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Wednesday, March 7, 2018 1:06 AM

Britain vows response if Russia is behind ex-spy's collapse

ALISBURY, England (AP) — Britain's counterterrorism police took over an investigation Tuesday into the mysterious collapse of a former spy and his daughter, now fighting for their lives. The government pledged a "robust" response if suspicions of Russian state involvement are proven.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/kremlin-ready-cooperate-over-former-0814217
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Wednesday, March 7, 2018 1:11 AM

Russia How long until the economy cracks?

Now everyone is wondering when the ice will crack.

As things stand, Russian GDP is expected to shrink by 5% (or more) this year, inflation has soared to 15%, the ruble is trading near record lows, consumer and business sentiment is on the slide, and its companies are shut out of financial markets in the U.S. and Europe.
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Escalating violence in Ukraine could lead to new international sanctions, and there's little sign of a significant rebound in world oil prices.

http://money.cnn.com/2015/02/08/news/economy/russia-economy/index.html


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Friday, April 13, 2018 2:18 AM

Anyone care to guess what Trump is going to do regarding Syria?

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Friday, April 13, 2018 7:31 AM

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Anyone care to guess what Trump is going to do regarding Syria?



My guess is he doesn't even know - I think that's his default strategy.

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Monday, April 16, 2018 5:13 AM

Haley says U.S. preparing new sanctions against Russia, rules out talks with Assad

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/u-n-ambassador-nikki-haley-rules-out-talk
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Friday, June 15, 2018 10:57 PM

Mattis slams Russia, says Putin 'attempts to undermine America's moral authority'

Secretary of Defense James Mattis slammed Russia on Friday, saying Russian President Vladimir Putin "attempts to undermine America's moral authority" and "seeks to shatter NATO."

"He aims to diminish the appeal of the western democratic model and attempts to undermine America's moral authority, his actions are designed not to challenge our arms at this point but to undercut and compromise our belief in our ideals," Mattis said at a graduation ceremony for the US Naval War College in Newport, Rhode Island.

Mattis also alluded to Moscow's military actions in Crimea and eastern Ukraine, saying Russia has "proven willing to use conventional and irregular power in violation of international norms."

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/mattis-slams-russia-says-putin-attem
pts-to-undermine-americas-moral-authority/ar-AAyHApa

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Saturday, June 16, 2018 7:06 AM

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Mattis slams Russia, says Putin 'attempts to undermine America's moral authority'

Secretary of Defense James Mattis slammed Russia on Friday, saying Russian President Vladimir Putin "attempts to undermine America's moral authority" and "seeks to shatter NATO."

"He aims to diminish the appeal of the western democratic model and attempts to undermine America's moral authority, his actions are designed not to challenge our arms at this point but to undercut and compromise our belief in our ideals," Mattis said at a graduation ceremony for the US Naval War College in Newport, Rhode Island.

Mattis also alluded to Moscow's military actions in Crimea and eastern Ukraine, saying Russia has "proven willing to use conventional and irregular power in violation of international norms."

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/mattis-slams-russia-says-putin-attem
pts-to-undermine-americas-moral-authority/ar-AAyHApa

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America's "Moral Authority"?

What does Mathis even mean by that?

Better yet, what do you believe that our "Moral Authority" is?



Seems to me that everywhere you turn, especially in American Politics on BOTH sides, Morality seems pretty bankrupt.

Do Right, Be Right. :)

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Sunday, July 15, 2018 6:14 PM

Russian women who have dated the soccer fans have been shamed by some Russian commentators, denounced for allegedly undermining the country's morals and gene pool.

The widespread, vehement criticism has shown the dominance of patriarchal and sexist views in Russia, where the concept of gender equality is a generation behind that of the West's.

https://www.sootoday.com/national-sports/russian-women-push-back-at-sh
aming-over-world-cup-dating-985529


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Sunday, July 15, 2018 6:22 PM

""This is an era of sluts!" wrote Platon Besedin, a columnist for the Moskovsky Komsomolets newspaper. "Russian women are bringing shame to themselves and their country."

A popular forum on the VKontakte social media service has posted hundreds of videos of Russian women dancing and kissing foreign soccer fans, prompting vehement condemnations of those alleged to be "ruining the country's gene pool."

In the first week of the global soccer tournament, Russian lawmaker Tamara Pletnyova warned Russian women against becoming romantically involved with foreigners, lest they should end up raising their children alone. She added it was even more of a problem if the men were from a different race."

Wow. They've got racist incels over there, too. Poor, miserable losers. They hate women, then wonder why women want nothing to do with them.

https://www.reddit.com/r/IncelTears/

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