Posted on 03/17/2014 12:22:52 AM PDT by MarMema
On the Crimean election I found an article I think is both balanced and contains some interesting facts:
http://www.thenation.com/article/178848/endgame-crimea
Nobody talks about the fact that initially “when, on February 27, the Crimean parliament first decided to hold a referendum on expanding regional autonomy, it was exclusively within the context of remaining in Ukraine. It was Kievs ham-fisted attempt to replace key regional officials after agreeing not to do so that led to the inclusion of a second option to join Russia. Leaving Ukraine was placed on the table because the threat of force against Crimea was not taken off the table.”
Also, the author's reference to the polls are supported by the latest poll in Crimea made by the German institute Gfk which showed 70% of the polled was going to vote for returning Crimea to Russia.
It would be highly improbable if there hadn't been some vote stuffing and the legality of the referendum can be questioned given the Russian military presence but there is very little reason to doubt that the majority of the Crimeans wish to secede from Ukraine.
How nice of you to be so kind to her.
Thanks, another good read...they’re kinda starting to sound like thugs.
It will be hard to find any “good guys” in this plot.
Isn't it all due to my fascism and anti-semitism ?
Time will tell.
Mmm another magic word...
Hey, at least we're not on Al Qaeda's side this time.
If youd like to be on or off, please FR mail me.
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From the Russian propaganda:
SIMFEROPOL, March 16, 14:07 /ITAR-TASS/. The international observers monitoring Crimeas referendum have identified no violations so far, Tadeusz Piskorski, the chief of the European observers mission in Crimea, has told ITAR-TASS. Piskorski, a member of the Polish parliament also noted a large turnout, adding that Crimean Tatars were very active
http://en.itar-tass.com/world/723752?utm_medium=rss20
Who is this Tadeusz Piskorski? I could not find him here
http://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pos%C5%82owie_na_Sejm_Rzeczypospolitej_Polskiej_VII_kadencji
Do you seriously believe I don’t know about it ?
If we want to know what Ukrainian “patriots” are like, they have shown us:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a-mnRuckQkU
Some of the individuals in this video now hold posts in the Kiev regime.
Neo-Cons using Neo-Nazis to hurt Russia (and Europe and us and the entire world in the process).
Do you seriously think these people are worth supporting?
"Some of Svboda supporters are people who believe that the German invasion of Ukraine in the 1940s was not an occupation but a liberation from "Jewish Bolshevism". Needless to say, they also don't like gay people."
Just wow. And same to all the people here who have been critical of my wanting to stay out of it. Some want to take on Putin over this. These people met with McCain and sent him back to say they need our help to fend off Moscow!
I seriously believed you would know about it. Please share.
Actually they would probably get along quite well with the Croats. Maybe they should seek help from them.
I have so far only found one and his name was not correct.
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