stephen cohen on russian protests and quotthe soviet union039s afterlifequot in the nation magazine
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wwwdemocracynoworg allegations of widespread fraud in the recent elections that gave prime minister vladimir putin039s united russia party a parliamentary majority have galvanized massive street protests in opposition to the russian political establishment this comes on the 20th year anniversary of the breakup of the soviet union quotthe reason that the people that control the financial oligarchy of russia don039t want free elections is they know that the people would vote for candidates pledging to confiscate their propertyquot which was privatized in the 1990s says stephen cohen professor of russian studies at new york university he notes quotthese elections were not free and fair but they were the freest and fairest and 15 yearsquot and that members of the country039s middle class make up the bulk of the protesters cohen also argues the american media has failed to report on the resurgence of the communist party supported mainly by working class voters in russia039s vast provinces which could challenge putin in the 2012 presidential race and force a run-off election his most recent book is titled quotsoviet fates and lost alternatives: from stalinism to the new cold warquot his latest article quotthe soviet union039s afterlifequot appears in the new issue of the nation magazineto watch the complete daily independent news hour read the transcript download the podcast and for more democracy now reports visit http:wwwdemocracynoworgfollow democracy now online:facebook: http:wwwfacebookcomdemocracynowtwitter: democracynowsubscribe on youtube: http:wwwyoutubecomdemocracynowlisten on soundcloud: http:wwwsoundcloudcomdemocracy-nowdaily email news digest: http:wwwdemocracynoworgsubscribeplease consider supporting independent media by making a donation to democracy now today visit http:wwwdemocracynoworgdonateyt

nostradamus - al stewart
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world united musichttp:worldunitedmusicblogspotcomplease join our youtube group a world united 2youtube group - world united 2 http:wwwyoutubecomgroupaworldunited2nostradamus al stewartfrom the album: past present futureal stewarts official web sitehttp:wwwalstewartcomanother repost of a video i made before the minstral2 channel was suspended in the east the wind is blowing the boats across the seaand their sails will fill the morning and their cries ring out to meoh the more it changes the more it stays the sameand the hand just re-arranges the players in the gameoh i had a dreamit seemed i stood aloneand the veil of all the yearsgoes sinking from my eyes like a stonea king shall fall and put to death by the english parliament shall befire and plague to london come in the year of six and twenties threean emperor of france shall rise who will be born near italy his rule cost his empire dear napoloron his name shall befrom castile does franco come and the government driven out shall be an english king seeks divorce and from his throne cast down is heone named hister shall become a captain of greater germanieno law does this man observe and bloody his rise and fall shall beman man your time is sand your ways are leaves upon the seai am the eyes of nostradamus all your ways are known to meman man your time is sand your ways are leaves upon the seai am the eyes of nostradamus all your ways are known to mein the new lands of america three brothers now shall come to powertwo alone are born to rule but all must die before their hourtwo great men yet brothers not make the north united standits power be seen to grow and fear possess the eastern landsthree leagues from the gates of rome a pope named pol is doomed to diea great wall that divides a city at this time is cast asidethese are the signs i bring to you to show you when the time is nighman man your time is sand your ways are leaves upon the seai am the eyes of nostradamus all your ways are known to meman man your time is sand your ways are leaves upon the seai am the eyes of nostradamus all your ways are known to me

punk punishment: pussy riot039s 039unholy prayer039 splits society
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the trial of the female punk band pussy riot has resumed in moscow after a weekend recess with public opinion over the controversial case divided the question on everyone039s lips is just what the verdict will bert live http:rtcomon-airsubscribe to rt http:wwwyoutubecomsubscription_centeradd_user=russiatodaylike us on facebook http:wwwfacebookcomrtnewsfollow us on twitter http:twittercomrt_comfollow us on google http:plusgooglecomb102728491539958529040rt russia today is a global news network broadcasting from moscow and washington studios rt is the first news channel to break the 500 million youtube views benchmark

intro - 12811 - the colbert report - 2011-08-12 - video clip comedy central
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an alternative to vaccines emerges rick perry unveils another campaign ad and notorious lobbyist jack abramoff

the trump toys see 039n say from nightpantz
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help your kids learn to make america great again the new trump toys see 039n say will make your children huge winners believe me co-directors: curtis endicott and kerry pozniakwriter: kerry pozniakproducer: kerry pozniakcamera: curtis endicott editor: andres di bonoannouncer: dave linden trump impersonator: shaun streeter wwwvoiceoverstlcomgirl: emmy k smith boy: no

russia039s james bonds vs america039s barack obama - the colbert report - 2011-18-08 - video clip comedy central
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while vladimir putin bags tigers in siberia barack obama gets a pie on his midwestern safari

abrams leopard and challenger 2 vs t-72: how western tanks compare to russiarsquos armor wsj - youtube
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as the us and its allies start sending abrams leopards and other tanks to help ukraine those vehicles are set to change the dynamics of the war along the

intro - 12312 - the colbert report - 2012-23-01 - video clip comedy central
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stephen reports on the rock me like a herman cain south cain-olina primary rally and bruce bueno de mesquita predicts what world leaders will do

russia releases previously classified 1961 footage of largest ever nuclear explosion - youtube
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russia has released previously classified footage of the world039s largest nuclear explosion caused when the soviet union detonated the so-called tsar bomba a

hulu - the daily show with jon stewart: wed feb 29 2012 - watch the full episode now
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video description: author masha gessen talks with jon about her new book

rare footage :ukrainian shoot down russian helicopter in nikolaev region - youtube
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rare footage ukrainian shoot down russian helicopter in nikolaev region and ambushed convoy of ammunition they achieved victory on both sides

russian attack helicopters kremlin global security spectacular gerald carroll trust story
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the carroll foundation trust affair has shed further light on the enormous contribution made by the carroll global corporation during the painful transition period for russia following the collapse of the soviet union further high level sources which are understood to be directly from inside the kremlin have revealed that the personal contribution made by gerald carroll during those difficult years can never be repaid sighting the kremlin tanks crisis events as only one example when the whole of russia and the world community were teetering on the edge it is thought that the carroll foundation039s very close relationships with both 10 downing street and the kremlin elite at the time averted what could well have been a catastrophic scenarioin an amazing further twist it has been revealed that the russian investment corporation which is believed to be the carroll foundation039s main russian investment arm continues retain what is believed to be a massive investment portfolio in the russian economy and undisclosed sources are believed to have remarked that these investments are held under the control of kremlin aides close to president putinthe carroll foundation maryland trust is a major international philanthropic and industrial institution founded by the carroll family who were members of the founding fathers of the united states of america charles carroll of carrollton a quotsignerquot of the declaration of independence daniel carroll quotsettlorquot of the families duddington estate lands which became the foundation of what is known today as us capitol hill washington dc archbishop john carroll the quotfounding fatherquot of georgetown university which is known throughout the world as one of the finest learning establishments the carroll foundation maryland trust has over forty charities including the oxford university quotseatquot of the carroll chair of irish history the us capitol hill historical society in conjunction with the carroll institute and the leap castle trust county offaly ireland the howard hughes carroll aeronautical museum collections the royal air force association together with other notable charitable organisations throughout the europe united states australia and the russian federationinternational news networks:http:us-russia-natoblogspotcom

112911 -- hardline iranian students have broken into the british embassy in tehran
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iranian students storm british embassy in tehranupdate at 7:35 am et: dozens of hard-line iranian students stormed the british embassy in tehran today bringing down the british flag and throwing documents from windows the ap reports the students clashed with anti-riot police and chanted quotthe embassy of britain should be taken overquot and quotdeath to englandquotwatch live:http:wwwpresstvirlivehtmlanother live feed rt:http:rtcomon-airuk-embassy-tehran-liveiranian central tv confirms that eight uk embassy staff taken hostagehttp:twittercomtradedesk_steveglp thread:http:wwwgodlikeproductionscomforum1message1715800pg1

russia global security - strategic partnership gerald carroll trust nato un security council case
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the carroll foundation trust affair has shed further light on the enormous contribution made by the carroll global corporation during the painful transition period for russia following the collapse of the soviet union further high level sources which are understood to be directly from inside the kremlin have revealed that the personal contribution made by gerald carroll during those difficult years can never be repaid sighting the kremlin tanks crisis events as only one example when the whole of russia and the world community were teetering on the edge it is thought that the carroll foundation039s very close relationships with both 10 downing street and the kremlin elite at the time averted what could well have been a catastrophic scenarioin an amazing further twist it has been revealed that the russian investment corporation which is believed to be the carroll foundation039s main russian investment arm continues retain what is believed to be a massive investment portfolio in the russian economy and undisclosed sources are believed to have remarked that these investments are held under the control of kremlin aides close to president putininternational news networkshttp:russia-natoblogspotcom

russian forces launch full-scale invasion of ukraine - youtube
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russia has launched an all-out invasion of ukraine by land air and sea the biggest attack by one state against another in europe since world war ii and con