Ukrainian Parliament Erupts Over Russian Naval Base

By: Swamp_Yankee (Diary)  |  April 27th at 01:05 PM  | 

I have some serious commentary on Russia, Ukraine and their naval base agreement, but honestly I just wanted an excuse to post this video. I haven’t yet decided whether this is awesome or sad, but it is pretty funny: I watched this video a few times just to study the nonchalant faces, as if this happens all the time. Getting egged on the floor of | Read More »

Our Naked Emperor: Russia Claims Georgian Mortar Attack

By: Swamp_Yankee (Diary)  |  August 1st at 08:19 PM  | 

Something ominous is happening in South Ossetia. Russian officials are claiming that Georgia fired mortars into South Ossetia. Georgia denies any such action and is claiming that Russia is looking for a pretext to justify more aggression. This is story is breaking. According to the AP: In Moscow, the Defense Ministry said in a statement after the reported mortar attack: “In the event of further | Read More »