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[CBI]

Is the United States Sliding Into War in Ukraine—as It Did in Vietnam?
By Stephen F. Cohen
August 12, 2015
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[CBI]

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[CBI]

Some Day, We’ll Look Back at This, and Laugh

Let us not gild the lily: the economic war against Russia hurt, and for a day or two there was reason for western optimism that their attempt to backstab Putin out of office would bear fruit. But it didn’t, and Elliott’s brainless rah-rah cheerleading for Washington was torpedoed by Russian resolve and resilience. The west now has the global opponent it thought it wanted, but market replacement and a rejection of western institutions within Russia signifies a decisive turning away from the west that will not easily be reversed, if ever. Vladimir Putin could run over a pensioner with his car on election day and still cruise to victory without breaking a sweat. None of the west’s goals of economic warfare against Russia have been realized. Not one.

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[CBI]

Putin won his war in Ukraine
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions ... story.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

By Marvin Kalb September 7 at 7:48 PM
Marvin Kalb is senior adviser at the Pulitzer Center and a fellow at the Brookings Institution. His book “Imperial Gamble: Putin, Ukraine and the New Cold War” will be published this month.

[CBI]

Сара Вагенкнехт: вы идиоты? вы собрались воевать с Путиным?
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[SVK]

Если читать не только местных приветовских ясновидцев и знатоков-пророков из Калифорнии, то можно найти даже здравые мысли.
The Surprising Resurgence of Russia as a Great Power

Clearly, Putin is not that slouched bored kid in the back of the class but a smart, tough realist moving Russia towards great power status.

[CBI]

In Syria, whose side is the United States on?
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions ... story.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

So far in Syria, the West has combined maximalist, uncompromising rhetoric with minimalist, ineffective efforts. It is the yawning gap between the two that is making Vladimir Putin look smart.

[CBI]

Russia isn’t looking good. But it sure is feeling good.

The 2015 rankings have Russia coming in as the 58th most prosperous country — an improvement of 10 spots in the rankings.

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since the annexation of Crimea, polling of government approval has shot up by 27 percent, confidence in elections has increased by 21 percent and confidence in the military has improved by 13 percent. As Legatum senior fellow Peter Pomerantsev writes in the report: “Despite the objective reality, satisfaction with living standards is up 13% while confidence in financial institutions is up 6%.”

Meanwhile, as Russian perceptions of prosperity have caused its ranking to improve, American perceptions have had the opposite effect. The United States comes in as the 11th most prosperous nation, down one spot from last year. And why is that? Declining perceptions of security and safety.

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[AverageJoe]

Russia isn’t looking good. But it sure is feeling good.

Я слышал в Венесуэлле люди тоже очень весёлые. В СССЕ мы тоже стояли в очередях с энтизиазмом и верили в светлое будущее. В странах бывшего СССР/СНГ есть определённая традиция измерения качества жизни не обьективными параметрами (типа, уровня соц обеспечения, качества медицины, инфляции, беработицы, уровнея законности, привлекательности для инвестиций и бизнеса, итд.), а тем как страна показывает другим кузькину мать и "впереди планеты всей". Хотя, это свойственно не только бывшим странам СССР, но им особенно.

Ещё во времена Хрущёва, когда он стучал подинком по подиуму, народом одолевала безконечная гордость за Родину. Что касается статистики, если исключить Мосву, с точки зрения доходов и всего остального, Россия будет значительно ниже 58 места в подобных рейтингах.

[viewbelle]

Что касается статистики, если исключить Мосву, с точки зрения доходов и всего остального, Россия будет значительно ниже 58 места в подобных рейтингах.

Сто раз слышала этот аргумент и сотый раз удивляюсь: а зачем надо исключать Москву? ~15% страны живет в Москве, Московской области и Питере. Это примерно как сказать: "что касается статистики США, если исключить Калифорнию и Нью-Джерси..."

[CBI]

Ukraine Is in Danger of Becoming a Failed State
http://www.bloombergview.com/articles/2 ... ne&ref=yfp" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Ukraine now looks like just another incompetent and corrupt post-Soviet regime

Americans are highly visible in the Ukrainian political process. The U.S. embassy in Kiev is a center of power, and Ukrainian politicians openly talk of appointments and dismissals being vetted by U.S. Ambassador Geoffrey Pyatt and even U.S. Vice President Joe Biden. "Pyatt and the U.S. administration have more influence than ever in the history of independent Ukraine," Leschenko wrote.

Too much time has passed since the "Revolution of Dignity" to justify the absence of tangible progress. U.S. and European efforts at external management have largely failed, too: The grip of oligarchs and a corrupt bureaucracy on what's left of the Ukrainian economy has proven too strong, the schemes too entrenched.

[CBI]

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[evandrey]

Teenage Islamist 'poster girl' who fled Austria to join ISIS was used as a sex slave for new fighters before she was beaten to death as she tried to escape, former prisoner reveals
Samra Kesinovic, 17, from Vienna, fled home to join the terrorist group
Along with friend Sabina Selimovic, 15, they became 'poster girls' for ISIS
Miss Kesinovic was killed by ISIS as she tried to flee stronghold of Raqqa
Prior to her death, she was forced to be sex slave, an extremist has said

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[CBI]

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Vol. 38 No. 1 · 7 January 2016
LONDON REVIEW OF BOOKS

Military to Military
Seymour M. Hersh on US intelligence sharing in the Syrian war

[geek7]

Teenage Islamist 'poster girl' who fled Austria to join ISIS was used as a sex slave for new fighters before she was beaten to death as she tried to escape, former prisoner reveals
Samra Kesinovic, 17, from Vienna, fled home to join the terrorist group
Along with friend Sabina Selimovic, 15, they became 'poster girls' for ISIS
Miss Kesinovic was killed by ISIS as she tried to flee stronghold of Raqqa
Prior to her death, she was forced to be sex slave, an extremist has said

Это все "со слов" или есть какие-то другие доказательства?