Vladimir Putin is right. The West has interfered massively in Ukraine. James Brooke VOA Let me explain. Last year, about 15 percent of Russian adults traveled outside the former Soviet Union. By contrast, about one third of Ukrainians between ages of 20 and 50 have traveled to Western Europe – to[...]
Archive for March 16th, 2014
March 16th, 2014 - 3:19 am § in Misc.
SUNDAY REVELATIONS: Pope Rejects The Cult of Frank
From The Guardian: As the Vatican prepared to mark his first anniversary with a DVD of behind-the-scenes footage and a new magazine launched in Italy dedicated entirely to him, Francis rejected the excesses of so-called Francescomania. “Sigmund Freud used to say, if I’m not mistaken, t[...]
March 16th, 2014 - 1:03 am § in China
Whats In a Name: Is Iut Burma or Myanmar?
Is this place “Burma” or “Myanmar”? Should the US call other countries by its preferred name? Or should Washington follow the example of the UN and defer to the ruling regime, no matter how odious? The BBC refers to the country as Burma, and the BBC News websi[...]