Posted on 03/18/2015 3:16:31 PM PDT by Greetings_Puny_Humans
'Happy Russians' in Moscow Rally for Crimea - But Why So Few in Crimea Itself? 18:00 (GMT)
As we reported earlier, some 40,000 people turned out for a state-sponsored rally and concert to commemorate the one-year anniversary of the forcible annexation of the Crimea..
State media has broadcast many pictures of happy Russians with accordions and folk dancers and t-shirts and posters saying "Crimea is Ours."
But as Yod News and other independent media and bloggers have pointed out, why aren't there such happy crowds in Crimea itself?
Turnout indeed seems to be sparse at events arranged in Simferopol, Sevastopol -- where it was snowing -- and other towns.
Only men in uniform are visible in some of the pictures.
Yod also collected examples of what appeared to be evidence that people were turned out from their schools, and that they were paid to attend the events:
[Freepers: see link for photos from Crimea-- this is a "live" news blog, so this story will be pushed further and further down as new updates come in. Just scroll down and you will find it.]
Lol...actually its EU/NATO groupies like you who better fit with the other propaganda whores in the Democrat party. One need look no further than the author of this thread for confirmation.
You call American GIs and veterans “NATO groupies” instead of supporters of America and our NATO membership?
You support and call for Obama’s weakness, I support Cruz/Reagan’s strength in dealing with Russia.
You literally support the enemy, and the democrat’s lack of resistance to Putin.
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