Putin says Russian Ukraine intervention legitimate unlike US in Iraq

Look who's calling who illegitimate --

Russian intervention in Ukraine legitimate unlike US war in Iraq: Vladimir Putin: ".... slamming the Western chorus of illegitimacy, Putin questioned the lawfulness of American military operations in Afghanistan, Iraq and Libya. Putin reasoned that the Russian act was legitimate as Moscow was acting on the behest of Ukraine's President Viktor Yanukovych, who had asked for help. Putin further said that the forces in Crimea were not Russian soldiers but the local “pro-Russian self defence forces”. "Our actions are often described by the West as not legitimate, but look at US operations .... Our actions are legitimate from the point of view of international law, because Ukraine's legitimate president asked us for help," Putin added. Putin also said that Russia was not considering to invade Crimea and only the people of Crimea had the right to decide their future. "There will be no war. We are not going to go to war with the Ukrainian people," said Putin...."

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US has major Internet image problem

US faces major Internet image problem, former gov't official says - New America Foundation, Rebecca MacKinnon, Andrew McLaughlin, regulation, U.S. National Security Agency, U.S. Department of State, internet, legislation, digg, privacy, Phil Verveer, security, Human Rights First, Global Voices Online, U.S. Federal Communications Commission, government - Computerworld: "NSA surveillance allegations have led to countries questioning the country's commitment to Internet freedom, a former Obama official says - Many U.S. policy makers don't recognize the level of distrust created by recent revelations about U.S. National Security Agency surveillance, and that lack of trust will drive other countries away from U.S. technology firms, said Andrew McLaughlin, former White House deputy CTO...."

And to think, the world's most powerful nation threw it all away (internet freedom, its reputation, its influence, its respect and standing in the global community) just to satisfy the cretins at NSA and the security-industrial complex! I guess Osama bin Laden won after all.

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