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On Saturday Ramzan Kadyrov, the president of the small Russian republic that has been the scene of two devastating separatist wars in the past 20 years, said he was placing Obama on a list of people banned from visiting.
Kadyrov, wrote on his Instagram account that the ban was in response to US and EU actions in Ukraine, Libya, Syria, Iraq and Afghanistan, which he called "state terrorism”.
originally posted by: Xcathdra
I brought this issue up sometime back when this mess first started. Russia uses the excuse to invade Ukraine while denying the very same to Chechnya.
originally posted by: Silicis n Volvo
On Saturday Ramzan Kadyrov, the president of the small Russian republic that has been the scene of two devastating separatist wars in the past 20 years, said he was placing Obama on a list of people banned from visiting.
Kadyrov, wrote on his Instagram account that the ban was in response to US and EU actions in Ukraine, Libya, Syria, Iraq and Afghanistan, which he called "state terrorism”.
Barack Obama banned from entering Chechnya
Not sure if a ban on visiting Chechnya is going to bother Obama that much but i'm very glad to see someone who is in a somewhat important position stand up and say what I have been saying for a long time. Barack Obama is a terrorist. Along with Cameron and many many others together they make the single biggest threat to all of our lives.
originally posted by: fatpastyhead
I bet Obama is really upset when he hears about this. No more holidays in Chechnya. Life must suck for right now.
originally posted by: TheCounselor
a reply to: Silicis n Volvo
I don't think Obama ever had any intention of visiting.
That's like banning me from Walmart.
originally posted by: AngryCymraeg
Cameron? David Cameron??? Oh come on, the man's a posh cretin!
originally posted by: Silicis n Volvo
Agreed, but its symbolic and its the reasons behind it that matter.
Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov was a former rebel who fought Russian forces in the first of two devastating separatist wars and switched sides during the second campaign, when his father became the region's pro-Russia leader. Following his father's death in a rebel bombing, Kadyrov stabilized the region, relying on generous Kremlin funding and his ruthless paramilitary forces, which have been blamed for extrajudicial killings, torture and other abuses.
Kadyrov's forces, known for their warrior spirit and deadly efficiency, helped Russia win a quick victory in a 2008 war with Georgia. The 37-year-old leader has vowed an unswerving fealty to Russian President Vladimir Putin and praised his policy in Ukraine.
originally posted by: OccamsRazor04
a reply to: bjarneorn
The majority .. like the 15% of the population in Crimea that voted for annexation? Only in Russia is that a majority.
originally posted by: bjarneorn
originally posted by: OccamsRazor04
a reply to: bjarneorn
The majority .. like the 15% of the population in Crimea that voted for annexation? Only in Russia is that a majority.
I don't want to be rude and say you gotta be retarded ... oobs, sorry. :-)
In Hong Kong, 10% of the population voices their discontent against Chinas rule. And only 10% of that, is taking to the streets. So, 700 thousand people are against, and 70 thousand take to the streets.
Now, according to your idiotic logic ... you think this means, that the people of Hong Kong are pro-china, and want to have their living standards reduced to Chinas.
No, that means that 700 thousand are brave enough, to put their own lives on the line to change things. And it means, that 15% of the people in Ukraine are doing the same.
You'd argue, that with Putin in power they have great support ... and that's just "assenine" logic. Putin is not a good asset for pro-Russian, or Russia at all. He's better than nothing, but if he was a good guy for Russia. You'd see Ukranian military already inhialated, and Russia telling Europe "back off or die". Threat of mutual extermination, which is two fold for the US and Europe. Back off, or face inhialation or total bankruptcy as an alternative.
Putin has ALL the power in the world, to turn this conflict around ... but he doesn't use it. Because he's "not the guy". He's better than Yieltsin though ... but he's worse than Gorbachev. And every goddamn Russian in the neighbourhood knows it. Which means, the 15% has the same meaning as the 10% in Hong Kong.
For example, only 60% of the population of the US actually vote. And the's "registered" voters ... it's less than 40% of the nation itself. And if there was a real conflict, You'd be lucky to get 15% of the population as "activists". Now, how many anti-Vietnam war activist do you think were rallying in the US, during the anti-Vietnam war demonstrations? Maybe 1% of the population, perhaps they reached as much as 5% at peak times.
The US policies in Ukraine, middle east and all other parts of the world. Is because the US prefers chaos. A lot of dumb middle east people, killing each other is better than an organized middle-east that challenges US control.
And that is precisely what all this is about ... and why Putin is a "bastard" for not intervening on a broader scale. The US is not creating peace, it's "beheading" snakes, because they believe the body without a head is better for themselves ... and don't give a hoot, about the future of Iraq, or Afghanistan.
And my "guess" is that Putin doesn't really want to hold the Russian border countries. Because the more of these countries, that join Europe, means a weaker Europe. And the less Russia has to deal with different "brethren" the stronger Russia itself is. I'd probably challenge this logic, but I bet this is the generic logic. This is why the Soviet Union collapsed, because border countries like Ukraine and Yougoslavia were draining the Russians of their blood. And Europe, is getting weaker and weaker, the more "countries" kling onto it, and suck out it's blood ... so, he's not going to help the pro-Russian separatists, except marginally.
The true "idiot" in all this, is Europe ... this is my general take on things, and why I'm not afraid of a war. But I'm also sure, that the US will get rid off Putin, if they think someone like Yieltsin will come into his place. A "weaker" link. So, in the end ... I doubt this play game of Russia, is going to serve them.