You comparing Stalin to Hitler? Are people mad these days?
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Russian Hacker, Wanted by F.B.I., Is Arrested in Prague, Czechs Say
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#122Earlier quoted context omitted.
> "Not only that, but the US has already said Russia is behind those attacks; it would actually harm their argument if they built a giant PR campaign" Did not US said that Iraq had a weapon of mass destruction and invaded them with a huge PR campaign?
And Iraq actually had weapons of mass desctruction.
well if you're going to go there... there's a great Bill Hicks sketch about how we knew the Iraqis had WMDs, we had the receipts!
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#123If I was Snowden I would be very worried. If the US gets a hold of this guy I could see Putin offering Snowden up as a trade to get him back.
Doubt it, Snowden has much more propaganda value making Russia look like the good guys protecting the world from evil USA.
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#124You comparing Stalin to Hitler? Are people mad these days?
Well, both are dictators responsible for the death of millions of people for political and ethnic reasons. They are perfectly comparable. http://www.nybooks.com/articles/2011/03/10/hitler-vs-stalin-... http://historyofrussia.org/stalin-killed-how-many-people/
> Well, both are dictators responsible for the death of millions of people for political and ethnic reasons.
I guess that's Hitler, Stalin and Churchill[1] then.
1. The Bengal famine claimed between 1.5-4m lives
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#125Earlier quoted context omitted.
You do realise that in modern russia Stalin is considered a hero and praised? The actions of USSR in Prague are viewed in a positive light. If Germany was uniformly praising Hitler and building him monuments I somehow doubt Germany would have a lot of friends.
This comes as a surprise to me. Prague is rife with anti-communist monuments. Plaques implore the viewer to never forget about the scourge of totalitarian rule. Free anti-communist movies were on display in the park. I was a tourist; I'm not disputing what you said.
All of the above I said about Russia, the surprising part is having a pro Russian president in the Czech Republic.
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#126Earlier quoted context omitted.
Unfortunately, our (Czech) president is a big friend with Russia/China etc., he actively pulls strings in the background, so I wouldnt be surprised if this scenario would magically happen, somehow.
That would mean pissing of the US big time though. Now they have the choice between aggravating the US or Russia. Ahh, good old times...
Hong Kong showed the way with Snowden: You ping the victim giving him a 24 to 48h head start. Then he is gone and it's or your problem anymore.
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#127Earlier quoted context omitted.
Strange question. People are friends with Germany, no? Japan has good relationships with the US etc.
You do realise that in modern russia Stalin is considered a hero and praised? The actions of USSR in Prague are viewed in a positive light. If Germany was uniformly praising Hitler and building him monuments I somehow doubt Germany would have a lot of friends.
Heh, just give it time[1]. The EU is bringing back Nazism all over the place: Greece (3rd party officially), Austria, Hungary, France and now Germany.
[1] http://www.aljazeera.com/news/2016/09/germany-vote-results-1...
Re: Russian Hacker, Wanted by F.B.I., Is Arrested in Prague, Czechs Say
#128I can imagine this going like this: 1. They extradite this guy to USA 2. Accuse him of hacking and offering him a plea and full protection if he says that Putin was the one who sponsored these attacks 3. Guy says whatever they want him to say 4. USA has now "solid" evidence that Putin hacked them
People can imagine all sorts of things, but the US already has solid evidence that Russia is behind a number of US hacks. Not only that, but the US has already said Russia is behind those attacks; it would actually harm their argument if they built a giant PR campaign around this dude, because it would call into question the previous attribution. I can imagine this going like this: 1. They extradite this guy to the U…
Please share this solid evidence, we've all been looking for it but can't seem to find it anywhere.
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#129Earlier quoted context omitted.
People can imagine all sorts of things, but the US already has solid evidence that Russia is behind a number of US hacks. Not only that, but the US has already said Russia is behind those attacks; it would actually harm their argument if they built a giant PR campaign around this dude, because it would call into question the previous attribution. I can imagine this going like this: 1. They extradite this guy to the U…
> People can imagine all sorts of things, but the US already has solid evidence that Russia is behind a number of US hacks. And the proof is?
There's a bunch of information on the evidence that is out there, along with external citations in this article:
http://motherboard.vice.com/read/all-signs-point-to-russia-b...
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#130Earlier quoted context omitted.
People can imagine all sorts of things, but the US already has solid evidence that Russia is behind a number of US hacks. Not only that, but the US has already said Russia is behind those attacks; it would actually harm their argument if they built a giant PR campaign around this dude, because it would call into question the previous attribution. I can imagine this going like this: 1. They extradite this guy to the U…
Please share this solid evidence, we've all been looking for it but can't seem to find it anywhere.
I shared some of it on a previous thread, which you can find with the search thingy at the bottom of the page.