Russia
Harassing Our Troops
Constantly amazed at the things Vlad will try to do to spook us. We’re withdrawing (some day) from the Middle East in general and Syria in particular, and yet he’s having his side of the fence go on harassing our people and zapping them with microwave radiation (yes, it is) while we’re just trying to […]
Russian Update
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This handout photo released on April 14, 2021, by Russian Defense Ministry Press Service shows Russian navy ships during drills in the Black Sea. (Russian Defense Ministry Press Service via AP) Russia is warning us to not bother them when we’re near Crimea, in regard to its buildup to do some thing to Ukraine. There […]
New Sanctions On Russia?
The newest news is that that US has slapped new sanctions on Russia over cyberattacks and elections meddling. Okay, sure. Put those sanctions on Vlad’s meddling, please. How come it happened now and it’s okay to admit to it, but when it happened before and Trump got elected, it was some sort of wierd conspiracy? […]
Russian identity thieves steal Medal of Honor recipients’ names to fleece AAFES
This is an older case, but the information has just come to light. It seems that back in 2014 the US Secret Service got word that 22 Medal of Honor recipients’ identities were used to buy more than $50k worth of good. These goods were shipped to US addresses where unwitting participants (doing fairly common […]
Oh, Here We Go…..
The current occupant of the Oval Office has announced this morning that the “US is back!” in NATO. https://www.abc27.com/news/us-world/politics/europe-applauds-bidens-approach-stresses-cooperation/ What that person is implying is that the US government (under Trump) expected the NATO allies to pay the entire thing. This was completely not true. As indicated in the article below, Trump simply indicated that […]
The Continuing Story of What’s On In Russia
Pro-Navalny protests are underway in Russia in many places. The Russians want Navalny out of jail, and are protesting the Putin regime’s response to their entreaties. This article from January 23 tells us that more than 3,000 people were arrested during a demonstration in support of Navalny. https://www.npr.org/2021/01/23/959923454/protests-swell-across-russia-calling-for-the-release-of-kremlin-critic-alexei-na Navalny’s wife has publicly called on Russians […]
Freedom of Navigation Ops- Black Sea
USS Donald Cook and a Navy P-8A Poseidon surveillance aircraft The US Navy currently has three warships operating in the Black Sea, a region Russia considers its back yard. USS Porter, a guided-missile destroyer, entered the waters on Thursday, joining two US ships that were already there. USS Donald Cook, another guided-missile destroyer, and the […]
Putin Is At It Again
If you didn’t read about it in the local newspaper, here it is: Putin’s biggest critic, Alexei Navalny, returned to Moscow with his wife after spending time in a hospital in Germany, recovering from being poisoned. He was arrested as he disembarked from the airplane in Moscow, and will be sitting in a jail cell […]
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