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In reply to the discussion: Boris Nemtsov's Murder May Have Been Provocation: Russian Officials [View all]politicman
(710 posts)15. Really you want to use that argument?
Oh so we the U.S are better than the Russians because we don't hurt our own, instead we prefer to hurt others rather than our own.
Great argument you have there, I mean who could find fault with a strategy of a country satisfying it's bloodlust by quelling dissent in other countries instead it quelling it at home? That's sarcasm by the way.
I mean, sure we may not raid our very compliant media, but do you want me to list all the newspapers and media that the U.S has raided and shut down in countries that has interfered in or invaded?
Take Iraq, I seem to recall U.S military shutting down and arresting many media simply because they were not compliant to the U.S occupation of Iraq.
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The dolphin therapy failed? Maybe something deeper is going on there? freshwest sez:
freshwest
Mar 2015
#42
It's "the West's" fault! Ask robert parry or any of the other "blame the West first/Putin is
Cha
Feb 2015
#5
Nah, according to the putin protectors around here.. they got an answer for everything.. & putin is
Cha
Feb 2015
#8
How can we blame Putin when we dont have any moral authoirty to place blame on anyone?
politicman
Feb 2015
#9
Because Putin is to Blame.. I know the putin protectors want to shut down discussion about him
Cha
Feb 2015
#10
You "wake up".. and quit trying to shut down discussion on Putin.. This isn't Russia.
Cha
Feb 2015
#18
Good.. glad you're amused because there will not be any discussion shut down on Putin's actions in
Cha
Feb 2015
#20
well im sorry i can be a hypocrit and act outraged at putin without pointing out our own wrongs
politicman
Mar 2015
#27
no one is defending Putin, what I am doing is pointing out how Putin is just doing what we are
politicman
Mar 2015
#73
He sure seems invested in making sure we don't have any interest in posting "Putrid's" actions in
Cha
Mar 2015
#40
we reserve the right of national security interests, so why criticise them for claiming the same
politicman
Mar 2015
#50
What abotu Obama's intervention of Libya that resulted in a country in chaos?
politicman
Mar 2015
#72
We do actually. It doesn't give Putin any excuse, but don't pretend we're not in the same boat
Scootaloo
Mar 2015
#51
Recognizing cause and effect (e.g., blame) does not require moral authority.
LanternWaste
Mar 2015
#58
More false flag sucker bait. Ever seen Putin accused of it on RT, etc.? Yeah, right...
freshwest
Feb 2015
#12
Celebrity media smells where the money is going. Chump change to a man worth $200B.
freshwest
Mar 2015
#32
He's worth more than the Koch brothers at $200B. No wonder he and others think highly of him.
freshwest
Mar 2015
#31
Of the top FIVE Political Parites in Russia, which one was Boris Nemtsov in?? The Answer is NONE.
happyslug
Mar 2015
#62
He did not even have the 5% Lenin claim he needed to take over a government..
happyslug
Mar 2015
#71