#721
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She gave the answer she was willing to give, and the reporters were too moronic to understand the conclusions they might draw. Idiotic journos who think every question they can conceive of will be answered to the extent they wish, unbelievable
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Kurdt
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If you do not have Internet access, please immediately stop reading thi
#723
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Crow posted:



haha damn these SNL cold opens are getting long and elaborate

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babyhueypnewton posted:

holy shit who is this idiot and how did she get this job?



Harf began her career at the Directorate of Intelligence at the Central Intelligence Agency as an analyst focusing on Middle Eastern leadership issues. She later became the media spokesperson of the CIA.

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Not Your S.H.I.E.L.D.
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personally im just glad to see more women in leadership positions
#726
UNUSUALY COOL
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c_man posted:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Betteridge%27s_law_of_headlines



the example here would never happen nowadays, headlines now are a direct pseudo-quant response to exactly this accusation, it would be like "17 Ways This Map Is The Answer For Peace (You Won't Believe How It Was Proven To Hitler)"

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http://twitter.com/DRogozin/status/494923729714302976
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mt.real
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Crow posted:

i'll take your advice on board going forward live from new york it's SATURDAY NIGHT

you're right it's perfect

#729
Mike Nelson here.
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i was like hmm i'll check what my ukrainian national federation is up to these days. have they chilled out after maidanmania? are they seeking reconciliation and popular unity? anyway i guess their main political activity these days is trying to get RT News banned from canada.
#730
UNUSUALY COOL
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right now the only thing a writer in the Usa has to do to prove something wrong to readers is link to a RT story that says that thing happened
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Dont Mess With Sucess
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Russia Toady
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daddyholes posted:

right now the only thing a writer in the Usa has to do to prove something wrong to readers is link to a RT story that says that thing happened


the first time i read this i thought you were saying that RT was considered more reputable

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hi
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#738
Not Your S.H.I.E.L.D.
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that man bout to get glimmered
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is that from tim & eric?
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Toronto
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#743
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comrades help one another
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With all these economic sanctions flying back and forth, I hope President Putin and his friends will still be able to enjoy some good cheese now and again. Stay strong Putin
#745
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putin wisely protected his trade with chile and china, major producers of copper and tin, vital for the russian hoplon and spearhead industries
#746
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Good overview:

http://dissenter.firedoglake.com/2014/08/09/cia-intervention-in-ukraine-has-been-taking-place-for-decades/ [part 1]

Edited by Crow ()

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hi
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don't know how i missed this earlier, from July 23:

MoscowTimes posted:

The Communist Party of Ukraine will cease to exist on Thursday, the speaker of Ukraine's parliament announced.

"We only have to tolerate this party for another day," Verkhovnaya Rada speaker Oleksandr Turchinov said on Wednesday in comments carried by online news portal Ostro.org.

Discussion of the Communist Party's dissolution began in earnest in May, after party leader Petro Simonenko said that if he were in charge of the country, he would immediately call back the troops from eastern Ukraine, referring to the military operations taking place there as acts of "war against the people," RIA Novosti reported.

Turchinov, who was serving at the time as acting president, then appealed to the Justice Ministry to request an investigation into the Communist Party's activities.

Russia's State Duma denounced the move at the time, viewing it as an attempt by the new Kiev authorities to "force political and civil forces that do not agree with the path taken by the ultranationalist powers to shut up," according to RIA Novosti.

The Verkhovnaya Rada paved the way for the party's dissolution on Tuesday by amending its rules to vest the speaker of the house with power to dissolve the Communist Party. On Tuesday evening, President Petro Poroshenko signed a bill giving effect to the new regulations.

Turchinov's announcement was made on Wednesday morning amid heavy infighting.

Speaking before his fellow parliamentarians, Simonenko made a statement about Ukraine's security services having allegedly "destroyed" citizens for black-market organ transplants, Interfax reported, citing members of the nationalist Svoboda Party.

Svoboda Party members then accused Simonenko of disseminating false information, and endeavored to physically eject him from the parliament.

An all-out brawl promptly ensued.

Amid the chaos, Turchinov exercised his new powers to announce the party's impending dissolution, before calling for a 15-minute break so deputies could calm down. Following the news, all of the Communist Party members present at the time then reportedly walked out.


http://www.themoscowtimes.com/news/article/communist-party-ousted-from-ukraine-parliament/503966.html

#748
UNUSUALY COOL
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i checked telekanal 24 yesterday when a friend tipped me off & it's gone completely bonkers lol. they now broadcast a bunch of speeches from ultranationalists standing in cemeteries. they used to have a "united land" logo that changed from russian to ukrainian and back, that's gone. they also removed crimea from their weather forecasts. Commercials: margarine, cataract surgery, Chinese cars, herbs, beer and a propaganda commercial showing Ukrainians soldiers walking through an airport to roaring applause. last I watched this thing it was january or december and they ran stories about dogs and painted egg festivals.

live feed, they also have an app but i wouldnt download it

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Not Your S.H.I.E.L.D.
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i think that link is broken
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political car tune
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daddyholes posted:


i think our government has higher priorities rather than wasting money commissioning a painting of a crashed plane

#752
chickeon
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bush wqould have done it for free
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WELL CAN WE FUCKEN EMBED THE TWITTS YET. HERE UGH PLEASE FIND ATTACHED.
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clink and fave all my links to hear an old man tell you what's really going on in the world
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#757
Mike Nelson here.
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tpaine, do you like calexico? i like them.
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Kurdt
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sounds old
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President Obama will visit Estonia early next month, and Russian aggression in Ukraine will be on the agenda.

"In light of recent developments in Ukraine, the United States has taken steps to reassure allies in Central and Eastern Europe," said Caitlin Hayden, spokesperson for the National Security Council.

Hayden said the Estonia trip "is a chance to reaffirm our ironclad commitment to Article V as the foundation of NATO," which requires mutual defense among members.

Officials in Estonia and other Baltic nations have expressed concern about Russian support for violent separatists in Ukraine, saying they could be targeted by Moscow in the future.

During his visit, Obama will meet with the presidents of all three Baltic states, Latvia and Lithuania as well as Estonia.

They will "discuss ongoing cooperation on regional security and policies that support economic growth, and to discuss collective defense," Hayden said.

Obama will travel to Estonia during the first week in September, part of a trip that includes a NATO summit in Wales -- where Russia and Ukraine will also be a major topic of discussion.