The Russians Are Coming! The Russians Are Coming!
Aggregated from: Or How I Learned to Stop Worrying
Via Daily Kos sarah palin ...
go to article »September 30, 2008
Poland, U.S.: Sikorski in Chicago
Aggregated from: Global Voices Online » U.S.A.
Impressions of a recent Chicago speech by Poland's foreign minister Radosław Sikorski - at The 8th Circle. ...
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U.S.: Russian Woman's View of a U.S. Church
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Russian History Blog translates a U.S.-based Russian woman's tirade about a local church she has to attend because she “[wants] to please [her] husband.” ...
go to article »September 27, 2008
Around the World, Bloggers React to Debate
Bloggers around the world are weighing in with their opinions over last night's Presidential debate which left many pundits scratching their heads and American voters hoping for more. How did Senators Barack Obama and John McCain score with international bloggers? Ari Herzog finds out.
Russophone Bloggers Discuss the U.S. Presidential Candidates
Last week, Israel-based LJ user avva asked his Russophone readers - some of whom are eligible to vote in the upcoming U.S. election - whether they supported Barack Obama or John McCain, and for what reasons. The post generated over 300 comments from bloggers based in the United States, Israel, Canada and Russia. Below are some of the responses.
September 26, 2008
Can Sarah Palin really see Russia from her house?
Aggregated from: Erik's Blog
Any intelligent person knows that Sarah Palin was joking when she said that she could Russia from her house. It’s pure hyperbole. But everyone in the media keeps repeating it over and over, and I’m certain that some people probably actually believe it to be true. I bet that even the people that ...
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“Putin Rears His Head”
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Sarah Palin the Eliza Program tells Katie Couric that she can see Russia from her house. Find out how and why Putin rears his head as he invades American airspace: COURIC: You’ve cited Alaska’s proximity to Russia as part of your foreign policy experience. What did you mean by that? PA...
go to article »September 25, 2008
Russia’s Fear
Aggregated from: PoliGazette
I agree with David Stromberg that Russia’s invasion of Georgia was, among other things, caused by fear. Not fear of Georgia - a country with a weak army, small population, etc. - but of U.S. influence in countries that once belonged to the Soviet Union and were, therefore, puppets of ‘Mo...
go to article »September 24, 2008
Poland, Russia, U.S.: A “New Cold War” or Not?
Aggregated from: Global Voices Online » U.S.A.
The beatroot hosts a discussion of the Polish-Russian-American relationship in the aftermath of the Russian-Georgian conflict. ...
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Russia, U.S.: Kremlin for McCain?
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Robert Amsterdam explains why the Kremlin may prefer John McCain as the next U.S. president and notes that “Mr. Putin and others should be careful what they wish for.” ...
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