Годовщина

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7 октября 2016 друзья Анны Политковской в Москве отмечали десятилетие ее смерти. Накануне в Нью-Йорке кто-то повесил на мосту портрет Путина с надписью “peacemaker”. На встрече с французским коллегой госсекретарь Джон Керри осудил Россию за военные преступления в Сирии и пригрозил новыми санкциями в случае несоблюдения Минских соглашений.

Russia and the regime owe the world more than an explanation about why they keep hitting hospitals and medical facilities and children and women. These are acts that beg for an appropriate investigation of war crimes. And those who commit these would and should be held accountable for these actions. They’re beyond the accidental now – way beyond. Years beyond the accidental. This is a targeted strategy to terrorize civilians and to kill anybody and everybody who is in the way of their military objectives. <...>
We also need to keep the pressure up on Russia with respect to the implementation of the Minsk agreement. And we – I think it is important for us to make it clear publicly that if we cannot implement Minsk in the next months or arrive at a clear plan as to exactly how it is going to be implemented – which we are working on – then it will be absolutely necessary to roll over the sanctions, which is not our desire, but becomes the only thing left to do if we’re not able to move forward.
https://2009-2017.state.gov/secretary/remarks/2016/10/262913.htm

Между тем внимание американцев и американских СМИ было приковано к другим событиям.



Подробную хронологию событий 7-9 октября 2016, с рассказами свидетелей, публикует Yahoo News:
https://www.yahoo.com/news/64-hours-october-one-weekend-blew-rules-american-politics-2-162827162.html

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Теория большого взрыва

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Немного юмора от легендарного телевизионного продюсера:

When I was a little boy the Russians were coming. At least once a week, I was instructed to hide in the school basement because the Russians were coming. I actually spent six years learning to speak Russian because when they got here, I wanted to know how to say, "Don't shoot!" (не стрелять!) And now, more than half a century later, after their dumbass system of government imploded, the friggin' Russians are still coming. How is that possible? How are we still being tormented by a nation that has yet to build a decent refrigerator or toaster, let alone a cell phone or a car? By a culture that thinks borscht is a good idea? By the people who somehow managed to contribute less to rock music than the French? I mean, sure, kudos on vodka, but how is it that these people are still making us miserable? And more importantly, why? Is world domination still a thing? And if it is, let's say they succeed. What then? The future supreme rulers of planet Earth are gonna rock the casbah with balalaikas? Forgive me, but in the words of their favorite son, Orange Julius, that is "sad."
http://www.chucklorre.com/index-bbt.php?p=563

Накануне выборов тот же автор писал:

Don't be fooled. Big Daddy can't save us. Our salvation lies within ourselves. Within our own ingenuity and determined effort. "Make America great again" is a bumper sticker for victimhood. But we are not victims. We are the creators of opportunity. Sure the system's rigged. It always has been. So what?! We are a nation of immigrants who have consistently ignored the rigging. You won't let us join your club? %#&@ you, we'll start our own club. You won't let us go to your school? %#&@ you, we'll start our own school. You won't let us earn money your way? %#&@ you, we'll earn it our way. You won't give us a chance here? %#&@ you, we will go elsewhere. You want to know what makes America great? I got two words for you.
http://www.chucklorre.com/index-bbt.php?p=541