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Vladimir Putin: "World Is at Historic Turning Point"
https://www.thetrumpet.com/article/12201.18.0.0/world/world-is-at-historic-turning-point-vladimir-putin ^ | Nov 6, 2014

Posted on 11/07/2014 12:59:05 PM PST by Thistooshallpass9

Russian President Vladimir Putin delivered what was perhaps his most important speech, and definitely his most direct criticism of the West, at the Valdai Conference in Sochi on October 24.

One independent analyst called it “the most important political speech since Churchill’s ‘Iron Curtain’ speech of March 5, 1946.” Another called it “epochal,” and a “marker of the end of the U.S.’s brief period as the one big, unchallenged bully on the block.” Another labeled the speech “a precursor to World War iii.”

Yet the mainstream Western media largely ignored the speech, instead focusing that day on America’s midterm elections, Nasdaq’s record gains of hollow wealth, and Queen Elizabeth ii sending her first tweet.

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TOPICS: Government; Military/Veterans; Miscellaneous
KEYWORDS: putin; putinspeech; russia; valdaiconference; worldwariii
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To: Southack
Stereotypes are mental comfort food.

Yeah that Putin-is-an-expansionist stereotype is soo unfair.

Damn these folks engorging themselves for "mental comfort" at the expense of Putin. Just damn.

21 posted on 11/07/2014 3:50:01 PM PST by FreeReign
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To: combat_boots

Yup! And the Malware thing in the news that came out today against our infrastructure is also said to be of Russian origin.


22 posted on 11/07/2014 5:12:50 PM PST by Greetings_Puny_Humans (I mostly come out at night... mostly.)
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To: Thistooshallpass9
At least Russia has a leader. I despise the “evil empire” as much as the next guy but what we have is a panty waste. The Great OZ has spoken.
23 posted on 11/07/2014 5:26:36 PM PST by WyCoKsRepublican
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