nearly trump hair

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RT tells it.

[I honestly tried to make him look a little less hideous. It was too much for me.]

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Chris Floyd tells it.

This policy is what the Nobel Peace Laureate — the first African-American president in history — is now perpetuating in the only nation to liberate itself from slavery. But of course, the most important thing is not the dispossessed in Haiti, nor the innocent people in Libya, Afghanistan, Iraq, Yemen, Somalia and Pakistan being killed, day after day, by the Laureate's bombs, bullets and assassins. No, the main thing is — he's not John McCain! And we must put aside these trifles, these heaps of corpses, and rally around the prez to "defend our gains and regroup for a progressive counter-offensive in 2012!" The best is yet to come!

If you go down and read the Lendman piece in last night's nukequake post, along with this one, you might be shocked out of your groupthink "progressivism" for maybe even up to an hour....

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i've been worrying about this for at least a week

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Notwithstanding the outrage over F. William Engdahl daring to suggest such a thing, this is a real possibility. I'm not getting over having been duped by the so-called Orange Revolution in Ukraine. It reminds me of when my horse kicked me in the head. She was trying to kick another horse, but got me instead, and for many years after my stomach would start trying to trade places with my liver every time I was in a corral with a loose horse. No, just because you've been kicked in the head five or six times by color and flower revolutions doesn't mean every one of them has been incited by our covert ops, but we do have to keep asking that goddam question we learned was key when we got kicked in the head in 2001. I might not have even mentioned this, because I truly am in visceral solidarity with the Egyptians and Tunisians and Yemenis and all those rising up around the world, except for my reaction to seeing ElBaradei's name keep popping up in news accounts of the Egyptian uprising.

We have been hearing about him for Mubarak's post ever since he left the IAEA. Just like we kept hearing Hillary's name for president since the day after Clinton left office. She was going to be president until they realized a black president would be even harder to dis whilst bringing hardcore fascism down around us. You know that's so. THE MEDIA ARE NOT OUR FRIENDS. Their function is to keep us in a specially-crafted consensus trance, they didn't change their tune about Hillary until their bosses decided on Obama, and then we got a veritable cosmic symphony of celebration of Martin's Dream while the McCain/Palin circus kept the bubbas busy... so we DO need to be suspicious as hell right now.

The United States DOES have armies of black ops in every country of strategic interest. That's been shown over and over and over. JSOC has been busily hiring since the advent of Genghis Ponzi Yoo's administration, so think. Find links. Pray The Guardian starts hitting the Cairo cables hard... or at least one of the sites trying to help wade through them.

... and ... just as I was about to mention my worry about whether we should not now suspect Anonymous too, I see THIS... which has made me more suspicious. Mindfuckers Rule the World. We need our own global news operation. We couldn't get it, no matter what, because they would infiltrate it and coöpt it. This. Is. NO. Fun.

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making dubya look even dumber

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Genghis Ponzi Yoo continues to conduct the Bush Administration STARTLINGLY better than ever before.

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jesus

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Relentless.

Although Washington has an intention to improve relations with Moscow, the U.S. continues “reärming Georgia”, which is not in line with the reset policy, Russia’s PM Vladimir Putin said in an interview with Russian daily Kommersant. [Confirmed on RT....]

“I want to believe in reset very much. And I want it very much,” he said in the interview published on August 30. “I see, that the intention of the current administration in the United States to improve relations with Russia is clearly traced. But there are other issues as well. For example, further reärmament of Georgia is underway. Why? That’s real; we see that. There would have been no aggression and blood if not the reärmament of Georgia two years ago; we had been telling this to our partners, including to our European friends; and everyone kept silence; and how did it all ended? It led up to the war. This reärmament continues today,” Putin said.

He also said that a missile defense shield in Europe still remained a problem for the reset policy.

And what an asshole dictator he is.

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was there a break in the putin vilification machine at all?

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Did it ease between administrations and it's warming back up again, or has there really been no lull and I'm just now catching back up to it?
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propaganda tangling badly

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Maybe the Russians are trying to make something politically convenient out of this, or maybe al Jazeera's trying to keep this from getting out of hand too quickly, or maybe cargo flights just regularly have so many conflicting nationalities in flight manifests and crews and destinations....
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not their prezident

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The people of Georgia seem to be about as effective at protest as we are.

Used to be that governments just about everywhere paid attention to protests and made some accommodation to get that blot off their landscapes, but I guess that was just a short window in history or something. And, of course, you have places where mass protest really is more effective because the protesters aren't willing to just go home, denied. They press it until the offenders coöperate, or are ousted, but, well, this involves quite a bit of pain, and not infrequently loss of life, to accomplish. Power does not cede itself unless it is forced, forced as in the use of violence or the strong likelihood of violence being used on it by dint of sheer numbers. It doesn't just go, oh, they don't like what I'm doing, I guess I better stop. That just never is the way it goes. Power wants power over that too.

So even though the evil jackass tool, Saakashvili, is thoroughly reviled in Georgia, and they protest in big numbers all the time, he just says, nope, yer stuck with me till 2013 and, uh, for some completely opaque reason that seems to hold. No, really. So shortly after the huge success of our American-backed Rose Revolution, suddenly the people are completely helpless? Is that right?

someone in georgia finally using his head

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Now if we can get someone in the Ukraine on it, too, we might really start getting somewhere.

even if you're miles away i'm by your side

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Venezuela Recognizes Independence of South Ossetia and Abkhazia
September 11th 2009, by James Suggett

Mérida, September 10th 2009 (Venezuelanalysis.com) -- During a visit to Russia on Thursday, Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez formally recognized South Ossetia and Abkhazia as independent states, and declared that Venezuela will establish diplomatic relations with the disputed former Georgian provinces.

"Venezuela from today is joining in the formal recognition of the two republics as independent states," said Chavez. "We soon will begin actions to establish diplomatic relations with these countries."

The Russian government, which also recognizes the independence of the breakaway provinces, praised Chavez's decision. "Thank you, Hugo, you have made a set of serious and important declarations," said Russian President Dmitry Medvedev.

Georgian vice Prime Minister Temur Yakobashvili rejected Venezuela's move, but said it "will not have any important political consequences." Georgian Deputy Foreign Minister Alexander Nalbandov accused Russia of using the disputed territories as "puppet regimes."

South Ossetia and Abkhazia broke away from Georgia in 1991. Venezuela is the third country to recognize their independence, after Russia and Nicaragua. The U.S. and the European Union, among others, consider them autonomous provinces of Georgia. Russia maintains troops in both provinces, and helped South Ossetia repel Georgia's attempt to militarily reincorporate it last year.

During his visit to Russia, President Chavez advocated the cultivation of strategic multinational alliances in order to put an end to the U.S. global dominance and create a "pluri-polar world."

Referring to the world economic crisis sparked by the collapse of the U.S. financial sector last year, Chavez said during a speech in Russia, "This crisis obligates us to take the initiative, we must come to an agreement on a new way, a new world, in the economic, the political, and the social."

Venezuela and Russia moved forward on the creation of a bi-national bank, joint oil extraction in Venezuela, and military cooperation during the visit.

Chavez will now head to Spain, the last stop in his eleven-day tour which also included Libya, Algeria, Syria, Iran, Turkmenistan, and Belarus.

why is this psycho still in charge?

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whoever backs georgia is going to lose

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Russia firm on supporting S.Ossetia, Abkhazia - PM Putin
18:54 | 26/08/2009

MOSCOW, August 26 (RIA Novosti) - Russia will continue to give its full support to the former Georgian republics of South Ossetia and Abkhazia and will not allow the events of last August to recur, Russia's prime minister said on Wednesday.

Some 162 civilians and 67 Russian service personnel, including peacekeepers, were killed when Georgia attacked the former Georgian republic of South Ossetia last August. Russia reacted swiftly, expelling Georgian troops from the region. It subsequently recognized South Ossetia and another former Georgian republic of Abkhazia on August 26.

"Russia intends to continue giving total political and economic support both to South Ossetia and Abkhazia. I would like to say clearly once again that Russia will not permit any reprisal attempts or any repeat of military ventures in this region," Vladimir Putin said following his meeting with South Ossetian President Eduard Kokoity.

The Russian premier said that Moscow is also ready to consider granting South Ossetia additional financial aid to rebuild its social infrastructure.

"We are ready to consider allocating extra resources for the restoration of social and communal facilities if the need should arise," he said.

Russia has already allocated some 10 billion rubles ($321 million) to South Ossetia for projects to rebuild infrastructure destroyed during the August 2008 war.

Putin said that Russia never targeted or encouraged other countries to recognize the former Georgian republics and the fact that only Nicaragua has recognized their sovereignty is no threat to either Abkhazia or South Ossetia.

Earlier in the day Russian President Dmitry Medvedev said that Tskhinvali and Sukhumi were interested in other countries and international organizations recognizing their independence but said "not all the processes in the world moves quickly," adding that other states needed time to make their decision on the two republics' recognition.

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Who needs the destabilization of South Ossetia?
18:37 | 26/08/2009

MOSCOW. (RIA Novosti commentator Dmitry Babich) - Someone obviously tried to spoil a double holiday in the South Ossetian capital of Tskhinvali by staging an explosion on Wednesday.

Apart from observing the anniversary of the republic's recognition by Russia, the residents of the capital were also going to celebrate the inauguration of the Dzuarikau-Tskhinval gas pipeline, one of the highest-altitude pipelines in the world, which is designed to supply gas to the entire republic. It will rid South Ossetia of its dependence on gas supplies from Georgia as well as create jobs for its residents.

Until recently, Georgia was supplying gas to Tskhinvali under very low pressure (0.6 atmospheres instead of the normal five). Georgia would be happy not to supply any gas at all, but Georgian villages near Tskhinvali receive gas through distribution networks in the South Ossetian capital, so Tbilisi had to deliver some gas.

This indirectly refuted Tbilisi's allegations that almost all Georgians had left South Ossetia. Russian border troops maintain that after the relative border stabilization, up to 6,000 Georgian refugees came back to South Ossetia. Nonetheless, the amount of gas supplied was inadequate either for the republic's industry, or even for the household needs of its population.

So, who wanted to spoil the holiday? One can imagine many scenarios. On the eve of the incident, South Ossetia's law enforcement bodies were confined to barracks in view of potential provocations and acts of subversion by Georgia. Heavy shelling, explosions, and subversion were a prelude to the Georgian invasion on August 8, 2008.

Some experts point to signs of domestic instability in the republic. At the parliamentary elections on May 31, the parties opposing President Eduard Kokoity showed a phenomenally low return. Having lost legal channels of expressing its discontent in parliament, could the opposition resort to direct protests in the streets?

Co-Chairman of the Russian Congress of Caucasian Nations Rauf Verdiyev, the author of the book "Specific Features of Modern Ossetia", gives a negative answer to this question. In his opinion: "The republics of South Ossetia and Abkhazia are young states, which are just now getting started. There is no need for opposition in this process, and therefore, it is taking place without any opposition."

However, during the May elections, serious political forces fought for representation in parliament. The Fydybasta (Fatherland) party, which lashed out at Kokoity for slow progress in restoring some 650 buildings destroyed by the Georgian troops, had a rather high rating in the republic. The People's Party, which split as a result of the interparty coup, and was barred from the elections, enjoyed support from Albert Dzhusoyev, today's hero, the head of Stroiprogress, the general contracting company for the Dzuarikau-Tskhinval gas pipeline.

He openly opposed the recent appointment of Vadim Brovtsev to the post of prime minister. Brovtsev is a former general director of the Chelyabinsk-based construction company Vermikulit. Dzhusoyev's opposition did not prejudice his loyalty to Russia - he believes that Moscow could not support Brovtsev's appointment.

These are normal contradictions between prestigious leaders, which fit in into the democratic process, although the war and the gradual spreading of Russian political culture on South Ossetian territory were bound to strengthen Kokoity's "party of power."

Neither Moscow, nor Tskhinvali can guarantee that Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili will not repeat his armed provocations, and will not blame Russia for them in the course of a massive PR campaign in the West. Nevertheless, Russian taxpayers have already supported South Ossetia with 10 billion roubles - 1.5 billion roubles last year, and 8.5 billion roubles this year. In exchange, Russia has the right to expect political stability from South Ossetia, which is required for the rational use of these funds. Democratic procedures offer the most reliable way of achieving this stability. Moscow cannot accept a situation whereby the team of one "strongman" totally ignores the commitments of its predecessor, fails to account for spent funds, and installs its own men everywhere.

The South Ossetian leaders should adhere to the project of national development, which Kokoity and Abkhazian leader Sergei Bagapsh set forth in the Guardian: "Over the past two decades, we have worked hard to prepare for our place in the community of nations; by promoting the development of a civil society, by encouraging a free press and by holding contested elections in which our citizens chose their leaders. The same cannot be said of Georgia, whose last two leaders have come to power through revolution."

It is not enough to take pride in these achievements. They should be further developed.

The opinions expressed in this article are the author's and do not necessarily represent those of RIA Novosti.

please don't let antiwar go down

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They need money fast or it's over and they're too valuable to lose.

How else would I have known the rose jackass was at it again?

we should be so lucky....

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Amazing how much testosterone he has when he thinks he's got the United States and Israel behind him and what a tie-munching eunuch he turns into when called to account for crap leadership.

if at first you don't succeed, try being clear and making no mistake

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Tensions rise in South Ossetia ahead of war's first anniversary
10:11 | 04/08/2009

MOSCOW, August 4 (RIA Novosti) - With the anniversary of last August's five-day war between Russia and Georgia over South Ossetia just a few days away, events in the region are taking on an oddly familiar tone.

In an echo of the accusations and counter-accusations that marked the buildup to last year's August 8-12 conflict, both Georgia and its former republic of South Ossetia have been trading claims of attacks on one another's territories.

On Tuesday, the South Ossetian communications ministry told RIA Novosti that the village of Otrev, near the republic's capital of Tskhinvali, had been shelled by Georgian forces from across the border. No injuries were reported.

The village was among the first to come under attack last August 8, when Georgian forces attacked the republic in an attempt to bring it back under central control. South Ossetia had enjoyed de facto independence since the early 1990s.

The Georgian Interior Ministry said late on Monday that three rocket-propelled grenades had been launched from South Ossetia at a Georgian village. Again, no injuries were reported.

Both sides also alleged attacks on their territories at the weekend. Russia has said it will use force to protect South Ossetian residents.

Last August's war saw Russian forces chase invading Georgian troops deep into Georgia amid accusations on both sides of human rights abuses. Russia eventually withdrew from Georgian territory and recognized the independence of both South Ossetia and Abkhazia, another former Georgian republic, on August 24. It has since stationed some 4,000 troops in the two republics.

The European Union, in a statement issued by current president Sweden, called for calm in the region.

"The European Union notes with concern the recent accusations of shellings and other incidents on both sides of the South Ossetian administrative boundary line," the statement said. "The EU urges all sides to refrain from any statement or action that may lead to increased tensions at this particularly sensitive time."

The statement also called on both sides to grant the European Union Monitoring Mission unrestricted access to both sides of the South Ossetian border.

And lest you think Russia is simply awaiting our encirclement with a scowl on its face....

they need a clear shot down to iran

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...beside having to halt this jackass encirclement scheme from NATO....

i'm shocked

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they're no kidding pissed at saakashvili

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Report: Georgia opposition sets talks' ultimatum
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TBILISI, Georgia (AP) — A Georgian news report said an opposition leader demanded that President Mikhail Saakashvili agree to a face-to-face meeting by Sunday evening to avoid an escalation between the two sides.

Conservative party leader Kakha Kukava said failure by Saakashvili's government to initiate negotiations will aggravate an already tense situation, the Georgia Online news site reported.

"We will wait for an answer from Saakashvili until 5 p.m. (1300 GMT, 9 a.m. EDT) this evening, after which the opposition will take a decision on further action," Kukava was quoted as saying.

But opposition leader Nino Burdzhanadze, the former parliamentary speaker, was less categorical. She said the opposition would only consider more "severe" protest actions if they received no answer from the president by Monday.

Both sides agreed to talks after a clash between police and opposition protesters injured dozens Wednesday and threatened to plunge the country into violence. Negotiations ended without an agreement on a direct meeting with Saakashvili, ensuring the standoff will persist.

More than 10,000 people joined a mass demonstration Saturday in front of the parliament in the capital, Tbilisi, calling for Saakashvili's resignation.

Georgians rallied behind Saakashvili during the war with Russia last August, but his popularity has plummeted in recent months.

Many Georgians hold him responsible for dragging the nation into the war, and also accuse him of trying to silence critics and control the media

No connection, I suppose....

[Update: He agreed.]

just make it stop, please

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Imagine no more NATO....

Extra Credit

georgian opposition taking off the gloves

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I admire them for pressing their points. Really, all over the world people don't take crap from their government lying down. Even in Burma and Tibet where the oppression is so lethal, huge protests form up. I'm sure it's no fun to be enduring the chaos in the streets in Thailand or in Georgia, but they're not just laying back and taking it. They are fighting for their futures. They are participating in their governments more than we do, even where they don't get a vote to be stolen.

yes, well

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This is about the fourth time I've come across mention of Russian military movements closer to Georgia, after months of hearing rumors of Georgian troop movements closer to the breakaway regions Russia wishes to protect, so this isn't just automatically Russian aggression, nor even automatically support for the overthrow of Saakashvili, though I'm sure they are all over it, happy to be of service. I would be too.

Anyway, I think it's time they stopped dithering and just got control of Georgia. It seems to be the only way to stop the inexorable blather about Georgia becoming a NATO member, even though patently unqualified and not going to become qualified unless the US and Israel take it over. The bottom line for me is: Russia has to have the ability to traverse Georgia in order to help defend Iran. The entire reason for all of the bullshit about Georgia is the threat we wish to pose to Iran. We cannot just do whatever the hell we want while Russia will and can help defend them and that's all there is to it.

So, I will be in favor of Russia taking over, however they want to, and most especially if they can avoid killing a lot of people and get that flipping psychopath out of the equation... and I don't see how Georgia could become a happier place for Georgians if they don't.

No. Really! We are the bad guys in this stuff. Please try to keep that straight. Nowadays, the Russians are the ones trying for peace and we are the aggressors. This may be backassward from how you grew up, but Russia is not the Soviet Union. The Soviet Union may not even have been the Soviet Union, but it's very clear now that the Russians are the ones striving for world peace and prosperity and we are the ones striving for world domination... and not for any of the bogus ideals we keep blathering about, either. That crap is just like early American settlers yapping about civilizing primitives who were actually more civilized than the settlers.