They want to become the power they once were!<br><br><div><span class="gmail_quote">On 9/6/07, <b class="gmail_sendername">Simon Smith</b> <<a href="mailto:simon@snosoft.com">simon@snosoft.com</a>> wrote:</span><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
I agree with what you said for the most part. I also know that most<br>Russian people are very happy with what Putin is doing. Thus far, in<br>their eyes, he's one of the best leaders that they've had in ages. Do<br>
you think that Russia is actually going to become a threat again? Do you<br>think this will go back to the cold-war like times?<br><br>Joel R. Helgeson wrote:<br>> There was a time in foreign policy where no country, no diplomat would make
<br>> a foreign policy decision without first asking "what does Russia think of<br>> this?". Well, Russia is no longer a super power, the fall from which left<br>> Putin feeling excluded. He's always wanted to get Russia back to superpower
<br>> status, he wants his Mother Russia to be significant again.<br>><br>> For years, the Russian economy was cash strapped. Just recently Putin<br>> revamped the entire tax system and implemented a 12% flat tax. For the first
<br>> time since the collapse, the tax revenues are POURING in. They now have<br>> enough gas to fuel a plane, and now they want to get back into being viewed<br>> as a superpower, to be 'feared', they desperately want to matter again, to
<br>> be important.<br>><br>> So, they're acting out in an aggressive manner - using tried and true cold<br>> war era tactics. It comes across to me as childish, throwing a fit just to<br>> get attention.
<br>><br>> It is not propaganda, Russia is just trying to say "We're BAAAAAAAAAAAAAACK!<br>> And this time, we've got 31337 H4x0rz!"<br>><br>> Joel Helgeson<br>> 952-858-9111<br>><br>
> -----Original Message-----<br>> From: <a href="mailto:full-disclosure-bounces@lists.grok.org.uk">full-disclosure-bounces@lists.grok.org.uk</a><br>> [mailto:<a href="mailto:full-disclosure-bounces@lists.grok.org.uk">
full-disclosure-bounces@lists.grok.org.uk</a>] On Behalf Of Simon Smith<br>> Sent: Thursday, September 06, 2007 11:47 AM<br>> To: <a href="mailto:full-disclosure@lists.grok.org.uk">full-disclosure@lists.grok.org.uk</a>
<br>> Subject: [Full-disclosure] What do you guys make of this?<br>><br>> So, whats up with Russia these days? I'm hearing more and more about<br>> Russia on the news. Is this just propaganda or is something really going on?
<br>><br>> <a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/6957589.stm">http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/6957589.stm</a><br>><br>> - simon<br>><br>> ----------------------<br>> <a href="http://www.snosoft.com">
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