Whereas these - according tho that SCUMBAG - are NOT Russian soldiers, but members of "local self-defense forces", who bought their gear in some survival equipment store
Posted on 03/04/2014 10:35:42 AM PST by Army Air Corps
President Putin claimed on Tuesday that "well prepared" and organized protesters in Kiev who brought down the Yanukovych regime were "trained in Poland and Lithuania".
In his first in-depth comments since the Russian parliament gave the green light for military action in Ukraine on Saturday, Vladimir Putin told a press conference in Moscow, "look how well they were prepared."
"They underwent preparation in bases in Lithuanian and Polish border areas, and [of course] in Ukraine itself. Their instructors were ready for a lengthy time, you saw how they were prepared, like special forces, they were even divided up into squads," Putin told journalists.
On Saturday, the vice-president of the Russian Federation Council claimed that "gunmen who took over power in Kiev were trained in Poland and Lithuania".
The Polish defence ministry categorically denied the accusations on Tuesday.
A confident looking Russian president said today that, "there can be only one assessment of what happened in Kiev, in Ukraine in general. This was an anti-constitutional coup and the armed seizure of power. No one argues with this," he said.
Putin said Russia reserved the right to use all options in Ukraine to protect compatriots living in "terror" but that Moscow would use force only as a last resort.
"As for bringing in forces. For now there is no such need but such a possibility exists," he said. "What could serve as a reason to use military force? It would naturally be the last resort, absolutely the last."
Good for Poland! Maybe they can shame the rest of the west into showing a little spine.
As a former of the (local) news media, I can say without equivocation that you're more right than you know. Not that a college degree is any indication of intelligence, or even that the person learned anything worthwhile at all, but many, if not most radio reporters, anchors and producers I worked with over the years didn't have a degree. In some cases, they never had any formal training in news; they were former board operators who got promoted to the news room. The key requirement for employment in radio these days is are you willing to work for the woefully inadequate, barely higher than minimum wage they offer.
In local TV, most reporters and producers I worked with did have degrees, but they also ranged in age from 22 to about 28, so they knew nothing about anything. Therefore, whatever liberal horsecrap they're told by their news directors or anchors, they take as gospel.
Producers, btw, are really the most powerful people behind your evening newscast. They decide how the 'cast is "stacked"...which stories go into the newscast, how much time each story receives, and which get dropped as the 'cast progresses, due to time constraints. As you watch your local news tonight, keep in mind that unless you're in a large market, the person controlling the show is probably well under 30 years old. Scary stuff, considering how people still accept their nightly newscast as "the way it is".
Scouts Out! Cavalry Ho!
I wanna know where those “Militia” bought their survival gear! Much better stuff than what my local surplus store sells! :-)
Yeah, can get gear like that on Auto Trader! :-)
ty, good to know intel
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