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(468 posts) Sat Nov 8, 2014, 04:18 PM Nov 2014

Ex-USSR leader Gorbachev: World on brink of new Cold War [View all]

Source: BBC News

8 November 2014 Last updated at 12:35 ET

The world is on the brink of a new Cold War, and trust should be restored by dialogue with Russia, former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev has said.

At an event to mark the 25th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall on Sunday, Mr Gorbachev said the West had "succumbed to triumphalism".

(Video from Daily Mail Online)

Read more: http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-29966852

I'm sorry, Mikhail Sergeyevich, but Cold War II is already on, and has been for several years now.

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Ex-USSR leader Gorbachev: World on brink of new Cold War [View all] Old Nick Nov 2014 OP

We're not on the brink of Cold War, we're on the brink of World War III. roamer65 Nov 2014 #1

Only this time the population is fairly unaware of the gravity newthinking Nov 2014 #4

hmmm maybe if Putin would stop being a murderous dictator invading other countries uhnope Nov 2014 #10

lol. Like the US hasn't done the same x10, i.e. Iraq? Oh that's right we have our 'homeland' and Purveyor Nov 2014 #17

We are essentially already in a cold war newthinking Nov 2014 #2

The radiation is almost secondary to the question of nuclear winter cprise Nov 2014 #7

An unsung hero and surprising voice of reason and sanity RufusTFirefly Nov 2014 #3

Interesting note on the pronunciation davidpdx Nov 2014 #37

I was wondering why we hadn't heard from him, and whether Putin had him on lockdown. politicaljunkie41910 Nov 2014 #5

Gorby's trying to avoid the Trotsky Icepick uhnope Nov 2014 #11

I guess Putin hides under your bed too. MattSh Nov 2014 #39

Recommended viewing for this subject - cprise Nov 2014 #6

+1 for "The Power of Nightmares" RufusTFirefly Nov 2014 #9

imagine the pressure Putin is putting on him to make him spout like this uhnope Nov 2014 #8

Imagine the delusion required to make the above statement. n/t cprise Nov 2014 #12

lol. Awesome. Yes, ex-KGB Putin would never pressure someone uhnope Nov 2014 #13

I for one am glad the Russo-phobe contingent has reared its head here cprise Nov 2014 #14

so tell us about your views of Putin uhnope Nov 2014 #16

Tell us why Gorbechev would get the US to promise cprise Nov 2014 #19

awesome. You can't answer a single question about Russia and Putin. and you wonder why uhnope Nov 2014 #21

Who appointed you to the Spanish Inquisition? cprise Nov 2014 #24

you volunteered for it when you said it's "delusion" that Putin pressures people uhnope Nov 2014 #26

I have been thoroughly *denounced* :) cprise Nov 2014 #27

the lameness of your tactics, while avoiding all criticism of Putin, is obvious uhnope Nov 2014 #29

Its difficult to become worse than what you denounce cprise Nov 2014 #31

That may be delusion. Igel Nov 2014 #33

Thanks cprise Nov 2014 #35

you're right, but don't bother trying to argue rationally with a Putin apologist uhnope Nov 2014 #36

uhnope Diclotican Nov 2014 #18

thanks, but your "doubts" are pure speculation based on no hard evidence uhnope Nov 2014 #22

You're pedaling ethnic hatred against Russians. n/t cprise Nov 2014 #25

"racism" or "ethnic hatred" is a serious charge, or a serious uhnope Nov 2014 #30

Now *that* is ironic. cprise Nov 2014 #34

uhnope Diclotican Nov 2014 #41

I did not mean to be nasty, just direct uhnope Nov 2014 #42

uhnope Diclotican Nov 2014 #43

Old Nick Diclotican Nov 2014 #15

Thanks for that pespective cprise Nov 2014 #20

The Cold War was technological. joshcryer Nov 2014 #23

Now, if we could only get rid of the HOT wars. nt valerief Nov 2014 #28

Yeah, there's those... harun Nov 2014 #32

since we have the overwhelming conventional arms advantage, it would go nuclear fairly quickly yurbud Nov 2014 #38

Yawn. truthisfreedom Nov 2014 #40