F430murci

The problem isn't that these criminals are impersonating the IRS, the problem is that they are capable of impersonating the IRS because the IRS behaves and acts exactly like these criminals do i.e. with threats of physical violence and prison. The senator isn't upset that people are being robbed he is upset that the agency in charge of robbing people has competition. If there were not an IRS no one would believe these criminals and the U.S. managed to get along without an IRS for much of its history. Elimination of it would be a net positive for the entire nation and would completely eliminate scams like this.

Stoned or stupid. IRS neither threats violence or prison.

I gave been called numerous times by these Dumb arrsssee scammers saying they were with IRS legal department. Dudes had such a thick Indian accent I could not understand them.

IRS never calls you, unless they are returning your call. They just send notices in the mail.

Napolean syndrome idiot. Must be compensating for some more than short height.

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MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia's Defence Ministry said on Thursday that large-scale military exercises had started in southern Russia and in disputed territories on Russia's borders.

The exercises involve over 2,000 anti-aircraft troops and 500 items of weaponry and will last until April 10, Interfax news agency reported.

The Defence Ministry said the exercises were taking place in Russia's Southern and North Caucasus Federal Districts, as well as on Russian military bases in Armenia, the Georgian separatist regions of Abkhazia and South Ossetia and Ukraine's Crimea region, which Moscow annexed last year.

http://mobile.reuters.com/article/idUSKBN0M10RG20150305?irpc=932

Dear friends Harsh Jones and F430murci.

Both of you got my 'likes'. Neither of you is ignorant in the questions of Russian economics.

The fact that Putin tried to 'bend over' a few of oligarchs is commendable under any circumstances IMHO. I do not like thieves.

The fact that he himself is a thief is another matter. The fact that the State didn't benefit from redistribution of stolen assets is yet another matter.

Not much has changed in all of the former USSR including Russia. People come last. Their 'Democracy' sucks.

The rule of the Mob continues. Even the composition of the Mob didn't change much.

The conflict with Ukraine is a very complex and separate issue. Not for discussion in connection with OP.

Here are a few questions to consider:

Why with a drastic fall in oil price Russians are the only people who must pay almost double for petrol?

Why the drastic fall of Russian Ruble? (please, do not mention here USA, Obama or EU as reasons)

Why in Russia after 1917, after collapse of the Soviets and up till 2015, despite all the 'capitalist' developments the land is not in the hands of people?

Why Russia didn't become something like China? The two countries in the last 30 years became the opposites development wise.

I would like to see your thoughts on these questions, because Nemtsov's case is directly connected to the answers.

Very complicated questions and I can only surmise with very generic answers that only scratch the surface of the problem.

"Why with a drastic fall in oil price Russians are the only people who must pay almost double for petrol?"

I don't know.

"Why the drastic fall of Russian Ruble? (please, do not mention here USA, Obama or EU as reasons)"

Poor fundamentals and an unhealthy economy followed by a fall in oil prices, sanctions and Russia's central bank printing money to help state owned companies such as Rosneft cover cover debt denominated in foreign currency. Russia holds about $ 700 bn in debt denominated by foreign currency. When the Ruble began to slide, this debt became impossible to service resulting in printing of more money. Printing money caused Ruble to slide more and resulted in panic at the private level. Panic caused traders and foreign investors to quickly get their money out of Russian assets. Consumers converted Rubles to other currencies and dumped money into large ticket items that would potentially hold value during the Ruble slide.

Russia had an unhealthy economy and poor fundamentals prior to the drop in oil prices. Russia (as seen with other emerging markets) does not have sufficient leverage or reserves to defend a petrocurrency's natural tendency to move with oil prices, especially when Russia already suffered from poor fundamentals and an unhealthy economy. This is why all measures Russia took to prop up its currency failed and will fail as long as oil prices remain relatively low. Putin also perhaps allowed the Ruble to depreciate to offset the dip in oil prices. This may help mitigate loses at the government level, but harms Russians in the form of decreased buying power.

Why in Russia after 1917, after collapse of the Soviets and up till 2015, despite all the 'capitalist' developments the land is not in the hands of people?

My thought is that leaders like Putin do not want the masses to have wealth and corresponding power and independence.

Why Russia didn't become something like China? The two countries in the last 30 years became the opposites development wise.

Putin.

Just as I had indicated earlier, they are going to ruin this poor girl's life. Kill her boyfriend of four years right in front of her, frame her and ruin her life. Hardcore. These mf'ers are building up a nasty dose of karma.

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Model Anna Duritskaya, 23, was walking with Nemtsov on Friday night when a gunman shot the politician about 100 meters (330 feet) from the Kremlin.

"She was crying and she was saying Boris had been killed and he's lying next to me," said her mother, Inna Duritskaya. "She was in such shock she couldn't say anything else."

Duritskaya said her daughter was questioned until 2 a.m. Monday. She said she fears authorities will implicate her daughter in the death because they have threatened to take her attorney away from her.

http://www.cnn.com/2015/03/02/europe/russia-opposition-leader-killed/index.html

BREAKING: These Black Pastors Just Teamed Up to DEFY Barack Obama

A group of well-respected black pastors just made that very clear, and strongly criticized the president and the Congressional Black Caucus for snubbing Israeli leader Benjamin Netanyahu.

http://conservativetribune.com/black-pastors-defy-obama/

It is consistently true over time that, plus or minus a couple of percentage points, ten percent of blacks vote Republican. This was true well before 2008, it remained true in 2012, and it is highly likely to remain true going forward.

These "well-respected black pastors" are a group who have their own political views to which they are entitled, same as the second black justice to sit on the SCOTUS Clarence 'Uncle' Thomas, who was successfully nominated by a Republican president, G.H.W. Bush.

At the CPAC conference of conservative and tea party people near Washington last week into the weekend the Republican party presidential competitors had to politically kiss the rings of some of the pastors referenced in the post. These pastors may have a certain measure of respect in their communities, but they are not politically neutral or disassociated pastors. The US political right loves 'em.

These pastors are entitled to have their own political views and their views make them comfortable to be in the conservative hard right movement in the US. Look at Condoleezza 'Mushroom Cloud' Rice, Colin Powell the political general who was brought into the White House by Prez Nixon etc etc.

BROKEN

Why would you call a Supreme Court justice and "Uncle Tom?" I do not always believe in Clarence Thomas' application or interpretation of the law. That does not matter. Labeling him an Uncle Tom is offensive just because you do not align with his views or decisions. No matter how a court rules, one side will typically be disappointed. The offensive part is that your stereo type and judge black people who do act how you expect them to act.

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Did I mention that the word "amnesty" is not in this case and that the word "amnesty" has no bearing on the case, and that the word "amnesty" is irrelevant and immaterial to the case.

Just to be sure about it, I'll say now for the record that the word "amnesty" is irrelevant and immaterial to this case and that the word "amnesty" appears nowhere meaningfully or significantly in the case. The word "amnesty" has nothing whatsoever to do with this case.

Maybe not, but the Federal Judge in Texas who issued the ruling used the term "illegal immigration" twice in just one paragraph - two sentences in a row - when writing his reasons for his decision and order against Obama.

That's a concept "some people" sure have trouble getting their heads around, but the judge didn't have a problem with it at all.

The judge is of course an attorney, and attorneys by definition are wordsmiths. Listen up, private Publicus:

"The court finds that the government's failure to secure the border has exacerbated illegal immigration into this country," Hanen wrote. "Further, the record supports the finding that this lack of enforcement, combined with the country's high rate of illegal immigration, significantly drains the states' resources."

USA Today

The federal district judge in this case is a nutcase himself who only the extreme far right take seriously.....

Judge Andrew Hanen so obviously hates both Obama and his immigration actions that no one is going to take his decision seriously. It's a polemic, not a proper court ruling. The case will continue its dreary way through Hanen's docket, but I imagine an appeals court will stay the injunction pretty quickly, and then overrule his inevitable final ruling in short order. The right-wing plaintiffs in this case may have thought they were being clever in venue shopping to get the case before Hanen, but it won't do them any good. It might even backfire, given just how transparently political Hanen's ruling is.

http://crooksandliars.com/2015/02/federal-judge-who-issued-injunction

Holy crap, Pub. You use a website named Crooks and Liars to call a Federal Judge a nutcase?

Issues such as these may ultimately be heard en banc by the 5th. The Supremes may also accept due to matters of public importance.

Candidly, if Obama's law was such a great idea, he would not have by passed by executive order and circumvented proper routes for implementation.

Obama no longer tries to represent the will of the people. He is solely representing himself and his agendas. He is trying to cram these down our throats by any means possible. Hopefully both this and his Obama care get gutted so we can actually implement programs that benefit the majority, not Obama's chosen few.

Lol, all Russian controlled media ran provocation explanation well before any Western news papers or online sources picked up on theory and ran it. I heard provocation theory well before any online sources reported it. Those telling us the provocation explanation are actually pro-Putin and are going with the provocation theory. That pretty much terminates that conversation as we do not criticize or challenge our Russian friends and families' beliefs on Russia matters. Serves no purpose and just creates rifts with those we really care about. I only give a crap because I see people I care about suffering in Russia and the direction Putin is taking this will only cause more suffering. Your only care about this stuff for selfish reasons.

Really all?

First you stated some individual in Moscow told you so, now it's all? Interesting.

Would it be may be because minutes after murder US controlled propaganda machine pointed fingers at Putin?

I guess they did not get a memo yet that CCTV is available

Or may be the ambassadors of all EU countries got an early memo to free up the day, to make sure all march hours after the shooting?

People you care about? who would that be? your wife's family? how are they suffering? Your wife is a big banking guru according to you, surely she makes enough money to support them

Next

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Some individuals told us that "all media [in Russia] is reporting . . ." I said "individuals" with and "s" in the post you deleted.

We bought MIL here. Wife grew up in Russia completed college and obtained a Speciality Degree before leaving. In the process, she developed relationships with more people in Russia than just her family. I have also gotten to know many of her friends very well. Many of her friends and extended family are suffering due to layoffs, price increase, mortgage issues and interest rates.

Surely you don't expect my wife to "support" everyone she knows and is related to in Russia that are suffering.

As far as her being a "big banking guru" "according to me" apparently insinuating that I am lying, that is her in her car that she purchased on her own before I met her in my avatar.

Fine, individualS.

So was it individuals ? Or all media

Make up your mind?

What media? I asked a simple question

It is you who brings up your wife in each thread and tells us all how she is a financial guru who knows all the ins and outs.

Again, make up your mind.

Mortgage issues ? What are those?

Not tired yet of talking little bs?

I answered your media question in the post you cut out. You are just being obstinate now. Below addresses mortgage issue. Seems like a good Russian who keeps up with current Russian issues would be a bit more clued in . . .

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"The Russian central bank is encouraging the country's ailing banks to accept losses on foreign currency mortgages in a bid to stop ruble falls from further weakening the sector."

http://www.businessinsider.com/bank-of-russia-asks-banks-to-convert-foreign-currency-loans-into-ruble-debt-2015-1

Lol, all Russian controlled media ran provocation explanation well before any Western news papers or online sources picked up on theory and ran it. I heard provocation theory well before any online sources reported it. Those telling us the provocation explanation are actually pro-Putin and are going with the provocation theory. That pretty much terminates that conversation as we do not criticize or challenge our Russian friends and families' beliefs on Russia matters. Serves no purpose and just creates rifts with those we really care about. I only give a crap because I see people I care about suffering in Russia and the direction Putin is taking this will only cause more suffering. Your only care about this stuff for selfish reasons.

Really all?

First you stated some individual in Moscow told you so, now it's all? Interesting.

Would it be may be because minutes after murder US controlled propaganda machine pointed fingers at Putin?

I guess they did not get a memo yet that CCTV is available

Or may be the ambassadors of all EU countries got an early memo to free up the day, to make sure all march hours after the shooting?

People you care about? who would that be? your wife's family? how are they suffering? Your wife is a big banking guru according to you, surely she makes enough money to support them

Next

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Some individuals told us that "all media [in Russia] is reporting . . ." I said "individuals" with and "s" in the post you deleted.

We bought MIL here. Wife grew up in Russia completed college and obtained a Speciality Degree before leaving. In the process, she developed relationships with more people in Russia than just her family. I have also gotten to know many of her friends very well. Many of her friends and extended family are suffering due to layoffs, price increase, mortgage issues and interest rates.

Surely you don't expect my wife to "support" everyone she knows and is related to in Russia that are suffering.

As far as her being a "big banking guru" "according to me" apparently insinuating that I am lying, that is her in her car that she purchased on her own before I met her in my avatar.

I wonder if people realise how significant this man's death will be in the coming months.

No matter how much Putin denies he had anything to do with it the world will not believe him.

The thing that scares me is this may well bring us closer to an all out war with Russia.

I can hear the hawks sabres rattling louder every day in the US and Europe.

Agreed.

The timing is all wrong. Putin is smarter than this.

A Ukrainian woman walks him across the bridge with bullets flying everywhere and doesn't wear even one?

I've forgotten already, where was Mata Hari from again?

No one would touch someone like Nemtsov without Putin's authorization. More turned out for the allegedly unpopular Nemtsov than those in support of Putin's policies in the Ukraine a week ago.

Disagree that no one in Russia can handle a pistol well enough to shoot Nemtsov at point blank range without also hitting his girlfriend of 4 years? If false flag, they would have gunned her down also. Putin would leave her alive to blame her/Ukraines. Typical Russia . . . blame it on terrorists, blame it on his girlfriend (poor girl's life is about to be turned upside down now), blame it on false flags or US, blame it on aliens, blame it on big foot, but for heavens sake don't dare blame it on the one person with motive, the one person that can authorize such a hit and the one person that has a history of gunning down those that are close to exposing or challenging him.

Timing is perfect. Nemstov was about to coordinate an anti-Putin anti Russian involvement march that would have had a bigger turnout than the pro-Putin march last week. Nemtsov had just openly stated that he had evidence linking Russian's involvement in the Ukraine and was about to expose Putin.

RE: Putin controlled media already had the provocation story ready to run before Nemtsov was gunned down

Immediately after the shooting, within +/- 2 hours and before Duritskaya had been interviewed by the police, individuals from Moscow were telling us that it was already plastered all over the media that Nemtsov's shooting was simply "provocation for the war in the Ukraine by Ukraine or the West." The false flag, provocation bs was plastered all over Russian media before any investigation or interviews. Putin had the story/excuse in place and running before Nemtsov's body was even cold.

Nemtsov's killing has zero impact on US or West policy toward Russia. West is simply concerned about Putin's actions in the Baltic region. The killing of Nemtsov just signifies that Putin is about undertake another round of purging . . .

Care to share what media?

I read a number of online papers and watch Moscow main channel.

So which media your Moscow individuals were watching?

Lol, all Russian controlled media ran provocation explanation well before any Western news papers or online sources picked up on theory and ran it. I heard provocation theory well before any online sources reported it. Those telling us the provocation explanation are actually pro-Putin and are going with the provocation theory. That pretty much terminates that conversation as we do not criticize or challenge our Russian friends and families' beliefs on Russia matters. Serves no purpose and just creates rifts with those we really care about. I only give a crap because I see people I care about suffering in Russia and the direction Putin is taking this will only cause more suffering. Your only care about this stuff for selfish reasons.

" this may well bring us closer to an all out war with Russia."

Yeah well just as long as USA factors in that it will also be taking on China at the same time before making any stupid moves

China just sided with Russia over the Ukraine conflict

http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/02/27/us-china-ukraine-idUSKBN0LV0H120150227

Chinas statement didn't indicate that it has "sided" with anyone. China wants a quiet world so that it can build itself up. It is putting itself forward as the voice of reason, maturity and pragmatism (as one would expect), quote:

"He (Qu Xin) said the "nature and root cause" of the crisis was the "game" between Russia and Western powers, including the United States and the European Union."

"The West should abandon the zero-sum mentality, and take the real security concerns of Russia into consideration".

"Qu said Washington's involvement in Ukraine could "become a distraction in its foreign policy".

"The United States is unwilling to see its presence in any part of the world being weakened, but the fact is its resources are limited, and it will be to some extent hard work to sustain its influence in external affairs, "

"His comments were an unusually public show of understanding from China for the Russian position. China and Russia see eye-to-eye on many international diplomatic issues but Beijing has generally not been so willing to back Russia over Ukraine.

China has also been cautious not to be drawn into the struggle between Russia and the West over Ukraine's future, not wanting to alienate a key ally".

And let's not forget that the US is Chinas biggest trading partner, 2013: $521 billion, Russia is nowhere near that. Brazil ($90 billion) does more trade with China than Russia

It will be a few years yet before China and the US cross swords and it's not going to be because of a "third party" conflict. It will be over an "asset" that they both want.

Lol about Asiantraveler. Some just cannot comprehend the actual meaning of what is being said and cannot see the forest for the trees.

Here are a few of the many forest perspectives:

16.7 % of China's exports go to the US.

15.3 % of China's exports go to the EU.

2.2 % of China's exports go to Russia.

China export dependent because China is far from becoming a consumption economy due to vast income disparity.

China's generally inferior products are only attractive in world markets because China keeps its currency artificially depreciated through purchase of US treasuries.

China's GDP and economy is sunk if: (1) China loses its export revenue from the US; and (2) the Yuan appreciates making Chinese exports no longer an attractive option.

The Eurozone is China's biggest trading partner. Not the US. Japan, South Korea and Germany are export economies and not "consumption" economies. Are they poor too ?

The only reason China has "vast income disparity" is because it vendor finances the US by pegging its currency down. As they adjust the peg to value their currency higher, which they have been doing, it makes commodities cheaper on world markets which gives them more discretionary income to consume.

An appreciating Yuan is not going to hurt exports. This is a keynesian fallacy. The Euro went from .85 to 1.50 and German exports shot up. The US was the biggest export economy in the world after WW2 and it also had the highest value currency.

Getting off track here. What I said is China can ill afford to lose 16 + % of its exports as they are not a consumption economy and cannot absorb.

Are you saying my export percentages for US anf EU are wrong? What are the correct figures? I think I used 2013 as I have not seen any 2014 figures.

I never said export economies are "poor." Again, my only point was China GDP and economy would take a huge hit if it lost 15 to 20 % of its exports. It cannot absorb because income disparity keeps it from being a consumption economy.

You vastly oversimplify the reasons for China's income disparity, but nice effort in somehow making it appear as if West contributes to it causes it.

Lol, is it also the US's fault when Putun's dog craps on his rug? Maybe its a false flag operation conspiring to make Putin's dog crap on and ruin his rug.

Interesting that you know better than China about the need to keep the Yuan from appreciating to keep their cheap, inferior products attractive.

German products are quality, in demand and not as price sensitive as cheap Chinese products purchased solely because they are cheap. Bad analogy there, but nice try . . .

Yeah, it's all a conspiracy of the West. America is behind everything. Conspiracy nutz take center stage. Paranoia, reverse victimization, and the justification for murder. Nice place, Russia.

No doubt! You gotta love how Putin can take out someone about to expose his/Russia's involvement in the Ukraine and they manage to somehow blame west and write it off as false flag. Gotta give them credit for creativity and effort!. Unfortunately, Nemtsov just joined a long list of others gunned downed, poisoned or imprisoned for the same thing.

Gorbachev knows his country best.

Stalin killed many of his colleagues, enemies and competitors.

Every political murder was a start of a campaign designed to clear the way for his plans for the future.

Why presume that this yesterdays murder is different?

Just do not say you "know what Putin wants".

Putin didn't get to where he is and be able to stay there by being stupid and for Putin to have ordered this guy's killing would have been stupid. this will just provide the US with an excuse to do something they were already going to do

"It is easier to fool people than it is to convince them they have been fooled. Mark Twain

Not about being stupid or smart and US could give rats a@@ about it.

Putin runs Russia like the mafia and having those killed that are about to expose him or cause problems for him is nothing new. This has been going on since and perhaps well before those involved with the Kovalev Commission and journalist reporting on that investigation all started showing up dead from gun shot wounds. The Kovalev Commission was formed to investigate claims that Putins KGB planted the Pechatniki and Kashirskoye apartment bombs to create support for his war in Chechnya after his aporival rating dipt below 50% due to Chechnya conflict.

The sad reality is nothing will likely change in Russia for a long time and the common Russian is going to suffer. Nalvany and now Nematov dealt with. Khodorkovsky is about the only one left perhaps willing to challenge Putin that would garner any public support. Putin stole Khodorkovsky's billions and threw him in jail for 10 years so perhaps Khodorkovsky will remain committed.

There are and will be lots of stories and spin about Nenstov's death, some of which are/will be very bizarre m. That's just Russia and crazy theories on the front end give investigators something to later disprove so it appears they have done something.

I seriously doubt Putin would fear this guy. If he did fear him, the way he would out him wouldn't be so conspicuous. He would be suicided in a more private manner.

He has such a small share of Russian backers, he is better off to his handlers dead than alive.

Making him a martyr is probably the last thing Putin would want to do.

Sending a message and telling people to STF up and no one is safe no matter how high up you once were. Jeez, look what he did to Nalvany, Magintsky and that long list of people I mentioned above. The more bla taint the louder the message.

Hardcore.

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Fear Envelops Russia After Killing of Putin Critic

MOSCOW About two weeks before he was shot and killed in the highest-profile political assassination in Russia in a decade, Boris Y. Nemtsov met with an old friend to discuss his latest research into what he said was dissembling and misdeeds in the Kremlin.

He was, as always, pugilistic and excited, saying he wanted to publish the research in a pamphlet to be called Putin and the War, about President Vladimir V. Putin and Russian involvement in the Ukraine conflict, recalled Yevgenia Albats, the editor of the New Times magazine. Both knew the stakes.

Mr. Nemtsov, a former deputy prime minister, knew his work was dangerous but tried to convince her that, as a former high official in the Kremlin, he enjoyed immunity, Ms. Albats said.

He was afraid of being killed, Ms. Albats said. And he was trying to convince himself, and me, they wouldnt touch him because he was a member of the Russian government, a vice premier, and they wouldnt want to create a precedent. Because as he said, one time the power will change hands in Russia again, and those who served Putin wouldnt want to create this precedent.

http://mobile.nytimes.com/2015/03/01/world/europe/russian-authorities-say-fellow-opposition-members-may-have-killed-boris-nemtsov.html?referrer=

the first evidence who killed Nemtsov

A whole new level of class. Too many good men and women trying to do the right thing and help Russia as a society are imprisoned on trumped up charges or killed. Mockery and defaming their character after they are gunned down in cold blood should give you and others great pride.

The duplicity is too funny for words!

Many would argue that Edward Snowden was also trying to do the right thing by exposing the myriad of deceitful practices is going on within government circles in US.

I bet there are many in Washington that would also love to imprison him on trumped up charges

Snowden crossed the line by delivering what he delivered to China and Russia.

Interesting you cannot see the difference. If Obama had all Republicans and Fox News journalist that opposed him or was threat to him killed or imprisoned, then and only then could you draw a corollary.

the first evidence who killed Nemtsov

A whole new level of class. Too many good men and women trying to do the right thing and help Russia as a society are imprisoned on trumped up charges or killed. Mockery and defaming their character after they are gunned down in cold blood should give you and others great pride.

I wonder if people realise how significant this man's death will be in the coming months.

No matter how much Putin denies he had anything to do with it the world will not believe him.

The thing that scares me is this may well bring us closer to an all out war with Russia.

I can hear the hawks sabres rattling louder every day in the US and Europe.

" this may well bring us closer to an all out war with Russia."

Yeah well just as long as USA factors in that it will also be taking on China at the same time before making any stupid moves

China just sided with Russia over the Ukraine conflict

http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/02/27/us-china-ukraine-idUSKBN0LV0H120150227

Chinas statement didn't indicate that it has "sided" with anyone. China wants a quiet world so that it can build itself up. It is putting itself forward as the voice of reason, maturity and pragmatism (as one would expect), quote:

"He (Qu Xin) said the "nature and root cause" of the crisis was the "game" between Russia and Western powers, including the United States and the European Union."

"The West should abandon the zero-sum mentality, and take the real security concerns of Russia into consideration".

"Qu said Washington's involvement in Ukraine could "become a distraction in its foreign policy".

"The United States is unwilling to see its presence in any part of the world being weakened, but the fact is its resources are limited, and it will be to some extent hard work to sustain its influence in external affairs, "

"His comments were an unusually public show of understanding from China for the Russian position. China and Russia see eye-to-eye on many international diplomatic issues but Beijing has generally not been so willing to back Russia over Ukraine.

China has also been cautious not to be drawn into the struggle between Russia and the West over Ukraine's future, not wanting to alienate a key ally".

And let's not forget that the US is Chinas biggest trading partner, 2013: $521 billion, Russia is nowhere near that. Brazil ($90 billion) does more trade with China than Russia

It will be a few years yet before China and the US cross swords and it's not going to be because of a "third party" conflict. It will be over an "asset" that they both want.

Lol about Asiantraveler. Some just cannot comprehend the actual meaning of what is being said and cannot see the forest for the trees.

Here are a few of the many forest perspectives:

16.7 % of China's exports go to the US.

15.3 % of China's exports go to the EU.

2.2 % of China's exports go to Russia.

China export dependent because China is far from becoming a consumption economy due to vast income disparity.

China's generally inferior products are only attractive in world markets because China keeps its currency artificially depreciated through purchase of US treasuries.

China's GDP and economy is sunk if: (1) China loses its export revenue from the US; and (2) the Yuan appreciates making Chinese exports no longer an attractive option.

This killing is reminiscent of Putin taking out politicians, journalists and former KGB investigators that were investigating and connecting Putin to the two apartment bombings that killed over 200 that Putin blamed on Checnya to win support for his war in Checnya when his approval ratings slipped below 50%.

I had wonder if we would start seeing people showing up dead after the leaked document last week detailing Putin's plans to take over Eastern Ukraine rven before Yanukovych fled to Russia.

This may turn out eerily similar to the Kovalev Commission deaths related to investigations of Putin's involvement in the Pechatniki and Kashirskoye apartment bombings to gain support for Purin's war in Checnya.

This is how Putin deals with a Russian political opposition staging an anti-Ukrainian war rally in Moscow.

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Russia opposition politician Boris Nemtsov shot dead

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According to Russian-language news website Meduza, "several people" got out of a car and shot him.

. . .

In his last tweet, Mr Nemtsov sent out an appeal for Russia's divided opposition to unite at an anti-war march he was planning for Sunday.

"If you support stopping Russia's war with Ukraine, if you support stopping Putin's aggression, come to the Spring March in Maryino on 1 March," he wrote.

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-31669061