Reply #9: Well this is from Juan Cole:

[Dhalgren]

"The LAT blog notes,


'In fact, a veteran reporter from her home state, Hal Bernton, reported in the Seattle Times this month how Russian politicians had sought more contact with Palin, but in vain. The governor cut funding and her office's participation, it seems, in the Northern Forum, which promotes relations between regional governments in the Northern Hemisphere.'


Note that Russia is not in the top 20 trading partners of Alaska."

www.juancole.com


But this would be very easy to verify. Palin has been governor of Alaska for about 20 months. How many trade missions has she sent? It appears to be zero...