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Why Boycott Of Russian Vodka Is A Good Idea
Russia is a big, beautiful country full of extraordinary people with a rich, diverse panoply of cultures and an epic, turbulent history. So what? It’s a country that is firmly under the control...
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A Terror Attack Is Inevitable During The Sochi Olympics
There will be at least one terrorist attack attempted on tourists and athletes in the Sochi area during next month’s Winter Olympics in Russia. Count on it. And, beyond that, there will be at least...
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Crimea’s Crying For Mother Russia
Look, I don’t know what’s going to happen in Ukraine any more than you do. But… But based solely on history, geography and human nature, I can tell you what’s probably — almost certainly — going...
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‘A quarrel in a far-away country between people of whom we know nothing’
“How horrible, fantastic, incredible it is that we should be digging trenches and trying on gas-masks here because of a quarrel in a far-away country between people of whom we know nothing.” — Neville...
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Yes, Virginia, Putin Will Invade Ukraine
So it has begun. Sooner than I thought, actually. I was quite sure Vladimir Putin would wait until after the May 25 presidential elections to invade Ukraine — the part he hasn’t already seized and...
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Russian Bear Goes Shopping In Ukraine
Dmitry Rogozin, deputy prime minister of Russia, in the middle In early December 2013, as Euromaidan protesters and Berkut riot police fought for Ukraine’s soul in the streets of Kiev, a big...
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Vlad Putin’s Prime-Time TV Talk Show
On Thursday, while Western attention was focused on a meaningless confabulation of useless airbags (hello John Kerry) gathered in Geneva to avoid resolving the Ukraine crisis, Russian eyes were...
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Has Duck Dynasty Invaded Ukraine?
Let’s get this straight: I know in my gut there are highly trained operatives of the Russian government at work within the borders of Ukraine right now, doing their damnedest to tear that country...
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Vlad Putin Doesn’t Care What You Or I Think Of Him
Let me be a little more blunt: Putin doesn’t give a rat’s ass what anyone in the West thinks of him. That includes Barack Obama and the hand-wringers of the European Union as well as you and me. He...
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Here are 76 Honest-To-Goodness, I’m-85%-Sure-This-Will-Happen Predictions For...
There’s been a Pollyanna-ish inclination in some circles to say that 2017 couldn’t possibly be worse than 2016 (ergo, 2017 will be better than 2016). Brace yourself, Polly: Not only could 2017 be...
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