Category: Russia

Feeling dumbness all around you? Wondering if everyone was born in a barn?

How many books do you read a day, week, month and or a year?

I read hundreds a year. I take the time to read, even if it interrupts my life and doing dumb things. Reading is not dumb and books are available everywhere, even in digital form. Any phone can read a book…

I read out loud almost every night to Svetochka. We read Hardy Boys, Nancy Drew and other such books. It is a world of wonderment to her and she loves to have me read to her…

Do you read to someone, how about your kids? Do you read to yourself?

I learned to read again and found a whole new world that I had lost…or thought I lost…

Read an Old Book…

Web pages do not count. News does not count. Read a book…

When was the last time you sat down and read a book? I mean the whole book, turned the pages and realized that there is 456 pages to go…

I will help you to get started…

The Phantom Tollbooth by Norton Juster…. Go ahead, I dare you to read it. It is fantastic and you should read it to someone, even if they are a 101 years old…. Reading is a step in the right direction to increase your brain usage…

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Going to try to rebuild Svetochka’s camera…

Well we got the parts and I dared to disassemble the phone/camera…

I had a mess and yet it was meant to be…

Svetochka’s camera and phone works again…

Now I have to get all her apps and stuff back in order…

Maybe I will get a kiss and hug for my work?

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True news reporting would say the truth right in the title… Because…

1. Russia 2. Singapore 3. Hong Kong 4. Republic of Ireland 5. Finland 6. Poland and Northern Ireland tied and 8. Norway tied with Taiwan and England…

Both Northern Ireland and England have reached their highest point scores in reading tests taken in 50 countries.

Source: N. Ireland and England in school top 10

But in actuallity:

Russia takes the top place in this international education league table, based on tests taken every five years. Girls are ahead of boys in almost every country taking the tests…

If you follow me on this website, you will know that I talk about “The Russian Intellect!” and I also talk about the education level of her people and I talk about how I see it is slipping and they can not let that happen…

I have no doubt that Russia is number one in literacy, but they need to keep it that way… Are you listening Russia?

Remember in the real world…. Being number two, three four, five and so on is still behind number one!

I wonder if the west will tell us that Russia hacked their children’s brains and caused them to falter in their testing? ~Sarc~

Oh yes and as far as girls testing higher than boys. I know that girls are smarter than boys. I am a boy and studying was not high on my list. Cars, girls, football, guns and apple pie; much more important…

I just look at my Svetochka and realize who is the smartest one among us two and it sure is not me…

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Don’t believe that we sanction the diddlysquat out of the world? Just accept first that the links given are governmental website the information comes from….The rest is easy to digest…

https://www.treasury.gov/resource-center/sanctions/Programs/Pages/Programs.aspx

Active Sanctions Programs: last updated date of sanction…
Balkans-Related Sanctions – ​02/03/2017
​Belarus Sanctions – ​10/24/2017
​Burundi Sanctions – ​06/02/2016
​Countering America’s Adversaries Through Sanctions Act of 2017 (CAATSA) – 11/28/2017​​
​Central African Republic Sanctions – ​12/13/2017
​Counter Narcotics Trafficking Sanctions – 11/29/2017
​Counter Terrorism Sanctions – 12/05/2017
​Cuba Sanctions – ​11/08/2017
​Cyber-related Sanctions – ​09/14/2017
​Democratic Republic of the Congo-Related Sanctions – ​06/01/2017
​Iran Sanctions – ​11/17/2017
​Iraq-Related Sanctions – ​04/04/2016
​Lebanon-Related Sanctions – ​07/30/2010
​Libya Sanctions – ​04/13/2017
Magnitsky Sanctions – ​01/09/2017
​Non-Proliferation Sanctions – ​10/31/2017
​North Korea Sanctions – ​11/21/2017
​Rough Diamond Trade Controls – ​05/21/2008
​Somalia Sanctions – ​07/05/2012
​Sudan and Darfur Sanctions – ​10/12/2017
​South Sudan-related Sanctions – ​09/06/2017
​Syria Sanctions – ​06/21/2017
​Transnational Criminal Organizations – ​10/26/2017
​Ukraine-/Russia-Related Sanctions – ​11/28/2017
​Venezuela-Related Sanctions – ​11/09/2017
​Yemen-Related Sanctions – ​04/14/2015
​Zimbabwe Sanctions – ​04/12/2017

Yes and this is not all…

https://www.treasury.gov/resource-center/sanctions/SDN-List/Pages/Other-OFAC-Sanctions-Lists.aspx

Some more information…

https://www.treasury.gov/resource-center/sanctions/Programs/Pages/faq_10_page.aspx

Here is a couple that I found that recently were not renewed…

Burma (Myanmar) Sanctions – 10/07/2016​
​Cote d’Ivoire (Ivory Coast)-Related Sanctions – 09/14/2016​

This is not a full list to be sure. Many countries are sanctioned under a cover title, such as “Cyber-related Sanctions” and or “Counter Terrorism Sanctions” a buy one get 10 free sanction listing… many sanctions are hidden from the world to see…

China is inside this mess of sanctions, as well as half the world and even some so called allies to America. The USA is a sanction fool…

Sanction definition that fits best:
A threatened penalty for disobeying a law or rule. “a range of sanctions aimed at deterring insider abuse”
synonyms: penalty, punishment, deterrent; punitive action, discipline, penalization, correction, retribution;
embargo, ban, prohibition, boycott, barrier, restriction, tariff
“codes of practice should be accompanied by sanctions for offenders”

My first question is: Who laws are disobeyed and who made them god?

A good point is that in a world as versatile and huge as ours, one size fits all does not cover the situation and one sets of rules, does not fit another countries needs…

For first off:

Sanctions are a crime against the people of a country and act of war against that country. What is done to even one person in that country is against all in that country…. Fact Jack!

Now we are going to openly attack China… (Again!)

https://www.cnbc.com/2017/12/16/trump-to-accuse-china-of-economic-aggression-financial-times.html

To understand what is happening?

It looks like from my point of view, we have officially put China and Russia as teamed aggressors against the USA…

http://www.newsweek.com/china-snub-trump-says-russia-ties-best-most-important-world-747318

I am using all western links in this article. Since that is all many of you seem to accept as facts. Take it with a grain of salt, but the fact that the western press is even acknowledging all this is a fact to worry…

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While I think Trump sucks as bad as Obama and I think Hillary was the “son of the morning’s” right hand man/woman, the fact remains and is visible, if Obama and or Hillary was doing what Trump is doing, we would all be silent. They did what Trump is doing and the loose lips are flapping in the wind. Where was all this lip flapping, hate mongering and demon exorcism when Obama was messing things up left and right?

If nothing else, electing Trump has shown the true face of the USA and it is not a pretty face…

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I keep looking around and wonder, have we as humans lost touch with reality?

Enough of all the above. It will not change until we collapse and who knows?

But my final thought:

It seems that in this world that we have good people, good laws, good everything’s scattered everywhere. But, more important than some scattered good here and there? Everything and everyone seems to have a price. And the bottom line is; 99% of us have a price and we will sell our souls…

Very few exceptions…

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Russia to the rescue?

Britain and other parts of Europe are having cold wave issues. Their gas supply is getting low and the cost has skyrocketed to almost all time highs. No gas, no industry and no heat in the homes…

Of course assholes like the EU has/have/is been/are to Russia, should be ignored in times of trouble. They have done nothing but stir up trouble and point illegal, immoral and dirty fingers at Russia for years now. But Russia always keeps helping, even when Russia has many good reasons to not help…

Yamal LNG project in Russia’s Arctic: Putin just onlined this very important project and the British are waving their hand in the air looking to get the first shipment sent to them, not Asia. Yes this is the same people (EU type people) that do not want Russia to build another pipeline and want to buy their gas from anyone but Russia, even at double the cost…

Russia already has buyers for its LNG and would have to delay the delivers to Asia…

Britain in particular is hurting right now. Not enough storage facilities and low supplies from other sources are taking a hit upon the system. Thus, in steps Russia…

I suspect that the EU will try to put a wrench in the way and keep this from happening. For the EU is run by true puppets of the Western Empire…

When are people in the west going to wake up and realize that Russia is a friend, not the problem and enemy?

ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ……..

WtR

PS: Yamal LNG is one incredible operation and I would love to be able to see it, in real life…

In Arizona, USA…

An entire family – mother, father, son and daughter – in Arizona is transgender.

Source: Entire Family Turns Transgender

The last line is the bottom line…

KJZZ did not report the gender status of the couple’s two dogs.

Maybe because they would want to be cats? Whatever…

This my friend is a major point of what is wrong in the world… Surely we can get out of this hell?

WtR

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Document-06-Record-of-conversation-between

Above PDF is of Document 06. A record of conversation between Mikhail Gorbachev and James Baker in Moscow. (Just excerpts listed below…)

This Gorbachev Foundation record of the Soviet leader’s meeting with James Baker on February 9, 1990, has been public and available for researchers at the Foundation since as early as 1996, but it was not published in English until 2010 when the Masterpieces of History volume by the present authors came out from Central European University Press. The document focuses on German unification, but also includes candid discussion by Gorbachev of the economic and political problems in the Soviet Union, and Baker’s “free advice” (“sometimes the finance minister in me wakes up”) on prices, inflation, and even the policy of selling apartments to soak up the rubles cautious Soviet citizens have tucked under their mattresses.

Turning to German unification, Baker assures Gorbachev that “neither the president nor I intend to extract any unilateral advantages from the processes that are taking place,” and that the Americans understand the importance for the USSR and Europe of guarantees that “not an inch of NATO’s present military jurisdiction will spread in an eastern direction.” Baker argues in favor of the Two-Plus-Four talks using the same assurance: “We believe that consultations and discussions within the framework of the ‘two+four’ mechanism should guarantee that Germany’s unification will not lead to NATO’s military organization spreading to the east.” Gorbachev responds by quoting Polish President Wojciech Jaruzelski: “that the presence of American and Soviet troops in Europe is an element of stability.”

The key exchange takes place when Baker asks whether Gorbachev would prefer “a united Germany outside of NATO, absolutely independent and without American troops; or a united Germany keeping its connections with NATO, but with the guarantee that NATO’s jurisdiction or troops will not spread east of the present boundary.” Thus, in this conversation, the U.S. secretary of state three times offers assurances that if Germany were allowed to unify in NATO, preserving the U.S. presence in Europe, then NATO would not expand to the east. Interestingly, not once does he use the term GDR or East Germany or even mention the Soviet troops in East Germany. For a skilled negotiator and careful lawyer, it seems very unlikely Baker would not use specific terminology if in fact he was referring only to East Germany.

The Soviet leader responds that “[w]e will think everything over. We intend to discuss all these questions in depth at the leadership level. It goes without saying that a broadening of the NATO zone is not acceptable.” Baker affirms: “We agree with that.”

Turning to German unification, Baker assures Gorbachev that “neither the president nor I intend to extract any unilateral advantages from the processes that are taking place,” and that the Americans understand the importance for the USSR and Europe of guarantees that “not an inch of NATO’s present military jurisdiction will spread in an eastern direction.” Baker argues in favor of the Two-Plus-Four talks using the same assurance: “We believe that consultations and discussions within the framework of the ‘two+four’ mechanism should guarantee that Germany’s unification will not lead to NATO’s military organization spreading to the east.” Gorbachev responds by quoting Polish President Wojciech Jaruzelski: “that the presence of American and Soviet troops in Europe is an element of stability.” The key exchange takes place when Baker asks whether Gorbachev would prefer “a united Germany outside of NATO, absolutely independent and without American troops; or a united Germany keeping its connections with NATO, but with the guarantee that NATO’s jurisdiction or troops will not spread east of the present boundary.” Thus, in this conversation, the U.S. secretary of state three times offers assurances that if Germany were allowed to unify in NATO, preserving the U.S. presence in Europe, then NATO would not expand to the east. Interestingly, not once does he use the term GDR or East Germany or even mention the Soviet troops in East Germany. For a skilled negotiator and careful lawyer, it seems very unlikely Baker would not use specific terminology if in fact he was referring only to East Germany. The Soviet leader responds that “[w]e will think everything over. We intend to discuss all these questions in depth at the leadership level. It goes without saying that a broadening of the NATO zone is not acceptable.” Baker affirms: “We agree with that.”

Original Document (PDF) »

Gorbachev has always persisted in that he was given reassurance that America (USA) would not expand NATO…

Has the United States of America ever been truthful with any country? Why did we lie? Why did we not accept that our word is important? Why are we this way?

Document 6 is from…

National Security Archive,
Suite 701, Gelman Library, The George Washington University,
2130 H Street, NW, Washington, D.C., 20037,
Phone: 202/994‐7000, Fax: 202/994‐7005, nsarchiv@gwu.edu

Gorby was vindicated on this subject and we are implicated as liars…

Time and time again this is the way it is, has been and is now…

The USA Administration lies, the media supports it and the people accept it…

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Many times and more than not, Pat Buchanan gets it right. This time he hits it out of the ballpark…

“We will never accept Russia’s occupation and attempted annexation of Crimea,” declaimed Rex Tillerson last week in Vienna. “Crimea-related sanctions will remain in place until Russia returns full control of the peninsula to Ukraine.” Tillerson’s principled rejection of the seizure of land by military force — “never accept” — came just one day after President Trump recognized Jerusalem as Israel’s capital and pledged to move our embassy there. How did Israel gain title to East Jerusalem, the West Bank and Golan Heights? Invasion, occupation, colonization, annexation. Source: What Should We Fight For?

He is correct…

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While it cannot be corrected back to what it was, Libya can at least be brought upright again, for it is listing severely and a good wave will send it under…

This has been a sore spot for many Russians. What happened to Libya was and is a crime of epic proportions and I myself hope that the ones behind this crime are brought to justice, along with the crimes in Iraq, Ukraine, Syria and dozen more countries. The crimes have been committed by many of the same people time and time again…

Libya may just be helped to right her listing self…

https://www.rt.com/news/411424-russia-egypt-military-bases/

and many months ago…

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-russia-libya-exclusive/exclusive-russia-appears-to-deploy-forces-in-egypt-eyes-on-libya-role-sources-idUSKBN16K2RY

I have talked about the Egypt connect before and it is looking a bunch like Russia is getting ready to do some sweeping up in Libya. Someone has to clean up the mess that the Western Empire has deliberately done and get the garbage out. If Russia gathers some oil and gas rights along the way? “Good job,” I say…

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I am not under an impression that Russia is a perfect angel in all this, but I will say that Russia will follow international norms and do it by the book. Thus Egypt has worked out a deal for Russian use of an airbase and I know that at least one faction in Libya has been talking with Russia about help….badly needed help, for as in almost all cases of western chaoticness around the world, the floundering raped country needs help…

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Libya is on life support and maybe Russia will help…

Russians will support such a move by Putin, this has been a sore spot and a major issue that Medvedev has such a low opinion rating in Russia. Medvedev was the Russian President that went along with the NATO bombing of Libya and the Russian people have never forgave him for leaving and allowing Libya and Qaddafi to be raped and murdered….a simple veto would have at least shown opposition to NATO involvement. Would not have changed things, just shown opposition. Russia and China both abstained from voting and the rest is history…

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I could be wrong about this:

But I am seeing the signs and this has been going on awhile. It takes time to go through the proper channels. Egypt had to think about the airbase, Libya had to ask for help and Russia has and had to debate what to do in this case…

I hope so. I know many Russians who will be glad to try to correct the crime they allowed to happen. Unlike the Americans, what the president of Russia and his government does is a reflection upon them. No one seems to say, “But it is not my fault, I didn’t do it, they did!”

Russians took what happened in Libya personally, as it should have been. Medvedev was wrong and Russia should have vetoed the Libya issue…

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North Korea is the start of countries standing their ground. Just like the little kid on the playground that has been bullied for years by the big kid. North Korea is on the highroad, while as most of the time America is taking the low road and playing in the gutter half the time…

Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said the U.S. is prepared to negotiate with North Korea without preconditions, but the Trump administration would first want a “quiet period” without nuclear or missile tests for discussions with Kim Jong Un’s regime to begin.

Source: U.S. Is Ready to Talk to North Korea ‘Anytime,’ Tillerson Says

Good quote…

“Haters and bullies are always cowards, you know. They like to pick on little guys.” ― Scylar Tyberius, Sebastian the Great

The USA is starting to look rather empty-headed when it comes to world affairs. (Much less internal affairs!) This has been an issue for many many years and the world is getting tired of the crap…

North Korea does not stand alone…

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