KGB Resurrection

frontpagemag.com ^ | April 30, 2004 | Jamie Glazov

[skinkinthegrass]

Thanks for info...the liberals should be happy to see the KGB back in business...it reminds them of "the good old days of Stalin & Co."

[snippy_about_it]

...but in reality there was no change of "elites" there. The former communist "nomenklatura" has remained in the position of power in all branches of the government, albeit under a different name.

This is an important thing to remember. Thanks for the ping Matt.

[SAMWolf]

I can't believe anyone really believes the Communists just disappeared or suddenly changed their minds and became Capitalists.

[Warlord David]

Great article on Russia. Thanks for the info. The bible mention the battle of gog and magog Ezekiel ch:38,39. Gog is the city Moscow and magog is Russia state. With the Russian becoming freindly with Iran (old Persia)it looks like thing are taking shape for this battle. Give it another 20-25 years. By then the russian missles will be no good the fuel will have gotten to old to burn reliable. If that not already the case.

[dr_who_2]

Oil can tend to centralize power in any society except in a mature democracy such as Norway.

...a welfare state which, for all we know, may be completely controlled by standard issue European social democrat politicians who likely have strong links to the Norwegian oil industry, assuming that the Norwegian oil industry is anything of note.

[RusIvan]

Pacepa again.

[RusIvan]

Gog is the city Moscow and magog is Russia state. ==

It is stupid.

[RusIvan]

Vladimir Bukovsky, a former leading Soviet dissident who spent twelve years in Soviet prisons, ==

I regret that Bukovsky tangled himself in this bunch with Pacepa and other palin russophobes. I respected that guy:(.

[RussianConservative]

Don't bother, it is American protestant fundimentalist fanaticism. Since Cold War, it is not enough to make Soviet Union ideological enemy, they make it religious crusade and nothin yet to change, not until all Russians dead. This is much like what Arabs view Jews.

[RusIvan]

Don't bother, it is American protestant fundimentalist fanaticism. ==

Let them be fanatism. BUT they are christians not muslims right?
So I cann't get how so christians can call brother beleivers from another CHRISTIAN country as they do?
I'd say it is highest level of stupidity and ignorance.

[Warlord David]

Gog is the city Moscow and magog is Russia state. ==

It is stupid.

Perhaps it does sound stupid. All I ask is you remember this stupid thing, 20 years from now.

[Warlord David]

Not to add confusion. But America protestant fundamentalist fanaticism have also prophesied the down fall of America.

In the end, only the Kingdom of God will stand. And all christian inherited that kingdom thru Jesus Christ so we call each other brothers. Regardless of what country we are born in and what prophesies have been spoken FOR or AGAINST our countries.

[RussianConservative]

Then you do not read our history of Orthodox very well. Our "brothers" in West have long history of attacking us on all occassions. Think back to Alexander Nevsky.

[apokatastasis]

For example, like Mr.Bukovsky, I am inclined at this point to believe, based on the information I've seen in David Satter's articles and books, that the Chekists were responsible for the apartment bombings that were blamed on the Chechens and provided the excuse for this most recent Chechen War.

I am rather amazed to see Woolsey endorsing such a theory, which is on a par with "Bush Knew". I guess either he's right, he's wrong, or he's cynical (doesn't believe it, but advocates it for political reasons).

This critic of Satter says that the accusations have been "kept afloat... by people close to Berezovsky". I read here that FSB head Patrushev in turn "accused Berezovsky of providing financial support to Chechen terrorists".

[RussianConservative]

Bere send Chechin Mashkidov $6 million for "cement" factory. He also give much monies to Genady's Communists.

[nw_arizona_granny]

Ping to an old thread.

[TapTheSource]

thanks nw_arizona_granny,

Excellent interview.

[goldstategop]

There is no chance the Soviet Union will be restored. No one in Russia wants it and Putin and Co already have their hands full keeping Russia together. The market economy and multi-party institutions cannot be undone. To restore full-fledged totalitarian rule would mean the break-up of what's left of Russia. Putin's Russia in some respects has adopted some aspects of the Soviet past but this is not a sign of a Soviet restoration. Russia does not have funds or the strength to attempt it. The secret police does play a significant role in Russia and it has always done so throughout five centuries of Russian history. My guess is the KGB under Putin and his prospective heirs would like a Russia run more to the imperatives of Russian culture than of a Western outlook but all that same the Communist past will remain the past.