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Three Reasons Not to Bail Out General Motors

November 10th, 2008 · 4 Comments

After reading an article in today’s edition of The Moscow Times (see graphic at right), I came up with three good reasons why at least one of the “Big Three” automakers — General Motors — should NOT receive any portion of a proposed $50 billion bailout from the federal government:

Reason #1: GM is, according to [...]

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Vladimir Putin’s Anti-West Actions Chronicled

August 11th, 2008 · 2 Comments

Few should be surprised by the actions of Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin. If, however, you find yourself among those who are surprised, below is a chronological review of some of the newsworthy events leading up to the invasion and to a return to a Cold War-style relationship with the former Soviet state:

I reported [...]

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Propaganda Accompanies Russian Attack

August 8th, 2008 · No Comments

Under the headline, Georgia starts war against S. Ossetia, the Russian News & Information Agency uses several propaganda pieces (below) to paint a picture of events related to the conflict between Vladimir Putin’s Russia and the former Soviet state — and present U.S. ally — of Georgia. I publish links to these propaganda pieces [...]

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‘People of Russia Have Disgraced Themselves’

December 10th, 2007 · 4 Comments

Today, one week after fraudulent elections were held in Russia, La Russophobe’s Kim Zigfeld offers her opinion about the future of the former Soviet state under President Vladimir Putin. Her editorial, entitled, Chapter One Ends Today, Chapter Two Begins, begins this way:
Once again, the people of Russia have disgraced themselves and their country before the [...]

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