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Russian spy-watcher Andrei Soldatov on Snowden’s strange behavior in Russia, the Nemtsov assassination, and signs of a power struggle in Putin’s inner circle.
Andrei Soldatov’s beat is Russian spies, which is a hot topic for a new cold war. As editor of agentura.ru, an online “watchdog” of Putin’s clandestine intelligence agencies, he has spent the last decade reporting on and anatomizing the resurrection of the Russian security state, from KGB-style crackdowns on dissent at home to adroit or haphazard assassinations abroad.
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Our citizens clearly showed where they stand, with our allies, guarantors of our freedom. On the other hand, our politicians are totally clueless and impotent in this case, and as far as our highest representative is concerned, even expression shame doesn't describe his embarrassing behavior.
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Red Army did not liberate anybody. The liberation was just by-product of its imperial
conquest. All Honors belongs to the fallen soldiers –from the view of sub aeternitatis - facing majesty of (death) immortality – not as liberators.” Jaroslav Vokoun, Velke Popovice, LN, March 27th 2015
Defense Minister Mr. Martin Stropnicky gave an excellent speech today – except one specific part, quote: “We already calculated the exact value of all charges for the lodging and provision, exactly 175.780 Kc that will be paid back to the Czech Army.” In view of all stolen billions that disappeared in our country, I myself consider such a charge of the Defense Minister as a strike to the face to all honorable citizens of our country. For that reason, I am initiating a public collection to cover such shameful charge. I want to believe, that such miniscule amount will be collected in no time. In the case more money will be collected, that could help to cover any damage that American transportation machinery will suffer on our catastrophic highways. All money collected will be passed to the US Embassy in Prague. Variablesymbol is 19452015 – (write like a note). Thank you all.
Since only 520 American soldiers are traveling through our country, the expense for one of them is 350 Kc. I myself already "paid off" this "astronomical" ammount. THANKS AMERICA!
Raiffeisenbank - 195389/5500
IBAN CZ 6555 0000000000000 195389
SWIFT: RZBCCZPP
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Excerpt from the last public speech of gen. Jan Roman Irving:
“… Hold to yourselves all those honors, medals and empty speeches, they don’t mean anything. We did not fight for anything like that! What we wanted was freedom for everybody – maybe we now have something like that; equality – well, where is it? - and the brotherhood – maybe we can still find it at least among us, pilots. (…) Our fighting battle-call was – LOYAL FOREVER – and I really do wish that our people and whole nation never looses yearning for freedom, and for the coming liberation celebrations, to be reminder of our combat hardship we suffered for our present semi-democracy, and not to forget bloodletting of our fighters whose desire was better lives for all of us.”
Jan Šinágl, 28.3.2015
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... To the coming crossing of the formation of the US Army through the Czech Republic, I 
would like to ask you if you consider as proper for the US Army to pay for gas, lodging, provisions, and God help, maybe even a highway toll?! You, as a Commander in Chief of our Armed Forces should step in and prevent something shameful like this from happening, which for sure would cause to us another international dishonor to occur. Is it really possible that Czechs, and you, the highest representative of our country and Commander in Chief of our Armed Forces too, would commit something like this and still consider us as a reliable, trustworthy allies of NATO and civilized nation with high culture?...
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In Defense of Czechoslovakia! 
“In 1935 an appeal was made by some leading Czechoslovak citizens[1] to the Czechoslovak public to subscribe to a "Fund for a Thousand Pilots" to enable 1,000 young Czechoslovaks to receive flying instruction in their spare time.”
Declassified documents from the United States National Archives bring new light to one Czech who supported the drive for pilots in the years running up to the Second World War. At the time of the national campaign for 1,000 pilots, Jan Bata’s organization trained 250 Czechoslovak pilots (1) in Zlin. Many of these pilots escaped from Czechoslovakia and flew for the R.A.F. The majority of Bata pilots flew for the: 310th 311th, 312th, and 313th Squadrons.
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It sure is a paradox - today, quite a number of people is escaping from Russia to Ukraine where they form a growing group of political refugees. It clearly shows that Ukraine is becoming a Westernized country. Just as before when people were escaping to the West, they are now coming to Ukraine.
The newly founded “Civil Society Centrum” was officially presented on February 19th 2015 in Prague. Because a possible target of provocateurs, the planned presentation was kept secret till the last moment. The result was a success. Six hour public debate and closing concert by two-member band from Russia was encouraging for the future. Among the guests were Ambassadors of Sweden and USA. I had a chance to talk to both of them, we were discussing topical issues (the case of czech children in Norway, or corruption in the Czech Republic). The presentation and concert of Russian musicians was a shocking account of Russian society today, but at the same time a hint of hope for the future, not only for Russian people, but for us, too. I do recommend seeing the band’s recording! We sure did go through something very similar during our own era of totalitarianism. Situation in Russia is very serious. Every single citizen over there should realize that to gain freedom is never easy. And that only a freedom is sure guarantee of economic prosperity, and good civil society.
Vasya Oblomov: A GOOD PERSON
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