September 22, 2008
. . . 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...
go to article »September 19, 2008
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...
go to article »September 17, 2008
Robert Amsterdam writes about the South Park ordeal in Russia; LJ user al_31f posts photos from a Sept. 13 rally in Moscow in support of South Park and 2×2, the TV channel that was broadcasting the cartoon; YouTube videos from the rally are here, here, and here. ...
go to article »September 16, 2008
Sarah Palin has given her first interview since being picked as the Republican’s vice-presidential candidate. The media has scrabbled for evidence of fumbles, and evidence that a shootin’, cussin’ redneck is about to plunge the world into war. And away they go. From the Toronto Globe and ...
go to article »September 13, 2008
Sean's Russia Blog notes that Barack Obama and John McCain “are basically saying the same thing” about Russia in their speeches: “Both are rather bland statements that are more to say that they know Russia exists rather than how to deal with it.” ...
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Daily News reports on Palin's interview with ABC:Palin's comments went further than GOP presidential nominee John McCain on the war option if Georgia or Ukraine is invaded by Russia, a nuclear power.Here are her exact words:GIBSON: Would you favor putting Georgia and Ukraine in NATO? PALIN: Ukraine...
go to article »September 12, 2008
The Ivanov Report dissects the Washington Post's recent coverage of Russia: “What was somewhat surprising, though, was the level of the Post's attention to the topic: between August 9 and September 2, the Post has published a whopping 37 editorials and op-eds (and I might have missed s...
go to article »September 10, 2008
Thursday night John McCain informed Americans that Russia appeared to be "reassembling the Russian Empire." Resolved to poke the old bear in the eye, CNN reports that today the UShas backed Ukraine's bid for NATO membership a day after similarly supporting Georgia, in a move which may further stok...
go to article »September 8, 2008
So McCain goes on Jim Quinn’s show, to court conservative votes. Who is Jim Quinn? Why, he is the guy who told a journalist to “get an American name.” Classy, huh? Now why would immigrants and the children of immigrants vote for this guy after that?...
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