Category Archives: Foreign Policy

Pussy Riot Whipped

Posted on February 20, 2014 by Lawrence Person

That happens sometimes, when you try to escape your country’s harsh political bondage, despite the clamps and chains Putin’s police state has forced on dissidents, reformers and lesbians… (Hat tip: Moe Lane, who doesn’t seem to have realized the glorious … Continue reading →

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Morning Ukraine Update for February 20, 2014: Mass Gunfire and Violence in Kiev

Posted on February 20, 2014 by Lawrence Person

So much for that truce: Central Kyiv turned into a war zone on Feb. 20, with indiscriminate shooting, burning fires and the mass evacuations of government buildings. At least 35 people were reported dead by noon, bringing the total count … Continue reading →

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Evening Update on Ukraine for February 19, 2014

Posted on February 19, 2014 by Lawrence Person

A truce has been declared between Euromaiden and Yanukovych’s forces. This is good news, as it means there’s fierce probably internal resistance in the armed forces to carry out the traditional “slaughter everyone with reach of a machine gun” method … Continue reading →

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Ukraine/Euromaidan Afternoon Update

Posted on February 19, 2014 by Lawrence Person

Events in Ukraine are galloping at a furious rate: Death toll currently at 26. Yanukovych moves toward declaring martial law, though in the thinly disguised form of “anti-terror operations.” He also just fired his army chief, presumably because he wasn’t … Continue reading →

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Morning Ukraine Update For February 19, 2014

Posted on February 19, 2014 by Lawrence Person

Current Ukraine status: 26 dead so far, including 10 riot police and journalist Vyacheslav Veremei. Putin’s government gave Yanukovich’s another $2 billion payout. Yanukovich demands people live the Maidan before any concessions. Protestors tell him to get stuffed. On the … Continue reading →

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Ukraine Update for February 18, 2014

Posted on February 18, 2014 by Lawrence Person

Lots of reports coming out of Ukraine right now, little of them good. Current reports have 22 dead in clashes between riot police and Euromaidan protestors. More from the Kiev Post. And a border crossing station between Poland and Ukraine … Continue reading →

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Hillary Clinton | Victor Pinchuk | Viktor Yanukovych

Posted on February 14, 2014 by Lawrence Person

Well, this is interesting. Bill and Hillary Rodham Clinton have built a sprawling network of powerful friends around the globe, one that could aid Mrs. Clinton’s chances were she to seek the presidency. But those relationships often come with intersecting … Continue reading →

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LinkSwarm for February 10, 2014

Posted on February 10, 2014 by Lawrence Person

These LinkSwarms tend to get pushed back to days when there’s not a big story jumping up and requiring my attention. It seems like the Olympics have created a bit of a news lull Democratic congressmen abandoning ObamaCare in droves. … Continue reading →

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LinkSwarm for January 29, 2014

Posted on January 29, 2014 by Lawrence Person

Lots of news from around the world, where the global economy is handing like a Kia that’s just started losing traction on an icy hill: Bundesbank: Don’t look at us, broke PIIGS, you’re going to have to screw your own … Continue reading →

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Ukraine Update for January 28, 2014

Posted on January 28, 2014 by Lawrence Person

The good news from Ukraine: most of the totalitarian laws suppressing free speech have been repealed and prime minister Mykola Azarov has resigned. The bad news: brutal thug and Putin toady Viktor Yanukovych is still President, and opposition leader Yulia … Continue reading →

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