The New York Times article seems to conflate geography like a party game, Twister. It starts in Norway switches to Sweden, Finland, Lithuania Kalingrad and keeps returning to fear and Russia.
They should have provided a map to keep track of the game pieces. The Norwegians share an interest in smuggling Atlantic Salmon fillets to Muscovites who smoke it. Russians smuggle bicycles to Norway pedal-powered by Syrian refugees. The Lithuanians smuggle cigarettes from Russia. The Russians smuggle wild Mushrooms (Boletus edulis) and furs to Europe The Russians also used to smuggle High Grade Birch Plywood through Finland and on to the entire world. The Russians used to smuggle mammoth Ivory to Alaska. Canada smuggled Grass to the USA. The Polish Merchant Marine Ships used to smuggle Vodka (Spiritus) into Canada. And all Baltic States smuggle Amber and Herrings. The Ukrainians smuggle well heeled Syrians from Russia to Slovakia flying Russian Helicopters at tree top heights through the Carpathian Mts. They used to smuggle diamonds out of and Moldavian Guns into , Africa. Well if America needs to train soldiers in Arctic conditions what was wrong with Alaska or North Dakota. Perhaps militarism is bad for all smugglers. Seems sanctions only served smugglers. vib. From: Friam [mailto:friam-boun...@redfish.com] On Behalf Of Owen Densmore Sent: January-17-17 11:15 AM To: Complexity Coffee Group; Kim Sorvig Subject: [FRIAM] Cold War Jitters Resurface as U.S. Marines Arrive in Norway - The New York Times Does this make any sense? Are Norwegians concerned about a Russian invasion? Sounds nuts. https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/16/world/europe/norway-us-russia-marines.html Poland recently received US military folks too: https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/12/world/europe/as-trump-reaches-toward-putin-us-troops-arrive-in-poland.html It seems to be NATO sponsored but why US troops? I'm a bit spooked. -- Owen
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