Russia’s revolution has begun

The American Thinker ^ | Jan. 27, 2004 | Herbert E. Meyer

[Kitten Festival]

The second half of Russia’s second revolution has begun.

It started in mid-January, when in cities throughout the country tens of thousands of mostly-older citizens took to the streets for days on end to protest President Vladimir Putin’s welfare reform plan. Already hope is starting to rise, both inside the country and beyond, that “people power” will bring to Russia the kind of real democracy it is bringing right now to the neighboring countries of Ukraine and Georgia. But Russia is – well, Russia – which means that this revolution will go on longer, spill more blood, and could end less happily than the revolutions nearby. Which leads to one big question that the Bush Administration will need to answer sooner rather than later: whose side are we on?

[Ohioan]

I repeat Lets see putin selling missiles to syria, the whole iran nuclear reactior thing. russia selling weapons to china. (sarcasm on)year russia is our best friend! (sarcasm off)

No one is saying Russia is our best friend. But Putin is their business, not our business. And from here, he looks a good bit better than the alternative, which the article seems to be advocating. A good bit better!!

He also looks, and acts more rational than that little clique in Washington, who call themselves "Neo-Cons," and consider a former disciple of Leon Trotsky--the Communist Butcher who commanded the Red Army in the Bolshevik rape of Russia--their guru! They are the ones who are fixated on "Democracy," rather than dealing with the realities of the world in which they live. (And we should take a long hard look, at what "Democracy" means to Communists.)

See The Neo-Con Phenomenon.

Incidentally, it is a very Capitalistic thing to sell arms to other nations. It is the way you help take some of the very considerable expense involved in research and development off of the back of your own people. Sort of the reverse of the way our home grown "do gooders," try to shift more of the rest of the world's burden onto our backs.

William Flax

[Destro]

Guess where all the Middle Eastern Christians feel safest at? Syria. As for China - where did CHina get all that money to buy said weapons? And the EU - including the British are about to start selling them weapon systems. Iran has a nuclear energy plant under the UN program started by President Ike Eisenhower called Atoms for Peace. It is not illegal under any law for Iran to produce nuclear energy. The negotiations with Iran now under way is to put more restrictions - above the American designed legal restrictions from the 50s and 60s.

[Paul_Denton]

Guess where all the Middle Eastern Christians feel safest at? Syria. As for China - where did CHina get all that money to buy said weapons? And the EU - including the British are about to start selling them weapon systems. Iran has a nuclear energy plant under the UN program started by President Ike Eisenhower called Atoms for Peace. It is not illegal under any law for Iran to produce nuclear energy. The negotiations with Iran now under way is to put more restrictions - above the American designed legal restrictions from the 50s and 60s.

China? you can thank Jimmy Carter for that. I a well aware about the British and the EU. For that I put its government in the same place as fRance's and GERMany's. Proof that christians feel safer in Syria? And anyone who trusts Iran's mullahs not to make a nuclear bomb ought to shoot himself for being so dumb.

As usual your argument is moot. Come back when you actually prove a challenge. NEXT!!!

[dfwgator]

Actually it would be the third Russian Revolution, the second was in 1991, when Yeltsin stood down the "gang who couldn't coup straight."

[Destro]

You are nota challenge - you seem not to know much.

Many Christians Flee Iraq, With Syria the Haven of Choice

[Paul_Denton]

pfft the NY Times? they are about as trustworthy as al jezeera. Keep trying. LOL

[Paul_Denton]

Besides you side step the fact that Syria funds TERRORISTS and sends TERRORISTS into Iraq. Once again you prove to be laughable.

[Destro]

You wantto keep proving your foolishness?

The Telegraph (UK): Christians Flee Genocide As Fear Sweeps Iraq

St Matthew's Syrian Orthodox Monastery was founded in the fourth century AD

[Paul_Denton]

Like I said once again you sidestep the fact that Syria is a TERRORIST STATE. Christians fleeing there does not change that. Once again you are making a despotic state look angelic. Once again you make yourself the laughing stock of this whole forum.

[Destro]

and Pakistan and Saudi Arabia is not a terrorist state? What madness. I ask again - where would a Christian and or woman feel safest at? Syria or living in the states we call allies - Pakistan and Saudi Arabia?

[Paul_Denton]

Pakistan under the control of Musharraf is not a threat right now because we keep him in check. Saudi Arabia knows it would regret causing trouble. The bigger threat right now is Iran and Syria.

[Destro]

screw the Christians, eh? Pakistan is the spreader of nuclear arms around the world to rogue states and terrorists. But we need them so all is forgiven.

Funny how we over look our inequities.

[Paul_Denton]

Actually you are wrong on where crhistians feel safest and that would be RIGHT HERE in the US. China is spreading nuclear arms. THEY GAVE PAKISTAN THE BOMB. They are helping Iran get the bomb. They tried to help Libya and had some involvemment in North Korea's along with Clinton and Carter's assistance. Who keeps Pakistan in check? India and the US. Mussharaf is only our "ally" because WE HAVE A GUN POINTED AT HIS HEAD. Before the Afganistan war they were on the Taliban's side. Keep your enemies close but keep your friends closers as they say.