Posted on 01/16/2016 3:03:35 PM PST by Helicondelta
do you not think thats a two way street
Hillary, Bernie, Trump, Bloomberg, Cuomo, DeBlasio... all NY Democrats.
" Trump's relationship with Russia goes far back. In 1987, before the collapse of the Soviet Union, he was meeting with Soviet officials and negotiating the building of "luxury hotels" in Moscow and Leningrad .
A story at the time said Trump had met Soviet Ambassador Yuri Dubinin, who mentioned how much his daughter had admired the "opulent" Trump Tower in New York City. This led to an invitation to Trump to visit the USSR. The story said Dubinin wrote a letter to Trump, who hosted a meeting with Soviet officials in New York.
The invitation to Moscow was issued by Intourist, the giant Soviet in-country travel organization which operated all the hotels for foreigners in the Soviet Union.
Intourist was created in 1929 by Joseph Stalin and run by KGB officials. Intourist hotels were designed for wealthy foreigners, and virtually all the Intourist guides were KGB informers. In fact, one aspect of their jobs was the recruitment of foreigners. ..."
"...we are left thinking [whether] Trump understands the aggressive intentions of Vladimir Putin.
"...when Trump was asked about the nuclear balance with Russia during the most recent Republican presidential debate, he displayed ignorance of the decaying nature of the U.S. nuclear triad, which constitutes our ability to deter and survive a Russian nuclear first strike.
"Putin has just presided over a ceremony honoring the KGB's successor agencies, and the Russia Today (RT) propaganda channel has announced the grand opening of a "cultural center" dedicated to mass murderer Joseph Stalin.
It looks like Putin has outmaneuvered Obama and Trump. It is an opening for Trump's opponents, especially Senators Ted Cruz (R-TX) and Marco Rubio (R-FL). But do they have the courage to "follow the money" and hold Trump accountable for doing business with a criminal regime that threatens the survival of the United States? At the end of this money trail, they may find an explanation of why Trump is so reluctant to hold Putin responsible for his crimes.
Follow Trump's Money to Moscow
Renew America ^ | December 25, 2015 | Cliff Kincaid
http://www.renewamerica.com/columns/kincaid/151225
But the Patriots and the Chiefs in the playoff tonight...so I'm kind of scarce.
Envy you still being able to be part of New York.
Wish I could move back.
Would probably move to Brooklyn this time and not Manhattan (semi-retired, can't even afford Brooklyn).
But in the next life.
Cleaned up version:
Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump appeared to praise North Korean leaderKim Jong-un, saying at a rally Saturday that “it’s incredible” how he was able to dispatch his political opponents.
Trump called Jong-Un a “maniac” during remarks about North Korea’s nuclear program during a rally at Ottumwa, Iowa, but conceded, “You gotta give him credit.”
“How many young guys — he was like 26 or 25 when his father died — take over these tough generals, and all of a sudden ... he goes in, he takes over, and he’s the boss,” Trump said. “It’s incredible. He wiped out the uncle, he wiped out this one, that one. I mean this guy doesn’t play games. And we can’t play games with him.”
RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil -- Russia's push into Ukraine has put many on edge. But less known is that Russia is also strengthening its military links south of the Rio Grande and re-establishing itself as a power in the region.
Vladimir Putin has been strengthening military links here, and Russia is now the largest arms dealer to governments in Latin America, surpassing the United States.
Russia has even floated the possibility of building new military bases in Cuba, Venezuela and Nicaragua, and putting its warships permanently in the Caribbean.
In the midst of the Ukraine crisis, Russia's top diplomat Sergei Lavrov recently visited Cuba, Peru, Chile, and Nicaragua, where he announced that Russia would also pour money into the new Central American canal project. ..."
http://www.globalpost.com/dispatch/news/regions/americas/140508/russian-arms-military-trade-latin-america
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BY: Bill Gertz
February 20, 2015
Russia agreed to provide military training for three leftist regimes in Latin America and increase military visits and exercises following a visit last week to the region by Moscow's Defense Minister Sergei Shoygu, Pentagon officials said.
Shoygu met with defense and military leaders in Cuba, Venezuela, and Nicaragua and signed several agreements on warship visits and military training during the visit, which ran from Feb. 11 to 14. It is not clear whether any new arms deals were completed during the visit.
Defense officials said the Russian leader is seeking bases in the region for strategic bomber flights that Shoygu recently promised would include flights over the Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean.
http://freebeacon.com/national-security/russia-boosts-arms-training-for-leftist-latin-militaries/
That’s scorched earth thinking. Scorched earth is what’s done when losing and in retreat. It’s spiteful and resentful. Remember - resentment is like drinking poison and waiting for the other person to die.
Maybe you can come back to Astoria - the new up and coming neighborhood. Maybe Trump can move the White House to Trump Tower!
We’d love to have you back.
Hate to bust your bubble, but Cruz IS the establishment guy. Just like Carson was. Your politician and his wife have very deep ties to the Bush family and the globalists.
Does the North American Union ring a bell? I bet not.
And the ‘liberal’ Trump takes a more conservative stance on jobs, immigration, and taxes than Rafael does.
Just ignore things like TPA, Corker, and taking PAC money to look the other way on gay marriage like Rafael has, and tell yourself he’s the pure conservative.
Its people like you that have and will continue to screw America. America has no respect for idiots.
Ping to 28.
Steele is smarter then I thought. :-)
Make a deal - don’t assume it’s a static situation.
Go Trump!!!
not according to all the threads the Cruzbots were putting up since the debate.. the GOPe writers had all their Trump hit pieces posted by the Cruzbots
Though semi-retired, I need to figure out a way to reinvent myself.
It's no fun it you aren't a success.
Thx for the invite.;-)
FU left wing troll. Trump's past is is full of left wing positions. He basically will be no different than Hilary.
I can't help that you are too stupid to realize you are being duped.
“Cruz IS the establishment guy”
Absurd. Don’t make yourself look ridiculous. Support trump but get serious.
funny how you Cruzbots would stay home and put Hillary in the White House but people for Trump would cross over in a minute to vote for Cruz in the general election to preserve the country... says pretty much who at lot of you people are
if you believe in Cruz so badly listen to who he backs and why if he loses and that’s if he loses.. (he very well might be the nominee) unless you don’t trust his judgement either
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