tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24528000.post5498009056513325280..comments2023-10-28T12:01:47.929+00:00Comments on Edward Lucas: Khuiyovich latestEdward Lucashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11369936559712607693noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24528000.post-84832814124291254512008-08-29T06:29:00.000+00:002008-08-29T06:29:00.000+00:00How could he be obsessed, it's not so hard, you ju...How could he be obsessed, it's not so hard, you just have to see things as they are, rather than as presented (ineptly, too crudely to be even borderline believable) by the Kremlin. There was a chance (I think) when the USSR caved in, but it's been squandered. Today's Russia smells of Germany circa '34-39. Which is truly sad, both for the Russians, and for the rest of the world. Everything Russian I read today is <I>poshljatina i podlost'</I>, not just lies and brutality: take this gag, for example http://www.kp.ru/daily/24147/364141/ . Doesn't this make you throw up?globushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17522043323300896484noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24528000.post-83948396955540448992008-08-28T18:31:00.000+00:002008-08-28T18:31:00.000+00:00Edward, can you seriously call Pristina airport an...Edward, can you seriously call Pristina airport an example of Russian expansionism? Come on, that is dire. Especially given Russian pressure on Milosevich to see the light. You seem obsessed with finding a new evil empire.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09356813873980774562noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24528000.post-28989721537961750712008-08-28T13:20:00.000+00:002008-08-28T13:20:00.000+00:00timothy:Russia controls the government of S. Osset...timothy:<BR/><BR/>Russia controls the government of S. Ossetia and Abkhazia and those governments include maority of ministers newly sent from Russia itself, theabsolute majority of inhabitants of S. Ossetia were given passports of the Russian Federation before living in the Russian Federation; to mention the least.Beahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17996480170809238457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24528000.post-7890136310191089542008-08-28T12:38:00.000+00:002008-08-28T12:38:00.000+00:00To Timothy Post.War is peace. Freedom is slavery. ...To Timothy Post.<BR/><BR/>War is peace. Freedom is slavery. Ignorance is strength. Occupation is liberation. Subjugation is independence. Fairness is extermination. To be continued...Dixihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16049609333964500506noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24528000.post-14972910162131634742008-08-28T12:22:00.000+00:002008-08-28T12:22:00.000+00:00Edward:You are grasping at straws. Poti, Moldova, ...Edward:<BR/><BR/>You are grasping at straws. Poti, Moldova, and Pristina do not constitute expansionist tendencies.<BR/><BR/>Does Moscow control any of those governments? Were any of those governments forcibly removed?<BR/><BR/>No and no.<BR/><BR/>You may suggest that, in your opinion, Russia wants to take-over other countries but you also must, therefore, admit that you have no proof. It's just theories and fear based on your heightened emotions and being furious.<BR/><BR/>At the end of the day, Russia remains tough but fair..... and not expansionist.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02385244147976050110noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24528000.post-63543837174206496142008-08-28T09:15:00.000+00:002008-08-28T09:15:00.000+00:00To Timothy PostRussian troops in Poti would be a g...To Timothy Post<BR/><BR/>Russian troops in Poti would be a good example. So would the failure to pull out from Moldova. Remember the Pristina airfield stunt a few years back?Edward Lucashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11369936559712607693noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24528000.post-59504713668710969262008-08-28T08:54:00.000+00:002008-08-28T08:54:00.000+00:00I suggest a new variant of Godwin's law: whoever m...I suggest a new variant of Godwin's law: whoever mentions "neocons" has automatically "lost" whatever debate was in progress.Dixihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16049609333964500506noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24528000.post-76060460365025987712008-08-28T06:48:00.000+00:002008-08-28T06:48:00.000+00:00:: There can only be a "new Cold War" if there are...:: There can only be a "new Cold War" if there are TWO sides<BR/>:: fighting for either territory or ideology.<BR/>Well, not really. It takes two to tango, yes, but to start a war one is sufficient.globushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17522043323300896484noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24528000.post-44160537587945947722008-08-28T05:23:00.000+00:002008-08-28T05:23:00.000+00:00Have you lost your mind along with your sense of h...Have you lost your mind along with your sense of humor?<BR/><BR/>Have you become a tool to be used by the American neocons, who one might reasonably guess to be the authors of this hoax.<BR/><BR/>You are letting your emotions get the better of your intellect and your reputation is suffering as a result.<BR/><BR/>I ask you once again, please state one example of Russian expansionism in the post-Soviet period?<BR/><BR/>There can only be a "new Cold War" if there are TWO sides fighting for either territory or ideology. <BR/><BR/>The Russians have no competing ideology. Actually, the Russians have decided to play our "game" and by many estimates are beating us at it.<BR/><BR/>The Russians have no designs on foreign lands.<BR/><BR/>There is no Cold War. Cold Peace maybe.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02385244147976050110noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24528000.post-68623334052750374452008-08-27T22:46:00.000+00:002008-08-27T22:46:00.000+00:00I undestand the idea, but the gag isn't very funny...I undestand the idea, but the gag isn't very funny, and the "khuyovich" thing is in bad taste. There's no English equivalent of the Russian expletive here, so it's hard to render the impression it makes... perhaps "motherfuckerovich" would be in the right direction, though not quite, and not literally a translation. I mean, this word simply isn't used: it's too rude and yet, for this context, it holds no special meaning that would add to the humour. This joke is kind of dorky.globushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17522043323300896484noreply@blogger.com