With a turnout of around 64% and glares of disapproval from the Western world, Crimean voters went out today to vote in a referendum on whether to rejoin Ukraine or seek accession into the Russian Federation. As expected, they overwhelmingly chose the later.
Exit polling showed 93 percent in favor of joining Russia among voters. The turnout figures and the overwhelming result suggest ethnic Russians, a strong majority in Crimea, dominated the vote while opponents like the Tatar minority stayed at home.
The debate over whether or not to join the Russian Federation broke down largely along racial lines, with the US and EU, now backing the interim government in Ukraine, insisting they wouldn’t recognize the result of the referendum.
Whether they recognize it or not, however, the vote is in and the next step is Russia’s to take. Though President Putin has expressed reservations about annexing Crimea, many in the Russian parliament have strongly supported the idea, and with the vote behind them, it seems likely to happen in a fairly expedited manner.
I'm sure that as we write, John Heinz Botox has a brilliant counter to this victory for Putin and enormous loss for the "Ukrainian" (ahem!) Kosher lords of Kiev, such as, "There will be REAL consequences unless you undo the referendum, tell the voters of Crimea to go to hell, fall down and worship the IMF and ITS oligarchs and restore Gay rights in Moscow. And I mean REAL consequences!"
As an American, I can only hope against hope that this represents the beginning of the end of the outrageous hubris, monumental incompetence and outrageous narcissism of the Washingtonian elite.
"Kosher lords of Kiev"? Is it really necessary to echo the Banderists of Ukraine with their repulsive "Jews of Moscow" rhetoric?
Yup. The Banderists and most legitimate Ukrainian nationalists are being played like violins by the IMF and its henchmen. How else could you explain the presence of IDF personnel aiding the coup?
No Ukrainian nationalist of any type would pledge allegiance to the fellow tribe members of Kaganovich, Berman and Yagoda.
Thanks to Hillary's hire, Victoria Nuland's meddling in Ukraine's internal squablings. It this the desired result from the Hillary Neocon nexis, or is this result an unforeseen outcum…??? 1 thing is certain, it is the Neocons fomenting death sorrow, destruction & death (AGAIN ..!!!) for which we Americans will be paying a price…. as our Neos werk to up the ante, after losing the last hand…. Still giddy high after their "New Pearl Harbor Putsch" and successful cover-up…. What was it again, First Iraq, then Syria, Iran….
I think you're right to bring up Hillary. Syria's 'revolution' came on her watch, & I'm about 80% certain there's a public statement of hers sometime (probably) prior to that talking about ~~older methods (such as proxy war) as an alternative to overt invasion. (also hadn't remembered Nuland was her hire…:)
What was it again, First Iraq, then Syria, Iran….
I think order changed between versions, it mighta been a 'set' not a 'sequence.' I s'pect we're effectively more than half way through the Yinon-derived hitlists. But Israel's whores keep acting as if each pretext for the next hit were some urgent crisis…like you gotta save-the-world from the-new-hitler and hurry up on it for every one of 'em. And even before we're 'done' with one you'll hear wussies emphatically renouncing any sympathy for him (and Peter denied Christ thrice for similar reasons). It's not even a sale anymore, it's just psywar on dissenters.
Ok, ketchup consort, your move.
Irak, Lybia, Syria etc…and now Ukraina what ,next ? Illegal vote no US Policy is illegal…
It's all not looking good. Spin it how u want, the danger of real conflict remains. let's dance.
Look at these pictures:
http://hinter-der-fichte.blogspot.fr/2014/03/ukra…
Every member of the Rada has an ID card to vote with, and these pictures show people voting multiple times. Even Yatsenyuk is pictured voting with stolen cards. This is the "democratically elected" parliament you keep hearing about.
So when you start hearing Kerry's et al insinuations about vote-rigging, remember they never once offered to openly observe the election themselves –they only whined from beginning to end. Dishonest rhetoric is all they have or want to offer.
And when you say "they", the reference is to the whole Western imperialist coterie, the US governing class, its servant media, and its European puppets. And whine has been what they have been confined to doing. In my memory, there has not been another such incident in which the ruling class has shown its ugly face so clearly. These filth are the enemies of the American people. One day they they will face a peoples' prosecutor.
I've heard some saying factions here had appeared divided for a while, and the unified noise on Ukraine was surprising and significant. I'm curious what you think happened.
What aday Crimea chose for their referendum. On the same day 46 years ago USArmy massacred more the 500 innocent civilians in My Lai. Now, that was illegal!
If Kosovo can separate from Serbia, Crimea can separate from Ukraine. (Funny how Washington gives its full blessing to the one but not the other).
Go Putin! It's time for referendums to boot out the cronies governing the eastern provinces of Ukraine as well.
Shame doesn't cut it here any longer, USG have passed the shambles shamelessness when it comes to its foreign or domestic policies, just look at latest CIA shambles shameless act, if they ever had shamed in what they have done for last 60 years they wouldn't create NSA for more shame, nor they would accept fascism as part of democratic process. Fascism is like Saudis and Neo European liberal fascism from Sweden to turkey, they will never let you build a church in Saudi Arabia, but they demand for your "democracy" to accept them as their religious friends. Fascism will never change their political standing toward race, religious and idea by Adolph Hitler, but they can be your friend as long as they can remain as, "the enemy of my enemy is my friend".
Just goes to show once again, the last thing the U.S.A. can stand is real democracy.
Absolutely. Like I told my union-thug buddies when VW workers told the UAW to piss off – Democracy is great, until the vote doesn't go YOUR way.
The ethnic Russiana are only 58% of the electorate and, of course, no free and fair referendum ever produces majorities over 90%! The definitive result is being given as 97.5%! With Crimea occupied by a private mercenary army which seems to answer to nobody identifiable, it's easy to see indimidation at work. People were intimidated into coming out and voting the right way or they were intimidated into staying at home. If NATO cuts and runs, it undermines the defence of Israel. An amusing outcome for a neocon scam.