March 19, 2018
The material (click here) was meant to be sold for some 70 million dollars, reports the Turkish NTV news channel. The source of the radioactive element and the identity of its buyer remain unclear...
Three-quarters of the reason these Russians die is that they have information Russia's enemies want. Putin still believes "The West" is his enemy. It might be his, but, it is not the enemy of the Russian people.
Anarchist hacker and bitcoin developer Amir Taaki (click here) tells Haaretz about the 15 months he spent in Syria's secular oasis of Rojava, and describes his plan to foment world peace through technology
This, besides Putin's election, is the biggest joke going. It is interesting propaganda. Bitcoin is going to ensure peace breaks out everywhere. I don't think so. Especially, when considering the $70 million dollar nukes were probably paid for by bitcoin.
It is Putin's knowledge that Russia or the international community cannot replace and he knows that. He is ruthless and everyone knows that, too.
I think Putin has convinced himself he is invincible and his presence is needed to stabilize the global community, regardless, of sanctions, illegitimate war with Ukraine and their loss of Crimea. He sees war with Ukraine as an activity that protects Russians. I think he has the country convinced he is needed all the time as well. But, he isn't helping Russians and the results of this election should have been different if there were other qualified candidates running. Putin's will cannot be in leadership forever. If he is convinced he is needed internationally as a stabilizing factor; he isn't doing a good job of providing for leadership today or in the future.
He will not live forever and while he might be preserved as with Lenin, he still shows no willingness to build a solid foundation for Russia's future leadership. He was Prime Minister while Dmitry Medvedev was President. It is time for Vladimir Putin to retire. Seriously.
So, let me just say this, one of the reasons Putin and any of his ENFORCERS saw to it he won by a large margin in this election it is because he has no faith in the leadership of the USA with Donald Trump culling the entire brain trust within the federal government. Vladimir Putin knew full well what he was looking at in Trump and he knew he could handle Trump's administration. As Putin said, "...if Hillary is elected there will be a nuclear war." Vladimir Putin believes he is entitled to have a world order of his own making.
This is the map Vladimir Putin understands best because Russia still has enough power to influence the borders of Russia. The word was influence and not control.
I do not believe Anatoly acted as a rogue agent and Russia knew nothing about it. I believe Anatoly was every bit a "good Russian" as Vladimir Putin. He was ordered to share information with Syria. When one looks to this map, Turkey is bordered by Syria and the Black Sea where Crimea sits and Russia is a short swim in the Black Sea. No, Putin ordered Anatoly to teach Assad's generals the way to make bombs that would deploy chemical weapons. It just is so very obvious.
Putin would like Turkey to leave NATO and become Russia's ally. Lots of reasons including intelligence the Turkish government has through NATO. But, Russia would be receiving Turkey when it is still in chaos and Erdogan is looking to inspiring nationalism with child soldiers.
Russia's Putin doesn't have the best military and if threatened will go to nuclear weapons rather than engage in a conventional war he would lose. He has children and he does not want nuclear war, but, if he felt Russia was losing it's sovereignty he would take the leap of faith and deploy missiles. I have no doubt about that.
Vladimir Putin is dangerous, but, not because Russia has a first rate military, but, because it doesn't. An ongoing dialogue that ensures Russia its borders and its people should be part of the future paradigm of the United Nations Security Council. Russia should look to the Post-Soviet states and realize it's future is not as a possession/territory of The West, but, of an autonomous country rebuilding it's economic prowess and improving the Russian peoples' quality of life. When high ranking Russians have their own medical facility one has to realize average Russians are not happy campers and very much forced into voting in yesterday's election for the only candidate allowed to win.
Oh, one other thing, the lack of Russian tourists will weigh heavily in any of Turkey's decisions about being an ally to Russia and leaving NATO. Russia will be Turkey's ally even if it doesn't leave NATO. Turkey's western economy is dependent on peace within it's borders. A decison to be an ally to Russia will not resolve the conflict currently in Turkey, if anything it would escalate the problem.
Russians were forced into service in yesterday's election and to that end Vladimir Putin should be moving to build better leadership and resolve the lack of confidence he has in the idea of peace.
When there is no reason for war, demigods like "W" and Trump will never win the argument for invasion anywhere. The peace has to be strong and has to prove there are sovereign nations that comprise a vibrant global community. Peace and a strong peace is the answer for Russia, not forever wars.
