In Soviet Russia, finish this joke

It takes a lot to upstage new Bond girl Olga Kurylenko.
A small Russian communist party has just done it.  Anyone who tops this by close-of-business Tuesday, I promise I will Paypal you $1:
“In the name of all communists we appeal to you, Olga Kurylenko, wanton daughter of unclean Ukraine and deserter of the Slavic world. [...]

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Presented without comment

August 14  (Originally posted by Mischa)
“In the 21st century, nations don’t invade other nations.”
-Senator John McCain, Fox News, August 13.
“For anyone who thought that stark international aggression was a thing of the past, the last week must have come as a startling wake-up call.”
-Senator John McCain, Wall Street Journal, August 14.

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Barely legal Russian cyber … (war, you perverts.)

August 10 (Originally posted by Mischa)
The Russian effort in Georgia has a powerful ally: hackers. (You were expecting maybe bear cavalry?) Several Georgian state servers, as well as the websites of the Office of the President, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and Ministry of Defense have been hijacked, starting weeks in advance of [...]

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And it’s war

August 8  (Originally posted by Mischa)

Russian armored units have the crossed the border into Georgia amidst escalating fears of humanitarian disaster. There’s a handful of required sources for anyone trying to track this as it develops: Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty ; Eurasianet ; and the Eurasia Daily Monitor. (EDM’s parent, the Jamestown Foundation, [...]

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