Nothing raises my hackles more than the suppression of thought, and I often get a kick out of Russian cheekiness. In that vein, and in light of today’s news of a boost in funding for the only nuclear arsenal that has ever been deployed, here is a sample from a poster ad campaign for Russia Today that was rejected by US airports, though it is running in the UK:
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When it comes to major news media, it makes no sense to limit yourself to the outfits of your home nation (and no, Americans, BBC doesn’t really give you another perspective).
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H. L. Mencken
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Aki_Izayoi
February 3rd, 2010 at 12:03 am
I watched this today:
http://www.learner.org/resources/series58.html
Watch episode 14… start at 12:45 … it is quite similar to the US.
Aki_Izayoi
February 3rd, 2010 at 12:45 am
It’s video 13 actually…
Max
February 3rd, 2010 at 3:03 am
I’d feel safer if the nuclear forces of the U.S., France, and the UK were consolidated under NATO. Not a lot safer, but a little. It would save money if nothing else.
Mike
February 3rd, 2010 at 4:14 am
Trouble is, NATO seems to be just another branch of the US military, almost wholly funded by that country. I would certainly not feel better with this arrangement, since NATO bombed civililians in Serbia for 78 days in 1999.