Hmmm so if the russians are coming....Can I have their beer?

On Tue, Jan 17, 2017 at 11:00 AM, Robert Wall <[email protected]> wrote:

> Yeah, by provoking the Russians it seems Obama is trying to "salt the
> earth" for the next administration.  A so-called Parthian shot
> <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parthian_shot> at those that threaten to
> throw his "legacy" under the bus.
>
> No, Owen, it makes no sense, but it will fuel the post-election narrative
> to come (actually already here) that will certainly be filled with sour
> grapes, anxiety, anger, and hatred. Payment in full for the eight years of
> obstructionism?  Not sure, but it is insane.
>
> Or it could be Obama's handlers, the corporatocracy, trying to set the
> stage for a (re)new bogeyman--Russia--to follow ISIS in order to sell arms
> and Mafia-like protection.  There is big money in NATO.  Eisenhower warned
> us about this--the Industrial-Military Complex.  Our economy is becoming
> overly dependent on continuous war. If this is what it is, we should be
> very glad that we didn't get Clinton's Kissinger-mentored militarism. This
> is a full retreat to the Cold War Era of the '50s and 60s.  Should be good
> for the bomb shelter industry ... again.  😕
>
> I can't help noticing the sockpuppet corporate media falling in line to
> promote the new narrative: "The Russians are coming" ... and "Trump is
> their Manchurian candidate."  I am not at all a fan of Trump's, but this is
> all bat-shit crazy. I too am a bit spooked.
>
> -Robert
>
>
> On Tue, Jan 17, 2017 at 10:15 AM, Owen Densmore <[email protected]>
> wrote:
>
>> 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-ru
>> ssia-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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