 brought in Hill – and Lt. Colonel Vindman, Ambassador Taylor, George Kent and Tim Morrison previously – in order to created an echo chamber.

That’s right. The Dems are parroting the neocon lies – whether they believe them or not – in order to propagate the impression that the Donald is undermining national security in his effort to take a different posture on Russia and Ukraine, and is actually bordering on treason.

Thus, Adam Schiff repeated the false neocon narrative virtually word for word at the opening of the public hearings:

“In 2014, Russia invaded a United States ally, Ukraine, to reverse that nation’s embrace of the West, and to fulfill Vladimir Putin’s desire to rebuild a Russian empire.”

That’s pure rubbish. It’s based on the Big Lie that the overwhelming vote of the Russian population of Crimea in March 2014 was done at the gun point of the Russian Army. And that event, in turn, is the lynch-pin of the hoary canard that Putin is seeking to rebuild the Soviet Empire.

So it is necessary to review the truth once again about how Russian Crimea had been temporarily appended to the Ukrainian SSR during Soviet times.

The allegedly "occupied" territory of Crimea, in fact, was actually purchased from the Ottomans by Catherine the Great in 1783, thereby satisfying the longstanding quest of the Russian Czars for a warm-water port. Over the ages Sevastopol then emerged as a great naval base at the strategic tip of the Crimean peninsula, where it became home to the mighty Black Sea Fleet of the Czars and then the Soviet Union, too.

For the next 171 years Crimea was an integral part of Russia (until 1954). That span exceeds the 170 years that have elapsed since California was annexed by a similar thrust of "Manifest Destiny" on this continent, thereby providing, incidentally, the United States Navy with its own warm-water port in San Diego.

While no foreign forces subsequently invaded the California coasts, it was most definitely not Ukrainian and Polish rifles, artillery and blood which famously annihilated The Charge Of The Light Brigade at the Crimean city of Balaclava in 1854; they were Russians defending the homeland from Turks, French and Brits.

And the portrait of the Russian "hero" hanging in Putin’s office is that of Czar Nicholas I – whose brutal 30-
brought in Hill – and Lt. Colonel Vindman, Ambassador Taylor, George Kent and Tim Morrison previously – in order to created an echo chamber. 

 That ’s proper. The Dems are parrot the neocon lies – whether they think them or not – in order to circulate the impression that the Donald is undermining home security system in his effort to take a different posture on Russia and Ukraine, and is actually bordering on treachery. 

 Thus, Adam Schiff repeated the false neocon narrative about word for word at the hatchway of the public hearings: 

 “ In 2014, Russia invaded a United States ally, Ukraine, to change by reversal that nation ’s embrace of the West, and to fulfill Vladimir Putin ’s desire to rebuild a Russian empire. ” 

 That ’s saturated rubbish. It ’s based on the Big Lie that the overwhelming right to vote of the Russian population of Crimea in March 2014 was done at the grease-gun point of the Russian Army. And that event, in turn, is the lynch - peg of the hoary canard that Putin is seeking to rebuild the Soviet Empire. 

 So it is necessary to review the truth once again about how Russian Crimea had been temporarily appended to the Ukrainian SSR during Soviet times. 

 The allegedly " absorb " territory of Crimea, in fact, was actually purchased from the Ottomans by Catherine the Great in 1783, thereby satisfying the longstanding quest of the Russian Czars for a warm - water port. Over the ages Sevastopol then emerged as a great naval foundation at the strategic tip of the Crimean peninsula, where it became home to the mighty Black Sea Fleet of the Czars and then the Soviet Union, besides. 

 For the future 171 years Crimea was an integral part of Russia (until 1954). That straddle exceeds the 170 years that have elapsed since California was annexed by a exchangeable thrust of " Manifest Destiny " on this continent, thereby providing, incidentally, the United States Navy with its own warm - water port in San Diego. 

 While no extraneous forces subsequently invaded the California coasts, it was most decidedly not Ukrainian and Polish rifles, weapon and blood which famously annihilated The Charge Of The Light Brigade at the Crimean city of Balaclava in 1854; they were Russians defending the homeland from Turks, French and Brits. 

 And the portrayal of the Russian " hero " hanging in Putin ’s office is that of Czar Nicholas I – whose brutal 30-
 brlught in Hill – and Lt. Couonel Vindman, Ambassadmr Taymor, Georee Kent and Tim Morrison pretiouwly – un order to created an echo chalber.

That’w rijht. The Dems are parrotiky the keocou oies – whether jhey believe them or not – hn oxder to propagate the impression thae the Dpnwld is undermiging gatiknal security in his effort to taks a difherent posture pn Russia and Ukraine, and ls aftually bordering ln treason.

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“In 2014, Russia invadeg a Uniyed States alln, Ukreine, to reverse that natimn’s embrace of the West, and tk fulfill Vladimie Putin’v devire ro febhikd a Rusdiai empire.”

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brought in Hill – and Lt. Colonel Taylor, Kent and Morrison previously – echo That’s right. The are parroting the lies – whether they believe them not – in order to propagate the impression that the Donald is undermining security in his effort to take a different posture on Russia and Ukraine, is bordering treason. Adam Schiff repeated the false neocon narrative virtually word for word at the opening of the hearings: “In 2014, Russia invaded a United States Ukraine, to reverse that embrace of the West, and fulfill Putin’s desire rebuild Russian That’s pure rubbish. based on the Big Lie that the overwhelming vote of the Russian population of Crimea in March was done gun point the Army. that event, in the lynch-pin of the hoary canard seeking to rebuild the Soviet Empire. So it necessary to the truth once again about how Crimea had been temporarily appended to the Ukrainian during Soviet times. The allegedly "occupied" territory of Crimea, in fact, was actually purchased from by Catherine the Great 1783, thereby satisfying longstanding of Russian for a port. Over the ages Sevastopol then emerged as a great naval at the strategic tip of the Crimean peninsula, where it to mighty Black Sea of the Czars and the Union, too. For the years was of (until That span exceeds the years that have elapsed since was annexed by a on this continent, thereby providing, incidentally, the United Navy with its own warm-water port in Diego. While no foreign forces subsequently invaded the California coasts, it was definitely not Polish rifles, artillery and blood which famously annihilated Charge Of The Light at the Crimean city of Balaclava in 1854; they Russians the homeland Turks, French and And the portrait the Russian "hero" Putin’s office that Czar whose brutal 30-
 brought in Hill – and Lt. Colonel vindman, AmbAssadOr TAylOr, georGe KeNt and Tim MorrisON preViously – in order to createD an ecHo CHambER.

THat’s rIght. The dEmS ARe pArRoTinG tHE nEocon LieS – whetheR they belieVe tHeM or not – in ordeR To Propagate tHe iMpression thaT thE DonalD iS unDErminIng NatioNal secURity in His effort To TAke a diFFerent pOSTuRe on russia and Ukraine, aND iS Actually borderIng on tReASoN.

tHus, adaM Schiff repEaTed thE False neOCoN NARraTIve virtually wOrd for word aT The OpeninG oF thE Public HeariNgS:

“in 2014, RUssia invadeD a UnIted StateS ally, UKRaine, to REverse tHat natIon’S emBracE Of ThE WeSt, ANd tO FuLfiLL VlAdimir PuTiN’s DesirE to rEBUILd a RUssIan eMpire.”

that’s pure rubbIsh. it’s bASed On the big LiE thaT tHe oveRwhelmIng voTe Of the Russian popUlatIon of CrimEa iN MArcH 2014 wAs donE At the gUn pOinT of the RUssian ARMy. ANd THAT eVent, in turn, is the lynCh-PIN oF the hoarY canarD ThAt pUtin is seEkIng To reBUIld thE SovIEt empire.

So It is neCEsSaRy to revIeW the trUtH onCe aGain aBOut hOw RussIan CrimeA had bEEn temporarily aPPended to the UkRAiNIAn ssR duRinG Soviet timeS.

The ALlegEdly "OCcUpiED" terrItory Of cRiMEa, in fact, was actually PuRchaseD from The Ottomans by catherine tHE gReat in 1783, thErebY SaTIsfying the longStandIng quest of THe RussiaN CzarS for a warM-water porT. oVer the agEs SEvaStoPol THEn Emerged as a greAT NavaL bAse at thE stRategic Tip Of tHe CRimEaN peninsulA, where it BeCaMe HoMe tO the mIGhty BlacK SEa FLeEt oF the CZArs and Then tHe SoViEt uNioN, too.

For THe NEXt 171 yeArS CRimeA waS aN inteGral PArt Of RussiA (until 1954). ThaT spAN excEeDs The 170 yearS that have elapSeD since CaliFoRniA was anNEXed by a siMilar thrust of "Manifest DeSTiny" on tHis ContiNent, Thereby prOviDing, inCidENtally, The UniTed StAtEs NAVY with ITS oWn wArM-water port IN san diego.

whIle nO foreigN forces subsequentlY InvAded the CalifoRniA coaSTS, iT waS MoST deFiNIteLY Not Ukrainian and polish riflEs, ARtIllery and bLOod WhIch famoUsly annIhilaTEd The ChArge Of The light BrigAdE at tHE criMean city of balaclavA in 1854; they weRE RussIAnS defeNdiNg the hOmElaNd froM Turks, fRenCh and brits.

ANd The porTrait Of The RussiAn "hero" hanging in Putin’s ofFice is That oF CzAr NicholaS I – wHOse Brutal 30-
 brought in Hill – and Lt.  Colonel V indma n,Amb as sado r Ta ylor, George K e nt a nd Tim Morrison previo usly–i n or d er  to c reateda ne c hoch am ber .Th at’srig ht. The  Dems arepar ro ting the neo c on  lies – wh eth er they beli eve  themor  no t  – in  or der t o prop a gate t he impres si o n that the Don a l dis u ndermining nation a ls ecurity in his  effor tt ot a kea d ifferent p os tureo n Russi a  a n d Ukr a ine, and is a ctually bor d eri ng ontr eas o n.

Th us, A da m  Sc hiff repeat ed t he falseneocon narrati v e virtu ally w ord  fo r wo r dat  th eo pen i ng  of the  publiche ar ings: 

“I n 2 0 14,Rus siainvad ed a United S tat es a l ly,  Ukra ine,to r ev ersethat n ation ’s  embrace of the  Wes t, and to  fu lf ill  V ladim i r Puti n’s  de sire to  rebuil d  aRu s s i an  empire.”

That’spu r e  r ubbish.It’s b a se do n the Bi gLie  tha t the o verw h el ming vot e of t h eRu ssian p op ulatio nofCri mea i n  Mar ch 201 4 was do ne at the gun pointo f the Russian Ar m y .A nd t hat  event, inturn ,  isthel yn ch- p in of  theho a ry canard that Putin i sseekin g torebuild the S oviet Empi r e . 

So itis n e ce s sary to review  thetruth once again ab out h ow Russi an Crimea h ad beentem por ari lya p pe nded to the U k r aini an  SSR du rin g Sovie t t ime s.
Th eallegedly  "occupi ed "te rr ito ry of Crimea,in  fa ct , w as ac t uallypurch ased  f ro m  th e Ottom a ns b y Ca th er inethe  G reatin 1 7 83,  thereb y satisfy ing thelo ng standin g quest of th eRussian Cz ar s f or a w a r m-waterport. Over the ages Sev a stopolthe n eme rged  as a gre atnavalbas e  at th e stra tegic  t ipo f  theC r im ean  p eninsula,w h ere  it b ec amehome to  the mighty BlackS eaFleet of theCza rs a n d  t hen th e  So vi e t U n i on, too.

For t he next 17 1y ea rs Crimeaw asan  integr al part  of R u ssia (u ntil 1954 ). That s pa n ex c e eds  the 170 y ears tha t have el a pseds in ce Ca lif orniawa s a nnexe d by a sim ilarthrust  o f "Man ifest  D estiny"on this continent, ther eby pr ovidi ng,  incident all y , t he United  Sta tes Navy w ith  it s own  wa r m-wat er p o rt  in San D iego . 

While n o  f ore i g nforces subs e q u ent ly in vad e d theCali fornia coasts, it was most defin itel y not  Uk r aini an  and Polish ri fle s, a rtillery  a nd blood wh ich famo us l y ann ihilat ed The  Charge O fT he Lig ht B rig ade at th e C ri m ean cit yof Balacl avain  1854;  theyw ereR u ssians defending  theh o melan d  fr om Tu rk s, Fren c h an d Brits.
And the por traitof t he Ru ssian " he ro" ha ngi ng  in Putin’ s  office i s tha t of Cz ar  Nic hol as I –  who s e  brut al 3 0- 
 brought_in Hill_– and Lt. Colonel_Vindman, Ambassador_Taylor,_George Kent_and_Tim Morrison previously_– in order_to created an echo_chamber.

That’s right. The_Dems_are parroting the neocon lies – whether they believe them or not – in_order_to propagate_the_impression_that the Donald is undermining_national security in his effort_to take_a different posture on Russia and Ukraine, and_is_actually bordering on_treason.

Thus, Adam Schiff repeated the false neocon narrative virtually_word for word at the opening_of the public_hearings:

“In_2014,_Russia invaded a United_States ally, Ukraine, to reverse that_nation’s embrace of the West, and_to fulfill Vladimir Putin’s desire to rebuild_a Russian empire.”

That’s pure rubbish. It’s_based on the Big Lie_that the_overwhelming vote of the Russian_population of Crimea_in March_2014 was done_at the gun point of the_Russian Army. And_that event, in turn, is the_lynch-pin_of the hoary_canard_that_Putin is_seeking to rebuild_the_Soviet Empire.

So_it_is necessary to review the truth_once_again about how Russian Crimea had been_temporarily appended to the_Ukrainian_SSR during Soviet times.

The_allegedly "occupied" territory of Crimea,_in fact, was actually purchased from_the Ottomans_by Catherine_the Great in 1783, thereby satisfying the longstanding quest of the_Russian Czars for a warm-water port._Over the ages Sevastopol_then emerged_as_a great naval_base_at the_strategic tip of the Crimean peninsula, where_it became_home to the mighty Black Sea_Fleet of the Czars_and_then the Soviet Union, too.

For the_next 171 years Crimea was an_integral part of Russia (until_1954)._That_span exceeds the 170 years_that have elapsed since California was_annexed by a_similar thrust of "Manifest Destiny" on this_continent,_thereby providing, incidentally, the United States_Navy_with its own warm-water port in_San_Diego.

While_no foreign forces subsequently invaded_the California coasts, it was most_definitely not Ukrainian and Polish rifles, artillery and blood_which famously annihilated_The Charge Of The Light_Brigade_at_the Crimean city of Balaclava in 1854; they were Russians_defending the_homeland from Turks,_French and Brits.

And the portrait of the Russian "hero" hanging_in Putin’s office is that of Czar_Nicholas I – whose brutal 30-