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Kim Zigfeld
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September 1, 2014
Putin Goes PostalWill the West finally realize that it can’t simply allow Putin to blithely seek to reestablish the USSR without a fight?
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August 29, 2014
History Repeating Itself in EuropeWithin the past few days, two events neatly capture the bloodthirsty Russian bear in action.
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August 21, 2014
Russia at BayIt should be easy for the Obama administration to organize a concerted effort to block Russian aggression in Ukraine, yet once again the American president has shown himself unable to carry out his basic duties.
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August 4, 2014
Putin's VietnamVladimir Putin's escalation in eastern Europe can spell nothing but disaster for him and his country.
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July 28, 2014
John Boehner Vindicated on Foreign Policy?Put the Speaker's domestic actions aside for a moment, and you'll find a thrilling, rousing and prescient speech on neo-Soviet Russia.
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July 21, 2014
Putin RevealedThe argument about whether the regime of Vladimir Putin is evil and whether the people of Russia are complicit in that evil ended decisively on July 17, 2014
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July 16, 2014
An Obituary for Valeria NovodvorskayaNovodvorskaya was three years old when Stalin expired, and she spent her entire life struggling to save her country from the cataclysmic course onto which Stalin had placed it.
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July 8, 2014
Putin Crushes Internet ExpressionConventional journalism capitulated to Putin long ago. But the Internet was supposed to be impervious to such attacks.
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June 27, 2014
Obama and Russia: the World LaughsThe world is laughing at the Obama administration, and laughing at the Americans who elected it.
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June 23, 2014
Yeltsin's WarningThe facts on the ground in today’s Russia prove that the warnings about Putin should have been heeded.
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June 9, 2014
Russia: the Noose TightensToday, the Russian economy is a smoking ruin and Putin’s apologists have nowhere to hide.
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June 5, 2014
Back to the (Soviet) FutureA cursory glance at the news coming out of Russia these days shows a nation hurtling backwards at breakneck speed.
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May 25, 2014
Corruption Forever in Russia?The Russian people seem resigned to the idea that their lot will never change.
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May 20, 2014
Putin's War on the InternetRussia is using Snowden as cover to actually do there what Snowden delusionally imagined might happen in the USA.
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May 13, 2014
Putin and the Dogs of WarIt seems quite clear that Russia regrets having to give up their dominion over Eastern Europe and pine to recover it.
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April 27, 2014
Russia's Achilles Heels (Plural)Even the Russians themselves are starting to ask inconvenient questions now.
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April 23, 2014
A Unified Europe from Lisbon to VladivostokVladimir Putin unveils the new universal reset.
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April 17, 2014
How 'Stupid' Is It for Russia to Attack Finland and Sweden?It’s very disturbing how academics and mainstream media are combining to misreport basic facts about Russian aggression in Ukraine.
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April 9, 2014
Inside Vladimir Putin's SkullHow did it go the last time we let a barbarian have his way with Europe?
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April 2, 2014
Who Was Right on Russia?Our current president has led us down a dead-end street of endless disaster and disgrace regarding Russia – and his apologists have proven themselves completely untrustworthy.
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March 24, 2014
The Crimea 'Referendum': Russia RevealedIt’s shocking how quickly Russia has been revealed before the eyes of the world as a neo-Soviet dictatorship ruled by a pathologically violent and dishonest maniac.
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March 18, 2014
Is the Right a Fan of Putin?Rand Paul, among others, has espoused some disturbing opinions regarding the dictator now encroaching on Ukraine.
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March 12, 2014
Uproar at Russia TodayRussia’s response to its belief that America doesn’t report fairly about Russia is to report unfairly about America.
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March 4, 2014
Will Ukraine Send the World into War?Vladimir Putin must be forced to back down. Will the West confront him?
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February 26, 2014
Farewell to SochiCurrent events outside the games conspired to hurl Russian success at Sochi off the front pages.
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February 24, 2014
'Heroes Never Die'The Ukrainians overthrow Putin's puppet Yanukovich and seize their freedom. Will the West back them?
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February 21, 2014
Russia's Best Olympic Event: Downhill Anti-AmericanismPutin's Russia takes the low road at the Sochi Olympics.
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February 17, 2014
The Double-Edged Swords of SochiFor every redeeming event for Russia in this year's Winter Olympics, five disasters haunt the nation.
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February 13, 2014
Sochi vs. Squaw ValleyCriticism of the Russian winter Olympics is nothing new -- the screwups, well, that's something else again.
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February 10, 2014
An Impoverished, Benighted QuagmireIn a hundred years, Russia has learned nothing and progressed nowhere.
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February 4, 2014
What's Your Favorite Woody Allen Movie?Allen can deny all he likes, but for those who've been paying attention, he has been giving free rein to his sexual desires for children as long as he's been making movies,
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February 3, 2014
Dishonor at SochiThe whole point of Putin's spending over $50 billion on the Sochi games is to make Russia look good. But what's actually happened is the exact opposite.
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January 20, 2014
Russia's Economy: The Paper BearA devastating new OECD report shows the devastating economic circumstances in Putin's paradise.
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January 13, 2014
Can Russia Stop a Terrorist Attack during the Olympics?The U.S. government issued chilling warnings last week about the risk of bloodshed in Russia during the Olympic games there next month.
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December 31, 2013
Putin's no-win SituationOne can ask this question about Vladimir Putin: Does he love or hate Russia?
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December 23, 2013
Vladimir Putin and Edward Snowden: Best BuddiesAs Putin puts it, Snowden "is an interesting person for me."
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December 10, 2013
Russia's Great StagnationA closer look at the biggest loser in national economies.
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December 2, 2013
An Open Invitation to AggressionAmerica is now in a foreign policy age similar to the one it faced under Jimmy Carter: Russia perceives clear weakness and it pursues aggression.
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November 27, 2013
How Many Times Can Putin Screw Up before the Olympics?At least two more, it seems.
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November 21, 2013
Russia through the Peanut HoleThe notion that Russia can be trusted to protect the environment is nauseating nonsense
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November 16, 2013
Russia Flunks OutTime once again for Russia to take its place in the corner facing the wall wearing a dunce cap.
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October 31, 2013
Welcome to the 'Danger Games'No thinking person can reflect on Russia's handling of the torch relay and conclude that it can be trusted to protect Olympic athletes and fans from terrorism.
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October 26, 2013
How does Russia Rate G-8 Membership?By most measures Russia is a barbarous state, whose presence in the cartel of leading civilized nations is profoundly mysterious.
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October 17, 2013
Olympic-Level Corruption in Putin's RussiaVladimir Putin has some disquieting plans for the upcoming Olympics in Sochi.
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October 2, 2013
Putin vs. the Arctic SunriseObama allows an American citizen to rot in a Russian prison.
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September 8, 2013
U.S. and Russia Trade Barbs on SyriaBarack Obama the Milquetoast Chamberlain Wannabe is having a hard time keeping up with Vladimir Putin.
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September 3, 2013
Sharapova: Poster Child for RussiaSharapova is her country in microcosm. On the surface she appears impressive, but if you look beneath you find some very unpleasant surprises and a great deal of sleight of hand.
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August 27, 2013
Putin and the New AppeasersA number of self-styled American "conservatives" are finding their way into Vlad Putin's pockets.
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August 12, 2013
Russia Makes a Fool Out of Obama, Over and OverThe American president's foreign policy has hit its nadir. Vladimir Putin could not have asked for a better occupant of the White House.
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August 2, 2013
Freeing Eddie SnowdenPutin's action in allowing Snowden to walk is a slap in the face to the United States. How should we respond?
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July 15, 2013
Obama's Reset CollapsesEdward Snowden's antics have ripped the curtain off the Obama administration's failed Russian policy.
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June 18, 2013
Civilization by the NumbersOn every possible criterion, Russia brings up the rear for simple livability.
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June 11, 2013
Two GOP TurncoatsDana Rohrbacher and Steve King abandon the values of the GOP, America, and Ronald Reagan on behalf of Vladimir Putin.
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May 27, 2013
Russia's AIDS Epidemic: It's America's Fault (of Course)HIV is raging out of control in Vladimir Putin's Russia. Time to point fingers westward.
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May 22, 2013
Boston, Benghazi, and BarackOur foundering president could make the 2014 Olympics in Sochi, Russia very dangerous.
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May 11, 2013
Russia Approaching the Breaking PointAnd if Barack Obama continues his policy of gutless appeasement, it will get there.
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May 10, 2013
Putin CondemnedHas Russia reached the fork in the road leading to either totalitarianism or collapse?
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May 2, 2013
Vladimir Putin and the Boston BombingsDid you really think an proud KGB spy-turned-Russian president would let a crisis in Boston go to waste?
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April 11, 2013
The Russian Military and the New Cold WarDespite being least able to afford it, Russia appears intent on outspending the rest of the world on its military. When have we seen this before.
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March 24, 2013
When It Comes to Russia, We Told You SoThanks to the world's ignorance and indifference, Vladimir Putin has had years of precious time to consolidate a new Soviet Union.
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March 11, 2013
Putin's Russia: Still an Empire, Still EvilConditions in Russia will not stop deteriorating, Barack Obama's fatuous "reset" notwithstanding.
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March 1, 2013
Depardieu Heads EastTo cuddle up to Putin, Mevedev, Karimov, and assorted other thieves, tyrants, and cutthroats. And you thought our film stars were bad?
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February 12, 2013
Putin's RuNet CrackdownDeep-seated Russian hostility to the West isn't going to change on its own. Without inspiring American leadership, Russia will continue to wallow in the mire of dictatorship and oppression.
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February 1, 2013
Putin's Russia and the Big LiePutin's response to the tidal wave of recent bad economic news is predictable: He just lies about it.
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December 28, 2012
The End of 'Reset': Russian Orphans Get the ShaftThis Christmas, Santa Claus delivered what is likely the biggest lump of foreign policy coal that any U.S. president has ever received in his stocking: Barack Obama's "reset" policy with Russia collapsed almost as spectacularly as did the USSR.
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December 12, 2012
Misreporting on RussiaRussia Beyond the Headlines is funded by the Kremlin and it has a clear mission: create an alternate reality, and focus on trying to convince unwary Westerners that Russia is benign.
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December 1, 2012
Putin Cracks Down on Russian InternetNeither Obama nor his ambassador to Russia, Michael McFaul, have spoken out in defense of Internet freedom in Russia, and to the contrary they have placed roadblocks in the path of Congress as it sought to do so.
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November 20, 2012
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October 23, 2012
A New Iron CurtainThe new Iron Curtain may be descending farther to the east than its predecessor, but this time, instead of Winston Churchill's forthright opposition, the leader of the free world is applauding.
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October 2, 2012
Obama and PutinThe scope and intensity of the neo-Soviet crackdown now underway in Vladimir Putin's Russia is truly breathtaking to behold. President Obama is not responding well.
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September 24, 2012
Untold Loss: Media Blackout on Military Disaster on Obama's WatchThe United States Marine Corps has suffered an historic disaster in Afghanistan, and the media would like to sweep it under the carpet in order to aid Obama's re-election.
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September 12, 2012
Russia's Surprising Post-Communist State Ideology EmergesIf anything, Russia is even more hostile to American values now than it was in Soviet times.
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August 6, 2012
Once Again, Elites Think They Know BestWatch out, Mr. and Mrs. America: Spanish celebrity chef Jose Andres and the New York Times are worried about what you have been eating, and they intend to make you change your ignorant ways.
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July 9, 2012
Neo-Soviet Russia Is Another Obama LegacyRussia is now a fully neo-Soviet state, with a KGB "president for life," and Barack Obama has actively encouraged it all.
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May 5, 2012
Top Russian military man threatens preemptive strikeHow's that "Reset" button working out?
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April 22, 2012
Obama Suckering America into Loving RussiaThe lies told by the Obama administration about Russia for the past four years have had devastating consequences...but top Republicans like John Boehner and Mitt Romney should take their share of the blame, too.
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April 1, 2012
Obama's Russia Policy: Hysterical Ambassadors and Leg-Rubbing between PresidentsThis past March started out with President Obama congratulating Vladimir Putin on his election victory, and it ended with Obama literally fondling Dmitri Medvedev in Seoul.
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March 19, 2012
Obama, Russia, and Gasoline PricesAmong the reasons gasoline prices have gone up so much under Obama is his Russia policy.
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March 5, 2012
Putin's Victory, With an Obama AssistFor their own crass political gain, our ambassador in Moscow, and our president, have just helped the KGB to consolidate power in Russia.
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January 28, 2012
Obama's Love of Neo-Soviet Russia Shines Through in SOTU AddressPresident Obama is once again placing Russian interests before American ones in the hopes of scoring cheap election-year PR.
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January 19, 2012
Russia: Re-Elect Obama, or It's World War IIILast week, Americans learned that they are, or soon may be, at war with Vladimir Putin's Russia. That is, unless they do just exactly what the Kremlin asks, which is pretty simple, consisting largely of reelecting Barack Obama.
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December 10, 2011
The Futile Demonstrations in RussiaPutin is now a dictator in full, swaggering through the corridors of power in the Kremlin having successfully designated himself president for life
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November 19, 2011
Russia's Dangerous ImplosionRussia is set to experience a debilitating demographic crisis. Its population will sicken and drop by one-third, and its dominant Slavic-Orthodox population will dwindle and be surpassed by its Islamic faction.
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October 23, 2011
Michael McFaul: Not Exactly Russian Ambassador MaterialWith a friend like McFaul in Moscow, America does not need any enemies there. Here's why.
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October 3, 2011
He's Back! Putin Gearing Up for His Hundredth Term as PresidentWell, that's it, then. Russia has gone completely insane.
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September 8, 2011
Yet another Russian air disasterAn entire hockey team lost as another Russian airliner crashes. Here come the 2014 Winter Olympics in Russia.
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August 30, 2011
Obama's Big Fail on Resetting RussiaObama ought to be condemned by conservatives and liberals alike, and ridden out of Washington on a rail so that a real American president can actually reset American policy toward Russia.
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August 15, 2011
Obama's Failed 'Re-set'Obama's record on Russia represents a disastrous retrenching of anti-democratic and anti-American forces that were on the run when the Russian economy collapsed in 2008.
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August 4, 2011
Russia, Obama, and America the 'Parasite'The regime that thinks we are parasites loves our president! What does that tell you about how our president probably feels about us?
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July 25, 2011
A Power Struggle in Russia?Almost unnoticed by the outside world, executive power at the top of Russia's government has been shifted, and the motives are mysterious.
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July 16, 2011
Neo-Soviet Russia crawls back toward darknessThose who told us Russia could "never go back" to the dark days of the USSR could not have been more wrong.
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June 28, 2011
Putin's Russia And Obama's AmericaProud KGB spy Putin is just doing what he learned to do in Soviet times. What's surprising is that the President of the United States is helping him get away with it.
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June 12, 2011
Obama and Russia's descent into tyrannyAll he cares about is the fact that Russia's dictators seem willing to help him create the illusion of foreign policy cooperation
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May 17, 2011
Putin as King MidasAmerica and the West are being led into a trap set by Russian dictator Vladimir Putin.
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March 13, 2011
Helpful Business Advice from the New York TimesIf you are the nation's preeminent fast food purveyor, no good deed goes unpunished -- by the New York Times.
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February 22, 2011
Muslim Separatists Plan Bloodbath for 2014 Sochi OlympicsIgnoring repeated and unmistakable warnings, President Obama still intends to allow American athletes to walk into what can only be called the meat grinder of the 2014 Olympic Games.
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February 9, 2011
Obama, Russia, and TrustObama's Russia policy is a good illustration of why the world feels it can't trust Obama or, more and more, any Americans.
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January 21, 2011
BP's Russian GambitOil major BP has announced another foray into the Russian market despite being burned many times in the past by Russia's fundamental corruption.
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December 29, 2010
Moscow's Blizzard/New York's BlizzardJust after Christmas, both New York City and Moscow, Russia, faced blizzard conditions, and their airports were shut down.
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December 15, 2010
From Bad to Worse in RussiaOnce again, the Russian government is moving rapidly to arrest and imprison a prominent regime critic. And the appalling cowardice of Barack Obama is greasing the Russians' skids.
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November 18, 2010
New York Times with Obama to the Bitter EndThe Obama administration is coming apart at the seams, with only the most recklessly dishonest of its partisans, among them New York Times reporters, left to defend it.
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September 26, 2010
Strange Coziness with neo-Soviet RussiaLast week, Obama signed a pact with Putin outlining America's military relationship with Russia. Be afraid.
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August 1, 2010
Brave Russian Dissident Ignored by Obama White HouseA brave soul speaking truth to power in Russia was just arrested for blowing the lid off corruption there. But President Obama is not lifting a finger to help democracy and liberty take root in Russian soil.
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April 13, 2010
Obama's Kyrgyzstan DisasterThe irony was truly spectacular, reaching that special level that only matters involving neo-Soviet Russia and U.S. President Barack Obama can attain.
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April 5, 2010
Obama's Russian DisasterLast week, President Obama learned the wisdom of Ronald Reagan's famous advice on Russia: "Trust, but verify."
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March 17, 2010
Neo-Soviet Russia and AmericaAs Russia moves toward neo-Soviet brutality, Obama has suggested resetting only U.S. attitudes towards Russia -- in other words, appeasement.
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March 5, 2010
Obama Is Bungling RussiaThe tsunami of political devastation known as Barack Obama continues to wreak havoc abroad.
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February 13, 2010
The Ambassador and His Twitter AccountTwitter is proving itself a valuable, if sometimes disconcerting, means of gathering insight into the psyche of powerful people.
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December 8, 2009
Putin's Own Worst EnemyPound for political pound, Russian "prime minister" Vladimir Putin may well be the most powerful human being on this planet. Yet he may still be brought down by the inevitable corruption of power.
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December 1, 2009
Putin's FollyThe Kremlin's own ministry of secret police is openly acknowledging the need for citizens to rise up against police brutality, implying that the government cannot stop it.
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October 29, 2009
Lord of WarNo Hollywood scriptwriter could come up with protagonist more colorful and chilling than Victor A. Bout of Russia.
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September 30, 2009
Re-imposing totalitarian information control in RussiaThe internet, Russia's last source of information free of state control is now under threat. Seizing control of internet freedom could be the next step in the re-imposition of totalitarianism in Russia.
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August 30, 2009
Spinning for RussiaRussia is aggressively trying to spin the invasion of a tiny neighbor Georgia for the purpose of annexing its territory and intimidating its anti-Russian government into doing the Kremlin's bidding
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July 16, 2009
Another political assasination in RussiaOpposing the Kremlin is the most dangerous job in the world.
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July 13, 2009
Obama's Failed Mission to MoscowIn his visit to Moscow late last week, President Obama tried to satisfy all sides, and accomplished nothing other than sounding good in the moment and feeling good about himself
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July 7, 2009
Obama in RussiaThings are getting very hot in Vladimir Putin's kitchenski. Visiting Russia July 6-8, Barack Obama should make sure the precious energy being created doesn't go to waste.
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June 22, 2009
Caucasus Unrest Threatens 2014 OlympicsIn less than ten days, between June 5th and 13th of this year, three high-ranking local officials in Russia's Caucasus region were assassinated.
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May 19, 2009
The Caucasus Tinder BoxThe ominous storm clouds of war are gathering once again over tiny, besieged Georgia have shed their first droplets of conflict.
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May 9, 2009
Russia and the NYTThe paper's hopeless inability to offer readers real insights about Vladimir Putin's neo-Soviet regime becomes more and more obvious.
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May 2, 2009
Obama and RussiaPresident Obama has horrifically botched his handling of Russia's efforts to subvert the U.S military base in Kyrgyzstan
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April 26, 2009
Putin panicking on Russian economyOn April 22nd, Russia's "prime minister" Vladimir Putin stripped away the independence of Russia's central bank.
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April 20, 2009
Russia seeking provocation in GeorgiaManufacturing a crisis as a pretext for re-invasion.
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April 13, 2009
Russia goes from bad to worseTwo frightening events last week showed the unbridled contempt with which the neo-Soviet regime of proud KGB spy Vladimir Putin views the rule of law.
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March 26, 2009
Russia sliding toward tyrannySomething unusual happened a few days ago to Vladmir Putin's party of power: It lost an election, lost it in a landslide.
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January 22, 2009
A Inconvenient Man Dies in RussiaSuppose that during Bill Clinton's two terms as president Ken Starr, Rush Limbaugh, Anne Coulter, Newt Gingrich and five other prominent Clinton critics had all been shot and killed
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January 10, 2009
Resurgent Racism in RussiaWestern media are well behind the curve in reporting on the epidemic of race violence in Russia, while Western political leaders are woefully deficient in responding to it.