Differing takes on what’s been going on in Sevastopol. Russian Navy Blog has an account (translated from Russian) of street protests and harassment when the Coasties from the USCGS Dallas went ashore during their recent port visit.
Meanwhile, the Kiev Post takes a look at the ethnic politics in the city, finds calm amongst the citizenry [...]
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The USNS Pathfinder has followed in the wake of the USCGS Dallas and docked in Sevastopol. Has someone in the Bush administration given some thought to whether it’s such a good idea to stir up the Russian-speakers in that city? Oh, wait …
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Who knew the US Coast Guard was so unpopular?
This is actually part of a protest by Russian speakers in Sevastopol against a port visit by the USCGS Dallas. Russian Navy Blog has more photos and a video newscast from “RU Tube.” Enjoy.
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Thomas Barnett turns in a less-than-stellar response to an Edward Luttwak op-ed on the long-term meaning of the Georgia/Russia conflict, reading Luttwak as advocating a rallying behind the former republics regardless of the practicalities. Needless to say, Barnett doesn’t agree:
Go ahead and let Georgia declare war between NATO and Russia. Now, any half-wit small-country leader [...]
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