The Fallout OF MH17

Among those lost on the Malaysian Airlines flight that went down over the Ukraine yesterday were 100 world renowned AIDS researchers who were bound for an AIDS…

The President Who Didn’t Care

The news yesterday was big, dramatic, and overwhelming. A civilian jet was shot out of the sky near the Ukraine-Russian border. Israel launched a ground offensive against…

Victory in Europe Day May 8th 1945

Today Europe observes the 69th anniversary of the end of World War II. Victory in Europe (V-E) Day was celebrated on May 8th 1945. A document of…

Odessa Jews Pen Emergency Evacuation Plan as Ukraine Crisis Escalates

As Friday’s anniversary commemorating the 70th anniversary of Soviet Russia’s victory over Germany in WWII fast approaches, the escalating violent clashes between Ukraine and pro-Russian forces has…

Hashtag Diplomacy! Another Winner for the State Department

Secretary of State Kerry sounded a warning yesterday – not that anyone who was paying attention needed one.  Russia is still making quite a show of power…

Crimea Update: Russia Storms Last Ukrainian Base and Weekend Links

The illegal invasion of Crimea continues under the iron fist of Vladimir Putin. The first serious military action between Ukraine and Russia occurred yesterday when machine guns…

Venezuela Protests Update: Dozens Dead, Food Shortages, and a Missing AP Story

While our attentions are laser focused on the illegal occupation of Ukraine by the chest-pounding Vladimir Putin and the less-than-tepid response to that invasion by the we-don’t-want-to-offend-you…

Crimea Referendum Vote and Weekend Links

An update, including results of today’s Crimea Referendum vote in Ukraine, is at the bottom of this post. On Sunday, the people of Crimea go to the…

Idaho Company, InteliScope, Opts for Suspension of Commerce with Russia

[Full disclosure: InteliScope LLC is owned and operated by my husband and located near our home in Northern Idaho.] After weighing its options for several days following…

Russia’s “Uncontested Arrival” in Ukraine’s Crimea Region and Weekend Links

Ukraine, a nation of 45 million people, which borders Europe and southwestern Russia, has been in chaos for some time now. We, at Victory Girls, began writing…

Putin Rising? Russian Warship Docks in Havana, Cuba Harbor

It took a mere two and half days following the Olympics Closing Ceremony, and an announcement of what amounts to military surrender on the world stage from…

Russia Rekindles Alliance with Cuba; Invades Crimea (Video)

The Sochi Olympics have barely ended, and Russian president Vladimir Putin has already dropped his nice-guy mask. Before the Olympics, he tried to put on a good…

Former Russian Figure Skater’s Racist Obama Tweet and Weekend Links

Day 3 of the Olympics and people are still talking about Irina Rodnina, the racist FOV (friend of Vlad) Russian politician, elected to Putin’s United Russia party,…

The Sochi Winter Olympics – Dangerous Water, Pillows, and maybe Sports

Yesterday the sports part officially got started in Sochi, the site of the 2014 Winter Olympics.  There is now team figure skating (I have no idea what…

The Ukraine Protests and Weekend Links

While the American press has been focused on Justin Beiber, did you know the Ukraine capital of Kiev is burning? Protests have spread to other cities in…

“Will Make Americano for American Student” Thoughts on American Exceptionalism Abroad

This advertisement on a chalkboard in front of a café in France lured me in about a week ago. The promise of a familiar Americano at a…

Mr. Putin, Come See America the Exceptional!

Dear Vlad, Here on this blog and elsewhere, many people, including myself, agree wholehearted with your assessment of Syria, our current President, and his foreign policy blunders…

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