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    redrumloa wrote:
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    vox wrote:
    On US policies: fake cradle of democracy has legal neonazis and KKK, as well as it often supports extreme regimes if being somewhat allied with them (e.g. Saudi Arabia, Talibans vs Russians, Tudjman in Croatia etc.)



    LOL That is rich coming from a Serb

    The KKK in the US is little more than a footnote in history in 2014, yet your country has this.


    Happens once country is under dictatorship, UN blockade and NATO bombing. Sadly not only in Serbia. On global scale, NATO war crimes win. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f9C-Hom5QwE



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    TheMagicM wrote:
    We have our own people to help out. That $15 billion would have done some good here in the USA.


    Your defense budget alone is 555 billion dollars. 15 is peanuts.


    "Defense" budget. I hear Ukraine is much resource rich, but young nationalism is also extreme and violent. Crimea seems to become another Putins satelite, US will save financial ass of Ukraine ... and everyone wins. Or everybody looses?
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    vox wrote:
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    hooligan wrote:
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    TheMagicM wrote:
    We have our own people to help out. That $15 billion would have done some good here in the USA.


    Your defense budget alone is 555 billion dollars. 15 is peanuts.


    "Defense" budget. I hear Ukraine is much resource rich, but young nationalism is also extreme and violent. Crimea seems to become another Putins satelite, US will save financial ass of Ukraine ... and everyone wins. Or everybody looses?




    I wont take any side, but the US spendage is just comical. Don't you ever come to me say you don't have money. Ever.
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    First of all: No "military" were involved AFAIK. Secondly: Ukraine (capital "U"), if you'd be so kind, thankyouverymuch.



    Ok. It was armed coup.

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    What? National socialists? Really? Where?


    Ukrainian Nazists, not national socialists.

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    I'm afraid he lost his mandate when he decided to brutally pacify the demonstrations.


    You can think anything you want, but no one had been seen democratic procedures which made him illegitimate. Threatening with death is not democratic procedure.

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    No it isn't, it's an autonomous republic and it's part of Ukraine as much as Scotland and Wales are part of UK.


    Ask Scotland not to hold a referendum to exit UK.

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    Unfortunately, NATO bases near the borders seem to greatly reduce the risk of some thousands of Russian troops moving across these borders.


    Hehehehe... Are you really so sure in NATO troops?

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    I thought the agreement between Russia and Ukraine goes forth as far as year 2042 or so?


    38 years left yet. Many things can happen.

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    Well, to be precise, first it was Royal Tzar's army, then the White Army (with some Crimean War inbetween), then it was the Red Army (swapping with White Army several times), then German 11th (and Romanian 3th and 4th) army, then again Red Army, and now the armed forces of the Federation of Russia. Not that simple, as I see it.


    You can name AK-47 any name, but it will be staying AK-47.

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    Let me guess... Because these brave troops didn't just stay in their military bases, as they should, and instead went to do some sightseeing (capturing the Ukrainian military bases, disarming soldiers and blocking the Ukrainian navy forces in their free time)?


    There's no navy forces in Ukraine. There's no army in Ukraine. They're frightening themeselves just looking in the mirror. They left several bases to extremists and left many fireguns. They left some rocket complexes, which can be used to shoot at civilian aircrafts. I have not a drop of pity to them.
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    By that "logik" who is president of Egypt ?

    Maybe its still Mursi, or even still Mubarak ??

    Surely the guy actually in charge can be disqualified......
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    Ukrainian Nazists, not national socialists.


    Nazist = national socialist.

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    Ask Scotland not to hold a referendum to exit UK.


    They're very lucky they can hold a referendum without an "AK-47" put to their heads. Maybe this has something to do with NATO bases nearby, or with nuclear warheads posessed by UK, who knows? Sadly Ukraine got rid of their nuclear potential, for (as can be seen) the security assurances of the Budapest Memorandum aren't worth more than the paper they were written onto...

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    Hehehehe... Are you really so sure in NATO troops?


    They're certainly better than nothing. I guess both Ukraine and Georgia would gladly have a few of those, rather than being at the mercy of some megalomaniacs.

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    There's no navy forces in Ukraine. There's no army in Ukraine.


    I beg to differ.

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    They're frightening themeselves just looking in the mirror. They left several bases to extremists and left many fireguns. They left some rocket complexes, which can be used to shoot at civilian aircrafts. I have not a drop of pity to them.


    You mean, they should fight back the Russian troops (I wouldn't call them extremists, but it's you who said it) that violated their territory and came to take over their bases? I'm afraid that would end like in Georgia in 2008 and I'm quite sure Mr Putin would be very happy with that.
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    Ok. Fascists and nationalists.

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    They're very lucky they can hold a referendum without an "AK-47" put to their heads. Maybe this has something to do with NATO bases nearby, or with nuclear warheads posessed by UK, who knows? Sadly Ukraine got rid of their nuclear potential, for (as can be seen) the security assurances of the Budapest Memorandum aren't worth more than the paper they were written onto...


    Why then are you asking to place ak-47 to crimean heads? That's what now non-legitimate fascists whant to do. Anyway ask someone from there and you'll understand that noone is forcing them except new Ukrainian government.

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    They're certainly better than nothing. I guess both Ukraine and Georgia would gladly have a few of those, rather than being at the mercy of some megalomaniacs.


    I've seen what Georgian troops made to Southern Osetia. Had you?

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    You mean, they should fight back the Russian troops (I wouldn't call them extremists, but it's you who said it) that violated their territory and came to take over their bases? I'm afraid that would end like in Georgia in 2008 and I'm quite sure Mr Putin would be very happy with that.



    They must have been protecting their bases from extremists from western Ukraine, not Russia, and protect the legitimity of government. But they ran away leaving everything to that nationalists who came to their doors. Now them do have anti-aircraft missiles and other heavy weapons. Those dumb idiots WILL use it. Prey all your gods that it will not be aircraft with YOUR family and YOUR friends.
    Anyway seems that you don't really understand what's happening in Ukraine and what had happened in Southern Osetia.
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    Anyway seems that you don't really understand what's happening in Ukraine and what had happened in Southern Osetia.


    Problem for us not present at Crimea or in Kiew is, that it is very hard to get a neutral view on the issues. We are all trapped in propaganda. East not better or worse than west. But west believes there's only propaganda in the east and probably the east believes the same from their POV). As I wrote a couple of posts before - you can only come to conclusion that the whole issue stinks. And many, many forces/interest groups contribute to that stinky thing. Who is contributig the most stinky things is debateable, but it's a fact that all involved contribute and propagate their stinky agenda.
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    Ok. Fascists and nationalists.


    I find nothing bad in nationalism. As for fascism - there's no fascist party at Ukraine. There is Svoboda, sometimes accused of being fascistic and anti-semitic. Russia, on the other hand, has Pamyat, RNU, NBP, RNSP, or Russia 88 - all of them probably fully supporting aggression on Ukraine's autonomous republic of Crimea.

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    non-legitimate (...) new Ukrainian government.


    We can discuss this ad nauseam. When a government is overthrown by social mobilisation and a widespread civil disorder can the new government be called "non-legitimate usurpers"? Was it the case with Russia in 1991? Or with Iceland in 2009?

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    They must have been protecting their bases from extremists from western Ukraine


    Care to share a quote/news, perhaps? Where and when did those "extremists" attack a military base in any part of Ukraine? And why should the military "protect the legitimacy of government" when the goverment apparently lost it?

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    you don't really understand what's happening in Ukraine and what had happened in Southern Osetia.


    I see the same pattern:
    1. Provocation
    2. Conflict
    3. The stronger one wins.

    On eastern Ukraine (especially on Crimea) currently we see number 1. Fortunately the Ukrainians are smarter than the Georgians were (at least they can compare their situation to what happened in 2008) and - as for now - there's no armed conflict. Unfortunately - if they'll continue evasive actions and nobody helps them (and I don't see that coming) - they will eventually loose their land anyway.
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    Guess the Baltic states are more than lucky that they are allready EU an NATO members protecting them from Mr Putin "protecting" Russians.....
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    Kronos wrote:
    Guess the Baltic states are more than lucky that they are allready EU an NATO members protecting them from Mr Putin "protecting" Russians.....


    Lucky being NATO member in terms of having to give people to crazy missions to protect US interest?

    No thanks.
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    I respect the Serbs because they shot down NATO's F117 :) but currently NATO is more a political pact and I'm happy that Poland belongs to it. I understand that Serbia doesn't like pact which bombed buildings but Russian military doctrine is far more worse. Good relations between Russia and Serbia are only the result of the Russian desire to maintain influence in the balkans. It's still only politics. Than God that You don't have Russian minority in Serbia :)
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    zukow wrote:
    I respect the Serbs because they shot down NATO's F117 :) but currently NATO is more a political pact and I'm happy that Poland belongs to it. I understand that Serbia doesn't like pact which bombed buildings but Russian military doctrine is far more worse. Good relations between Russia and Serbia are only the result of the Russian desire to maintain influence in the balkans. It's still only politics. Than God that You don't have Russian minority in Serbia :)


    Yes, if someone wants to see seized US Amrmament, can be my guest at museums of Belgrade :-) Less known is that NATO has lost only ground battle in Yugoslav campaign https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Kosare

    However, in this "humanitarian campaign" (with a lot of civic vicitims and non military infrastracture destruction) NATO has became an agressor instead of defense league.

    In troubled times when world again looks bipolar I like to remind people that both US and Russia destroy OUN by acting without its approval, and should be thrown out of it for multiply violations of its conventions and basic human, social and economic rights. As it was with Lague of Nations, favourable position of founding members is a weak knee.

    I know why my Polish brother dislike Russians, Iron Curtain occupation was terrible, and I am glad Yugoslavia has avoided it, but paid high blood price in its fall in civic war.

    I am glad NAM and OAU still exists and should grow stronger again.

    As well as this speech seems actual again
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    QMaster schrieb:

    Anyway seems that you don't really understand what's happening in Ukraine and what had happened in Southern Osetia.


    Problem for us not present at Crimea or in Kiew is, that it is very hard to get a neutral view on the issues. We are all trapped in propaganda. East not better or worse than west. But west believes there's only propaganda in the east and probably the east believes the same from their POV). As I wrote a couple of posts before - you can only come to conclusion that the whole issue stinks. And many, many forces/interest groups contribute to that stinky thing. Who is contributig the most stinky things is debateable, but it's a fact that all involved contribute and propagate their stinky agenda.



    No good guys like in Syria or before Afghanistan, even Yugoslavia - bad regime, bad rebels, bad US, bad Russia.

    Russia is over aggressive and takes part of Ukraine, while Ukranins sadly play on extreme nationalism and arming people. NATO and US kind of not interviene, but send private mercs and emulate a proxy war.

    And Russia shows to be just same as US with Kosovo - use internal conflict to weaken countries (South Osettia, Crimea). Small and even smaller countries are easier subjects to neoliberal exploitation, corruption and dominance of corporate capital.
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  • »13.03.14 - 22:04
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    No, We Poles like Russians and their culture, just don't like Russian policy.
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    No, We Poles like Russians and their culture, just don't like Russian policy.


    Well I can say the same.

    We actually have some Ukrainians https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pannonian_Rusyn_language
    even Serbs are more likely to be pro Russian then pro US for historical and pan Slavic reasons. But since Ukrainians are also Slavs, I would rather stay or neutral or anti war aligned, which surely includes Russian interventionism policy to protect "their interests", which sounds kind of US.
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    They say Putin is nazi, they say Yanukovits is nazi, they say crimeans are nazis, they say ukrainians are nazis, they say russians are nazis, they say new government is nazis. Where did all non-nazis go and who is right and who is wrong?
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    itix wrote:
    They say Putin is nazi, they say Yanukovits is nazi, they say crimeans are nazis, they say ukrainians are nazis, they say russians are nazis, they say new government is nazis. Where did all non-nazis go and who is right and who is wrong?


    They usually go to the sides of the road with a shot in the head.

    Firstly some soldiers/policemen come to your home and say "let's take a walk", they take you to a separate place and then they shoot you and let your body at the side of the road. They usually say you ran away and dissapeared and never tell where your corpse is located.

    That's how it worked in Spain at least, they were efficient doing it, killing more people this way that during the war. The ones that were not killed in roads were enslaved in concentration camps where they peaked rocks and carried them to build "fallen's valley".

    Killing civilians just to create terror was not only a method of nazis, but also USA (dresden, hiroshima, nagashaki)
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    zukow wrote:
    No, We Poles like Russians and their culture, just don't like Russian policy.


    HEY, I like Russians, they have been some of my best customers on eBay.
    But Putin is a thug.
    What do you want from an ex-KGB buffoon?

    BTW - Beating the US up about Dresden, Hiroshima, or Nagasaki would to this day still fall on dead ears here.
    The Taliban, now that was a bad decision that eventually bit us in the ass.

    [ Edited by Jim 15.03.2014 - 01:30 ]
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    Sorry if that last comment offended some of you.
    We all carry the weight of past decisions made by our leaders.

    When I was young and visiting Washington DC on a school trip, I witnessed a cannonade salute to the visiting Shah of Iran from atop the Washington Monument (Nixon was still in office at the White House).

    Obviously, the United States has made some bad decisions in politics and policies.

    But you're not likely to make us feel bad about our actions during WWII.
    We felt justified.

    And ask our German friends, would your mothers and fathers rather have been greeted by our troops on the Western Front or the Russians on the Eastern Front?

    Anyone else want to offer support to the Russians?
    They killed far more people than the Germans ever did (including many of their own).
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    Who with a sword will come to us, he will die by the sword.
    Just remember that phrase of Alexander Nevsky. It is definitely show our foreign policy.
    BTW, Russians never ever started ANY war unlike USA e.x.
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    BTW, Russians never ever started ANY war unlike USA e.x.



    Huh ?
    (remember that USSR == Russia more or less for 70 years)

    - WW2 was started by Germany AND Russia in Europe
    - Afghanistan

    - based on the your definition or "war" one might also add the act of occupation in east europe from 1945-1990 to that list.

    A bit further down history we find the crimean wars and I'm sure a real history geek could add far more to that list.
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