New Zealand Conservative

Pro-Soviet propaganda is oozing from the Dominion Post. Yesterday there was an editorial and an article from Gorbachev, and today chief Soviet apologist, Chris Trotter , is unleashed. We all know where Chris stands on the Soviets. A number of years ago he wrote an opinion piece excusing Soviet hesitation when faced with the destruction of Warsaw by the Nazis in 1944. Only a true Soviet supporter could excuse what occurred there. But wait, wasn't the Soviet Union disbanded in 1990? Err, yes. Tell that to Russia who seems to think she still can "defend" territory not her own and then use that "defence" as a means to take over a former satellite. But the Dom Post editors seem think this view is the correct one, with what was said in the editorial yesterday : That means accepting Russia's message that this affair is Moscow's business, and the West should butt out." Pretty clear when the Dom Post stands, then. Other former satellites are suitably ...

A Telegraph blogger asks the question, is the US missile sheild (to be set up in Poland and the Czech Republic) aimed at Moscow? Has Poland's president confirmed what Moscow has long suspected? That the US missile shield in Eastern Europe is not directed at rogue states like Iran, but at Russia? [snip] The point remains however, that the US is adamant that Russia is not the real strategic target of the shield. But did Poland's president Lech Kaczynski, who is leading the delegation of Ukrainian and Baltic leaders to Georgia today, let slip the mask last weekend? Then, according to DPA, he declared that the war in the Caucasus was a "very strong argument" for Poland to make a missile defence deal with the US. Personally, I have held off commenting about this because of the extreme danger for Poland in dealing with Russia. The only thing I will say is that right now, where Russia has said they have stopped fighting in Georgia, but the reports on the ground say somethi...

Oh Georgia, No peace, no peace I find Just an old, sweet song Keeps Georgia on my mind (Georgia on my mind) Already, Russia blames Georgia. How can Georgia attempt to justify what they are doing? It was Georgia who started the bombing in South Ossetia. Russia had to respond to protect the citizens who had Russian passports. Georgia blames Russia. As I write , Russia is waging war on my country...This war is not of Georgia's making, nor is it Georgia's choice. and the [leftist] West blames America and oil. If the US were not so hell bent on building their empire and dominating oil supplies then none of this would be happening. President Saakashvili already has hit the g-spot with some commenters. Saakashvili must be blamed by international community for committed genocide. Some are more interested in the hardware. I would prefer watching an aerial combat between Su-35 and F-35. I believe that the russian iron is much better and their pilots are smarter, but that needs to be pro...