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Ukraine's European Revolution?

Started by Sheilbh, December 03, 2013, 07:39:37 AM

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Syt

Riots reported from other cities (Lviv, Ivano-Frankivsk). State media ignore the subject; a TV station critical of the government has been switched off all day.
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Queequeg

Quote from: Syt on February 18, 2014, 04:19:33 PM
Riots reported from other cities (Lviv, Ivano-Frankivsk). State media ignore the subject; a TV station critical of the government has been switched off all day.
No Swan Lake this time?   :(
Quote from: PDH on April 25, 2009, 05:58:55 PM
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Liep

Quote from: MadImmortalMan on February 18, 2014, 04:21:36 PM
Repost:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y_LFrMcoEm4&feature=share


They filmed a Berkut behind enemy line, some fighting to get a punch in, some trying to defend him (he was wounded), some filming it with iPads.
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Barrister

Quote from: Jacob on February 18, 2014, 04:17:30 PM
Quote from: Maximus on February 18, 2014, 04:14:58 PM
I doubt Ukraine lacks the military power to crush this if they went all out.

The question may be whether the Ukrainian military would all out crush the protestors if ordered to. The Russian military would likely be more reliable in this situation.

The reports were the units called out months earlier were somewhat more elite units, likely due to higher loyalty and reliability.
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Admiral Yi

It would be interesting to know if units of the police and army are recruited regionally.

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derspiess

Quote from: Ed Anger on February 18, 2014, 05:38:09 PM
I have officially put my boner on 48 hour alert.

You oughtta cut a promo deal with Cialis.
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Ed Anger

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DGuller

I have a sinking feeling that we're now watching the beginning of a long epic, where the evil is on initially victorious march, and the good guys are cluelessly stumbling around and not even realizing they're in a fight.

Queequeg

Quote from: DGuller on February 18, 2014, 11:31:19 PM
I have a sinking feeling that we're now watching the beginning of a long epic, where the evil is on initially victorious march, and the good guys are cluelessly stumbling around and not even realizing they're in a fight.
Congratulations.  Welcome back to Eastern Europe. 
Quote from: PDH on April 25, 2009, 05:58:55 PM
"Dysthymia?  Did they get some student from the University of Chicago with a hard-on for ancient Bactrian cities to name this?  I feel cheated."

Sheilbh

Quote from: DGuller on February 18, 2014, 11:31:19 PM
I have a sinking feeling that we're now watching the beginning of a long epic, where the evil is on initially victorious march, and the good guys are cluelessly stumbling around and not even realizing they're in a fight.
I blame Snowden.

Livefeed from the screen - more grim last night:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y_LFrMcoEm4
Let's bomb Russia!