Russia Sends Warships to Cuba

In a move that is sure to heighten tensions between Russia and the U.S., Russia announced it would send warships to Cuba December 19-23.

This is the first time since the old Soviet Union that Russian warships would be sent to Cuba.

The Russian vessels have already visited Venezuela, held military exercises in the Caribbean, and crossed through the Panama Canal--all for the first time since World War II.

It would appear that Russia is reviving its old Cold War alliances with certain Leftist regimes in the Western Hemisphere.

RINO John McCain stated during the campaign that there would not be another Cold War with Russia. Such a statement is difficult to comprehend given that Russia presently is doing everything it can to replicate its Cold War alliances and its adversarial relations with the West.

Russia Seeks Return to Soviet Domination

It is clear that with Vladimir Putin's invasion of the sovereign nation of Georgia, Russia is seeking to return to the old days of Soviet domination in the region.

The former province of the USSR had sought and won its independence from Russia at the end of the Cold War. As long as former Russian President Boris Yeltsin was at the helm, Georgia could be assured of its continued independence.

But with the ascension of former KGB operative Vladimir Putin to the nation's highest office, political observers have noticed a distinct turn away from the reforms accomplished under Mikael Gorbachev and Boris Yeltsin and a gradual return to the oppressive policies of the old Communist USSR.

The relatively small nation of Georgia is no match for the Russian army. When the tanks rolled in, Georgian citizens were clearly outnumbered and overpowered. Reports from Moscow indicate that Putin plans to send in even more tanks and troops.

Clearly, the intent is a complete takeover of the country, which many analysts say poses an ominous threat to the region and may signal the beginning of a new Cold War.

European nations in particular have grave concerns about the Russian violation and its ramifications for other nations in the region.

Make no mistake, Putin is a Communist and never stopped being a Communist, though in the early part of his regime he acted as if he were a reformer in the tradition of Gorbachev and Yeltsin. The KGB agent in him is too strong and too powerful. His tactics were born in the bowels of the KGB. And his goal is Russian dominance in the tradition of Stalin, Kruschev, and Brezhnev.

The entire community of the free world should unanimously and strongly condemn Russia for its act of aggression against a basically defenseless sovereign nation.

And unless the Russian army stands down, there should be swift and resolute military consequences initiated by the West.

Alexander Solzhenitsyn, RIP

It is with some sadness that we note the death of Alexander Solzhenitsyn, age 89, the famed Russian dissident and author.

It was Solzhenitsyn that gave world-wide notoriety to the horrors of Russian Communism, horrors that had been largely hidden from the world for decades.

Solzhenitsyn put a face to the multiple millions of persons who had been imprisoned, tortured, deprived of food and water, and forced to suffer in the cold by Soviet Communists. The West could no longer ignore the atrocities of the Marxist revolution and its aftermath. Solzhenitsyn had been there himself.

Solzhenitsyn also confirmed estimates that Joseph Stalin's regime in the USSR had systematically murdered upwards of 27 million Russians.

The life and work of Alexander Solzhenitsyn are a stark reminder of the dire consequences of totalitarian systems of government and the toll they take not only on human liberty but on human life as well.

Second Amendment News Roundup for 2/26/08

Focusing on guns and politics, here is today's Second Amendment News Roundup:

Mike McCarville reports that the 'Obama-in-a-head-wrap-flap' is stirring ill winds between the Obama and Clinton camps:
http://wwwtmrcom.blogspot.com/2008/02/circulation-of-obama-photo-clinton.html

JR reminds gunnies living in North Texas about the big Lone Star Friends of the NRA dinner this coming Friday:
http://akeyboardanda45.blogspot.com/2008/02/this-upcoming-friday-is.html

All American Blogger says that the notion that socialized healthcare is a 'moral imperative' is actually a very IMMORAL concept:
http://www.allamericanblogger.com/2240/socialized-health-care-is-a-moral-imperative-founded-on-immorality/

Alphecca blogs on the proposed changes in West Virginia gun laws:
http://www.alphecca.com/?p=653

Armed and Safe says he is placed in the unprecedented position of defending Dick Cheney for opposing the Administration's stance on D.C. vs. Heller, and adding his signature to the Congressional brief which supports Heller in the D.C. gun ban. We agree. Mr. Cheney should be given rousing accolades for having the courage to follow his convictions in the face of a President who seems to have forgotten ALL of his!:
http://armedandsafe.blogspot.com/2008/02/defending-cheney-howd-i-get-into-this.html

Xavier admits this is a bogus story, but I can imagine that there are some numbskulls around who would do something like this:
http://xavierthoughts.blogspot.com/2008/02/oh-my-god.html

Wonder how many U.S. colleges fund Islamic extremists? Well, Nicki shows us one in Australia that does such a thing, and it would not be hard to image colleges in the U.S. doing the same thing (the bastards):
http://libertyzone.blogspot.com/2008/02/australian-college-to-fundie-islamic.html

Breda presents an interesting take on self-defense, entitled, 'Love Gun':
http://thebredafallacy.blogspot.com/2008/02/love-gun.html

Bitter Bitch presents a thorough timeline on the NRA staff's involvement with pushing to get firearms allowed in national parks and wildlife refuges:
http://www.thebitchgirls.us/?p=7903

Sebastian observes that this is 1972 all over again, and he's right. Those of us old enough to remember George McGovern, the Democratic nominee in 1972, have seen at least part of the Osama-'Bama B.S. before. It is called SOCIALISM, which translates to ANTI-FREEDOM. The only thing different about McGovern is that he was not worshipped as a rock star/Messianic hero as is Obama:
http://www.snowflakesinhell.com/2008/02/24/its-1972-all-over-again/

Robb Allen points to yet another pants-shittin' hysterical journalism student on the loose:
http://blog.robballen.com/archive/2008/02/25/Granted-its-what-you-expect-out-of-a-journalist-student.aspx

Of Arms and the Law reports that the U.S. Supreme Court issued an order today that gives an edge to the government's case in terms of the length of argument in D.C. vs. Heller:
http://armsandthelaw.com/archives/2008/02/heller_ruling_r.php

The Volokh Conspiracy has a VERY interesting read on Cuba. It seems liberals are always judging the goodness of a government by 'how many people react to it fondly.' This argument is full of holes. With Communist indoctrination, many in Russia fondly remember Stalin, probably the most notorious mass murderer in the history of the world:
http://volokh.com/archives/archive_2008_02_24-2008_03_01.shtml#1203921902

Iran, North Korea, Venezuela, and Russia

Washington, DC (TLS). Iran's race to build and deploy a nuclear weapon involves a few key players that add up to a dire axis of destruction for the West. We now have proof positive that Iran has joined with North Korea and Venezuela to form a dangerous liaison of extremists who are intent on extending their power world-wide.

We also know that Russia is selling nukes to Syria and Iran.

Thus, while the Democrats in Congress sit twiddling their thumbs and going goo-goo gaa-gaa, the world edges ever closer to global nuclear war.

Read the full report on this dangerous development here, at CNSNews:
http://www.cnsnews.com/ViewForeignBureaus.asp?Page=/ForeignBureaus/archive/200703/FOR20070307a.html