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"If this would destabilize the dollar enough . . . it could cause a sudden drop in the U.S. dollar, which could signal a tsunami of dollars coming back to America and could set off a very, very ugly, ugly bout of inflation, which could build into a hyperinflation in America. This would bring social unrest in America. This is the social unrest the U.S. military and the Pentagon have been saying is inevitable and is coming to America. This is exactly the kind of backdrop you would expect to have before this would occur."
If you try to dismiss any of this as Russian state propaganda, then here is something else you should be aware of. Did you hear of the spontaneously organized procession in which, after the official parade, half a million people marched through Moscow with portraits of their relatives who died in World War II? The event was called "The Eternal Regiment" (Бессмертный полк). Similar processions took place in many cities throughout Russia, and the total number of participants is estimated at around 4 million.Western press either panned it or billed it as an attempt by Putin to whip up anti-western sentiment. Now that sort of "press coverage," my fellow space travelers, is pure propaganda! No, it was an enthusiastic, spontaneous outpouring of genuine public sentiment. If you think about it just a tiny bit, nothing on this scale could be contrived artificially, and the thought that millions of people would prostitute their dead for propaganda purposes is, frankly, both cynical and insulting.
America's Achilles Heel and Russia's indomitable spirit
Comment: Despite Poroshenko paying lip service to the Minsk agreements after Kerry's rejoinder in Sochi, it seems Kiev is hell-bent on continuing the destruction. In addition to the indiscriminate shelling of their own people, Ukrainian forces have also captured two Russian volunteers in the rebel militia. Predictably, guys like Klimkin triumphantly announced the capture of "Russian officers" (see? proof of Russian invasion!) and threatened to put them on open trial for 'war crimes'. In a bad imitation of the old KGB, Kiev's SBU released footage of the men reading what amount to their scripted 'confessions'. The Russian MOD is calling for their return. Maybe Kiev thinks capturing these two volunteers is good justification for resuming heavy shelling? If so, they're all kinds of stupid.