Ukraine Heats Up

[Boreas]

Originally Posted by Bocas

Very interesting edit. I guess you caught me. This is your Mother Boreassss

You still here?

John

[Bocas]

Yes. Why don't you ever call any more?

[Dondilion]

There is an area here in Brooklyn where there is a concentration of people
from Panama. They speak Spanish with a West Indian accent.

I know many West Indians, especially Jamaicans were employed in building
the canal.

Bocas, are their descendants still in Panama in any appreciable quantity?

[piece-itpete]

Appearances mean a lot in foreign affairs. And we're really willing to walk away from our written guarantees?

Originally Posted by finnbow

Ya think?

According to records maintained by the Justice Department, the Putin government exerts most of its behind-the-scenes influence in the U.S. through the public relations firm Ketchum, which documents show was paid more than $1.5 million in the most recent six-month reporting period for its work on behalf of Russia.

What does Ketchum do for that cash? Mostly distribute press releases, the documents say. But according to a document filed in November, Ketchum is also involved in "preparing, disseminating or causing the dissemination" of the website ModernRussia.com, a URL that redirects to ThinkRussia.com.

http://www.cnbc.com/id/101465564

Thanks. It pisses me off that they think it'll work, and it might.

Originally Posted by 4-2-7

Russia And China 'In Agreement' Over Ukraine
http://news.sky.com/story/1219922/ru...t-over-ukraine

I bet they are!

Pete

[Bigerik]

Wow. I go away for a little while, and how this place has changed!

[Boreas]

Originally Posted by Bigerik

Wow. I go away for a little while, and how this place has changed!

I can't remember how long I was gone this time, probably about a year. Really, I think it's largely the same with many of the same active posters and a few new ones that fit the established patterns.

What is new, or at least newly discovered, is the shills. I don't think we had them before, except maybe mezz. Also, the shilling/trolling seems to have switched ideology. Before it was always home-grown right wingers. Now it seems to be coming from overseas and to have something of a neo-Soviet bent.

John

[Bocas]

Originally Posted by Dondilion

There is an area here in Brooklyn where there is a concentration of people
from Panama. They speak Spanish with a West Indian accent.

I know many West Indians, especially Jamaicans were employed in building
the canal.

Bocas, are their descendants still in Panama in any appreciable quantity?

The indigenous (Chiriquí pronounced Cherokee) do most of the labor, fishing and tourist services. Spanish usual have a business of sorts and the Chino's own all the food stores and Ferreterias. (supply stores/hardware)

[Bigerik]

Originally Posted by Boreas

I can't remember how long I was gone this time, probably about a year. Really, I think it's largely the same with many of the same active posters and a few new ones that fit the established patterns.

What is new, or at least newly discovered, is the shills. I don't think we had them before, except maybe mezz. Also, the shilling/trolling seems to have switched ideology. Before it was always home-grown right wingers. Now it seems to be coming from overseas and to have something of a neo-Soviet bent.

John

Admittedly, this thread was where I spent most of my time, but it sure did have a different feel from times past.

[Dondilion]

More insights on the complexities of Ukraine.

http://america.aljazeera.com/opinion...anukovich.html

[Boreas]

I mean, what is this guy thinking? Partition always works! Just look at how terrifically things went in Korea or Vietnam or the Levant or Sudan or South Africa or.....!

John