Russia Puts Tanks and Missiles Back in Red Square Parade

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080509/ap_on_re_eu/russia_victory_day;_ylt=AqxtYp8OKOXX7ITtDHDTJ6IDW7oF ^ | May 8, 2008 | VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV

[RusIvan]

Tailgunner just carefully gathered his photos. All people on his photos are dressed in the historical uniform. It is Victory day parade so may paraders are in the historical dress.
Accually Red banner is just the historical Victory Banner.

See: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IMcDtZcHeZ8&feature=related.
Notice the flag on the each first car of columns? It is the red cross on white background. It is St.Andrius flag. The official military flag. All other flags are just for historical reconstruction. Here is the reference for your information: http://www.hronos.km.ru/heraldicum/flagi/e_modern.htm

[sega]

The Soviet/Russian Victory Banner (Russian: Знамя Победы, Znamya Pobedy) is the banner that was raised by Red Army soldiers on the Reichstag in Berlin, in 1945. The Cyrillic inscription reads: "150th Rifle, Order of Kutuzov 2nd class, 'Idritskaya' Division, 79th Rifle Corps, 3rd Shock Army, 1st Byelorussian Front." This flag is not the first to be hoisted on the Reichstag, but is the first (and the only surviving) of the 'official' flags, explicitly prepared for that purpose, to be raised there. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Victory_Banner

[nw_arizona_granny]

Thank you for the ping.

[nw_arizona_granny]

Ping.

[lizol]

And this is right after the parade - one of the BMD-4s burning (LOL!):

[bmwcyle]

The marching flag thing looks gay.

[spanalot]

“Their country, their parade, they get to show off their stuff.”

Their country masterminded the genocide of 100 million in the last century and cost us a gazillion dollars to stop.

http://www.victimsofcommunism.org/history_communism.php

[spanalot]

Must have been Chechyns

[GulfBreeze]

OK. This thread is about a parade in Moscow, where they paraded tanks (sad outdated but deadly tanks), nuclear missiles (I would guess dummy missiles. I doubt they had armed nuclear missiles parading through their capital but maybe they did.) and other military hardware.

I am not taking up for the honor of their governments past or present. I am not a Soviet or Russian apologist. I don't like a lot of things that they are doing.

I am just saying that what they do in a silly parade in their country is their business. I mean it's a parade... They're supposed to show off.

[spanalot]

“I am just saying that what they do in a silly parade in their country is their business”

Great - why dont they have some Gulag watchtower floats and mass grave depictions?

What part of “They killed 100 million with those weapons” do you not understand?

[GulfBreeze]

Okay. Let’s nuke ‘em.

[GulfBreeze]

There is nothing about it that I don’t understand. What is it about it that YOU don’t understand?

What are you saying we or they SHOULD be doing? (I mean other than repeating over and over that they killed 100 million people.

I hate communism. I hate socialism. I hate Stallin and Lenning. I hate Pol Pot (or however you spell his name). I hate Saddam and his gay sons.

Really! I do.

But now what?

[spanalot]

“Okay. Let’s nuke ‘em.”

Thats what Patton said - Reagan just jawboned the saudis into opening the spigot and sending the price of oil down to $8.00 - but all we need is to get it to $30 to crush their nuts again.

[spanalot]

“What are you saying we or they SHOULD be doing? “

Certainly we should not be suffering their foolishness gladly as you are intent on doing.

[GulfBreeze]

Okay. If you have finally exhausted yourself throwing insults my way...

WHAT SHOULD WE DO! NOT WHAT SHOULD WE NOT DO.

I could give a rats a$$ whether they are using tanks, missiles, jets, fire trucks or giant pink freakin' KOALAS in their parades. I am at a loss as to why ANY American WOULD care. NOW, when they are making soft invasions into Georgia, when they are shooting down Georgian drones over Georgian territory, when they are selling nuke crap to Iran, when they are selling technology that they can no longer afford to build themselves to China then I want to do something about it and I care. I have no DOUBT that these things are troubling to you too. I just can't f'n understand why you are busting my chops because I could give a %@^^$%#%^@$%#$& about a PARADE in Moscow, Beijing, Pyong Yang or anywhere else!

Why are we in an argument over this? Can you tell me?

[Kozak]

“Bolshia Technika”.

Snicker

[Kozak]

But now what?

How about we stop pretending they are friends and allies? Stop sending them money when they are rolling in petrodollars? NOT count on them for manned access to space after 2010 when the shuttle gets retired? You know, act rationally?

[GulfBreeze]

I entirely agree. ZERO argument.

[spanalot]

“WHAT SHOULD WE DO!”

I bet your shift key is not the shiniest on your keyboard.

We do the same as we have for 60 years - which we should have done for 90 years - apply diplomatic, economic, media, and political power to contain their imperialist efforts ... and certainly condemn their militaristic parades.

[GulfBreeze]

Well I couldn’t agree more. Thanks for answering.