[jimjohn]

I have the feeling this is not going to be a slow news week.

[EQAndyBuzz]

Look at the bright side. There are some fabulous people out in San Francisco who can fill in.

[LibFreeUSA]

The guy probably got fed up with no one listening to him complaining about how OBAMA & KERRY’s entire USA policy towards Russia has been a DISASTER!

[txrefugee]

Another affirmative action hire will be plugged in, whether or not they are qualified, perhaps a transgender, bi-racial individual who is mentally challenged. After all, these posts aren’t in any important places that could change into hot spots in five years…...

[Sidebar Moderator]

To prevent duplication, please do not alter the published headline, thx.

[JEDI4S]

Probably discovered that unlike our current military situation; Russian forces don't play dress up Barbie in the barracks. And they don't have pin-up pictures of Bruce, Catilyn, Bob, Jessica, Cletus, Lucy, Jenner hanging on the walls.

[dp0622]

No, this is rapidly getting out of control. Russia tells us we cant fly in Syria anymore. We say no. What’s next.

[1010RD]

A new K=street lobbyist for ex-Soviet states?

[Candor7]

And may that Pentagon official sing like a canary on steroids, leak like a sieve, and tell America just how sinister Obama really is.

[Sacajaweau]

http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2009/08/25/americas-latest-mistake-in-afghanistan.html

[Sacajaweau]

It looks like she was a Republican before Obama brought her to his fold.

May be that Petreaus has recommended her to "The Donald".

If I'm wrong about her being a Republican, please let me know.

[ETL]

Russia Is Building A Massive Military Base On Ukrainian Border

The Daily Caller ^ | September 10, 2015 | Reuters

Russia is building a military base along the Ukrainian border, signaling its preparing for long-term support of the pro-Russian separatists fighting for Ukraine. The massive base - scheduled for completion in April - will house ammunition depots and barracks for several thousand soldiers, and will be used to train soldiers, reported Reuters. The Reuters reporter investigating the new base was temporarily detained and accused of being a Ukrainian spy. Russian officials didn't respond to Reuters questions about the purpose of the base and whether it's connected to the fight for Ukraine. ..."

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Russia Plans Second Big Military Base Near Ukrainian Border
Reuters, via freebeacon.com ^ | September 23, 2015 | Anton Zverev

BOGUCHAR, Russia (Reuters) – Russia is planning a second major military base near the border with Ukraine, where NATO accuses Russian troops of helping pro-Moscow separatists fight Kiev’s forces.

The new base will house 5,000 soldiers and heavy weaponry, according to public documents and people working at the site.

It is further east than one under construction in Belgorod region reported by Reuters earlier this month but still close to the border with separatist-held parts of Ukraine’s eastern Luhansk region, where there has been heavy fighting.

The bases are part of a Russian military buildup along a new line of confrontation with the West, running from the Black Sea in the south to the Baltic in the north, which carries echoes of the Cold War-era “Iron Curtain”.

Russia has also increased its military presence in Syria.

(Excerpt) Read more at freebeacon.com ...

[ETL]

From 2014

Yushchenko, hero of Ukraine’s Orange Revolution warns Europe that Putin won’t stop at Crimea

by Matthew Schofield - McClatchy Foreign Staff
March 27, 2014

Many Ukrainians believe you need look no further than the face of Viktor Yushchenko to understand Russia’s aggression against Ukraine.

Once smooth and ruggedly handsome, it still bears the scars from an assassination attempt when someone slipped dioxin into Yushchenko’s food. ...”

Read more here:
http://www.mcclatchydc.com/news/nation-world/world/article24765781.html#storylink=cpy
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From 2007

Yushchenko: Russia blocking poisoning probe
by Bonnie Malkin and agencies, September 12, 2007

"Mr Yushchenko, a pro-European politician who wanted to bring his country [The Ukraine] out of Russia's shadow, fell seriously ill on September 6, 2004 as he was competing in presidential elections against a pro-Moscow candidate, Viktor Yanukovich, now [2007] prime minister.

After months of tests in an Austrian clinic, it was determined that he had ingested a massive amount of the poison dioxin.

Although he survived, his face was left bloated and pockmarked, and he has had to undergo regular treatment to rid his body of the toxin.

In an interview with Le Figaro he said he believed the dioxin used to disfigure him was made in a Russian lab.

Mr Yushchenko did not directly accuse the Russian government of being behind his poisoning, but he did say he had 'practically put all the pieces together' and the attempt against him 'was not a private action'. ..."

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/1562838/Yushchenko-Russia-blocking-poisoning-probe.html

[BeadCounter]

http://www.rferl.org/content/ukraine-russian-backed-rebels-agree-withdraw-weapons/27278407.html

I don’t know, it does seem like things have become a bit peaceful on the Ukraine/Russian border or would it be better said, in the land seized by the rebels.

And at least, I believe there has been somewhat of an effective ceasefire in that region as well.