The EU and hypocrisy of Kosovo

“[W]hen you look at the EU, it resembles nothing so much as what Nazi slogans described as the ‘European family of nations’ working together for the prosperity of all. The whole endeavor has roots in National-Socialism. Then there is the bizarre situation that the map of Europe today looks suspiciously like the one from 1942, and all of Hitler’s allies in the Balkans are now the staunchest allies of the American Empire. In that corner of Europe, at least, WW2 is still being fought. Only this time, the Luftwaffe and the panzers are supposedly the ‘good guys.’”

http://politicalmavens.com/index.php/2015/07/08/russian-hypocrisy-on-crimea-and-the-worlds-buyers-remorse-on-kosov/

The EU was created to keep Germany inside its borders and to keep the French from thumbing their noses at the rest of Europe. Reality is, France and Germany want to run Europe because ... well, they are France and Germany.

Obama unfriends Putin

Except he didn’t. He unfriended 11 of Putin’s hired guns, but not the don himself.

“U.S. President Barack Obama imposed sanctions on 11 Russians and Ukrainians on Monday blamed for Moscow’s military seizure of Crimea, including ousted Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovich, and Vladislav Surkov and Sergei Glazyev, two aides to Russian President Vladimir Putin.

“Putin himself, suspected in the West of trying to reconstitute as much as possible of the former Soviet Union under Russian authority, was not on the blacklist.”

http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/03/17/us-ukraine-crisis-idUSBREA1Q1E820140317

“’First, as authorized by the executive order I signed two weeks ago, we are imposing sanctions on specific individuals responsible for undermining the sovereignty, territorial integrity and government of Ukraine. We’re making it clear that there are consequences for their actions.’”

http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/transcript-obama-announces-sanctions-after-crimea-referendum/2014/03/17/b000e574-ade4-11e3-9627-c65021d6d572_story.html

Both at http://legalinsurrection.com/2014/03/obama-announces-sanctions-after-crimea-vote//#more

(“There will be consequences.” Translation: As president I will make some meaningless announcement.

(Nothing he says means anything. He knows what he says is meaningless. He doesn’t care.)

German pictures of Barbarossa

From June 22 until the first winter.

Includes allies – Romania, Spain, Italy, Hungary, Finland, France, Croatia.

Cutline for one photograph:

“Dive bombers attack Teriaeva monastery north-west of Moscow, which was turned by Bolsheviks into the fortress.”

Shades of Monte Cassino.

http://www.allworldwars.com/Allen%20Gewalten%20Zum%20Trotz.%20Pictures%20of%20the%20Campaign%20in%20the%20East,%201942.html