Category Archives: War in Europe

Layoffs at Sikorsky

Posted on March 27, 2014 by Fred Stiening

Sikorsky Aircraft makes helicopters. Very Expensive Helicopters for folks who don’t look at the price tag – the US Government in particular. They were the major industrial employer still left in the area of Connecticut where I used to live. … Continue reading →

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Crimea nationalizes Oil & Gas, Ukranian Navy, Railroads

Posted on March 18, 2014 by Fred Stiening

http://en.itar-tass.com/economy/723249?utm_medium=rss20 I was looking to see the nature of the railroads in Ukraine. Railroad geeks like me know that Russia does not use standard gauge tracks. That makes commerce more problematic, but protects Russia from invasion by rail by other … Continue reading →

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A Ukranian Anecdote

Posted on March 18, 2014 by Fred Stiening

I’ve had a few conversations with my former coworker who lives in Skokie. His mother was a Russian Jew who fled Ukraine and came to America. He was born here shortly after the end of WW2. His family still owns … Continue reading →

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Russia TV: Russia could turn the US into radioactive ashes

Posted on March 17, 2014 by Fred Stiening

http://www.themoscowtimes.com/news/article/russia-could-turn-us-into-radioactive-ashes-state-tv-anchor-says/496253.html Russia will announce sanctions tomorrow against US Senators. john McCain laughs. Putin moves his chess piece and Displays discovered check. Barack Obama challenges Putin to a game of HORSE on the White House basketball court. John Boehner challenges Putin … Continue reading →

Posted in American Politics, Collapse of America, Collapse of the EU, Global Instability, War and not War, War in Europe, War in the Americas | 29 Comments

Crimea votes to add Russia Ruble as 2nd official currency

Posted on March 17, 2014 by Fred Stiening

Since Ukraine is not part of the EU, it still maintains their own fiat currency. Expecting that Ukraine will impose economic sanctions on the autonomous Republic of Crimea, Russia is rolling in the ATM machines to handle the transition to … Continue reading →

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“Conservative” radio roll call on Crimea

Posted on March 3, 2014 by Fred Stiening

We’re a few days now into the issue in Crimea and Ukraine. I haven’t been able to listen to every show, so help me fill in the list of who says what – in order of SRGuide “popularity” (Work in … Continue reading →

Posted in Talk Radio, War and not War, War in Europe | 9 Comments

Geography of Crimea

Posted on March 3, 2014 by Fred Stiening

Ukraine has been dominated by Russia for much of its history, especially the last hundred years where Stalin tried to wipe out the ethic Ukrainian population through deliberate starvation. Ukraine had been part of the Soviet Union until it broke … Continue reading →

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The Montreaux Convention

Posted on March 3, 2014 by Fred Stiening

A caller to a local radio show (it may have been a guest) expressed the idea that the US Gould prove we are going to uphold Internstional Law and not allow Russia to destroy Deoicracy of our friends in Ukraine … Continue reading →

Posted in Collapse of the EU, Global Instability, War and not War, War in Europe | 6 Comments

Nobel Peace Prize winner warns Russia

Posted on February 28, 2014 by Fred Stiening

A primer on the Crimean war and the various histories of the powers in Europe. http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/british/victorians/crimea_01.shtml What’s changed, of course is that Europe is now one monolithic Union with a common set of political, financial and military goals and vision … Continue reading →

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Neo-Ottoman Empire

Posted on October 10, 2012 by Fred Stiening

Back when Egypt and Libya suddenly erupted and Turkey broke its military cooperation with Israel, I wondered aloud if we were seeing the rise of a new Ottoman Empire. Turkey is a member of NATO and receives significant military assistance … Continue reading →

Posted in Collapse of America, War and not War, War in Africa, War in Europe, War in SW Asia / Middle East | 6 Comments