pongo Posted October 4, 2016 Share Posted October 4, 2016 And its not like Putin hasn't made any noise about trying to reclaim all the money said former Soviets might have "accidently" squirreled away from their former roles in the Motherland... Putin would divide it out between his friends. He runs a gangster state. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lxxx Posted October 5, 2016 Share Posted October 5, 2016 And its not like Putin hasn't made any noise about trying to reclaim all the money said former Soviets might have "accidently" squirreled away from their former roles in the Motherland... Putin would divide it out between his friends. He runs a gangster state. The British establishment just run a slightly more gentrified and aristocratic version instead, but it's jobs for the boys all the same. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScotsAlan Posted October 9, 2016 Share Posted October 9, 2016 I suspect Duterte has let the cat out prematurely. He has rejected America, and has stated he wants the Philippines to allign with China and Russia. I suspect we might be seeing a new rival to NATO, based in the pacific. China wants America out of the Pacific. And Duterte agrees. Who next? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tarne Posted October 9, 2016 Share Posted October 9, 2016 I'm pretty sure Duterte will end up not doing so well as his allies get bought away. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScotsAlan Posted October 9, 2016 Share Posted October 9, 2016 I'm pretty sure Duterte will end up not doing so well as his allies get bought away. Not sure. He has a lot of American military equipment to bring to the table. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScotsAlan Posted October 9, 2016 Share Posted October 9, 2016 I'm pretty sure Duterte will end up not doing so well as his allies get bought away. Not sure. He has a lot of American military equipment to bring to the table. Sorry. I am wrong. Done a search. They only have ancient American ships and planes. Nothing modern. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the stinking enigma Posted October 11, 2016 Share Posted October 11, 2016 Is this guy actually for real? I didnt ever fully understand what rhetoric meant until quite recently. I still may not http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-37614554 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pongo Posted October 11, 2016 Share Posted October 11, 2016 And its not like Putin hasn't made any noise about trying to reclaim all the money said former Soviets might have "accidently" squirreled away from their former roles in the Motherland... Putin would divide it out between his friends. He runs a gangster state. The British establishment just run a slightly more gentrified and aristocratic version instead, but it's jobs for the boys all the same. There is no useful comparison. Mrs May will not have you disappeared by thugs at 3AM if you disagree with her in public. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lxxx Posted October 11, 2016 Share Posted October 11, 2016 And its not like Putin hasn't made any noise about trying to reclaim all the money said former Soviets might have "accidently" squirreled away from their former roles in the Motherland...Putin would divide it out between his friends. He runs a gangster state. The British establishment just run a slightly more gentrified and aristocratic version instead, but it's jobs for the boys all the same. There is no useful comparison. Mrs May will not have you disappeared by thugs at 3AM if you disagree with her in public. Which is my point. We run a slightly more refined form of oligarchy where the cosy club is protected in other ways, with the use of the state and it's apparatus at it's disposal, but an oligarchy all the same. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the stinking enigma Posted October 11, 2016 Share Posted October 11, 2016 http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/boris-johnson-backs-protests-outside-russian-embassy-london-over-aleppo-1585849 worth a try i suppose, though one million people protesting in london against the iraq war didn't seem to have too much of an effect, but it's nice to know boris is pulling out all the stops for peace Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the stinking enigma Posted October 11, 2016 Share Posted October 11, 2016 cue renewed calls for a no fly zone. then cue the shit hitting the fan big style Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rmanx Posted October 12, 2016 Share Posted October 12, 2016 Gotta keep whipping the unwashed masses up so we can keep war spending nice and high. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quilp Posted October 12, 2016 Share Posted October 12, 2016 Lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rmanx Posted October 12, 2016 Share Posted October 12, 2016 Lol. As usual your understanding on the subject is laughable. The minute that the British government announced they would commence bombing operations in Syria, shares in BAE, GE, etc all took off (excuse the pun). There is no money in peace, so the government needs to keep the rabble roused to keep the war effort going. And to do that they need a "bogey man". Lets not forget, we invaded Syria, where as Russia were invited by the standing government of the day. We don't have a great record getting involved in the internal affairs of Middle Eastern countries (Libya being a very recent example of this). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donald Trumps Posted October 12, 2016 Share Posted October 12, 2016 When did we invade Syria? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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