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2014-08-29 Caucasus/Russia/Central Asia

U.S. says Russia has 'outright lied' about Ukraine

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Posted by Fred 2014-08-29 00:00|| || Front Page|| [2 views ] Top

#1 My problem with US protestations of direct Russian involvement is that Russia has yet to mobilize its military. We would have seen indications of full scale mobilization a month or two before any invasion.

Posted by badanov 2014-08-29 01:35|| http://www.chriscovert.net 2014-08-29 01:35|| Front Page Top

#2 "The mask is coming off. In these recent acts, we see Russia's actions for what they are

I thought the "mask fell off" with the Molotov–Ribbentrop Pact of August, 1939.

Posted by Besoeker 2014-08-29 02:37|| 2014-08-29 02:37|| Front Page Top

#3 Considering the source, this is rich.

I'm begging to understand why 60es radicals (whose ideas now rule) sincerely believed that their government lies and exaggerates threats to justify aggression---that's what they'd do in its place.

Posted by g(r)omgoru 2014-08-29 03:14|| 2014-08-29 03:14|| Front Page Top

#4 Besoeker: ROFLMAO!

Posted by borgboy 2014-08-29 06:04|| 2014-08-29 06:04|| Front Page Top

#5 Russia has "outright lied"

Well stone the crows, mate.

Mr. & Ms. Pot, please meet Mr. Kettle. Please note all that you have in common.

Posted by AlanC 2014-08-29 08:13|| 2014-08-29 08:13|| Front Page Top

#6 The guard dogs bark at night, growl at people, and poop all over the place. So the youngin's ignore the warnings of their elders and lock the dogs up. Now that which the dogs kept at bay are starting to make their appearance. This is the real world, not the fantasy world of academia. The dogs weren't the problem in the world. They were just a messy consequence of dealing with the world and its real history.

Posted by P2Kontheroad 2014-08-29 09:00|| 2014-08-29 09:00|| Front Page Top

#7 What you never heard of a Russian Pinocchio ?

Posted by Thusoling Lumplump8632 2014-08-29 09:17|| 2014-08-29 09:17|| Front Page Top

#8 I'm begging to understand why 60es radicals (whose ideas now rule) sincerely believed that their government lies and exaggerates threats to justify aggression---that's what they'd do in its place.

You sound as though you believe that Lyndon Johnson was an honorable man. I disagree. He was cut from the same dishonest cloth as Baraq Hussein.

Posted by Ebbang Uluque6305 2014-08-29 12:16|| 2014-08-29 12:16|| Front Page Top

#9 I haven't said anything about LBJ.

Posted by g(r)omgoru 2014-08-29 12:53|| 2014-08-29 12:53|| Front Page Top

#10 You sound as though you believe that Lyndon Johnson was an honorable man. I disagree. He was cut from the same dishonest cloth as Baraq Hussein. Posted by Ebbang Uluque6305

The similarities are absolutely undeniable, even the reach-back to paternal alcoholism and family dysfunction.

Posted by Besoeker 2014-08-29 13:00|| 2014-08-29 13:00|| Front Page Top

#11 Good job the US has got the moral high ground by not lying about anything* recently...

*Apart from a few "small" things.

/sarc just in case.

Posted by Bright Pebbles 2014-08-29 13:02|| 2014-08-29 13:02|| Front Page Top

#12 Is anyone suprised? The Russian-backed Milita's seemed to have been members of the Red Army on loan. Nobody did anything (nobody could) and now everyone is distracted. Putin figues why bother with the tailers when he can just send folks in directly.

Posted by rjschwarz 2014-08-29 14:43|| 2014-08-29 14:43|| Front Page Top

#13 Vlad is now warning the west not to "mess with nuclear Russia."

That didn't take long now did it ?

Posted by Besoeker 2014-08-29 16:03|| 2014-08-29 16:03|| Front Page Top

#14 My problem with US protestations of direct Russian involvement is that Russia has yet to mobilize its military. We would have seen indications of full scale mobilization a month or two before any invasion.

The Russians are directly involved in a limited war effort, just as we are directly involved in Iraq via USAF and USN air attacks. It's just not total war and nowhere near the scale of the Afghan-Soviet War, mainly because the Ukrainians haven't really put up much of a fight.

Posted by Zhang Fei 2014-08-29 20:08|| 2014-08-29 20:08|| Front Page Top

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