Andrei Martyanov — As Was Predicted.

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Andrei Martyanov leaves a key piece out of this post, one that he and others have mentioned previously. The political jostling for control between the Western-leaning liberals (or so-called fifth column), the Russian oligarchs, and military-intelligence is over in Russia. Putin had been balancing these factors previously. Now the Stavka (General Staff) won and is control of Russian policy. This happened some time ago. It began after Kosovo and the eastward Nato expansion under Bill Clinton. After having stood by while the USSR collapsed, they are determined not to make a similar mistake again.Reminiscence of the FutureAs Was Predicted. Andrei MartyanovSee also by AM.Sen. Tom Cotton as ignoramus of the year. Ohh, Goody...See alsoMoon of AlabamaThe Lunacy Of Waging A War On Iran

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