There was a time in foreign policy where no country, no diplomat would make a foreign policy decision without first asking "what does Russia think of this?". Well, Russia is no longer a super power, the fall from which left Putin feeling excluded. He's always wanted to get Russia back to superpower status, he wants his Mother Russia to be significant again.
For years, the Russian economy was cash strapped. Just recently Putin revamped the entire tax system and implemented a 12% flat tax. For the first time since the collapse, the tax revenues are POURING in. They now have enough gas to fuel a plane, and now they want to get back into being viewed as a superpower, to be 'feared', they desperately want to matter again, to be important. So, they're acting out in an aggressive manner - using tried and true cold war era tactics. It comes across to me as childish, throwing a fit just to get attention. It is not propaganda, Russia is just trying to say "We're BAAAAAAAAAAAAAACK! And this time, we've got 31337 H4x0rz!" Joel Helgeson 952-858-9111 -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Simon Smith Sent: Thursday, September 06, 2007 11:47 AM To: [email protected] Subject: [Full-disclosure] What do you guys make of this? So, whats up with Russia these days? I'm hearing more and more about Russia on the news. Is this just propaganda or is something really going on? http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/6957589.stm - simon ---------------------- http://www.snosoft.com _______________________________________________ Full-Disclosure - We believe in it. Charter: http://lists.grok.org.uk/full-disclosure-charter.html Hosted and sponsored by Secunia - http://secunia.com/ _______________________________________________ Full-Disclosure - We believe in it. Charter: http://lists.grok.org.uk/full-disclosure-charter.html Hosted and sponsored by Secunia - http://secunia.com/
