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Now that Obama’s Buddy (Putin) is Back

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Putin Sworn in as Russia’s President Amid Protests

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“Attempts to shut people’s mouths with the help of a police baton are senseless and extremely dangerous.”

My photo op with Vlad Vladimirovich Putin

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Putin Summarized

So let’s summarize this “democratically elected” Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin’s background…
  • This guy belonged to the KGB.
  • He was in charge of surveillance of the student body of Leningrad State University.
  • For Russia, he’s interested in “sovereign democracy,” with no similarity to the American or British political systems.
  • Putin sought to increase Russian military presence in the Arctic.
  • He signed the Kyoto Protocol, under which Russia was not faced with any mandatory cuts, but other nations were.
  • He resumed long-distance flights of Russian strategic bombers.
  • Putin criticized the United States’ “monopolistic dominance in gobal relations.”
  • He opposed the U.S. missile shield in Europe.
  • Vladimir sought to strengthen Russian ties with the People’s Republic of China, to participate in joint Russian-Chinese military exercises.
  • Many experts believe Putin is trying to set up an Asian version of OPEC with Red China as an anti-NATO bloc.
  • Putin helped Iran with the construction of its first civilian nuclear power facility.
  • He enjoyed warm relations with Venezuela’s Hugo Chavez.
  • He re-established stronger ties with Fidel Castro’s Cuba.
  • Putin openly asserted tough new role for Russia in international politics, resembling the old role of Russia; the toughest speech from a leader of Russia since the time of the Cold War (Munich speech, 2007).
  • Putin Criticized the policies of the U.S. and NATO, condemning the “unipolar model of international relations as flawed and lacking moral basis.”
  • Putin condemned the hypocrisy of countries trying to teach democracy to Russia.
  • Putin maintains state-owned and state-controlled television.
  • Gorbachev accused Putin of suppression of news media and or election rules counter to the democratic ideals he has promoted.

Putin’s Recent Power

Putin sworn in

Putin was President of Russia for two consecutive terms, from 2000 to 2008.  Due to constitutionally mandated term limits, he could not run for a third term.  His right-hand man Medvedev ran instead, and appointed Putin as his Prime Minister for the past 4 years.  Now, after “sitting out” one term, Putin is again eligible for two more terms, this time 6-year terms, through 2024. This “election” has effectively put Putin (and his right-hand-man Medvedev) in control of Russia for up to 24 years.

Protests Against Putin – “For Fair Elections”

Moscow Rally, December 2011

Putin’s potential return was protested last winter by young urban professionals and successful middle class Russians through several demonstrations from December 2011- March 2012.  Demonstrators (up to 160,000 per event) demanded “Fair Elections”  after Putin’s candidacy was announced. About 1,000 people were arrested.
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Crackdowns Continue

Helmeted police clubbing demonstrators

On May 6, 2012, one day before Putin’s inauguration, 20,000 demonstrators protested and tried to march toward the Kremlin.  Helmeted riot police beat back the crowds with batons and detained more than 400 people. More than 100 of them under age 27 were issued draft notices, the Interfax news agency reported.

Today, May 7, 2012, about 1,000 protesters  tried to protest along Putin’s  motorcade route to the Kremlin.
Putin’s response was unprecedented security measures in the center of Moscow, where streets were closed to traffic and passengers were prevented from exiting subway stations.  Over 700 people have been detained.

 

The Passing of the “Nuclear Suitcase”

Putin's "Nuclear Suitcase" (1999)

The Kremlin ceremony of passing the “nuclear suitcase” from outgoing leader Dmitry Medvedev to Mr Putin was overseen by Russian Defence Minister Anatoly Serdyukov, news agency Interfax reported.

Widely seen as a relic of the Cold War stand-off between Moscow and Washington, the suitcase accompanies the Russian president on all his foreign trips.The Australian

“Back in the U.S.S.R.”

USSR flag

In the light of above facts, how can anyone call Russia a democracy today?
We are back in the USSR.

I come from a Lithuanian family displaced by Soviet (U.S.S.R.) occupation, annexation, deportation of 120,000 people in 1940, followed by attempted sovietization of Lithuania.

I can only hope and pray for the Russian people today, as well as for the rest of us. An old Soviet brand of autocracy seems to be creeping back into the government of Russia, against the wishes of the Russian people, and under the guise of democracy.  Putin continues to quote democracy, while defying all democratic principles shamelessly.

Attempts to shut people’s mouths with the help of a police baton are senseless and extremely dangerous. –  Gennady Zyuganov, Communist Party leader.

When even a Communist Party leader criticizes Putin’s heavy-handed autocracy, you know tyranny is afoot.
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Tyranny:  arbitrary or unrestrained exercise of power; despotic abuse of authority.
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Lithuania’s Take on Putin

Lithuanian Flag

Lithuania, previously a small, trampled neighbor of Russia’s,  now an independent  sovereign nation, has had much experience living at the foot (and at times under the foot) of  Russia.  For Lithuanians, watching developments in Russia is essential for survival.
The Lithuania Tribune has an interesting analysis, Now that Vladimir Putin is back, by Girnius.
Girnius points out:

Girnius

The ex-state security officer (Putin was in the KGB) is inclined to see hidden enemies and conspiracies where others only see coincidences. The level of suspicion of Putin and his supporters will only increase. Now that the opposition has become more active, it will not stop, maybe even get stronger, especially if the opinion of some observers happens to be true that the protests in response to the fabricated election results showed to the Russian people that the king was naked, that, despite the talks about the ruthless government of Putin and their own qualms, the Kremlin was vulnerable.

Even in the most favourable conditions it is naive to expect good relations with Russia. The imperial mindset is rooted so deeply in the ruling layers that Moscow simply doesn’t know how to communicate normally with its neighbours, especially the post-Soviet countries.
The caution expressed by Girnius towards Putin is not evident the the US.
As President Obama continues to pal up with Vladimir Putin behind out backs, half of America naively continues to support Obama.
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Obama and Putin

Last month, President Barack Obama’s private message to Putin was overheard:
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Apparently President Obama has secret plans with Vladimir Putin for nuclear arms reduction.  Plans in  defiance of the will of the American electorate, since Obama tells Vladimir secretly that he will “have more flexibility after his election”.
Obama’s secret defiance of the American electorate constitutes a traitorous violation of the Constitution of the United States, and a violation of President Obama’s oath of office, to protect that Constitution.
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America is Asleep

Despite evidence of Barack Obama’s secret and traitorous alliance with Vladimir Putin, half of Americans participating in Gallup polls continue to support Barack Obama for President.
So, unless some straw-grasping explanation for the invalidity of Gallup polls can be imagined (could Gallup be biased, like the bulk of the media?; or perhaps do conservatives refuse to participate in polls, thereby skewing the results?) – unless the validity of Gallup polls can be questioned,  it appears that America is asleep and is in complete ignorance of the dangers at our doorstep.

 

More Tyrants

Putin is not the only autocrat taking over and expanding powers of government in 2012.
The number of autocratic tyrants is increasing.

Election 2012;
Stay Tuned!

The November 2012 election will determine whether the United States reverses Obama’s present path toward expanding government power and increased spending.  Many interesting events are coming up very soon, which will determine America’s future:
  • The Wisconsin recall election June 5, 2012 – will determine on a State level whether expanding government or austerity will be chosen by the American people.  Wisconsin’s election will influence similar battles coming up soon in other States.
  • The Supreme Court decision on ObamaCare is also coming up in June — will President Obama’s largest attempt at expanding government control and mandates be upheld, or will it fail?  ObamaCare is also President Obama’s largest attempt at expanding Planned Parenthood and abortion.
  • The Republican Primary nominee should also crystallize in June; by June, Mitt Romney may have the 1144 delegates needed for the nomination.  If not, there could be a very unpredictable and exciting convention.
  • June also brings the release of the movie 2016, a movie produced by the producer of Schindler’s List, based on the New York Times best-seller by Dinesh D’Souza.  The movie documents theories of Barak Obama’s anti-colonialism (and his resulting hatred for America).  If this movie becomes a box office hit, it could landslide the election.
  • Finally, November brings the actual election, which will determine whether Barak Obama remains President of the United States.

One Less Tyrant

Obama's Flexibility

Let us hope, work, and pray that Election 2012 is a fair election, that Americans realize what is at stake, and that Vladimir Putin’s buddy Obama loses the traitorous “flexibility” he promised Vladimir Putin after the election, because Obama has been removed from office.

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The world needs one less tyrant. The world needs a model for responsible spending, a negation of the self-destructive abortion agenda, and a new and serious model for self-governance.  America, originally based on Judeo-Christian principles, still has the option to return to those Judeo-Christian principles and to provide that model for the world again.
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May God Continue to Bless and Guide America!

In London, I met Birute!

Such pleasant surprises when traveling– in London, I met Birute (an unmistakably Lithuanian name)!
Not only a pleasure to meet a fellow Lithuanian, but she loaned me some lovely Lithuanian books which contained some inspiring thoughts and poems —  a few photos of the pages below, for those who read Lithuanian.

For those who do not, I will post translations and more photos after my return to Madison.
Aciu labai, Birute! (Surasiu lietuviskus fontus sugrizus i Amerika).

God bless, and enjoy!

Happy Easter Monday!

Lithuanian Easter Eggs

(See Also, back by more popular demand, free Lithuanian Rosary mp3s, on the Feast of the Immaculate Conception, 12-8-16)

You can learn the prayers of the Rosary in Lithuanian in three ways:

  1. Listen to audio
  2. Download MP3
  3. Read text of prayers

Also available is a list of the Mysteries in Lithuanian.

Recent Addition: Separate individual recordings for each of the prayers, plus a recording of one decade of the rosary:

Lithuanian Rosary Prayers, December 8, 2012

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Lithuanian prayers AUDIO:

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Lithuanian Rosary Prayers – MP3 audio download

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(audio recorded and produced by Chris Reitz)

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Prayers of the Rosary

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Mysteries of the Rosary:

English

Lietuviškai

The Joyful Mysteries DŽIAUGSMO SLĖPINIAI
The Annunciation APREIŠKIMAS
The Visitation APLANKYMAS
The Nativity GIMIMAS
The Presentation of Jesus in the temple PAAUKOJIMAS
The finding of Jesus in the temple ATRADIMAS ŠVENTYKLOJE
The Sorrowful Mysteries KANČIOS SLĖPINIAI
The agony in the garden MALDA ALYVŲ SODE
The scourging at the pillar NUPLAKIMAS
The crowning with thorns VAINIKAVIMAS ERŠKĖČIAIS
The carrying of the cross KRYŽIAUS NEŠIMAS
The crucifixion and death of our Lord Jesus NUKRYŽIAVIMAS
The Glorious Mysteries GARBĖS SLĖPINIAI
The resurrection of Jesus from the dead PRISIKĖLIMAS
The ascension of Jesus into heaven ŽENGIMAS Į DANGŲ
The descent of the Holy Spirit ŠVENTOSIOS DVASIOS ATSIUNTIMAS
The assumption of Mary into heaven MARIJOS PAĖMIMAS Į DANGŲ
The coronation of Mary MARIJOS VAINIKAVIMAS
The Luminous Mysteries ŠVIESOS SLĖPINIAI
The Baptism of Our Lord KRIKŠTAS JORDANE
The Wedding at Cana APSIREIŠKIMAS KANOS VESTUVĖSE
The Proclamation of the Kingdom DIEVO KARALYSTĖS SKELBIMAS RAGINANT ATSIVERSTI
The Transfiguration ATSIMAINYMAS
The Institution of the Eucharist EUCHARISTIJOS ĮSTEIGIMAS

 

Sign of the Cross:

Vardan Dievo Tėvo, ir Sūnaus, ir Šventosios Dvasios. Amen.

Glory be

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Garbė Dievui Tėvui, Sūnui, ir Šventajai Dvasiai.
Kaip buvo pradžioj, dabar, ir visados, ir per amžius. Amen.

Hail Mary

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Sveika, Marija, malonės pilnoji! Viešpats su Tavimi.
Tu pagirta tarp moterų, ir pagirtas Tavo Sūnus Jėzus.
Šventoji Marija, Dievo Motina,
melskis už mus, nusidėjėlius, dabar ir mūsų mirties valandoje. Amen.

Our Father

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Tėve mūsų, kurs esi danguje!
Teesie šventas Tavo vardas,
teateinie Tavo karalystė,
teesie Tavo valia kaip danguje, taip ir ant žemės.
Kasdienės mūsų duonos duok mums šiandiena,
atleisk mums mūsų kaltes, kaip mes atleidžiam savo kaltininkams.
Nevesk mus į pagundą,
bet gelbėk mus nuo pikto. Amen.

Tikiu į Dievą Tėvą, visagalį,
dangaus ir žemės Sukurėją;
Ir į vienatinį jo Sūnų, Jėzų Kristų,mūsų Viešpatį,
kuris prasidėjo iš Šventosios Dvasios,
gimė iš Mergelės Marijos,
kentėjo prie Poncijaus Piloto,
buvo prikaltas prie kryžiaus,
numiręs ir palaidotas;
nužengė į pragarus;
trečią dieną astsikėlė iš numirusių;
įžengė į dangų,
Ten sėdi Dievo Tėvo dešinėje,
iš ten ateis gyvųjų ir mirusiųjų teisti.

Tikiu į Šventą Dvasią,
šventą visuotinę Bažnyčią,
šventųjų bendravimą,
nuodėmių atleidimą,
kūno iš numirusių prisikėlimą
ir amžinąjį gyvenimą.

Amen.

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