Crimeans celebrate the result
of a Kremlin-orchestrated referendum
to rejoin Russia in where else?:
Lenin Square in Sevastopol. The West
contests the legality of the vote,
but what it can about it is unclear.
Putin Clears Western Minds of Intelligence, Media 'Delusions' (Neatkariga Rita Avize, Latvia)
"Western politicians have largely become hostage to the
mess created by weak journalism and their superficial media. This has created an
alarmingly false impression about Russia and its leaders. ... Perhaps British
and American operatives or spies have again failed to rise to the occasion and
have 'fed' their nation's leaders with delusion. ... In these harsh times,
Westerners should ask for advice from keen observers of state politics like Latvians,
who have suffocated under the Soviet yoke."
A man with a Russian flag on his cheek in Simferopol's Lenin Square, Crimea, March 16. Over 90 percent of Crimeans are said to have voted for annexation by Russia.
Western
politicians find it difficult to define their position on the Crimea/Ukraine
crisis. Thus Kenneth
Owen Morgan, a member of the House of Lords, who was in Riga last Friday,
acknowledged his bewilderment and inability to understand Russia. Politicians
of the world's greatest powers, the United States and European Union, don't know
what to do or how to deal with Russia.
That's understandable, because Western politicians have largely become hostage to
the mess created by weak journalism and their superficial media. This has created
an alarmingly false impression about Russia and its leaders. Now, though, decision
makers see that the reality of Russia doesn't coincide with what has been
written and shown. Perhaps British and American emissaries spies have again failed
to rise to the occasion and have “fed” their nation's leaders with delusion.
Posted By Worldmeets.US
In
these harsh times, Westerners should ask for advice from keen observers of
state politics like Latvians, who have suffocated under the Soviet yoke. We can
speak Russian, understand Russian jokes, and know Russian prefixes and endings used
in the mother tongue: “Why have you piled [that crap] so high? Dump it immediately!”
This phrase is uttered in Russian, so not a single word is censored.
When
it comes to Crimea and Ukraine, the pile is way too high, and it
will all have to be dumped. Chancellor Angela Merkel of Germany recently had a misimpression
of Russian President Vladimir Putin, which showed she was living in a world disconnected
with reality. Unfortunately, I have to say that, the very shrewd Merkel is
wrong. She really doesn't understand what she's dealing with.
