Author Topic: Did your media mention this? (Read 2287 times)

Sikboy · « **Reply #30 on:** March 26, 2003, 03:19:56 PM »

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Originally posted by Wlfgng
what the heck does the US taking out Saddam have to do with Russia's economy unless it's because it'll stifle the sale of illegal weapons/technology to Iraq?

Or the payment from Iraq for weapons purchased in the 80s.

-Sik

funkedup · « **Reply #31 on:** March 26, 2003, 03:23:29 PM »

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Originally posted by ra
How so? Russia has a $1.3 trillion economy, Iraq's is around $60 billion. You are getting, or spreading, bad information.

ra

Ra just go read english.pravda.ru
A lot of the things Boroda says here come straight out of the Pravda headlines and columns. If Pravda is typical of the news they get over there, then you can see why he might be scared.

For example, he claims that the missile landing in Iran last week was from the US. Not true.
You can read the official Iranian news agency website (http://www.irna.com) and find out that the missile was Iraqi, and many of the reports of other missiles landing in Iran are false.
But if you go on english.pravda.ru, they have on the front page a long and stupid column about US missile attacks on Iran and how this is part of a larger scheme by the US to take over Iran.
I wonder where Comrade Boroda got his wrong ideas from?

Let's not forget that Russia is run by a KGB man. I'm sure Comrade Putin remembers well that controlling the thoughts of Russians is the key to holding power over there.

Wlfgng · « **Reply #32 on:** March 26, 2003, 03:28:13 PM »

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Ra just go read english.pravda.ru

explains the fear for sure

btw, didn't see that article over at irna.com

funkedup · « **Reply #33 on:** March 26, 2003, 03:35:43 PM »

I edited my post and added some links. IRNA has a LOT of articles so you have to look in the archive to find some things.

Skuzzy · « **Reply #34 on:** March 26, 2003, 03:42:29 PM »

Funked,...thanks. You took a bit of time to try to understand why he feels the way he does and it paid off.

Boroda is actually a pretty good guy. But it is hard to see what people are really like unless you take the time to look.

Thanks again Funked

Wlfgng · « **Reply #35 on:** March 26, 2003, 03:44:01 PM »

the thing is, you DO have to feel a little sorry for Boroda

he is very misinformed and probably very scared.

funkedup · « **Reply #36 on:** March 26, 2003, 03:47:22 PM »

Skuzzy

I'm not sure Boroda believes everything he says or reads. I think some of the stuff he just posts to test it. If you post an idea here it WILL get tested.

I should also apologize to Boroda for comments about Soviet troops in Berlin. I read Cornelius Ryan's book on this battle and it's obvious that Soviet troops fought hard and bravely to capture the capital of the enemy.

Wlfgng · « **Reply #37 on:** March 26, 2003, 03:50:26 PM »

fwiw KGB is still there.. albeit paid as 'independant' companies.. speciallizing in protection..

my brother had to pay off a few in the airport to get the wife and kid free from their 'interview'...
they isolated my 4y/o neice from her mother because the date on her visa was blurry.

my bother's company paid them to 'protect' their homes when they were away.. actually they were very good at it.
had a girl call them for help (special number) and they came storm trooping in, in case she was being abducted...
(of course they destroyed the door/windows/furniture but hey..)

oh and the 'hospitals'.. ah.. I digress

funkedup · « **Reply #38 on:** March 26, 2003, 03:50:39 PM »

PS I wouldn't be surprised at all if some coalition missiles do end up landing in Iran, accidentally.

N1kPaz · « **Reply #39 on:** March 26, 2003, 08:08:14 PM »

I think Russians and US could do some amazing things with future space explorations, but we have to keep our international relations stable.

udet · « **Reply #40 on:** March 26, 2003, 08:15:23 PM »

Boroda-face it, Russia is just a 3rd rate power. Nobody cares what your officials say anymore. The cold war is over, and the good guys won.

Skuzzy · « **Reply #41 on:** March 26, 2003, 08:16:50 PM »

udet, that was completely uncalled for.

Stringer · « **Reply #42 on:** March 26, 2003, 08:22:19 PM »

Wait a minute here guys.....

If Boroda has internet access to this board and others, then he surely has access to all the links that Funked put up and all the western links as well, both US, UK, French, German, the whole load.

Let's not act like Boroda has only simple Pravda access here.

He obviously knows how to surf the internet and can obviously find sources from many, MANY different vantage points.

I thinked Funked's links are great, but our Russian friend has the means to find them as well........IF he wants to really do that.

Stringer

udet · « **Reply #43 on:** March 26, 2003, 08:40:45 PM »

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Originally posted by Skuzzy
udet, that was completely uncalled for.

I beg to differ. I think it is an appropiate response to his post. He cited a Russian official and mentioned the lack of press his statement received. I explained that it is due to the decay the former USSR into a poor country, with tons of corruption and only memories of its former 'glorious' past.
Then he mentioned the possiblity of a new cold war, so I reminded him who won the previous one.
I don't think I need to worry about his feelings, especially since I hate communism and anything related to it.

Skuzzy · « **Reply #44 on:** March 26, 2003, 09:55:40 PM »

Do not bring your hate/bigotry to this board.