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Obama Appoints ‘Hammer and Sickle’ Thinkers

January 13th, 2009 · 5 Comments

Though the breakup of the Soviet Union began early in 1985, liberals haven’t stopped embracing communism.  In fact, “hammer and sickle” thinking is gaining ground in the United States, thanks largely to Barack Obama and the people he’s selected to serve in his administration. Yesterday alone, reports surfaced about two people with ties to communism [...]

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Ties to KGB-Friendly Think Tank Should Disqualify Panetta for Central Intelligence Agency Post

January 12th, 2009 · No Comments

Members of the mainstream news media seem to have no interest in Leon Panetta’s past open involvement with the Institute for Policy Studies, an anti-CIA think tank closely linked to the former Soviet Union’s KGB spy agency.  But they should. Such disinterest is evident in the results of a Google News Search of “Panetta” and [...]

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Freedom of the Press to Suffer Under Obama (Updated)

November 11th, 2008 · No Comments

Freedom of the press is likely to suffer under the administration of Barack Obama.  How do I know this?  A look back at issues and events that arose during the 2008 presidential campaign reveals as much. Two weeks prior to the Nov. 4 election, Obama running mate Joe Biden faced tough questions from interviewers at [...]

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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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John McCain Understands Vladimir Putin

August 8th, 2008 · No Comments

Aware of breaking news from Russia and Georgia and of the fact that Republican presidential candidate John McCain is making a stop today at the Iowa State Fair, I think an Iowa-related flashback is in order. Travel back in your mind to Oct. 24, 2007, when John McCain met with members of The Des Moines [...]

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Putin to Talk With Bush About Bridge to Alaska

March 30th, 2008 · No Comments

Almost a year ago, Bloomberg News broke the news of Russian President Vladimir Putin’s grandiose plans to build a tunnel linking his nation and Alaska. Today, news about the bridge-building project is back. The UK’s Times Online reports that former KGB spy chief Putin plans to share his bridge-building plan with President George Bush when [...]

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Russians Will Never Live in Freedom Under Putin

November 14th, 2007 · 3 Comments

For some interesting news about Russia under the thumb of President Vladimir Putin, I turn to our friends at La Russophobe who report this morning about foreigners being “purged” from the country that’s beginning to look more and more like the Soviet Union of the Cold War Era: The Moscow Times reports on barbaric bedlam [...]

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