“He forges decree after decree, like horseshoes
In groins, forehead, in eyes, and eyebrows,
Wherever an execution’s happening though - there’s raspberry, and the Ossetian’s giant torso.”
(Osip Mandelstam, 1933)
In Mandelstam’s poem, “raspberry” is a code word for the criminal underworld, of which Stalin was a part. Stalin was born in Gori in Georgia near the South Ossetian border, which is why Mandelstam refers to him as “the Ossetian.” For this reference Mandelstam was arrested in 1934 and purged in 1938. When Stalin was Commissar of Nationalities he invaded his home country of Georgia and was so ruthless that even Lenin was angry. IS PUTIN THE NEW COMMISSAR OF NATIONALITIES?
The commies are back and raping and pilaging as they go. Actually filmed robbing a bank here.
This is serious stuff, and the fact that the commies are now threating Poland with a military response for putting in defensive missiles, is going to be a test of US resolve. Frankly, the commies are smart to do this with a weak US economy, and likely a new weaker administration coming into power. Commander in Chief Obama not likely to rattle any sabers.
If the US response to the Georgian invasion is any sign for the Ruskies..they should be encouraged to take back all satellite nations. The score so far...Commies..1 Freedom...0
http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/article1563317.ece