The Future Belongs To Russia

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WSJ;

Russian authorities have opened a piracy case against Greenpeace environmental activists who attempted to scale an OAO Gazprom OGZPY -1.70% oil platform in the Barents Sea last week to protest Arctic drilling.

Russia's Investigative Committee, the federal law-enforcement body conducting the probe, vowed Tuesday to bring to justice all those involved in the incident "regardless of their citizenship." Under Russian law, piracy carries a penalty of up to 15 years in prison.

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Hopefully they are found guilty.

The Russian method of justice seems to have an interesting goal. To make sure shit like this doesn't happen again. We should try it some time.

With regard to the related article...

Funny how the western press never connects these "pirates" with the fact that they are muslim. And like all good muslims these "pirates" are simply following the dictates of their "prophet" - to murder, rob and enslave the infidel.

It's the Barbary Coast all over again, but instead of the Americans who "burned-out" nests of pirates - to the benefit of the whole planet - Ditherington O'bumbles has relinquished that vital undertaking to the Russians.

Sounds like the Russians have found a good solution.

Well this will be interesting. When the greenies are sent to the gulag in Siberia and forced to cut wood (and wear fur) in order to keep from freezing to death will their heads explode?

It's good to know that not all Nations on this planet have succumbed to political correctness.

I agree with the Russians,Greenpeace can claim whatever they want,but their "activists" actions still smack of piracy.

While we twist ourselves in knots trying to accommodate every radical group extant,some Nations realize they have a right to defend themselves.

Let's hope this trend catches on.

"Under Russian law, piracy carries a penalty of up to 15 years in prison."

That's only if there's evidence of apprehension, rumor has it that there's a lot of shark poop in the ocean that used to be Somali pirates.

With America and the prime NATO nations in the control of a global banking cartel which has installed surrogate gangster governing cabals, Russia stands alone in shrugging o the G20/UN globalists and remains a sovereign nation financially and politically - Putin ( although no angel) stands head and sholders above America's federal ruling cabal in ethics and in both military and inancial strength - we now see him taking the leadership rol in the UN security council.

America and global peace has been totally destabilized by this rogue president.

While Greenpeace is getting what it deserves, the future does not in any way belong to Russia. Given its incredible demographic decline and the annual exodus of tens of thousands of people, it's highly doubtful Russia even has a future. All they can do is watch their corruption-based economy depricate and blame it on homosexuals and foreigners.

Future problems at Russian rigs = less
Everyone else = more

If population were the key to economic success, New Delhi would be the richest city on the planet.

Strawman. No one's saying it's 'the key' but cleary having all your young and educated people leave is a bad sign and bad thing, and that's what's happening in Russia. Alongside massive capital flight. New Delhi has a far brighter future than Russia.

Nature historically abhors a vacuum (even political) and Russia has filled this vacuum by accident or design.

Better the Kremlin than Tehran, Islamabad or Riyadh....

Not only is Russia's population (like Japan's) shrinking, it is suffering from gender imbalance. Russia's male: female ratio is 0.46 -- a substantial shortage of males.


From The Economist: Russians are dying out, with dire consequences
Russia's demography befits a country at war. The population of 142m is shrinking by 700,000 people a year. By 2050 it could be down to 100m. The death rate is double the average for developed countries. The life expectancy of Russian males, at just 60 years, is one of the lowest in the world. Only half of Russian boys now aged 16 can expect to live to 60, much the same as at the end of the 19th century.

No babies to kiss

“If this trend continues, the survival of the nation will be under threat,” Mr Putin said in his first state-of-the-nation address in 2000. Six years later he offered an increase in child support and a bonus for second babies. Since then the birth rate has started to climb, the number of deaths has declined and life expectancy has edged up a little (see chart 5). Mr Putin rejoiced: “We have overcome the trend of rising deaths and falling births…In the next three to four years we can stabilise the population figures.”

But demographers say there are few grounds for optimism, and Russia's goal of increasing the population to 145m is unattainable. Anatoly Vishnevsky, Russia's leading demographer, says an increase in the number of births in a single year does not reverse a trend.

www.economist.com/node/12627956

Words cannot express the complete indifference (which could change to schadenfreude under the right conditions) for these yahoos. Russia has never been known for its niceness.

When is Poland going to stick it to Russia (RE: shale gas)?

Why is it that it's always the Russians that have to take on the pirates and do something about them? The greenpeace watermelons are dangerous and should be dealt with accordingly. Presumable dealing with them "gently" will just be 15 years in Siberia rather than them "disappearing" after they're captured.

One hopes that when it is established, in Russian law, that Greenpeace's
actions were piracy, the more direct methods which are now usual with
the Russian navy will be employed:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1toRYJC3_Es

The US propaganda apparatus decreed that the fate of the Pussy Rioters
now doing hard time was because they insulted President Vladimir Putin.
While I doubt that Putin shed any tears over their fates, they were in
fact convicted of desecration and religious hatred, for, not any old
performance, but for their despicable actions inside what is likely
Russia's most important church. Probably Greenpeacers believed the
propaganda, and gave little weight to the plain fact they were going to
commit crimes in Russian territory.

Speaking of Somali pirates, surely there must still be some napalm in
military inventories. Good to use against pirate bases.

"If population were the key to economic success, New Delhi would be the richest city on the planet. "

Very concise. Well said.

Well, if there's one thing Russia does not need is another old ship. However, it would be quite fitting if Russia seized the Greenpeacer's ride, sailed it down to the Black Sea...and sank it as an artificial reef.

What a noble end!

Depricate? Really LAS?
Your lack of schooling in showing.

I think I am beginning to develop a kind of respect - even warmth, for Mother Russia. Proves that no one is all bad!

Unlike the economies you're probably used to pondering, the Russian economy isn't dependent on a large pool of labour. The Russian motivation for population growth isn't economically motivated. These days they're Saudi Arabia with hookers and borscht.

But Russia aside, the Canadian "we need immigration to offset a massive labour shortage" is pure dogma. IMNSHO the gap between welfare and minimum wage is FAR to small for that argument to have merit.

But Russia aside, the Canadian "we need immigration to offset a massive labour shortage" is pure dogma.

No that's called Econ 101. All the borscht and hookers in Russia aren't going to take care of and fund the care of the elderly. Immigration has been only massively beneficial to Canada.

IMNSHO the gap between welfare and minimum wage is FAR to small for that argument to have merit.

I don't even understand what the point of this is.

It's a very sad commmentary, Larry. Russia's decisiveness looks good mostly because never has the West, and in particular the so-called Great Republic, been under such weak and flaccid leadership as it is today with the current occupant of the White House.

Teddy Roosevelt would be utterly beyond words; he would instead be getting out a horse-whip. Even the perennially drunken ba$tard US Grant would be stunned into sobriety by the sheer lack of grit or principle in the WH today. And Washington? He might concede that the British might be right that the Colonials were incapable of running their own affairs if the spinelessenss of the current administration was the end result of the Revolution.

Immigration was beneficial to Canada during the boom of industrialization and manufacturing. That time is over. Not that Canada should shut the doors entirely.. but 250,000 per year is absolute insanity. And if you can't understand why the gap between minimum wage and welfare is relevant there's not much more to talk about.

The piracy charge is solid and original, well done Vlad!. Greenpeace will not be able to do the same siht again. Other nations are watching, I am sure, Mr. Harper.

Yeah but some islamo-fascist 18 year old somalian isn't going to give an Eff about doddering old white infidel fogies.

And I'm not going to give an Eff about some 18-year old Somalian.

That time is over.

Objectively false. Alberta and much of Canada is in desperate need of labor. More immigration please!

"I don't even understand what the point of this is."


I do, so I am still smarter than you!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I agree that Russia has quite enough old ships, including in their navy. In 2010 while sailing past the island naval base Kronstadt on a cruise ship we saw many naval vessels including some clunkers, one of which had hoisted anchor and was belching so much black smoke I suspected it was still a bunker oil burner.

Loki, I agree, but one can wish.

The ship should confiscated and as someone suggested used to augment a harbour break water or reef.

Putins Petard. The commies infest Greenpeace and then the ex-KGB colonel has to deal with the watermelons turning on them. Boo Hoo.

The future probably doesn't belong to Russia. That country has many, many problems (not least its demographics).

But there's no doubt that the folks in the Kremlin are proving much more nimble and quick-witted than the crew in the White House right now.

Yeah well, talk about yer demographics....it seems that the ME generally, Iran especially is in the same position replacement wise as Europe and Russia.....well below replacement levels....population decline....

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