RUSSIA not coming to USA for Group of Eight Conference.
 

Does this signal a change in direction since their elections ? Should we continue down the road we have been with them ? Is Putin trying to put us on notice ?

Their coffers are growing with the natural gas and oil sales. Putin likes hard ball. Cold War II may be in the cards.

Yep and they still have not agreed to the missle defense system we want to build....they keep saying it is a threat to their national security, WHICH IN FACT does sound exactly like the cold war.

BBT bank
 

i saw a tv interview the other night with someone from BBT bank and apparently it is owned by Russians....we are getting a shiny new one in colony plaza soon, i believe....is this a good idea?

I dont think that is true...I think they have branches in Russia but I even looked quickly before posting a response and can find nothing.

NYET on that !!!

:)

Of course open to correction

And what's this all about Czechoslovakia? :rant-rave:

Bb&t
 

bucco, i cannot find anything about it either, so i don't know what i was watching as i was on my laptop at the same time and not focused on the interview...sorry, my bad! i think it was on PBS....i don't get FOX before anyone starts screaming about them giving false info! :)

i don't know a whole lot or as much as i should about the u.s. federal reserve/banking system [beyond how much $ i lost when wall street collapsed] - BUT - this recent event has me greatly concerned!

Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (ICBC) has been given the nod to take over a US bank, the first such US approval for a Chinese firm.
The US Federal Reserve approved state-owned ICBC's plans to acquire the US subsidiary of Bank of East Asia.
BBC News - ICBC gets approval to take over US bank

The US central bank said Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (ICBC), the biggest bank in China and 70.7pc owned by the government of China, will become a bank holding company.
In addition, China Investment Corporation (CIC), an investment vehicle set up by the Chinese government to invest its massive foreign exchange reserves, and another company that CIC controls called Huijin Investment will be allowed to become bank holdings companies.
They will become holding companies by taking control of The Bank of East Asia in New York, the first time a Chinese bank has been approved to acquire a US bank.
Federal Reserve allows Chinese-controlled banks to take stakes in US banks - Telegraph

chachacha - i don't think there is anything to worry about re bb&t coming to clolny plaza:
BB&T - Company Information

just another ploy to demonstrate the lack of confidence in an American establishment as his country is on the so called economic(?) upswing.

Putin is flaunting his new strength in the world....pursuit and export of oil and natural gas. The USA with it's known history of growing dependence on non USA oil, while not pursuing a back up strategy for independence demonstrates to the powers that be in the world their recognition of a very vulnerable weakness of the USA.

Of the three choices on the pursuit of action scale.(lead, follow or get out of the way) Putin is demonstrating leadership in energy capabilities of his country (like it or not).....the USA certainly is not following sooooooo....only one choice left to describe us ....eh?

btk

Pres Putin told Pres Obama in the phone call that he can’t attend the Camp David meeting owing to “his responsibilities to finalize Cabinet appointments in the new Russian government." However, the Former President is attending in Putin's behalf.

Paranoia is treatable. Telling a half truth is still a lie. Twisting the truth is a character flaw.

my opinion stands as stated. However since it does not agree with yours you resort to the usual character coloring...

"Paranoia is treatable. Telling a half truth is still a lie. Twisting the truth is a character flaw." It obviously does not matter that none of this dribble was intended.

There is apparently a reluctance or an inability to allow ANY another position/belief/opinion....

btk

I was not talking about you, I was refering to the entire jist of this thread. Even the subject of this thread is a Lie, a Twist as RUSSIA IS COMING TO THE CONFERENCE. I think we all should call a lie a lie.

Now I can read the whole story and decide for myself.

Paranoia is treatable. Telling a half truth is still a lie. Twisting the truth is a character flaw.[/QUOTE]

To whom is this directed please !!!!