tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8019578584768795401.post1286302709095205620..comments2023-09-08T11:36:24.207+02:00Comments on Mat Rodina: Sanctions Backfire: Visa and MasterCard Stanislavhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01399899593777065344noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8019578584768795401.post-1558099532589843142014-03-31T04:59:09.151+03:002014-03-31T04:59:09.151+03:00A minor clarification here.
Visa and MasterCard a...A minor clarification here.<br /><br />Visa and MasterCard are not owned by two banks.<br /><br />They are in fact owned by a large number (numbering in the thousands) of member banks.Matthew Saroffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09182726521277446600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8019578584768795401.post-48659255359979215882014-03-28T01:51:51.298+03:002014-03-28T01:51:51.298+03:00Recent events in Crimea show that Putin is intelli...Recent events in Crimea show that Putin is intelligent and has strategic savvy. Russia has the right man for our time to advance the interests of Russia. What does America have?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8019578584768795401.post-76090351855290304852014-03-28T01:24:47.961+03:002014-03-28T01:24:47.961+03:00Please, trust your money to the same people who ju...Please, trust your money to the same people who just stole your retirement savings to fund a bunch of Crimean crybabies. Pretty much everyone on Earth trusts any American financial institution over even the best of what Russia has to offer, especially if they are associated with the government or Putin. Stanny, how do you get the taste of Putin out of your mouth? Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8019578584768795401.post-34771682642848962272014-03-28T00:25:55.417+03:002014-03-28T00:25:55.417+03:00http://news.yahoo.com/russian-sanctions-pointless-...http://news.yahoo.com/russian-sanctions-pointless-next-ones-could-hurt-u-193330373.htmlAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8019578584768795401.post-59576194828023916942014-03-27T02:26:40.362+03:002014-03-27T02:26:40.362+03:00http://rt.com/news/tymoshenko-calls-destroy-russia...http://rt.com/news/tymoshenko-calls-destroy-russia-917/Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8019578584768795401.post-81743094424145044302014-03-24T03:21:55.444+03:002014-03-24T03:21:55.444+03:00Wishful thinking, Mat!Wishful thinking, Mat!auntturtlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06850659352252593694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8019578584768795401.post-70802941155242121532014-03-22T22:09:04.203+03:002014-03-22T22:09:04.203+03:00At times like these, I wish I had agency over the ...At times like these, I wish I had agency over the country I live in, if not agency over the country I'd like to live in. In the latter case, it would be a resurgent Prussia, and I would be backing Russia to the hilt out of sheer principle.<br /><br />But at that point, I would prefer to be dealing with someone else who had total agency over Russia. Putin is a man worthy of respect but does not strike me as trustworthy. Hard to live and let live, even with the best intentions under those circumstances. At least the idea of cold war suggests some kind of "stalemate" but it's a hostile environment.JDAMhttp://nationlesspatriot.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.com