World Politics

[Semper Fidelis]

Looks like Vlad P. Does not appreciate the provocation of having US Naval Vessels near his border. When the USA / Merikah media "reported" on this they made it seem that the destroyer was just sailing along in the wide open Ocean. Yet what was really going on was the dangerous game of cat and mouse played out much like the cold war days. Cept...we (Merikah) is on top of them now. .....Could you imagine if there was a Russian Destroyer hanging out on the international national line in the Atlantic off the coast of NYC or BOSTON? LMAO

https://www.yahoo.com/news/russia-warns-u-over-baltic-maneuvers-ready-necessary-140704706.html

 

[Brullnux]

Russia did this too when they flew their planes over British airspace 'accidentally' and had to be 'escorted' out. I put escorted in quotations as that is what the media reported it as.

Dangerous games indeed.

 

[blutto]

Re:

Looks like Vlad P. Does not appreciate the provocation of having US Naval Vessels near his border. When the USA / Merikah media "reported" on this they made it seem that the destroyer was just sailing along in the wide open Ocean. Yet what was really going on was the dangerous game of cat and mouse played out much like the cold war days. Cept...we (Merikah) is on top of them now. .....Could you imagine if there was a Russian Destroyer hanging out on the international national line in the Atlantic off the coast of NYC or BOSTON? LMAO

https://www.yahoo.com/news/russia-warns-u-over-baltic-maneuvers-ready-necessary-140704706.html

...yeah and the Russian response was the ever dangerous belly role, which is the aviation equivalent of mooning someone....

Cheers

 

[Brullnux]

Belly roll... Don't you mean Barrel roll? But yeah, that was basically mooning.

Also.worth mentioning I was wrong when I said Russian bombers entered UK airspace, the just entered an 'area of interest' which could mean anything. This massively de-escalates that issue.

 

[Maxiton]

Re:

Belly roll... Don't you mean Barrel roll? But yeah, that was basically mooning.

Also.worth mentioning I was wrong when I said Russian bombers entered UK airspace, the just entered an 'area of interest' which could mean anything. This massively de-escalates that issue.

An "area of interest"? That could mean Moscow.

 

[blutto]

Re:

Belly roll... Don't you mean Barrel roll? But yeah, that was basically mooning.

Also.worth mentioning I was wrong when I said Russian bombers entered UK airspace, the just entered an 'area of interest' which could mean anything. This massively de-escalates that issue.

...yup by big bad booboo....three Hail Marys and one Our Father coming right up...

Cheers

 

[blutto]

....a quick look-see at another glorious-like putsch ,errr, revolution....

It’s not easy for outsiders to sort through all the competing claims about Brazil’s political crisis and the ongoing effort to oust its president, Dilma Rousseff, who won re-election a mere 18 months ago with 54 million votes. But the most important means for understanding the truly anti-democratic nature of what’s taking place is to look at the person whom Brazilian oligarchs and their media organs are trying to install as president: the corruption-tainted, deeply unpopular, oligarch-serving Vice President Michel Temer (above). Doing so shines a bright light on what’s really going on, and why the world should be deeply disturbed.

The New York Times’s Brazil bureau chief, Simon Romero, interviewed Temer this week, and this is how his excellent article begins:


RIO DE JANEIRO — One recent poll found that only 2 percent of Brazilians would vote for him. He is under scrutiny over testimony linking him to a colossal graft scandal. And a high court justice ruled that Congress should consider impeachment proceedings against him.

So to summarize: Brazilian financial and media elites are pretending that corruption is the reason for removing the twice-elected president of the country as they conspire to install and empower the country’s most corrupted political figures. Brazilian oligarchs will have succeeded in removing from power a moderately left-wing government that won four straight elections in the name of representing the country’s poor, and are literally handing control over the Brazilian economy (the world’s seventh largest) to Goldman Sachs and bank industry lobbyists.

This fraud being perpetrated here is as blatant as it is devastating. But it’s the same pattern that has been repeatedly seen around the world, particularly in Latin America, when a tiny elite wages a self-protective, self-serving war on the fundamentals of democracy. Brazil, the world’s fifth most populous country, has been an inspiring example of how a young democracy can mature and thrive. But now, those democratic institutions and principles are being fully assaulted by the very same financial and media factions that suppressed democracy and imposed tyranny in that country for decades.

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https://theintercept.com/2016/04/22/to-see-the-real-story-in-brazil-look-at-who-is-being-installed-as-president-and-finance-chiefs/

Cheers

 

[Brullnux]

I'm not sure if I should be surprised but after I clicked on that link I realised I had already read it, in The Guardian. I'm surprised that they published an article that goes away from the norm of thinking, or at least how it has been reported. i don't know much about it as I'm not Brazilian, but it does seem very close to what Greenwald is saying. Doesn't need to be said that corruption is endemic in Brazil an I do think Rousseff should leave, but be replaced by a youth movement with little or no affiliation (like Podemos in Spain, say) to keep the social movement going and clear the corruption.

 

[python]

the chernobyl nuclear accident marks its 30th anniversary today...than was the fukushima. many experts still argue which one was worse.

one happened in the totalitarian, secretive state that lied and lied before the world become fully aware. while another occurred in a supposedly democratic state that lied even more. many may recall (or search on) my posts that followed the fukushima developments from day one and how obvious the tepco lies were even 5 y. ago.


each of the 2 commercial nuclear calamities released many times more radioactive material than the bomb dropped on hiroshima. it pressed some countries into gradual decommissioning of ALL reactors, while in many more others the nuclear commercial reactors are mushrooming (pun intended) literally.

why such a difference ?

it is a complex question going deep into cultural, commercial, political and emotional attitudes. let's take europe's 170 nukes as an example. while france leads the world in the nuclear-derived proportion (apr. 80%) and the swiss operate the oldest nuke on earth (almost 50 yo), the germans decided to go green all the way and actually made a huge progress along the way. adds to the complexity a somewhat poorly recognized in the west fact that the best and safest reactors are nowadays made in ................russia. yep, they rank #1 among the already signed new contracts and - which may be even more significant - those still planned.

regarding the last fact, some curious decisions have been made by the long-suffering ukraine. like to snub russia at any cost, mind you the uki reactors are ALL of soviet/russian designs, they recently decided to buy the nuclear fuel from westighouse. some say it is dangerous and stupid b/c the fuel accident analysis should be done by the reactor vendors. and so on.

obviously some are wise, some will always be stupid. but i am still a believer in the nuclear option.

 

[blutto]

...ahhh the Saudis seem pretty forked, what a shame, what a crying shame, and the Desert Irish as the Brits used to call them will go back to being the Desert Irish, except this time in an environment so hot that simply living hour to hour will be hard...that is so ironic on so many levels boohoo boohoo....

The $2 Trillion Gamble That Saudi Arabia Cannot Win | OilPrice.com

http://oilprice.com/Latest-Energy-News/World-News/The-2-Trillion-Gamble-That-Saudi-Arabia-Cannot-Win.html

Cheers

 

[frenchfry]

Re:

the chernobyl nuclear accident marks its 30th anniversary today...than was the fukushima. many experts still argue which one was worse.

one happened in the totalitarian, secretive state that lied and lied before the world become fully aware. while another occurred in a supposedly democratic state that lied even more. many may recall (or search on) my posts that followed the fukushima developments from day one and how obvious the tepco lies were even 5 y. ago.


each of the 2 commercial nuclear calamities released many times more radioactive material than the bomb dropped on hiroshima. it pressed some countries into gradual decommissioning of ALL reactors, while in many more others the nuclear commercial reactors are mushrooming (pun intended) literally.

why such a difference ?

it is a complex question going deep into cultural, commercial, political and emotional attitudes. let's take europe's 170 nukes as an example. while france leads the world in the nuclear-derived proportion (apr. 80%) and the swiss operate the oldest nuke on earth (almost 50 yo), the germans decided to go green all the way and actually made a huge progress along the way. adds to the complexity a somewhat poorly recognized in the west fact that the best and safest reactors are nowadays made in ................russia. yep, they rank #1 among the already signed new contracts and - which may be even more significant - those still planned.

regarding the last fact, some curious decisions have been made by the long-suffering ukraine. like to snub russia at any cost, mind you the uki reactors are ALL of soviet/russian designs, they recently decided to buy the nuclear fuel from westighouse. some say it is dangerous and stupid b/c the fuel accident analysis should be done by the reactor vendors. and so on.

obviously some are wise, some will always be stupid. but i am still a believer in the nuclear option.

How do you figure the Germans made huge progress after abandoning nuclear? They replaced it with coal generators, that send huge clouds of pollution my way.

Energy savings is the cleanest option, but unfortunately not taken seriously enough.

 

[python]

Re: Re:

the chernobyl nuclear accident marks its 30th anniversary today...than was the fukushima. many experts still argue which one was worse.

one happened in the totalitarian, secretive state that lied and lied before the world become fully aware. while another occurred in a supposedly democratic state that lied even more. many may recall (or search on) my posts that followed the fukushima developments from day one and how obvious the tepco lies were even 5 y. ago.


each of the 2 commercial nuclear calamities released many times more radioactive material than the bomb dropped on hiroshima. it pressed some countries into gradual decommissioning of ALL reactors, while in many more others the nuclear commercial reactors are mushrooming (pun intended) literally.

why such a difference ?

it is a complex question going deep into cultural, commercial, political and emotional attitudes. let's take europe's 170 nukes as an example. while france leads the world in the nuclear-derived proportion (apr. 80%) and the swiss operate the oldest nuke on earth (almost 50 yo), the germans decided to go green all the way and actually made a huge progress along the way. adds to the complexity a somewhat poorly recognized in the west fact that the best and safest reactors are nowadays made in ................russia. yep, they rank #1 among the already signed new contracts and - which may be even more significant - those still planned.

regarding the last fact, some curious decisions have been made by the long-suffering ukraine. like to snub russia at any cost, mind you the uki reactors are ALL of soviet/russian designs, they recently decided to buy the nuclear fuel from westighouse. some say it is dangerous and stupid b/c the fuel accident analysis should be done by the reactor vendors. and so on.

obviously some are wise, some will always be stupid. but i am still a believer in the nuclear option.

How do you figure the Germans made huge progress after abandoning nuclear? They replaced it with coal generators, that send huge clouds of pollution my way.

Energy savings is the cleanest option, but unfortunately not taken seriously enough.

while my post was mostly about the nuclear role - the area i am informed well in, certainly better than any other energy options - i think your comment about germany is both correct (30%) and incorrect (70%)

you're correct b/c germany is still relying too heavily on coal, particularly their own cheap and 'dirty' lignite. it's a problem that set them back on the emissions reduction schedule. you're incorrect, b/c germany has been making significant strides towards its nationally supported obsession - energiewende—as fast as possible move/transition to renewable energy.

it is the renewable energy projects in germany i was referring to. i dont support entirely their move away from the nukes, but i am impressed by their solar, wind, biomass etc projects.

regarding you last sentence, i totally agree. i take it obsessively seriously. you can find more information on how i practice it in the thread i opened recently -something about saving the world...

 

[blutto]

....no war crimes to see here so lets move on shall we...

http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article44547.htm

Ever since the U.S. last October bombed a hospital run by Doctors Without Borders (MSF) in Kunduz, Afghanistan, the U.S. vehemently denied guilt while acting exactly like a guilty party would. First, it changed its story repeatedly. Then, it blocked every effort – including repeated demands from MSF – to have an independent investigation determine what really happened. As May Jeong documented in a richly reported story for The Intercept yesterday, the Afghan government – rather than denying that the hospital was targeted – instead repeatedly claimed that doing so was justified; moreover, they were sympathetic to calls for an independent investigation, which the U.S. blocked. What is beyond dispute, as Jeong wrote, is that the “211 shells that were fired . . . were felt by the 42 men, women, and children who were killed.” MSF insisted the bombing was “deliberate,” and ample evidence supports that charge.

Despite all this, the U.S. military is about to release a report that, so predictably, exonerates itself from all guilt; it was, of course, all just a terribly tragic mistake. Worse, reports The Los Angeles Times‘ W.J. Hennigan, “no one will face criminal charges.” Instead, this is the “justice” being meted out to those responsible:

Cheers

 

[blutto]

....seriously major biggie article....must read kinda thingee...

http://www.truth-out.org/news/item/35817-we-could-be-witnessing-the-death-of-the-fossil-fuel-industry-will-it-take-the-rest-of-the-economy-down-with-it

Mark Harrington, an oil industry consultant, goes further. He believes the resulting economic crisis from cascading debt defaults in the industry could make the 2007-8 financial crash look like a cakewalk. "Oil and gas companies borrowed heavily when oil prices were soaring above $70 a barrel," he wrote on CNBC in January.

"But in the past 24 months, they've seen their values and cash flows erode ferociously as oil prices plunge -- and that's made it hard for some to pay back that debt. This could lead to a massive credit crunch like the one we saw in 2008. With our economy just getting back on its feet from the global 2008 financial crisis, timing could not be worse."

Ratings agency Standard & Poor (S&P) reported this week that 46 companies have defaulted on their debt this year -- the highest levels since the depths of the financial crisis in 2009. The total quantity in defaults so far is $50 billion.

Half this year's defaults are from the oil and gas industry, according to S&P, followed by the metals, mining and the steel sector. Among them was coal giant Peabody Energy

....and in among the debris is this wee gem....

According to the Rodale Institute, the application of regenerative farming on a global scale could have revolutionary results:

Simply put, recent data from farming systems and pasture trials around the globe show that we could sequester more than 100 percent of current annual CO2 emissions with a switch to widely available and inexpensive organic management practices, which we term 'regenerative organic agriculture'… These practices work to maximize carbon fixation while minimizing the loss of that carbon once returned to the soil, reversing the greenhouse effect

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Cheers

 

[CheckMyPecs]

Tashkent Cracks Down On Bad Cyclists

Police in the Uzbek capital are taking a unique approach to preventing road accidents -- taking bicycles off the streets.

Regional media report that the Tashkent traffic police have launched an unofficial campaign against cyclists in the belief that they cause traffic accidents.

Authorities have reportedly set up a special squad tasked with imposing fines and seizing bicycles from riders who violate traffic regulations.

http://www.rferl.org/content/uzbekistan-tashkent-bicycle-crackdown/24967629.html

So ironic.

 

[movingtarget]

Re:

the chernobyl nuclear accident marks its 30th anniversary today...than was the fukushima. many experts still argue which one was worse.

one happened in the totalitarian, secretive state that lied and lied before the world become fully aware. while another occurred in a supposedly democratic state that lied even more. many may recall (or search on) my posts that followed the fukushima developments from day one and how obvious the tepco lies were even 5 y. ago.


each of the 2 commercial nuclear calamities released many times more radioactive material than the bomb dropped on hiroshima. it pressed some countries into gradual decommissioning of ALL reactors, while in many more others the nuclear commercial reactors are mushrooming (pun intended) literally.

why such a difference ?

it is a complex question going deep into cultural, commercial, political and emotional attitudes. let's take europe's 170 nukes as an example. while france leads the world in the nuclear-derived proportion (apr. 80%) and the swiss operate the oldest nuke on earth (almost 50 yo), the germans decided to go green all the way and actually made a huge progress along the way. adds to the complexity a somewhat poorly recognized in the west fact that the best and safest reactors are nowadays made in ................russia. yep, they rank #1 among the already signed new contracts and - which may be even more significant - those still planned.

regarding the last fact, some curious decisions have been made by the long-suffering ukraine. like to snub russia at any cost, mind you the uki reactors are ALL of soviet/russian designs, they recently decided to buy the nuclear fuel from westighouse. some say it is dangerous and stupid b/c the fuel accident analysis should be done by the reactor vendors. and so on.

obviously some are wise, some will always be stupid. but i am still a believer in the nuclear option.

I'd like to know how accurate the health reporting has been relating to Chernobyl as well. Unfortunately for Belarus at the time, the wind was blowing in the wrong direction while Kiev got lucky. There was an increase in thyroid cancers especially in children in both countries but the numbers did not seem to be very high and how much fallout settled in rivers and the water table ? The clean up workers who did not die soon after the accident were obviously the ones that were highest risk of dying of cancer and many did eventually.The sarcophagus for the reactor of course is only a short term fix and there are going to be ongoing issues and problems. I am in two minds about nuclear power but it seems for some people the risks are worth it re global warming. New reactors are still being built but building reactors in high risk earthquake zones does not seem to be too smart re Fukushima.

 

[python]

Re: Re:

the chernobyl nuclear accident marks its 30th anniversary today...than was the fukushima. many experts still argue which one was worse.

one happened in the totalitarian, secretive state that lied and lied before the world become fully aware. while another occurred in a supposedly democratic state that lied even more. many may recall (or search on) my posts that followed the fukushima developments from day one and how obvious the tepco lies were even 5 y. ago.


each of the 2 commercial nuclear calamities released many times more radioactive material than the bomb dropped on hiroshima. it pressed some countries into gradual decommissioning of ALL reactors, while in many more others the nuclear commercial reactors are mushrooming (pun intended) literally.

why such a difference ?

it is a complex question going deep into cultural, commercial, political and emotional attitudes. let's take europe's 170 nukes as an example. while france leads the world in the nuclear-derived proportion (apr. 80%) and the swiss operate the oldest nuke on earth (almost 50 yo), the germans decided to go green all the way and actually made a huge progress along the way. adds to the complexity a somewhat poorly recognized in the west fact that the best and safest reactors are nowadays made in ................russia. yep, they rank #1 among the already signed new contracts and - which may be even more significant - those still planned.

regarding the last fact, some curious decisions have been made by the long-suffering ukraine. like to snub russia at any cost, mind you the uki reactors are ALL of soviet/russian designs, they recently decided to buy the nuclear fuel from westighouse. some say it is dangerous and stupid b/c the fuel accident analysis should be done by the reactor vendors. and so on.

obviously some are wise, some will always be stupid. but i am still a believer in the nuclear option.

I'd like to know how accurate the health reporting has been relating to Chernobyl as well. Unfortunately for Belarus at the time, the wind was blowing in the wrong direction while Kiev got lucky. There was an increase in thyroid cancers especially in children in both countries but the numbers did not seem to be very high and how much fallout settled in rivers and the water table ? The clean up workers who did not die soon after the accident were obviously the ones that were highest risk of dying of cancer and many did eventually.The sarcophagus for the reactor of course is only a short term fix and there are going to be ongoing issues and problems. I am in two minds about nuclear power but it seems for some people the risks are worth it re global warming. New reactors are still being built but building reactors in high risk earthquake zones does not seem to be too smart re Fukushima.

will try to address the bolded...

i did not follow the chernobyl accident as close as i did the fukushima's. still, my gut feeling is that the available official state data was manipulated (at best) or, more likely, a collection of lies. the reasons for the distortions could vary from the purely political (ukraine still derives 50% of its electricity from the nukes) to plain habitual and instinctive as that's how that part of the world operates...

..the design life span of the original sarcophagus i understand is about to expire. plus it's cracking. there is an intention to built a new one. i recall hearing it would cost 1.5 billion euros. not sure where the project stands now, but would not be surprised if the monies are corruptly misappropriated or, speaking simply, stollen.

i agree that building nukes in the seismically prone zones does not look wise, but in and of itself such a practice is common (look at california for ex) and is normally explained by the 'seismic design' mandatory for all safety and emergency structures. the problem is that the seismic design criteria is typically based on the past events record and may, like actually happened at fukushima re. the submergence criteria), not anticipate extreme natural anomalies.

all that said, i believe the latest so called passive safety features are as reliable as anything a human can live with. i look at it from the universal point of maturity. like anything, the commercial nuclear technology has been improving as we learn the lessons.

 

[Jagartrott]

I hope the TTIP soon does what it should: die.
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/ttip-leak-could-spell-the-end-of-controversial-trade-deal-say-campaigners-a7009896.html

 

[VeloCity]

More evidence that the oceans are already beginning to deoxygenate as the planet warms.

http://www.scientificamerican.com/article/ocean-s-oxygen-starts-running-low/

Future's gonna be lotsa fun.

 

[aphronesis]

Heard that yesteday did you? New visions from the poster who said there'd never been a left Arab country.

Points for imagination on working out what "world" is.

 

[python]

..an interesting view from a brit who called himself a zionist. he's also a lecturer in islamic history to boot. i did not always follow his parallels to aborigines, but there's plenty of intellectually provocative honesty there, imo.

Is it anti-Semitic to ask whether Israel has the right to exist?
http://www.middleeasteye.net/columns/it-anti-semitic-ask-whether-israel-has-right-exist-409680961

btw, it would be interesting to read something similar from a 'native european' about how millions of the european union residents, those that were born in the eu countries, are denied citizenship under the same (as in the case of israel) explanation - they'd cease to exist as nations.

and none get called bad amti this or that names...

 

[Starstruck]

Stunning Dash Cam Footage From Inside Alberta's "Apocalyptic" Inferno
http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2016-05-05/stunning-dash-cam-footage-inside-albertas-apocalyptic-inferno

Nature Bats Last
http://guymcpherson.com/

 

[Starstruck]

Fort McMurray and the Fires of Climate Change
http://www.newyorker.com/news/daily-comment/fort-mcmurray-and-the-fires-of-climate-change

 

[Jagartrott]

Irony.
Hopefully lawmakers will learn from short-term profits (raked in mostly by private companies) vs. long-term costs (paid predominantly by the state). Who am I kidding?

 

[blutto]

....oh this is going to be some fun...

Listening to the western corporate media one would get the impression that the Kremlin controls all the Russian media with an iron grip and that not a word of criticism of Russia, never mind Putin himself, is ever allowed. So bad is this situation that the AngloZionists are now funding new “information” efforts to counter-act the Russian propaganda machine and bring some much needed information to the Russian people who clearly do not realize that they are being lied to and deprived from any truthful or even alternative information.

In reality, nothing could be further from the truth.

Yup, that’s right. The Kremlin and the clearly pro-Putin journalists go out of their way to give as much air time to the most rabid anti-Kremlin critiques as possible, especially on Russian TV talkshows.

The most popular Russian TV talk shows (Evening with Vladimir Soloviev, Time will Show with Petr Tolstoi, Right to Know with Dmitrii Kulikov, Politics with Petr Tolstoi and Alexander Gordon, Special Correspondent with Evgenii Popov, News.doc with Olga Skabeeva, Duel with Vladimir Soloviev) all make sure that the following groups get as much airtime as possible:
1.Russian liberals
2.Russian-speaking American journalists
3.Russian-speaking Polish officials and journalists
4.Ukrainian nationalists

These four groups are literally the “bread and butter” of these talkshows were they provide a constant stream of very entertaining political debates. Why? Because they utter the exact same nonsense which they are used to proclaim in their own countries and if the western audience does not really know what to make of this propaganda, it sounds so outlandish to the Russian audience that these guests always get completely eviscerated (verbally, of course) by the Russian guests invited to the same talk show.

And just to make sure that every person in Russia ‘gets the message’, the main weekly news shows (News of the Week with Dmitri Kiselev, Postscriptum with Alexei Pushkov) always feature long excerpts from western propaganda reports and the most rabidly anti-Russian statements from western politicians.

For example, the BBC recently made a rather grotesque propaganda movie entitled “World War Three: Inside The War Room” featuring Putin ordering the invasion of a Baltic state and a nuclear strike on a US aircraft carrier. The Russian media when crazy over this, and long excerpts of the show, with special effects and all, were shown on Russian TV. The Russian public looked at this footage in awe and dismay at the stupidity of it all.

More recently, the US magazine posted a video about and upcoming issue on “Putin’s Russia” . Check out the video here: https://youtu.be/Sjvy-L7AWNA

And this is the cover of the magazine:

Saker-0506a Needless to say, the Russians absolutely loved it. Not the image itself, of course, it was deeply offensive to them, but the fact that Foreign Affairs has so clearly shown its true face: hate-filled russophobia. Russia as a drunken, frustrated and wounded bear. They did wonder, however, why the westerners saw them as wounded; and wounded by what?

Another regular feature on Russian TV which the general public cannot get enough of are Ukrainian nationalists. Not only do they systematically deny any problems in the Nazi-occupied Ukraine and continue to insist that the Russian military is operating in the Donbass, they even come “equipped” with the mandatory “chub” hairstyle and Ukie flag of the Ukronazi patriots. See for yourself:

It is quite an amazing experience to listen to the evening news with live reports and video footage of all the chaos and violence taking place in the Ukraine and then to listen to these Urkonazi clowns explain that 2+2=3, that black is white and that the water is dry. I cannot think of a more effective way to totally ridicule the regime in Kiev.

Then there are our former east-European “brothers”, especially the Poles. Their main source of pride is that they are now part of NATO and they openly say so. They actually admit that “we are afraid of Russia so we joined NATO” which makes them look both as idiots (nobody in Russia believe that Russia will invade anybody) and as cowards (from a Russian point of view, that kind of “hiding behind the bigger brother” elicits no respect at all). So if the Ukronazis come across as clowns, the Polish officials come across as cowards and prostitutes. And just to make sure that everybody gets it, the Russian media regularly reminds the Russian people that Poles are constantly making the ludicrous accusation that their government plane crash near Smolensk was somehow either shot down or bombed by Russia.

.... http://www.unz.com/tsaker/counter-propaganda-russian-style/

....would be quite interesting to also read the following...

http://www.unz.com/pbuchanan/why-russia-resents-us/

Cheers