Breaking News: Russian Troops Intervening in Ukraine Elections

Private Email from Election Observer in Ukraine | 11/23/2004 | Bob Schaffer

[ModelBreaker]

This is an email from Bob Schaffer. He is a three term congressman from Colorado and recently ran against Pete Coors for the Republican Senate nomination in CO. He's a solid guy and has been a specialist in the Ukraine.

Bob is serving as an election monitor and sends us these startling developments. Apparently the Russians are intervening in the Ukraine with Russian troops dressed as Ukrainians to turn over the results of the election.

He has asked that we publicize these developments widely. Have at it FREEPERS

[AuH2ORepublican]

If you hear anything new, please keep us updated.

[anniegetyourgun]

FoxNews was reporting that there was to be a meeting tomorrow morning for - supposedly for transition. Pics on the news looked like the protesters were remaining calm....at least at that point.

Aren't international monitors also confirming fraud and corruption? This doesn't look good - either for Ukraine, or for the US/Russian relations.

[Norman Bates]

Forgive me. Who's the good guy and who's the bad guy again?

[Pastnowfuturealpha]

Okay - so tell us something, if you can, about Yushchenko?

I know about the Russians(where they come from) - but what about this guy - who backs him (what power or "money")- if you know -

Thanks -

[Momaw Nadon]

This sounds series!

[Travis McGee]

Holy Moly!

[Velveeta]

"Apparently the Russians are intervening in the Ukraine with Russian troops dressed as Ukrainians to turn over the results of the election."

[Billthedrill]

BTT. Will follow this closely.

[Dog Gone]

Best I can tell, the election results need overturning since the fraud was outrageous. I'll defer to more-informed Freepers, because I'm basing it on only two news articles I've read on the situation.

[prairiebreeze]

So the Russians are said to be behind the opposition? Am I understanding this correctly?

[McChordwatcher]

Just to clarify,Yanukovich (supported by the party in power) appeared to have won. I believe that *he* is the one being supported by Russia and, according to the report, by their military.

Yushchenko is the challenger who lost by 3 percentage points but has the people marching in the street.

His reasoning? The exit polls said he won, but the ballots did not. I do not know enough about the supposed fraud to know the truth, but this kind of sounds familiar, no?

[prairiebreeze]

Ok, thanks. I thought those were the circumstances but after reading this email thought I might have gotten it wrong.

[streetpreacher]

PING

[streetpreacher]

Are we sure these are Russian Troops or is it possible that Kerry/Edwards' 10,000 lawyers took a wrong turn somewhere?

[calenel]

"the election results need overturning since the fraud was outrageous"

I had also heard that the election was massively fraudulent. But I thought that the "winner" was the guy backed by the Russians. Why would they be intervening to overturn the election when their guy "won"? Something is wrong here. There is a missing piece.

[monkeywrench]

I read that George Soros is behind Yushchenko.

[Capt. Tom]

Yanukovich would be the Russian's favorite (Putin) and
Yuschenko would probably be supported by the USA.

The exit pols showed Yushchenko (USA) to be the winner. The ballot count showed Yanukovich (Putin) to be the winner.

Charges of vote fraud are being backed up by hundrreds of thousands protesting in the streets. - Tom

[Eva]

All these problems with Russia makes it very apparent that Condi Rice is the right choice for Sect'y of State, with her expertise in Soviet relations.

[Dog Gone]

Not really. If the population is about to go ballistic, they are there to protect their guy in the allegedly fraudulent victory.