, easy to find.

Right next to Bothnia.

Posted by Brewster Buffalo 2014-03-30 19:17|| 2014-03-30 19:17|| Front Page Top

#16 I trust Vlad to keep his promise to limit Russian intervention only to the Crimea.

Vlad = Russia will NOT withdraw from the Crimea -PERIOD! The only rationale for any Kerry-Lavrov talks + follow-on is to discuss how much of a US + NATO-EU influence + policy, ...@etc. Russia will compromise or agree to per the rest of non-Crimea/Russian Ukraine.

* AFP > RUSSIA VOWS NO UKRAINE INVASION AS LEADERS SEEK SOLUTIONS.

* RELATED RUSSIA TODAY > LAVROV: IFF WEST ACCEPTS A COUP-APPOINTED KIEV GOVT., IT MUST ACCEPT A RUSSIN CRIMEA.

* SAME > LAVROV: RUSSIA HAS NO INTENTIONS TO SEND TROOPS IN [non/post-Crimea, Russian]UKRAINE - LAVROV.

THE REAL DANGER IS IFF IFF POTUS OBAMA + SECSTATE JAAWHN, ETAL. SAY SOMETHING ON THE MSM-NET TO P *** OFF PUTIN, WHEREUPON THE LATTER WILL GET SO ANGRY AS TO SEND RUSSIAN MILFORS INTO THE UKRAINE + ELSEWHERE.

Lest we fergit, as an alleged dedicated ANTI-US OWG MARXIST-ANARCHIST-GLOBALIST, the Bammer's job is TO LET AMERIKA'S GEOPOL RIVALS OR ANTAGONISTS, ETC. WIN OR OTHERWISE PREVAIL AGZ THE US = US-WEST WHILE GETTING MAINSTREAM AMERIKA TO CLAP-N-APPLAUDTHEIR OWN MILPOL OR STRATEGIC DEFEAT + RETREAT.

1990'S CLINTONISM = D *** NG IT, TRUE-BLUE PATRIOTIC AMERIKANS DEMAND THEIR RIGHT TO BE DEFEATED OR DESTROYED!

Posted by JosephMendiola 2014-03-30 20:35|| 2014-03-30 20:35|| Front Page Top

#17 #11 It wasn't iron. The Germans had plenty of that available, it was nickel from that region that had their interest.

Procopius2k,
I went back and double checked. You are correct, it was nickle. I recall reading that Hitler was angery at Stalin for invading Finland because Finland was supplying Germany with [nickle].

Posted by Squinty 2014-03-30 22:45|| 2014-03-30 22:45|| Front Page Top

#18 NickEL (Th Metal)
NickLE (The coin)

Posted by Redneck Jim 2014-03-30 23:22|| 2014-03-30 23:22|| Front Page Top

#19 See TOPIX > [CTV] RUSSIAN FM: UKRAINE CAN'T FUNCTION AS A UNIFIED STATE, SHOULD BE A FEDERATION.

Belgium or Switzerland = CANTONS???

* SAME > [Wash Times] GOP SENATORS BACK EAST EUROPE MIDDLE DEFENSE TO PUNISH PUTIN.

Looks like Vlad has the Bammer where he wants him.

Posted by JosephMendiola 2014-03-30 23:45|| 2014-03-30 23:45|| Front Page Top

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