In the west, it is common place for Mainstream Media outlets to spew rhetoric in order to push an agenda.  Whether it be a war effort, or politically motivated towards a particular party, many people are well aware of this fact and at least take it into account when reading a news story.  Unfortunately, when an individual isn't too familiar with the topic at hand, they are left with no option but take the story as fact, leading towards mass acceptance of government sponsored... Full Story

We already talked about the fact a few days ago, that Georgia got itself in the headlines again by pulling a doozy of a political stunt by pro-government Imedi TV, that will probably cause repercussions that will haunt Georgia for quite awhile. That political stunt is starting to roll over Georgia like a snowball rolling down a mountain and it is getting bigger all the time. There now has come out into the public eye, several recorded phone conversations between various upper level people... Full Story

Saturday night during the news hour on Imedi TV channel, Made a broadcast that Russia had invaded Georgia after a “terror attack” on the president of South Ossetian republic, Eduard Kokoity. The news report started out and stated that Georgian president Mikhail Saakashvili and his government had been evacuated. They did have a short disclaimer (like this statement) about not being true at the end of the newscast, very short! And at the beginning of the news cast was a... Full Story

Paralympic Games 2010: When I was in the states years ago, I became a big sponsor of the Paralympics and also of the Special Olympics. I have had the pleasure to cook, organize and feed multiples of thousands of these Olympic contestants in my time. One of the most memorial times for me was the paralympics after the 1996 Olympics in Atlanta Georgia. Right Now the Paralympics is going on in Vancouver Canada... The Paralympic Games are held every four years, following the Olympic... Full Story

It seems that one presidential election would not make that much difference. But when you had a leaders such as the last Ukraine president and Prime Minister you really have no where to go but up.Today several announcements have been made and it looks like Ukraine might see a little light at the end of the tunnel instead of total darkness.The first thing that happened was: MOSCOW, March 12 (Itar-Tass) -- Standard and Poor’s, an international rating agency, has raised the sovereign... Full Story

A traffic police officer from the Chelyabinsk region, caught in the act of taking a bribe of two thousand rubles, ate the money right in front of the police. On March 2, 2010 a traffic police officer stopped a car driven by a resident of Kasli who broke the rules of the road (passing in a no passing zone). The officer demanded a bribe of 2,000 rubles for not filing a report on the incident. The driver then left to get the money. Instead of getting the money, the driver went to the police for... Full Story

The Nabucco pipeline has been used to slap Russia in the face time and time again. This pipeline has also been touted as the answer to break the Russian Bear's hold on Europe...But there has been a huge flaw from day one and that is getting gas to fill the pipeline. It seems that in the last few months Europe has come to a realization that Russia is the only way to fill the pipeline that is to save Europe from the Evil Russian Bear... (interesting thought...)Now - South Stream and Nabucco, the... Full Story

The Nord Stream pipeline development has exposed treasures that were not expected! The latest discovery was made during a search of the seabed east of the Swedish island of Gotland by the Nord Stream consortium, which is building a 750-mile pipeline in the Baltic Sea. The 12 wrecks were found in a 30-mile-long and 1.2-mile-wide corridor of the sea.The find is considered to be exceptional because the Baltic sea has a lower salt level and by that one condition, a sea worm that attacks and eats... Full Story

There are several big issues that are circling the Russian news agencies: One is Russia joining NATO and the next is that the US and Russia are currently negotiating a successor to the START nuclear disarmament treaty.Lavrov the Russian Foreign Minister has always made it clear that NATO is the "hind end of a donkey" and he was given normative support for this thinking recently: Madeleine Albright, secretary of state under former President Bill Clinton and currently involved in the... Full Story