Dmitry Medvedev, Russia’s president, has warned at a military parade in Red Square that Moscow will teach foreign aggressors the “lessons” of the Second World War.
Nuclear missile launchers and battle tanks were driven through the centre of Moscow, while air force bombers flew above the city’s skyline, as Russia celebrated victory over Nazi Germany 64 years ago. Mr Medvedev ordered the Soviet-style parade of might to remind the world that Russia remained a powerful military force.
With Vladimir Putin, the prime minister, standing beside him, Mr Medvedev told thousands of troops drawn up on the cobbles of Red Square that Russia still faced external threats to its security.
“The victory over fascism is a great example and a great lesson for all people and is still current today when people are again starting military adventures,” he said.
The president’s comments seemed to be primarily directed at Georgia, with which Russia fought a five-day war last year, but could also be a coded warning to the United States, some observers said. Washington is planning to build a missile defence shield in central Europe, a project that has been repeatedly condemned in Moscow.
Mr Medvedev said that foreign designs against Russia would meet the same response it gave the Nazis during the War.
“We are sure that any aggression against our citizens will be given a worthy reply,” he said.
May 9th, 2009 at 6:17 am
Five-day war!
May 9th, 2009 at 6:18 am
excellent! This may make the anglo-american military machine think twice about extending their empire east. We need the russians to provide some form of detterant. The english and american alliance has plans of world domination like the old days and in my eyes are showing singns of becoming the next nazi germany. The rest of the world needs to band together and fight their common enemy. Im english but i hate the path which we are now treading with our ally america. Good will prevail even if it is in the form of Russia!
Champion Reply:
May 9th, 2009 at 9:42 am
My thoughts exactly. I too am English.
aussie assault Reply:
May 9th, 2009 at 3:52 pm
im from australia and ya took the words right out of my mouth.the russians are a force to be reckond with and if they were to destroy our governments then our world would be a much peaceful place.medvedev and putin are straight to the point people and great leaders in there country also.
jeff Reply:
May 9th, 2009 at 8:18 pm
I’m American,not so proud lately,and I agree also.To hell with facisim and pre exemptive war.What a cruel hoax on humanity,pre exemptivly killing people to create peace.I’m ashamed of this country and sad for us citizens but we will never allow the gov. to take our guns.Private americans are the last line of defense against this agression.This thing started here and by god it will end here
stupidisstupiddoes Reply:
May 11th, 2009 at 1:14 pm
You’e not English, you just speak English.
May 9th, 2009 at 6:23 am
Hmmmmm, I watched the parade today and the speech. It was ended with people of Russia will live in happiness and peace. That doesn’t sound too threatening to me as one would have to remain peaceful, to others, to live in peace. It seems that a tribute to all veterans of the war is always taken out of context to be a threat to the West. Why does some journalist always politicize an event like this? Near my home the veterans gathered, shared stories with the youth, sang songs, and had a community dinner. This celebration is for the very opposite of what the writer hints at. I am tired of all the western journalist poking Russia with sticks to agitation. More people died in the war between Germany and Russia than all other theaters of war combined. So not tolerating this type of conflict doesn’t equate to aggression. What they left out of this story is that Medvedev said even a Georgia was among those who lifted the Soviet flag over the Reichstag in Berlin. He thanked their veterans. Putting that into the story wouldn’t fit.
- To all Veterans, Happy Victory Day.
May 9th, 2009 at 8:02 am
Puppets change! Thier control srtings stay the same. Russia and America have been under control of the International families seeking to portry the left right paradigm. If they can convince war is needed then they can continue consolidation to one goverment and achieve population reduction.
If citizens of one country think killing another countries citizens will solve problems created by design such as faux terrorism then we will always be at war.
In the end it the rulingelite who prosper and achive thier social and religious goals.
Wake up! We are systematically being controlled thru health: See Codex alimentarious.
Thru guilt: See Global warming draconian legislation making it a felony to speak out agaiint the mis belief of global warming.
Thru fear: Swine flu! Learn about Baxter pharma sending out Live bird flu to 18 countries. Toronto Sun covered the stroy.
Thru Media control: Our TV and media outlets are completely controlled! The baxter story should have been front page news world wide put ofcourse it was hidden.
So in summary if the truth be told it was the Russians who suffered more than the Americans yet we americans claimed the credit. It was our corporations (IBM) who designed and sold the technology to the germans to systematically detain/kill innocent citizens.
The Russians are beholded to the goldsmiths who are a multi generational secret cabal of control freaks and banking dynasty religous cults who will back the tyrannical puppet leaders on every fence and in between.
Freedom was a great experiment yet just like in the last 5k years tyranny is and will some become again the everyday reality of the goldsmiths.
brain
Amish Bob Reply:
May 10th, 2009 at 10:24 am
Yep ,I agree
May 9th, 2009 at 9:42 am
imagine standing in front of a mighty army and knowing your in control…
you don’t have to brag about it… you should know in your mind that your powerful.
May 9th, 2009 at 9:59 am
None of the victim”insurgents” of Asia have been provided with surface to air missiles. The shoulder fired units are quite cost effective and man portable. The fact that no country has armed the insurgents in this fashion proves that there is no effective state sponsor of resistance (terrorism) to Anglo-American offensive operations in Asia. This poses the question just who is supporting these groups? Friendly intel agencies most likely setting up the proverbial straw man for our trillion dollar military industrial complex to fight, destabilize, divide and conquer.
May 9th, 2009 at 3:14 pm
AIPAC is none too pleased with the warning ~
jg Reply:
May 10th, 2009 at 5:17 am
What puzzles me is why America in general is not upset by the actions of AIPAC – there’s only J Street to counteract their zionist lies.
I propose the following as a reason:
America in general no longer reads – the majority have been ‘educated’ out of reading.
So very few have a clue…
May 9th, 2009 at 4:03 pm
there are no terrorists.wake up.terrorists are freedom fighters and civilians.why do they kill women and children?coz they know they can make up some bullshit about a terrorist using them as shields.if these terrorists are who they are then why arent they all over the news.all ya hear is we killed a bunch of terrorists,no names and no publicity.they dont even know what there trying to kill half the time.they just spray a few bombs kill civilians and then say they killed a bunch of terrorists as a lame excuse.and the sad thing is they starting to do it in america.label civilians as extremists and terrorists but they wont drop bombs instead theyll just detain ya or shoot ya.wake the fuck up the afghan war is a trial run.
nader paul kucinich gravel Reply:
May 9th, 2009 at 7:31 pm
(David Haskell Hackworth)
Col Hack Approved!
May 9th, 2009 at 5:50 pm
Hey Artyom,
Your paranoid my friend!
The comments here seem to be very pro Russian not anti Russian, & before you go throwing the casualty figures of the Eastern front in people’s faces you should remember that your beloved Red Army killed millions of it’s own men because they did not have enough weapons to arm them all, sent them out in the front line anyway without weapons to defend themselves & shot in cold blood their own soldiers who tried to turn back to the safety of their own lines!! FACT!!
Also don’t forget your beloved Red Army murdered over 2500 Polish Officers & denied it for years only to have to face upto the fact when Gorbachev left office & declassified the documents! plus not to mention the thousands upon thousands of troops sent to Siberia because they had mixed with the Western Allies in Berlin.
My point is that war is not to be glorified, it is an abomination to human history, whether it is British, American, Russian, or German forces all of them share some form of shame in the history of warfare. Yes 22 million dead Russians is an absolute tragedy, & the appalling way in which the Red Army treated it’s own troops is a much more accurate reflection on the reality of war & who benefits from it rather than a reflection of the glory of the fighting units themselves & as long as we think it is ok to celebrate & glorify the mindless deaths of so many we will never get to the core of the problem & stop this madness.
Pardon Me..But do you have any Grey Poupon? Reply:
May 9th, 2009 at 6:48 pm
Well Said Nigel
Cure Reply:
May 9th, 2009 at 9:08 pm
Nigel Regan, he is not paranoid!
He is russian.
May 9th, 2009 at 8:19 pm
The United States military has no equal.
MORE TRUTH REVEALED Reply:
May 10th, 2009 at 5:46 am
The United States military was duped with falsified information. They came to the realization of it and we now know it. Many veterans returned with some story to tell amidst their struggle to fight off suicide. We’ve never seen anything like it. (Chemical injections to promote aggression or guilt after learning the truth and having to strike at civilians whose defense was a rock in their hands – maybe both, I’m sure plays quite a role.)
Eye-witnesses in the military have told of Afghanistans running toward armed soldiers with bows and arrows – others tried to defend their country with swords. The country is primitive. Many in the military have told us ‘do not watch the news because its all rubbish.’
Are our boys and girls in the U.S. military considered ‘terrorists’ now, too, because they spoke the truth? As preposterous as this sounds, imps behind the scenes just recently tried to push such an agenda, within their ‘terrorism dictionary’, as quoting U.S. veterans as ‘potential terrorists’. Either evil entities are running scared or have taken some of their own witch’s brew, in error, and have become sick in their own reasoning. It’s so obvious, that it’s sadly laughable.
Power without God-fearing ethics and adherence to natural laws is no power at all! Power that’s out of control is tyranny – and, if you read your Bible, tyrannists one day face the ‘Machine’ Himself – One against many. That One, who always wins, sends this same message ‘today’ and will continue doing so until the end of ages.
Pray for our men and women in the military; they’ve been through much. Chess players, behind the scenes, will one day realize that operating by the ‘throw of the dice’ whistles in forces from the ‘north’. Babylon is only one of many. Pride always came before a fall – ask Lucifer – but don’t expect an honest answer because the Bible says there’s not an ‘iota of truth in him’. What a shame the puppets, who follow him, believe what he tells them. In the end, they won’t be able to say, ‘the devil made me do it.’
The point to everything I’m stating is to make sure you’re standing on the right side of the fence when it comes to all facets of life. You will, most certainly, have to give an account.
Only with God, my friend, is there no equal!
May 9th, 2009 at 8:33 pm
Brain,you are spot on,95% of the western world is controlled and “the ruskies are coming”has been done before and will be used again,so it seems.The elite sit back and pull the strings to make us jump in predetermined directions.Red’s under the beds one year and now terrorists every where you look,but never to be found until they/we are bombed into oblivion,then their media conform that “emamnual goldstien’s” group are down a few numbers,but be on the look out because your neighbour could be one of them….It is the old divide and conquer,us against them…until our group becomes the new “them”to attack,it is not “the jew’s or the russians or the chinese or the catholics,it is the elites that control us all through the propaganda of tv and through the mi5’s cia’s and secret societies build-a-burger,Freemasons[the ones at the top not the bottom]illuminated one’s,CFR the governments are only the front actors[all on a stage]to keep the masses entranced and fighting each other whilst the piper’s call the tune.that reference to emmanual goldstien is from 1984,george orwell.We have to stick together peoples,united we stand against the NGO’s and rockerfella’s and the people above them that are the real controllers of our fate/reality,stop buying stuff you don’t need from these companies,start planting seeds[non-hybrid]and take responsibility for your own water [put in a rainwater tank]and when our politicians bring in illegal laws,we should threaten them with….hemp,then maybe the other’s will not be so quick to bring in[or take away good] laws.
May 10th, 2009 at 1:22 am
Russia could have never defeated the Nazis if it had not been for the Wall Street money and US-made hardware they got for free back then.
Gezza Reply:
May 10th, 2009 at 3:26 pm
Russia’s only problem was its delinquency with respect to the Christian commandments. This allowed the communists to perpetrated so much evil within, and through this country. Unfortunately to understand anything well your heart has to be pure. Which is why the communists have always fought the Catholics because they have been the most propaganda-resistant lot. There is nothing wrong with any ethnic group on earth except how they act with regard to Gods principles. To destroy any nation is to usher it into sin. The rest happens spontaneously. Look at Pakistan, the sin of hatered is just cycling into the payback phase.
May 10th, 2009 at 4:24 am
I guess no one heard about the millions starving to death during the Stalin years, and some fools still fond of commies? Obambi is taking the country down towards more government control and the MSM types are in bed with him. Do you fools who are fond of Putin know what happens to people who dare speak against him,, yeah they disappear. Living in the West you do not know what we have and losing it in increments, so keep on idolizing the commie.
May 10th, 2009 at 7:33 am
Funny that Russia won a war on Fascism, and America is now moving to become a Fascist nation.
Let’s see… good vodka, attractive women, a free economy… Russia is starting to sound BETTER than the US. LOL.
In all seriousness though, Russia fought and won a long hard battle against Fascism so, we can take heart and know that the coming battle, can and will be won, eventually.
May 10th, 2009 at 10:28 am
if you like living in a country infested with filth Russia woud suit you fine madman.
May 10th, 2009 at 1:37 pm
The USA is becoming another Nazi Germany, period.
Moegames Reply:
May 11th, 2009 at 2:30 am
Russia is still closer to a nazi germany then america is at this present day, .. the lack of knowledge in these replies is flat out amazing
Do the research people, read your history books before posting jibberish…those praising russia,etc,etc,etc are “very” ignorant of what russia is really about today…sure i’ll admit the usa government is up to no good behind closed doors but russia has had a looooooong track record of being one of the worst corrupted governments in the world and to this day…they are no different.
Keep a VERY good eye on Russia, they will be behind ww3 in a major way
May 10th, 2009 at 2:33 pm
War with any other nation with a REAL military would be disastrous and would probably go nuclear. America can’t afford a world war. Medvedev is flexing his muscles and trash talking, Russia does just like everyone else. The truth is we are BROKE! The less war the better.
May 10th, 2009 at 5:30 pm
you wanna fight… you go… you wanna fight ,you suck, you blow…you can be a follower but whose your leader….break that cycle or it will kill ya… MIA.
May 10th, 2009 at 8:25 pm
Sounds like Gog and Magog to me.
May 10th, 2009 at 10:02 pm
We should not forget that the rulers of the world is not united yet. There is a British-American branch, Russian one and Chinese one. Those are the biggest players and they struggle to gain more influence and territories under their control.
But! As a Christian, I say that God uses them all as His instruments – for punishment of evildoers and for blessing those who are doing good.
The Lord does not look at faces – whether you are an American, Russian or Chinese. He looks with favour at those, who fulfill His Commandments and keep Christian faith.
Problem of any nation – apostasy from Jesus Christ. It happened with Russia (communists) and the same virus is now destroying the Western world. (I know about underground churches in China, but am not sure how much influence they exert in the country).
This is not to say that problems in the world economy should not be addressed and dealt with.
(Sorry for many unstructured thoughts in one message)
May 11th, 2009 at 3:49 am
Wow! What responses!!! That explains why so many people never get along. This message isn’t pro Russian first off. Second Russia isn’t a shit hole despite western dreams of run down villages and bears running in the streets with drunkards having their day in the sun. Images of drunk Soviet soldiers running bare fisted into Nazis machine guns with Soviet officers pointing guns to their back is also ludacris and steels from those the very desire of one to defend their country from a foreign invader. Don’t forget about logistics of arming such huge armies. I will just post a link for those who care enough to read. It isn’t Russian site either. Anyways, it has some interesting facts.
http://www.eisenhowerinstitute.....rience.dot
May 17th, 2009 at 10:18 pm
Well…..I agree with most of the things you said. Anyway, thanks!
May 18th, 2009 at 12:57 am
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