Ecuador has reportedly granted asylum to WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, according to the Guardian newspaper. The daily quotes officials close to the Ecuadorian President in the capital, Quito.
Assange requested political asylum after the British Supreme Court refused to reopen his appeal against extradition to Sweden where he is wanted for questioning over alleged sex crimes. The WikiLeaks founder has been holed up in the country’s London embassy since June 19.
The asylum guarantees him safe passage from the UK to Ecuador, says Professor Donald Rothwell from the Australian National University College of Law.
The question marks at the end of the title are there because, you never know what is going to happen…
I do not say it will happen because I have lived with “Murphy’s Law” all my life and he does not seem to be going away… 🙂
So after I check out from my flat and that will be at around 11:30 am. I will go to the train station here in Kiev and store my luggage. After I have had to deal with a stolen bag before that I left outside of the consulate, because they will not allow you to carry much inside with you. I will make my bag safe first and then at 3 pm I will be picking up my visa. Then back to the train station and around 6 pm, I will be on my train and heading home…
Yes we will see…
Have a good day and tomorrow at this time if it all goes as planned, I will be back in Moscow, Russia…
Kyle Keeton
Windows to Russia…
I just love Skype and by Skype you can communicate and not lose the bank account doing it…
I pulled this picture of my two biggest fans in the world off of Skype. Boza comes running when I call now and I am sure that he thinks, I have become stuck in the speaker, as that is what he concentrates on and that is where he hears my voice from…
I have talked about that Russian smile before and I want you to take this smile of Sveta’s as a perfect example of a Russian smile. Russians may not smile a lot and they may not seem to care to smile, but when they do smile, it is very sincere…
I am the luckiest guy in the world and I am not afraid to say it. Can’t wait to get home on Tuesday…
That photo is a really a big reason, why I love Russia…
Kyle Keeton
Windows to Russia…
While we all know that China is buying gold at a furious pace and has been buying gold as fast as it can. There is new rumors out from the Chinese themselves, that China will be buying up to at least 5000 to 6000 tons of gold and they will be starting to buy during this year…
It is also probable that if China buys this much gold, that this will exceed production of gold in the whole world. Other words we do not have enough gold for China to buy that much and it will take China time to purchase this amount of gold…
By the way! It makes perfect sense, China knows it has to do something with all those dollars that it has. Those American dollars that are soon to become worthless paper. Well for right now that paper can buy gold and more gold…
I have been watching China buying up hard assets all over the world. They have been happily dropping billions of US dollars and acquiring land, companies, gold, silver and you name it. As long as it is a physical substance they are buying it. They also are buying in multiples of countries all over the world…
So we have a China who allows her people to be paid and use gold as currency. We also have a China that wants to buy as much gold as it can get. Seems China is working very long term here and we better wake up…
It is strange to me that the West just ignores the buying of gold by China, the west also ignores that Russia is buying gold at a fast pace also. I have written several articles to this effect and no one takes this seriously and smart ass remarks is the answer from the West…
Here is some news for you to take to the bank…
The world is working very hard to buffer itself from a Western collapse in the financial system. The world learned what would happen when everything almost fell completely apart years ago and that fact has driven China, Russia and many others to start isolating themselves from having that ever happen again as bad as it did this last time…
The signs all all there and no one wants to admit it yet, but everyday, many countries are changing the way they do business. They are creating new ways to transact and they are shifting money that is used for transactions with other countries…
The cold hard fact is that even the so called allies of the USA are starting to look at creative financing, to deal with the stupid sanctions that America slaps of half the world. One day those sanctions are going to bite back and that day is coming soon…
Kyle Keeton
Windows to Russia…
Coffee is really good and the cup I am drinking while writing this article is no exception. Today I decided to just write my ramblings in my brain, while enjoying that cup of coffee…
If you have been following Windows to Russia for awhile then you know that we use to have massive attacks from the Department of Homeland Security and I mean massive attacks. I fought for over a year against attacks that never ended or ceased. Then when I finally jumped through all the hoops and got Windows to Russia out of the country (USA), I finally removed their sting…
The company that hosts Windows to Russia now, has figured out how to counter the attacks and while it has put a hurt on my website counts, I have never been happier. My host went through several years of terrible attacks by the USA government and they learned the hard way, just as I did…
1984Hosting is the company and if the name looks familiar then you have read Orwell’s book 1984… 🙂
The companies motto is “Big Brother is Watching You!”, I am very glad I found them…
So while I am on the topic of Windows to Russia, I will tell you what is going on…
I have finally exceeded the count meter that I have kept for almost 5 years now. It has rolled over and exceeded the limits of its capacity and like a odometer on a car, it has started over. So instead of worrying about it anymore, I will just remove the server script and not care. Simplicity is the best anyway…
It was an old script and I needed to install an updated version anyway…
I have updated my IP tracking scripts and they are worth their weight in gold. I use Project Honey Pot for spam and it is the cats meow…
Officially we are over 3500 posts on Windows to Russia, unofficially I have exceeded 4000 posts, if I count all that have been lost due to DHS attacks and such…
I still remember like it was yesterday, when I was so happy for the first 100 posts…
If you have followed for awhile then you also remember when Windows to Russia was on Blogger Blog Spot and as I found out much later that Blogger was forced to remove Windows to Russia. We lost hundreds of posts back in that first censoring by America…
From that moment I spent almost 4 years trying to get a semblance of stability to Windows to Russia and went from one thing to another. From cease and desist orders to web attacks…
But during that whole time I have kept going and never stopped. Just as right now I am posting one more article and irritating one more person in Washington DC, but I also reach one more person who is just trying to figure out, what is happening in the world and that seems to be what is a driving factor to be upset about Windows to Russia…
No one tries to squelch the lies, it is the truth that gets squelched…
Sometimes I may just seem to be worried about very stupid things, but they really are not stupid and they are not just worries. They are observations about the world and life. My world and life…
I know that I scare people in America, I express a dissatisfaction for my and your government and by being scared, you have just played the fiddle according to their rules…
I was walking today and doing some thinking…
I was thinking about the show from the old days called, Mayberry R.F.D…
That is what I grew up with and that is what life should still be. Remember when the Barney Fife’s were the exception and not the norm? Remember when…
I guess that is why I love Russia! The Barney Fife’s are still not the norm and I can still live life like I did many years ago…
To someone who has had six heart attacks, that is very important…
Kyle Keeton
Windows to Russia…
Read this link from much earlier today…
http://windowstorussia.com/games-and-more-games-against-russia.html
Now here is the truth…
Speaking to reporters in Moscow on Wednesday, retired Russian general Vladimir Kuzheyev denied information about his being killed by militants in Syria.
‘I’d like to confirm that I’m safe and sound and now live in Moscow. As a retired general, I know full well that the information about my death is little more than a provocation against me and my country,’ Kuzheyev said.
Lies and Games! Just like what was done in Libya and a thousand other times all over the world…
How about a piece of real information…
In his State of the Union message on Jan. 23, Carter announced the boycott: “I have notified the Olympic Committee that with Soviet invading forces in Afghanistan, neither the American people nor I will support sending an Olympic team to Moscow.” The next day, the U.S. House of Representatives voted 386-12 to support Carter’s call. Among those opposed to the boycott were Phil Gramm of Texas and John Conyers Jr. of Michigan.
Okay so what is America doing in Afghanistan right now and for the last many years?
Just some real information to give you something to think about, instead of the lies we spread in Syria…
Kyle Keeton
Windows to Russia…
While I did not see much choice for the Russian presidency and Putin winning was a foregone conclusion. I have to say that Russian people are what they are and being happy with a long term person in charge of the country is prominent in Russia…
So in effect I am happy for the Russians and they got who they really want…
But America is another concern for me and since I am an American, I have issues with the way the elections are being run in America…
I have watched the republican nomination procedure very closely this time and cheating is the word of the day, week, month and year, as per concern about the shenanigans going on with the republicans…
The republicans have shown that they do not care what they have to do, but whoever is wanted will be there, even if we have to bribe, corrupt, cheat, lie, steal and be unmoral, to accomplish what we want…
Now we will not talk about the democratic side of thing, because that has been proven to be a waste of breath any time and now, without a doubt, the republicans and democrats have become one and the same, at the same level of life and we now have two main parties (The only parties allowed, really!) that have nothing in common with anyone but themselves…
So what am I talking about?
I guess what I am really talking about is that Americans need to get rid of the political system that is in place in the US and do something different. I do not care what we do and put a king in for all I care, but change what we have…
I don’t care! Remove the Congress, remove the Senate and please get rid of the president! Then start over from scratch…
Can it be done?
Yes it could it is done all the time around the world and sometimes it makes a big difference…
I like what I see in Russia to be honest…
The president is the foreign affairs guy and the prime minister is the Russian government. You have two branches of power with almost equal strength. It helps to balance things…
In America you have a president and vice president and the vice president is there as well, who knows why he is there? (Other than to take over president if president becomes incapacitated.) If you think you know, you are wrong! He does nothing and has no power what so ever, unless he is allowed power by the president…
In Russia, the prime minister calls the shots in the government and you know what he is up to all the time. Decisions are made daily by the prime minister and the government is at his beck and call…
The president is 90% of the time dealing with other countries and such. The Russian president and Russian prime minister is in daily contact and meetings. They run the country together and work together. Each man has his section of Russian to deal with…
The president has final say on some issues, but as I am seeing it! The prime minister runs the Russian government, while the president runs the whole country…
Either way you look at it, it is a tandem of ruling power that runs Russia…
At least that is better than the dictatorship that runs America. The American president has reached a point that he has no balance against what he does. He freely does what he wants a will and no one can bother him. He is not responsible for any actions he takes, even actions he takes against his own people. No one is there to sit him down and put a leash on him…
Russia has that leash and I see it, but America has gotten rid of that leash and we are paying for it. Bush Jr. pushed the known limits and now Obama has exceeded what Bush even thought of…
Okay enough of the rambling and lets get to my title…
Choice for American President…
What choice? There is none at all. In fact I see no difference in the two men and I see no difference in the two parties…
It came to me after reading comments from America that Americans are so absorbed in the thought of, “Come November, we will change America for the better!” That they really think that they can vote a better America…
Okay! Then what are you going to do? You need to find a person to vote for that is not a member of the political establishment. No matter which loser you vote for in November and that includes Ron Paul, they are all politicians and hence, will always be politicians and hence, nothing will change in the short or long run…
Seriously, who will you vote for if you really want change? Who? Romney or Obama?
I said the same thing when it was McCain or Obama! Who do you vote for?
I remember when I said there is no difference between Obama and McCain! (I got lambasted by people!) I have been proven correct, Obama’s track record proves it. Obama is just not as extrovert as McCain and does not talk out of both orifices at the same time as McCain does…
So to all those millions and millions and millions of people who say, “In November we will save America!
I am glad you want to save America, but I guess I have missed something that you all seem to know and I don’t…
Who are you going to vote for, Obama or Romney?
I do not like either one and that has held true the last elections we had in 2008 and the last election before that! I do not believe that we can not have a better choice than these two…
Any candidate over the years who has had a lick of financial sense has been pushed aside and buried. Ron Paul is the only one I would have voted for, but even he is a politician and I do not trust politicians at all. Ross Parole years ago had it hit on the nail head and he was never given a chance by America. He knew how to stop all this downward slide and we ignored him. He got smart and walked away from the mess and threw his hands in the air. He was not a politician and he put the straight facts in front of your face. We chose to ignore what he said…
I am not sure the way to go about getting changes done, but I do know that we need to make big changes and soon. We are on a slippery slope to the bottom and the longer we allow these out of touch/self-centered politicians to run things the faster and steeper that slope gets…
Change was so important that Obama won on the phrase, “Hope and Change!”
But we need real hope and change, not just words and not another politician that is being bottle fed by corporations and banks. Not another hand picked politician that has only his wants and the wants of his bankroll at heart…
A thought came to me!! We demand separation of church and the state! I think that we should also demand the separation of corporations and state…
God had much more rights to be involved than Corporate Greed does in the running of our country…
Kyle Keeton
Windows to Russia…
PS: I had an interesting thought! People also like to say that the president is just a puppet! That he does not really call the shots and that others really run the country! Then why the hell are we even voting for a person who really does not run the country. I think saving the billions to elect a president is more important and feed the poor…
American Dream fading quickly: ‘brain drain’ in reverse! by Jared DeLuna
As America faces more economic hardships many business people are looking for new ventures aboard. They are searching for the American Dream, Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness, the very ideals that brought millions to America in the first place.
Many developing countries have been giving America their best citizens for years, now it looks like this may be on the reversal.
Krik Semple, writer for The New York Times, wrote “For generations, the world’s less-developed countries have suffered the so-called ‘brain drain’ – the flight of many of their best and brightest to the West. That has not stopped, but now a reverse flow has begun, particularly countries like China and India and, to a lesser extent, Brazil and Russia.”
A new statistic published by the US State Department has stated that around 6.4 million Americans are either working or studying overseas.
“Enterprising Americans have always sought opportunities abroad. But this new wave underscores the evolving nature of global migration, and the challenges to American economic supremacy and competitiveness.” Krik Semple added.
The reason why so many Americans are leaving might be because of the dismal job market and gaining new prospects from aboard.
However, one has to think can Americans actually find the American Dream in a place like Russia? Kyle Keeton, creator of windowstorussia.com, an online blog about life for an American in Russia, believes that they can’t.
“Russia is not America. An American has been conditioned to think that the American Dream is very important. The American Dream is to keep up with the neighbors and have lots of material items. The American Dream is a life of luxury.” Kyle Keeton told The Voice of Russia.
Russia may actually be able to offer American business people many luxuries. According to aneki.com, an online ranking and records site, Russia has the third most amount of billionaires. America may host the most but the grip is slipping to China and Russia.
Also according to Forbes Magazine, New York City has slipped to second place as the home for the most billionaires, falling to Moscow, Russia.
Many Americans may be leaving America not just because of the dismal job market, but also taxes and political reasons. Recently the Facebook co-founder has been in the news because the government believes he tried to avoid some taxes.
Eduardo Saverin moved to Singapore in 2009 which is long before Facebook went public earlier this year. He has since the opening, renounced his US citizenship, he claims he did this not to avoid paying takes, but rather because he has interests in the Singapore market. “My relocation is based solely on my interest in working and living in Singapore, where I have been living since 2009.”
While many may leave because they are in search for more money, Kyle Keeyton believes they leave for another reason. “They leave not because of political issues. They leave because they see quality of life that they have lost in America. They see that quality and quantity of life in other parts of the world.” He added.
As life throughout the world becomes more and more mixed together, people from around the world will be looking for new business ventures. It is now up to the governments to try and keep their people employed and let them build their future in their home countries.
By Jared DeLuna
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Source: Voice of Russia.
A spokesman for the opposition Free Syrian Army had said earlier on Al Arabiya television that Russian Gen. Vladimir Kodzhiyev serving as an advisor to the Syrian defense minister had been killed.
A video statement from a Syrian rebel group calling itself the “Hawks Special Operations Battalion…a division of the Military Leadership of Damascus City and Province”, gave the name of the general as Vladimir Petrovich Kodzhiyev. The video, sent to Reuters, showed what the rebels said was a copy of his ID, as issued by the Syrian military.
Never happened and my understanding is that he was a past advisor in Syria and is retired…
Lies and more lies…
Windows to Russia…
Kvas that miracle drink in this part of the world. I like to compare how they sell it all over the place, to a lemonade stand…
This is a little stand near the Russian consulate that I go too. This is the Metro area and as you walk out of the underground area, you will be assaulted with anything and everything in the way of food products. These products are fresh made and not factory produced. People buy, buy and buy from these little lemonade stands…
Yes I am people, I buy, buy and buy also… 🙂
You want sauerkraut? Buy it at the Metro station. You want Kvas? Yup, buy it at the Metro station. You want bread? You want socks? You want tomatoes? Yup, just buy it at the Metro station. It is a one stop shop before you get home. Wife calls and says bring dinner home! Yup, someone sells fresh rotisserie chicken, somewhere nearby or pizza is always available near a Metro also…
This is just some of what I see as I walk around Kiev. Kiev is an open and free city that allows you to be you! You do not have to walk around and worry about the cops. They usually are too busy ignoring you and hoping that you go away…
The worst thing in the world to them is if you need help! I know I have been there and done that. Remember the stole passport of mine? I know all about the police here in Kiev…
http://windowstorussia.com/pickpocket-we-all-think-that-it-will_28.html
So as I traipse around Kiev and enjoy the freedom. It is damn hot here also. So I am so glad that I have air conditioning in my room…
The heat kinda curtails my freedoms a little bit, but that is okay…
The Kvas is really good on a hot day…
Kyle Keeton
Windows to Russia…