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"Anti-Putin" Alliance Fraying: Germany, Slovakia, Greece, Czech Republic Urge End To Russian Sanctions

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Last week Germany reported that in the second quarter, its GDP declined by 0.2%, worse than Wall Street consensus. This happened a few shorts days after Italy reported a second consecutive decline in its own GDP, becoming the first Europen country to enter a triple-dip recession. What's worse, Europe's slowdown took place before the brunt of Russian sanctions hit. Surely in the third quarter the GDP of Germany, a nation whose exports accounts for 41% of GDP, will be even worse, with whisper numbers of -1% being thrown casually around, but one thing is certain: Europe is about to enter its third recession since the Lehman collapse just as we forecast at the end of 2013, a "triple-dip" which may become an outright depression unless Draghi injects a few trillion in credit money (which will do nothing but delay the inevitable and make it that much worse once the can can no longer be kicked), and unless normal trade ties with Russia are restored.

Which means one thing: for Europe to resume the status quo, it needs to break away from the "western" alliance and the sanctions imposed upon the Kremlin which solely benefit the populist agenda of Washington, and certainly not Europe proper, which it is now quite clear, is far more reliant on Russia than vice versa. it is also something Putin apparently was aware of from the very beginning.

And now, that realization is starting to spread to Europe's own countries, which - while the new cold war was only one of rhetoric were perfectly happy to go for the ride - but now that trade war has finally broken out, suddenly increasingly more want out.

As we reported previously, it all started with the Greeks, a nation of heavy food exports into Russia, who were the first to announce their displeasure with the "Stop Putin" coalition:

the moment Russia retaliated, the grand alliance started to crack. Enter Greece which has hundreds of millions in food exports to Russia, and which was the first country to hint that it may splinter from the western "pro-sanctions" alliance. According to Bloomberg, earlier today the Greek foreign minister and former PM said that "we are in continuous deliberations in order to have the smallest possible consequences, and if possible no significant impact whatsoever."

 

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And making it very clear that this will be a major political issue was a statement by the main opposition party Syriza which today said that the Greek government's "blind obedience to the Cold War strategies of Brussels and Washington will be disastrous for country’s agriculture." In a moment of surprising clarity, Syriza asked govt to immediately lift all sanctions to Russia, as they don’t contribute to a solution of the Ukrainian crisis, and "instead fuel an economic and trade war, in which Greece has unfortunately become involved." Syriza concluded that the government hasn’t weighted Greece’s special interests and bilateral relations with Russia.

Then it was Slovakia whose premier Robert Fico criticized Ukraine for preparing sanctions against Russian persons and companies, and he has called on Ukraine not to approve them, expressing concerns that the legislation could result in a halt to natural gas supplies.

If the conflict between Ukraine and Russia escalates, the legal norm could cause interruption of natural gas supplies to Slovakia (and to Western Europe) via Ukraine from Russia, he said.

 

Slovakia depends on supplies of Russian gas. However, if gas supplies via Ukraine were interrupted, Slovakia would get gas through backflow from the West.

 

"It is strange that a country that has signed an association agreement with the EU and which we are trying to help is taking one-sided steps that endanger the individual economic interests of EU member countries, instead of coordinating its approach with the EU," Fico said.

 

"We do not want to be a hostage in the Russian-Ukrainian problem. We expect Ukraine not to adopt formal steps that, if implemented, can endanger our interests. A country that has signed the association agreement should not behave like that," Fico declared.

Poland too complained last week, however for now it finds the fault not with the "alliance" but with Russia for daring to retaliate to western sanctions.

Poland's agriculture minister went on television to announce the country was taking action against Russia's new import ban. "We believe Russia has broken international law in both its embargo against Poland and its embargo against the EU," Marek Sawicki said. Russia banned the import of Polish fruit and vegetables in early August - a move Sawicki said would cost Poland 0.6 percent of GDP.

 

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"If a WTO member state believes another WTO member state has taken a measure that is not in conformity with WTO rules, the affected WTO member state may request mediation," attorney and WTO expert Eric Pickett said.

Good luck. It is only a matter of time before this futile anger at Putin turns not to the logical response to sanctions, but at the instigator of the sanctions themselves.

Then it was most vibrant economy in central Europe, the Czech Republic, where overnight the finance minister voiced the loudest anger at Russian sanctions yet. From Bloomberg:

  • SANCTIONS ON RUSSIA MAKE NO SENSE, CZECH FINANCE MINISTER SAYS

And finally, it is the country whose fate is what this conflict is all about, because should Germany decide it has had enough of DC's geopolitical brinksmanship, one which always "costs" European allies far more than it does the US, and aligns with the Russia-China-India axis, then the "Eurasian Crescent" will be complete, and the countdown to reserve currency transition may officially begin.

Sure enough, Bloomberg reports that sanctions against Russia are hurting sentiment at German companies, according to Focus magazine which cites the BGA Federation of German Wholesale and Foreign Trade, and the DIHK German Association of Chambers of Commerce and Industry.

According to the magazine, "loss of trust in Russian partners is hurting business more than the sanctions themselves, as German companies cut trade more than required."

The implications are clear: cost-benefit analysis has shifted too far to the left, and while Germany was ok with supporting  the "west" in its game of escalating sanctions vs Putin, at this point there is no further support, and in fact the pendulum is starting to swing in the opposite direction.

So with increasingly more eastern and central European nations vocally opining against Russian sanctions, and with the Ukraine government now clearly engaging in open provocations to curry popular support for some "unfathomable" warmongering cause (unless of course it can provide evidence it did indeed destroy a Russian military convoy on its territory), how long until the "western" alliance finally folds under its own weight and has no choice but to roll back the sanctions and de-escalate, in the process handing Putin the biggest diplomatic knockout round yet?

 

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Sat, 08/16/2014 - 12:25 | 5102164 cowdiddly
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Oh, the old please buy our food for some freaking heat program.

They have arranged conveniently in mid September in Brussels. a trilateral meeting arranged between Eu, Ukranine and Russia.

http://voiceofrussia.com/news/2014_07_12/Next-EU-Russia-Ukraine-meeting-...

Were it looks like the EU will crawl in on its Knees, Porky Pig will be bitch slapped and told to STFU and Vlad will be wearing his shades and just politely smile at them.

I hope he tells them we have plenty of  Brussels sprouts already and walks out. See you next year.

Sat, 08/16/2014 - 16:03 | 5102832 Freddie
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Maybe they can burn Polish apples to stay warm in winter.

Sat, 08/16/2014 - 16:47 | 5102922 ChiangMai
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Nice photo at top of people cutting logs for heat in the downtown area of the capital of a European country:

'Buy firewood & coal': MP warns Ukrainians after US, EU get access to national gas pipes

15 August

 

Sat, 08/16/2014 - 17:05 | 5102951 Freddie
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Did anyone notice that the Ukraine Parliment voted to gove the EU/USA 50% of the pipeline infrastructure.  I guess this is why Joe Boden's son is there.  Hopefully that pipeline system just sits there and rusts.

Sun, 08/17/2014 - 01:15 | 5104150 tvdog
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Russia should wait until September, then say they're busy and ask to reschedule in January.

Sat, 08/16/2014 - 12:09 | 5102176 Atomizer
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How much longer can this Kenyan nigger blame his problems on previous administration's? This White House couldn't find his way out of a brown paper bag given a pack of matches and knife cutter. 

Sat, 08/16/2014 - 12:10 | 5102181 photonsoflight
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Got to weaken the nations in order to Re-create the return of the caliphate. Expect to see the destruction of Saudi Arabia before its all over as that act will bring down ALL western economies. Many helping this evolve (i.e. bankers and politicians) will find themselves in line for death as all useful idiots will be eliminated after the fact. Expect 90% of U.S. citizens to be killed as they are a true threat to all tyrannical forces with their knowledge of liberty and freedom of religion. Nothing to see here, just more of the same ole, same ole, go back to sleep.

Sat, 08/16/2014 - 12:12 | 5102189 Anarchy 99
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Poland, such a willing whore.......but no takers.

Sat, 08/16/2014 - 14:28 | 5102620 ThisIsBob
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Pollack jokes are not an accident.

Sat, 08/16/2014 - 12:20 | 5102197 shovelhead
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"Your bluffing."

"No, I'm not."

"Your bluffing...I call."

"HEY!, YOU CAN'T DO THAT!"

"Yes I can."

"YOU HAVE TO FOLD."

"No, I don't...I call."

"?"

Sat, 08/16/2014 - 12:20 | 5102217 Marco of Hungary
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And my native country, Hungary, too.

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-28801353

 

Sat, 08/16/2014 - 12:23 | 5102231 Inthemix96
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Here folks let me run this pass you lot, tell me what you think.

Last year the 'O' was for all out war against Syria and Assad wasnt he?  And then the leader of the opposition here in bonny England was 'Opposed' to these actions for whatever reason right?  Now by happens chance not just the labour party but the conservatives stood down and said no to any further actions, and your lot stood down immediately, as in right then.

Now then, what the fuck does that tell you then?

Do you do what you are told, or do they?

Think about it.

:-)

Sat, 08/16/2014 - 12:38 | 5102274 cowdiddly
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That post is hard to follow. I like your cunt posts much better. In that format its easy to follow. ;7)

Plus its your badge of honor like banzi's art or limerick kings poems.

Sat, 08/16/2014 - 13:03 | 5102379 Winston Churchill
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He is saying the UK still runs America,prolly  always has, and prolly always will.

US independance hardly lasted 40 years, when you look at the capital flows

from back then. Last time I looked the UK was still the largest foreign investor in the US,

by a large margin,again.

He's wrong about it because the Rothchildes still control the UK, which controls........

Sat, 08/16/2014 - 13:15 | 5102410 Inthemix96
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Winston,

I know that.

I'm just saying, when you stand down and are told to do so, you do.

And aye, the old rothchilds are right inthemix.

;-)

Sat, 08/16/2014 - 21:11 | 5103539 Freddie
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Cameron and his family have worked for the Red Sheild for centuries.  Their specialty is financing wars aka the mass murder of innocent people.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Cameron

David Cameron's great-great-grandfather Emile Levita, a German Jewish financier (and descendant of Renaissance scholar Elia Levita), who obtained British citizenship in 1871, was the director of the Chartered Bank of India, Australia and China which became Standard Chartered Bank in 1969.[16] His wife, Cameron's great-great-grandmother, was a descendant of the wealthy Danish Jewish Rée family on her father's side.[17][18]

One of Emile's sons, Arthur Francis Levita (died 1910, brother of Sir Cecil Levita),[19] of Panmure Gordon stockbrokers, together with great-great-grandfather Sir Ewen Cameron,[20] London head of the Hongkong and Shanghai Bank, played key roles in arranging loans supplied by the Rothschilds to the Japanese Central Banker (later Prime Minister) Takahashi Korekiyo for the financing of the Japanese Government in the Russo-Japanese war.[21]

Sat, 08/16/2014 - 12:23 | 5102232 Gawd
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I heard from my top-secret sources that Predident Obama will be awarded a second Noble Peace Prize in the very near future.

Sat, 08/16/2014 - 13:30 | 5102454 ThisIsBob
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"The Nobel Peace Prize is not worth a bucket of warm spit."  (John Nance Garner)

Sun, 08/17/2014 - 01:21 | 5104163 tvdog
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Wait, I thought the IDF was going to get the Peace Prize for its unimaginable restraint?

http://www.timesofisrael.com/dermer-idf-deserves-nobel-peace-prize-for-u...

Sat, 08/16/2014 - 12:24 | 5102238 Atomizer
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These democracy cunts would tell the heist masters they will give them 1.5 trillion and occupy the theft by riding away in the helicopter. The democratic Statis will be hugging and kissing the enabler.  I love you so much. Let's get married. 

Another Hollywood script to desensitaize the mouth breathers.

Yes/no? Vote 

Yes for red, green for no.

Sat, 08/16/2014 - 12:25 | 5102240 WTFUD
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Whilst these sick twisted bureaucrats swan around in their .gov limousines making decisions on what's best for their careers, the suckers get a deserved roasting. Kill or be killed, that's the gauntlet thrown down; the best form of defense is attack so start BURNING SHIT DOWN ( preferably with .gov/ banksters in there ) taking no prisoners.
Any escapees are doused and lit up. The smell of bacon will, i promise, guarantee a more equitable system and prosperous future.
GO ON YOU KNOW IT MAKES SENSE!

Sat, 08/16/2014 - 12:36 | 5102281 vyeung
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I am waiting. Germany just move to the East, clearly you have a bunch of losers in the EU. Plus the EU is now a DC puppet state.

Sat, 08/16/2014 - 14:36 | 5102631 markar
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Maybe this will throw them over the edge

 

http://homment.com/3K3xdsYD7a

 

Sun, 08/17/2014 - 03:51 | 5104380 August
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>>>Germany just move to the East, clearly you have a bunch of losers in the EU. Plus the EU is now a DC puppet state.

Germany's elite is in the process of gauging whether, should Germany break with the USA, it gets to keep Europe-ex-UK as its own.   This will be a no-brainer if the UK chooses to exit the EU.

Sat, 08/16/2014 - 12:37 | 5102287 luckylongshot
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The US is cleverly steering events to the point where it manages to isolate..itself!

Sat, 08/16/2014 - 12:38 | 5102291 lolmao500
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He also warned that Russia was developing new strategic nuclear weapons that would catch the West by surprise. h/t

Sat, 08/16/2014 - 13:02 | 5102367 ekm1
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To all the clueless here including ther writer of the article. watch this video over and over and over and over.

 

http://vimeo.com/89394659

 

Without US Military security guarantees via NATO, Europe goes to war with itself. PERIOD.

World will evolve into utter chaos and economic misery

 

In the theoretical scenario that NATO is dissolved the following will inevitably occur:

 

Break up of:

-Italy

-Belgium

-Spain

 

Instant wars in:

- Balkans (Serbia, Albania, Kosovo, Croatia, Hungary, Romania, Bulgaria, Greece, Turkey)

- Ukraine, Poland, Russia

 

Possible break ups:

- Germany

- Russia

 

Careful what you wish for.

A bunch of clueless lazy bums watching TV shows and getting fattened up watching soccer or american football

Sat, 08/16/2014 - 13:22 | 5102436 AGoldhamster
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Maybe time to visit a doctor to treat that desperate need for arrogance and at the same time paranoia.

Sat, 08/16/2014 - 13:24 | 5102444 ekm1
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I lived and still live in the real world, not on a couch in front of TV.

Sat, 08/16/2014 - 13:56 | 5102507 AGoldhamster
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Yes not on a couch in front of TV - but instead in front of a computer - calling 23 x 7 for financial Armageddon/3xLehman or shoots in heads ... while in the meantime SnP will end this year way above 2200 - anyway. With your oligarchs either dead or alive. Who cares.

Sat, 08/16/2014 - 14:17 | 5102585 ekm1
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"Who cares" is the attitude I'm seeing.

 

People are seeing now that Dow 20k is not edible, neither can it be used to fuel a car.

A standing army ready to intervene is needed to maintain world trade and flow of energy and commodities.

 

Watch it unfold, sir, watch it unfold. History has never been wrong for 4000 years of documented history and never will:

 

*The most violent wins.*

 

Watch it.

Sat, 08/16/2014 - 15:55 | 5102813 tony wilson
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ekm1

it is saturn time fella

time to give it up

you and your tribe are busted.

never in the history of the yidisha has so many goy been looking at the horror show that is the talmud.

i dontes like saturn and i like your tribe less.

shining some light on this kosher vampyre vipers nest is needed.

 

everyday we see the horror but also the cosey and benign.

a round of applause is needed you folks have done well.

but things have to change moshe.

 

not horror clip just zion normalcy

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k2Vq_e2Z1ug

Sat, 08/16/2014 - 16:00 | 5102824 ekm1
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I am european. Zero jewish connection.

Sat, 08/16/2014 - 17:03 | 5102946 AGoldhamster
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*The most violent wins.*

I agree 100%. Darwin. Although "violent" is eventually not the proper verb. "powerful" comes closer.
The 0.1% also know it.
Since there are humans - or still animals.
Hence there's not really something we can do about it.
Except to stay very VERY flexible. Anytime.

Aside of that arrogance and calling financial Armageddon or head shoots each day - serves just your Ego - and those spying on you. It's not really smart.

Sun, 08/17/2014 - 00:33 | 5104056 Freddie
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What standing army?  The US Army and Military?  The one that stands behind that criminal usurper from Kenya with shit equipment like that F-35 junk?  LOL!  Maybe they should try to defend The Constitution and protect the citizens instead of their pensions..

Sat, 08/16/2014 - 14:07 | 5102553 zeroDirkHedge
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no way. people don't want war. I live in belgium. A breakup would only happen negotiated.

strange that inside europe terrorism stopped now that we have the EU and euro. That must have been the plan all along......

Now that we are trapped in it, the only places where needs to be fought is in countries they want to add to this bad idea called the eu. They should have started with an economic union and after 100 years have another look at it.

Sat, 08/16/2014 - 14:09 | 5102565 ekm1
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that's what I meant for belgium, italy and spain

Sat, 08/16/2014 - 13:05 | 5102384 NoWayJose
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Putin vs Obama is as one-sided as Reagan vs Gorbachev.

Sat, 08/16/2014 - 13:16 | 5102413 JamesH
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Even if the EU want to relent and back down on the sanctions Putin's food sanctions were for one year. Oops. EU EPIC FAIL

Sat, 08/16/2014 - 13:17 | 5102415 JohninMK
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If the sanctions are withdrawn, what happens to the NATO activity in Ukraine?

Sat, 08/16/2014 - 13:18 | 5102418 Jano
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Being little bit proud of Fico, but he is also a member of the ROthschild club. But neverthenless, his opinion is hared amog 90% of the population. 10% are jews here in Slovakia.

Sat, 08/16/2014 - 13:17 | 5102420 razorthin
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Is it any surprise that equity markets trump all priniciples?

Sat, 08/16/2014 - 13:21 | 5102430 Bumbu Sauce
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Overcharge!

 

/Killery cackle!

 

Smart Power!

Sat, 08/16/2014 - 13:24 | 5102440 Lea
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If the pendulum is beginning to swing in the other direction, it wants to hurry its ass, before X number of countries have taken the place of the EU exports to Russia. They're lining up at Putin's doorstep, for Heaven's sake!

Wait, they're having this brainstorming in Brussels on what to do next. What to do, Einsteins, is lift those dumb sanctions ASAP or forget any EU "growth" fantasies.

Sat, 08/16/2014 - 13:32 | 5102460 Sandmann
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Best plan is to move German plants to India or Turkey and supply Russia from there. These Euro-politicians are devoid of intelligence and simply enslaved by US blandishments - they are Quislings

Sat, 08/16/2014 - 13:45 | 5102487 Karaio
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Masterstroke! 

Achilles heel of any nation's food. 

Europe produces very little (lot of oil, lots of fish, much of it was-grass) things of high value, the Poles with their poor apples freedom, shove it up his ass one at a time without washing (politically incorrect I know, that fuck who offend). 

In the background Europe only thinks about money, not in production and domestic consumption. 

I'm still angry about that cola 300ml which costs 3 Euros. 

Because I have to pay for the retirement of an old man who fought in the war that he made? 

Because I have to pay for guys who work six hours per day, five days a week and retire with 25 years of service? 

Because I have to pay a lot of money to see old houses, get into museums, escorchado be passers-by, be stolen just to say "I was in Europe"? 

To see trash on the streets in Paris as best stay in Brazil, at least it's rubbish without Kkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkk Ebola. 

Between a beer in Buteco in my town with acquaintances and take a wine on a chic street where I am treated poorly, I'd rather stay in my land. 

Nuland was right after all: 

Fuck the EU. 

hehe.

Sat, 08/16/2014 - 14:02 | 5102536 zeroDirkHedge
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How crazy is it for a country to bomb their own citizens ? I don't remember them talking or negotiating, isn't that strange ?

Sat, 08/16/2014 - 14:24 | 5102597 Loup Kib
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" And now, that realization is starting to spread to Europe's own countries, which - while the new cold war was only one of rhetoric were perfectly happy to go for the ride - but now that trade war has finally broken out, suddenly increasingly more want out. ... "

Much to meditate on :  blablaism vs realism.  Our societies are blablaist societies. At least, long ago, dadaism was funny -- blablaism is dummy, schizoid, noisy.  There are cures.  For instance, a transparent and rich cocktail of Russian conter-sanctions ...

Sat, 08/16/2014 - 14:24 | 5102609 deepsouthdoug
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The perfect time for the U.S. to leave NATO.

Sat, 08/16/2014 - 14:32 | 5102624 markar
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The perfect time for Europe to leave U.S. & NATO

Sat, 08/16/2014 - 20:59 | 5103517 zeroDirkHedge
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us is still occupying europe from after wwII. They have bases everywhere. My gut feeling is that the us military is the puppet dog from old european aristocracy. ( or better put old european money )

Sat, 08/16/2014 - 15:27 | 5102751 Infinite QE
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Perfect time to slay the New Bolshevik, neocon, zioqueer dragon.

Sat, 08/16/2014 - 16:14 | 5102845 NuYawkFrankie
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re ...zioqueer dragon.

An image of Hillary just popped into my head...

Sat, 08/16/2014 - 14:42 | 5102647 Flybyknight
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Take that America!  Russia strikes back! Phthalates had been found in Jack Daniels bourbon whiskey “which may cause functional and later organic changes in the central and peripheral nervous system, endocrine system, as well as oncologic diseases and male and female infertility”

http://en.itar-tass.com/russia/745069

Sat, 08/16/2014 - 15:02 | 5102689 realWhiteNight123129
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NATO: Game Over, it survived artificially post Soviet Bloc desintegration, it is officially dead today.

The future is the east and Eurasia, not the West. For the whole of Europe, getting rid of the ugly XXth century is great news, and they should look forward to do business with Russia, central Asian states and China and let Carney and Yellen print money ad nauseum and drown in their monetary liquidity liquor. 

Sat, 08/16/2014 - 18:00 | 5103085 ndree
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France would jump in a heartbeat, in spite of their hot air..... they know clearly where their interests lie! their economy is in tatters, they cant sell their cheeses and they'd love to do some more deals with the Ruskies!

Sun, 08/17/2014 - 01:00 | 5104111 Freddie
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Good news.  Opium production in Afghanistan was up 36% un 2013.  The main story talks about Russia's new drone but it is good to see that US boys are dying in Afghanistan for the booming Al See Eye Aye duh heroin business.

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MNEYyjA7kjE

 

 

Sat, 08/16/2014 - 14:58 | 5102690 Joe A
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Also EU countries are now saying "Fuck the EU".

Sat, 08/16/2014 - 14:59 | 5102696 q99x2
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Russia happens to be sitting on the most profitable piece of real estate of this century and the others are ready to make it and themselves into a paradise of prosperity. Slight problem--the ice age has begun.

Sat, 08/16/2014 - 15:12 | 5102718 besnook
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who cares what europe does? when are the american people going to get rid of the neocon sanctions on life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness?

Sat, 08/16/2014 - 15:19 | 5102736 Rootin' for Putin
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Remember, you are only allowed to pursue happiness, not get it.

Pursuit of happiness costs money, vacations, new house, ski lessons.
Being happy costs nothing.
They want you maxing out your credit cards on the first one, the second one doesn't make them any richer.

Sat, 08/16/2014 - 16:43 | 5102798 crazybob369
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Is it just me, or does it seem like Putin taking on Washington and the EU is like LeBron playing one on one against a midget with a bad knees.

Sat, 08/16/2014 - 15:55 | 5102812 Infinite QE
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It really is time for the entire world to show the New Bolshevik zioqueers the door. Peacefully or otherwise.

Putin has shown himself to be the only leader worthy of that title. Granted, he's not done as much as I'd like him to in routing the zioqueers in Ukraine, but I leave that decision to someone who knows how to purge Bolsheviks.

The world needs to reunite itself around the ABF, Anti-Bolshevik Federation, rid the fiat-scam central banksters of their ill-gotten gains and set the world aright. That done, we can get on to the Fukushima disaster, and of course, the zioqueers role in that perhaps life-ending spectical.

Sat, 08/16/2014 - 15:58 | 5102815 Jano
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The Iraq war was an indirect war AGAINST EU. Purpose: weaken the EU and siphon off their money.

The Afghan war was/is an indirect war AGAINST EU. Purpose weaken them and siphone off the money

The Ukrainian Jewish-USA war is t an indirect war agains EU: weaken them.

 

All this only due to the nuclear wepons, possesed by Israel, Jews and USA.

 

It is time to stop it.

Sat, 08/16/2014 - 16:05 | 5102834 grekko
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I really wish you guys would quit with the anti-jew stuff.  Israel's government is filled with worse neocons than the USSA.  It's not the jewish sheeple's fault.  Get over it.  It is always the leadership and their control over the media, which feeds the dumbed down people the propaganda.  I'm sure that the Israeli govt is using false flag propaganda just like DC.  Every race and nationality has their good as well as bad.  It's just a shame that the bad rise to power first.

BTW, the neo-nazi leadership in Kiev hate the Jews just as much as they hate the Russians.

Sat, 08/16/2014 - 18:12 | 5103118 JR
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That’s just plain, clear-day nonsense. The population of Israel drives the expansion, drives the settlements, drives the missiles, and drives the F-16s, and drives the request for continued US support. It drives Likud and the polls and the editorials from Jewish media back up the leadership.

The only disagreement in the ruling coalition is whether to finish off their prisoners in Gaza or to continue giving them just enough electricity, water and food to keep them from starving -  a mass starvation of the remaining Palestinians, of course, would be a potential public relations problem for Israel.

As for Ukraine:

Ukraine Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk (Yats) is Jewish.

Ukraine Deputy Prime Minister Volodymyr Groysman is Jewish.

Ukraine President Petro Poroshenko is Jewish.

Many of Ukraine’s reigning oligarchs are Jewish.

Yatsenyuk, a central banker, in his resignation speech before he was reinstated as PM, made it clear from the beginning of his Kiev coup d’Etat that the Ukrainian people were to be subjected to unconditional acceptance of IMF shock therapy and he subsequently set the stage for the imposition of the IMF’s “strong economic medicine”.

When the State failed to abide by all IMF demands he faked a resignation, stating: “The fact is that today you failed to vote for the laws, and I have nothing (with which) to pay wages of policemen, doctors, teachers; nothing to buy a rifle with, nothing to fuel an armored personnel carrier with. Today you failed to take a decision to fill the gas storages to allow us to live through the winter, to at last free ourselves from dependence on Russian gas,” (Rada, July 24, 2014)

That’s power. Ask the Ukrainian people who grow poorer by the day under their Jewish leadership; ask the Eastern Ukrainians who are being slaughtered for failure to submit to Victoria Nuland’s tyranny; ask the Palestinians who have lost not only their homes but their lives and country and ; ask America’s once vibrant middle class whose life’s savings have been stolen by the Jewish-controlled Fed.

As regarding  the predominant power in America and around the globe today by organized Jewry with its massive financial resources and connections to the Federal Reserve and its worldwide media influence, Robert Eisen, professor of Judaic studies at George Washington University, concluded in his book, The Peace and Violence of Judaism: From the Bible to Modern Zionism:

“Modern Zionism represents the active revival of the violent tendencies in Judaism which have emerged in the open once again because Jews have regained political and military power.”

Thank you for your post and allowing the truth to come out.

Sat, 08/16/2014 - 18:31 | 5103175 Infinite QE
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Fuck Israel and all who support it.

Sat, 08/16/2014 - 22:43 | 5103728 Teknopagan
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Pass the Kosher pop corn, here comes the phosphorus

Sat, 08/16/2014 - 15:57 | 5102817 grekko
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It appears that the neocons have met their match, Vlad is the Master!

Sat, 08/16/2014 - 16:00 | 5102826 Jano
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There will be more fun mid of october, when the outside temp goes down to zero (Celsius of course) in the most continental Europe.

Sat, 08/16/2014 - 16:33 | 5102895 felix2
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Contracting economies are cash poor. They need to sell to someone. Someone outside the loop

Riddle: what is cash poor with a contracting economy, and an international trade war?

Answer: the great depression

My advice to the little guys: save yourselves. The Banksters will let you hang by the nutskies until dead, to get theirs. Start selling, now. Putin and China both are trying to discretely dump their dollars. Bet they would trade dollars for apples

 

Sat, 08/16/2014 - 23:34 | 5103885 fel.temp.reparatio
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"Bet they would trade dollars for apples"

...but not 'freedom apples'

Sat, 08/16/2014 - 17:36 | 5102978 NuYawkFrankie
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ZIO-Thugs furious that uppity goyim won't march lockstep into abattoir when ordered.

Cue: ZIO-Thug False Flag - a big "BOOM!" -in major European city.

Sat, 08/16/2014 - 17:18 | 5102982 Escapedgoat
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"As we reported previously, it all started with the Greeks, a nation of heavy food exports into Russia, who were the first to announce their displeasure with the "Stop Putin" coalition:"

 

One of the reasons that they have Banker Occupation in Greece (Papademos- Goldmanite) and Italy (Mario Monti- Goldmanite) plus the Cyprus Debacle of Bail In, those were PRE-EMPTIVE  ACTIONS, for just this case. 

The Washington plus Brussells and Berlin up to a point already knew that the Greek People are long standing Sympathisers (See The Crimean War 1853and the Nationalitiew involved in the Russian side, Yes it includes Greeks as well) of the Russian People, Therefore such actions were bound to be vehemently opposed.

Also, do not forget that there are indigenous Greeks Living in the Black Sea area, including Ukraine as well as Russia.

The Greek State is under occupation fully run by the TROICA.

The Government as well as some of the opposition are fearing a change og the Status Quo (They are litteraly face the Execution Squad for High Treason).

A Note here for the Political Parties involved:

A: New Democracy are fully complient to the West (NATO and EU) and subservient to Brussells

B: PASOK are almost finished from the resounding victory in 2009 with 43% down under 9% with its alter ego of Elia =(Olive tree)

the current leader Venizelos and the former Prime Minister Papandreou will be lucky to escape the Firing Squad.

C: SYRIZA  from the 4% in 2009 to challenging the Government with 27% latest European Elections.

A WARNING note here, Tsipras has done a remarkable Somersault and 180% turn, from "Leftist" retoric to almost identical views of the Previous New Democracy Party and now the Government with its Partner in Crime PASOK. "Sexy" Alexis Tsipras visited the Brookings Institute as well as the Texas Oilmen in the Past months.He also maintains his love for the Millstone  around the Greeks' neck , THE EURO.

And now for the Verdict:  The overwelming majority of the Greeks Support the Russians and especially Putin.

In February 2012 in the major Demonstrations and Riots (Remember Loukanikos the Riot Dog ) more than a million people demonstrated to NO AVAIL against the Memoranda by the Troica.

Now I refuse to to take that the Russians are ignorant of the fact thet Greece is UNDER OCCUPATION. Greece will walk out of the EU the moment the Greek civilians find the way.

Russia has to be very patient, Greece AND Cyprus will side with them the moment it gives a little bit of guarantee for these two countries to get up and running. Will the NATO allow that? Hell NO. Remember 1944-1949 Greek Civil War. will they repeat it? You Betcha.

Will the Greeks fall for this Civil War? That is the Unknown.

 

 

 

Sat, 08/16/2014 - 22:35 | 5103707 Teknopagan
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The third largest party in Greece is Golden Dawn.  

 

 

 

funny you missed that.

Sun, 08/17/2014 - 09:22 | 5104689 Escapedgoat
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 Thank you for pointing this out. That you will find out is a Protest party that more than half its members are incarcerated in Prison I understand. I did not wish to take too much space, but here we go.

Golden Dawn is a creation of the Ultra Wing tendencies that attracts the Genuine Patriotic Greeks , but is run by the SYSTEM and it's core command used to praise Old Boy Adolph. Images here of the Deadly enemies Bakogianni and Mihaloliakos, lovely isn't it?

Also The Independent Greeks seem to include also Patriotic Greeks but they want Foreign Currency , the EURO, OR  The Dollar. Anything to satisfy foreign Masters.

The KKE also known as the Communist Party, is anything BUT communist. It is there just to DIALUTE THE OPPOSITION.

A notable exception is EPAM or a  movement that has Patriotic members from Left to Right. It has been characterised as Right Wing because it Curries the Greek Flag and because it wants to incarserate the Corrupt Politicians,m also as Left Wing because its Leader is a Communist, go figure . It seems that they shut the media every time on them in case it gets the OXYGEN OF PUBLICITY. They are the only ones to say they are UNDER OCCUPATION. Also there are a number of other movements of good intentions as well as systemic in order to DIALUTE THE OPPOSITION.

 

Sat, 08/16/2014 - 17:20 | 5102988 22winmag
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Pass the popcorn!

Sat, 08/16/2014 - 17:46 | 5103044 Aussiekiwi
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Europe being hurt by US initiated sanctions, surprising Europe did not see this coming with the US 'Fuck Europe' policy.

Sat, 08/16/2014 - 18:02 | 5103092 adeptish
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Poland

Fucking Poland...

Sat, 08/16/2014 - 21:29 | 5103571 zeroDirkHedge
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if poland doesnt do what we want , put their leaders in a plane and crash it. then shoot the survivors.

or make it look like that. maybe they live on a luxurious island until they die and we think they are dead. like hitler in argentinia.....

( not claiming argentinia is an island )

Sun, 08/17/2014 - 01:37 | 5104210 Bemused Observer
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But first they have to replace all their lightbulbs with new CFL's.

Sat, 08/16/2014 - 19:27 | 5103334 exartizo
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LIGHT INTRODUCTIONS PRESENTS:

A Fly On The Wall Production:

Meeting with Merkel and other European Nation Leaders:

Syriza: Why are we fighting the American’s personal battles with Russia?

Sawicki: Yes. Can’t we just get back to business as usual? The United States has it’s own axe to grind with Russia.

Fico: The Americans have drawn us into a battle with Russia that we do not have to fight. Russia is not our enemy.

Merkel: Let me consider your input gentlemen. For our part, Germany is also hurting over the US/Russian trade war. Let me see if I can get Mr. Obama off the golf course to consult with us over this.

Sat, 08/16/2014 - 20:49 | 5103494 AdvancingTime
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Obama is moving to where he has little support. In reality America has few military options in Russia's backyard unless it has the backing of a full and enthusiastic NATO and that is very unlikely. Europe has reason to be unexcited about a possible long and expensive conflict.

While still trying to recover from a recession Europe would face fuel shortages and a massive spike in the price of natural gas. Currently Russia supplies much of the gas used in Europe, this gives Putin a great deal of leverage. If an actual ground attack were to occur few see the Russians as likely to rollover as other armies have when America approaches. More on this subject in the article below.

http://brucewilds.blogspot.com/2014/07/putin-holds-all-cards.html

Sat, 08/16/2014 - 22:36 | 5103716 mijev
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old joke: Earlier today, a 747 crashed into a Polish cemetary. So far, rescuers have recovered 5000 bodies.

Sun, 08/17/2014 - 01:04 | 5104122 JoJoJo
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The West/Nato running on phony fiat money/promotiing abortion,adultery and sodomy has been seducing Ukraine to go down the terlet with it while Ukrainian Russians would more like to stay hooked to a maybe more moral Mother Russia. Maybe it just appears that Putin has a moral superiority - when he stands next to Mr. Hope and Change.

Sun, 08/17/2014 - 09:05 | 5104667 Bemused Observer
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"Then it was most vibrant economy in central Europe, the Czech Republic."

Seriously? Wow...who knew? I guess Bel Ami is more of a powerhouse industry than I thought...Maybe gay porn will pull the Euro-zone out of the doldrums.

Why not? If hookers and blow lift GDP into the green, androgynous blonde men with atrocious accents playing naked Twister on a white shag rug should be good for a bump.

Sun, 08/17/2014 - 23:12 | 5107097 SocialismIsCancer
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Best move in this chess game for master player comrade Putin is to wait until the first freeze in France, Germany et al and then increase the price of natural gas, enough to cover all the Russian losses due to sanctions plus a buffer for future losses. What recourse will they have, burn cake instead ???

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