Russia has a great place in history. Currently, well...Love the russians. Their government - Putin is a little nuts. The bare back rider pic, plus other shirtless pics. Grandiose delusions possibly. edit: it was the video of him finding and raising his shirt, then kissing the very young boys' bare stomach- that really made me realize what kind of man Putin is-megalomaniac...Wonder if Russian's saw that video. Here it is: http://www.cbsnews.com/videos/putin-kisses-boys-stomach/
Not really or more accurately not at all. Some of it may be opinion but it is based on solid information and the people on that site have a very good long term track record both as to the accuarcy of thier information and their analyis of what is happening and what may happen. Insults rather than fact or logic. That's a pretty clear indication you are loosing this discussion. Indeed your postings exmplify that. That's nice. Although why we should trust their analysis any more than yours in an open question. Thus illustrating that you don't have any idea what you are talking about. Obama won't be a "lame duck" for a while yet. It's also quite clear that he isn't a muslim. I'd be interested to see just what lies you are talking about as well.
Your "business associates" might need to ensure, that they are doing "just fine". However not everybody seems to feel the same...: Standard & Poor’s downgrades Russia's credit rating to junk https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lL8FzvaXTcQ Falling oil prices push the ruble down http://www.dw.de/falling-oil-prices-push-the-ruble-down/a-18188187 IMF Predicts Russian Economy Will Shrink 3.5 Percent in 2015 http://www.themoscowtimes.com/article/514608.html?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter Russian Politician Tells Public to ‘Eat Less,’ As Food Prices Rise http://globalvoicesonline.org/2015/01/22/russian-politician-tells-public-to-eat-less-as-food-prices-rise/ Mortgage payments now larger than salaries for some Russians due to ruble’s rapid collapse http://business.financialpost.com/2015/01/06/mortgage-payments-now-larger-than-salaries-for-some-russians-due-to-rubles-rapid-collapse/ Russian Food Price Inflation Reaches Up to 150% — Prosecutor http://www.themoscowtimes.com/business/article/russia-s-top-prosecutor-launches-food-price-checks-as-inflation-accelerates/514681.html