How to distract the male population of the west from what we are really doing:
Let's put an attractive girl in a uniform, and make her the spokesperson for the new Republic of Crimea.
Natalia Poklonskaya, Crimea's new Attorney General
Distract the media with our honeypot, block the escape of any Ukranian warships, and while no-one's looking we'll quickly send some militia to take over these ships.
Masked gunmen take over Ukrainian ships in port
Trapped: The Ukrainian ship Ternopil is seen in the harbour in Sevastopol as a Russian ship blocks its exit
Call me cynical, but someone once wrote that Warfare is Man's second most favourite pastime.
Stuff NZ has showcased her looks, (Clicky) but all but ignored the first death by shooting and annexation of the Ukranian fleet in Sebastopol:
Ukranian ship blocked in: photo Reuters (Daily mail)
http://englishrussia.com/2014/03/19/meanwhile-in-sevastopol-ukraine/
http://www.dailymail.co.uk
In the states you would think that the only thing happening is the Malaysian aircraft disappearance, there
ReplyDeleteis very little coverage on the Ukraine. Of course this stands to reason as our media doesn't wish to
point out the ineptness of our leadership in this debacle. As the old Chinese curse goes "my you live
in interesting times", here we go......
The missing 'plane is the top story here in the UK too. Crimea does seem to have taken on the form of "a quarrel in a far away country between people of whom we know nothing". Not like Malaysia then.
ReplyDeleteThat said, while I was reading this post (well OK, looking at the first two photos) someone could easily have stolen my navy....