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2016 Postmortem

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Koinos

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Tue Aug 2, 2016, 05:52 AM Aug 2016

"How Paul Manafort Wielded Power in Ukraine Before Advising Donald Trump" [View all]

http://www.nytimes.com/2016/08/01/us/paul-manafort-ukraine-donald-trump.html?ref=politics&_r=2

This link (with excerpts and additional information) was originally posted by StrictlyRockers in "Latest Breaking News," but it was subsequently locked for having been posted in the wrong forum. The New York Times article details an ongoing involvement of Paul Manafort in the turmoil in the Ukraine. The story of Manafort's association with Putin and Yanukovych resembles a James Bond thriller. It boggles my mind that Republicans attempted to derail Hillary's campaign with bogus Benghazi investigations, while they ignore Manafort's association with Putin and Yanukovych and the Ukranian conflict. I find it hard to believe that any candidate for the presidency of the United States could survive a revelation of this magnitude. It appears that Manafort has tried to put lipstick on an authoritarian pig more than once.

Many thanks to StrictlyRockers for fetching this article. The locked thread (with excerpts from the article, as well as additional information) can be found here: http://www.democraticunderground.com/10141539138.
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NONE of this is getting adequate coverage in MSM. annabanana Aug 2016 #1
Trump, Manafort, Putin, and Yanukovych ... with a little Russian mob thrown in. Koinos Aug 2016 #3
#ComradeManafort has some explaining to do RapSoDee Aug 2016 #2
More Background on Paul Manafort from Slate (April, 2016) Koinos Aug 2016 #4
that is creepy as hell annabanana Aug 2016 #5
Very creepy. The Manafort link between Trump and Putin is scaring the shit out of me. Koinos Aug 2016 #7
THIS SHOULD CREEP OUT EVERYBODY TOO....see below! cynzke Aug 2016 #11
Donald Trump’s Campaign Manager Worked for Warlords, Arms-Dealers and Dictator SecularMotion Aug 2016 #6
Manafort is dangerous. Koinos Aug 2016 #9
KICK!!! DemonGoddess Aug 2016 #8
MANAFORT HAS COMPANY! cynzke Aug 2016 #10
The problem of Russian ties in Trump's campaign goes wide and deep. Koinos Aug 2016 #12
Sounds like Doonesbury's Uncle Duke working for Greater Berzerkistan Gidney N Cloyd Aug 2016 #13
This should be brought up whenever Manafort is on TV oberliner Aug 2016 #14
agree 100% annabanana Aug 2016 #15
More kicks for the late night crowd! annabanana Aug 2016 #16
Imma kick this sucker AGAIN.. because everyone needs to let it sink in! annabanana Aug 2016 #17
big ugly WEEKEND kick! annabanana Aug 2016 #18
That is way past ugly! But thanks for keeping this thread alive. Koinos Aug 2016 #19
Everyone should ask Manafort about his connection to Ukraine/Russia oberliner Aug 2016 #20
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