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September 27, 2008

Around the World, Bloggers React to Debate

Posted by Ari Herzog · 11:52 pm · Brazil · Canada · Iran · Pakistan · Portugal · Russia · Spain · United Kingdom

Bloggers around the world are weighing in with their opinions over last night's Presidential debate which left many pundits scratching their heads and American voters hoping for more. How did Senators Barack Obama and John McCain score with international bloggers? Ari Herzog finds out. 5 comments · read »

Russophone Bloggers Discuss the U.S. Presidential Candidates

Posted by Veronica Khokhlova · 2:22 am · Canada · Israel · Russia

Last week, Israel-based LJ user avva asked his Russophone readers - some of whom are eligible to vote in the upcoming U.S. election - whether they supported Barack Obama or John McCain, and for what reasons. The post generated over 300 comments from bloggers based in the United States, Israel, Canada and Russia. Below are some of the responses. 0 comments · read »

September 26, 2008

Russia,
Spain

Can Sarah Palin really see Russia from her house?

Aggregated from: Erik's Blog

Any intelligent person knows that Sarah Palin was joking when she said that she could Russia from her house. It’s pure hyperbole. But everyone in the media keeps repeating it over and over, and I’m certain that some people probably actually believe it to be true. I bet that even the people that ...

Bangladesh,
Russia

“Putin Rears His Head”

Aggregated from: Or How I Learned to Stop Worrying

Sarah Palin the Eliza Program tells Katie Couric that she can see Russia from her house. Find out how and why Putin rears his head as he invades American airspace: COURIC: You’ve cited Alaska’s proximity to Russia as part of your foreign policy experience. What did you mean by that? PA...

September 25, 2008

Georgia,
Netherlands,
Russia

Russia’s Fear

Aggregated from: PoliGazette

I agree with David Stromberg that Russia’s invasion of Georgia was, among other things, caused by fear. Not fear of Georgia - a country with a weak army, small population, etc. - but of U.S. influence in countries that once belonged to the Soviet Union and were, therefore, puppets of ‘Mo...

September 24, 2008

Georgia,
Poland,
Russia,
Ukraine

Poland, Russia, U.S.: A “New Cold War” or Not?

Aggregated from: Global Voices Online » U.S.A.

The beatroot hosts a discussion of the Polish-Russian-American relationship in the aftermath of the Russian-Georgian conflict. ...

Russia

Russia, U.S.: Kremlin for McCain?

Aggregated from: Global Voices Online » U.S.A.

Robert Amsterdam explains why the Kremlin may prefer John McCain as the next U.S. president and notes that “Mr. Putin and others should be careful what they wish for.” ...

September 22, 2008

Russia,
Thailand

Sarah Palin: an email from Siberia

Aggregated from: JOTMAN

. . . remember, Alaska is the closest part of our continent to Russia. It’s not as if she doesn’t understand what’s at stake here.- Cindy McCainThey’re our next door neighbors. And you can actually see Russia from land here in Alaska. - Sarah PalinAlaska is right next to Russia, she under...

Global: Scenes from a bailout

Posted by John Liebhardt · 1:55 am · Czech Republic · Israel · Palestine · Russia · Turkey

In what U.S. Treasury Secretary admitted was a “humbling, humbling time” for the country, Congressional members of America’s two major political parties spent the weekend hammering out a rescue package for the nation’s financial beleaguered system. The plan, if ratified as expected by Congress, calls on the U.S. government to spend up to $700 billion purchasing “troubled mortgage assets of crippled financial firms.” 0 comments · read »

September 19, 2008

Georgia,
Netherlands,
Russia

The New Russian Strategy

Aggregated from: PoliGazette

The Russian invasion of Georgia marked the start of a new Russian foreign policy; it is not a policy truly aimed at the small countries surrounding it. It is, essentially, aimed at the United States. In that regard, Putin and Medvedev simply decided to launch a new Cold War. According to some expert...