[walford]

Russian imperialism and Islamism. The results of this mix are predictable enough.

[ETL]

"the greatest geopolitical catastrophe of the [20th] century" -Russian leader Vladimir Putin on the collapse of the Soviet Union...
"World democratic opinion has yet to realize the alarming implications of President Vladimir Putin's State of the Union speech on April 25, 2005, in which he said that the collapse of the Soviet Union represented the 'greatest geopolitical catastrophe of the century.'
http://www.hooverdigest.org/053/beichman.html

[madinmadtown]

Thanks for this post. Very interesting. I might add that a weak EU and a weak US plus a border with China makes this coup far more significant than many seem to be willing to acknowledge. We are watching as observers here in the US, as if we have no horse in this race , even though we have a military presence in the country. One would think that the President in his address to the nation would find it essential to mention this crisis.

[Paladin2]

Wahobbit Islam, on the march.

[ASOC]

IF this ‘leaks’ into China, cont on a real pushback from them.

[elk]

Oh, FINALLY, some useful info about this matter. The MSM is typically saying, with it’s anemic reporting: “move along folks, nothing to see here...”

[gura]

Yes, Putin wins.

[Zhang Fei]

The Russians once made common cause with the Nazis, only to have this backfire on them spectacularly. They are about to do the same with Islamists. Only now, Russia doesn’t have the advantage of superior numbers it once had.