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Behind the Aegis

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Mon Mar 24, 2014, 03:04 AM Mar 2014

Putin is against Nazis in Ukraine, but he loves them in Russia (link has some graphic videos)

The Russian government is now claiming that it had to invade Crimea, Ukraine in order to stop “Nazis” from taking over the country.

Russian UN ambassador Vitaly Churkin has been especially vocal about the Ukrainian Nazi threat, repeatedly lashing out at western governments for supporting what he calls “fascist thugs” in the country.

Russian propaganda organ RT (aka Russia Today) was more direct a week ago when, after expressing concern that the Ukrainians were taking down statues of Lenin that were still oddly ubiquitous in the country, “Exit Communism. Enter Nazism?”

It’s therefore more than a tad ironic that Russian President Vladimir Putin, while terribly concerned about Ukraine’s made-up “Nazi threat,” couldn’t care less about his own very real fascist thug problem at home.

LOTS more: http://americablog.com/2014/03/meet-vladimir-putin-favorite-neo-nazis-russia-crimea.html

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Note: there are some very graphic and disturbing videos, especially for those who are against violence against Jews and gays.

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Putin is against Nazis in Ukraine, but he loves them in Russia (link has some graphic videos) (Original Post) Behind the Aegis Mar 2014 OP
K^R for now.. thank you, BtA Cha Mar 2014 #1
Make no mistake, Putin's supporters believe the same crap. joshcryer Mar 2014 #2
A lot of people are missing on this thread. Kick... n/t freshwest Mar 2014 #4
Damn, that is terrible stuff. It must be exposed. Putin has outted himself on this one... n/t freshwest Mar 2014 #3
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