via Sharon Moles Those who pay no attention the history are bound to repeat it. JOEL C. ROSENBERG: History Repeating? Putin Annexes Crimea 76 Years To The Week After Hitler Annexed Austria NEWS UPDATES: President Obama announces sanctions on 11 Russians. The European Union on Monday imposed an asset freeze and travel ban on 13 Russians and eight Crimean leaders. (Politico) Krauthammer: Obama’s “Preposterous” Sanctions On Russia “A Humiliating Response” (Fox News) Israeli Defense minister leans toward Israeli operation in Iran, as Obama portrays ‘weakness’ — Moshe Ya’alon says U.S. is acting feebly from China through the Mideast to Ukraine. ‘I hope the U.S. comes to its senses.’ (Haaretz) QUOTE--To give the illegal action a veneer of respectability, Hitler ordered a national referendum in Austria, and on April 10th, Austrians approved Hitler’s “Anschluss” (annexation) with a vote of 99.7% in favor. Now, Russian dictator Vladimir Putin has successfully launched his own Anschluss of Crimea. He sent Russian military forces in to invade the country. Then he orchestrated a national referendum in the southern Ukrainian region, and got a vote of nearly 97% in favor. Today, in a speech in Moscow, Putin formally announced the annexation of Crimea. KEY HEADLINES WORTH TRACKING: Conflict with Russia entering ‘military stage’: Ukraine PM (AFP) Putin Signs Treaty to Annex Crimea (NYT) McCain blasts White House over report US denied Ukraine military aid request (Fox News) Russian Deputy PM Laughs at Obama’s Sanctions (ABC News) Biden in Europe to ‘reassure our allies’ over Russia’s moves in Ukraine (Washington Post) Exclusive: Russia Will Sanction U.S. Senators — Putin is set to respond to Obama’s sanctions of Russian officials with his own list. Several U.S. Senators and officials will be banned from visiting Russia, including Sen. Dick Durbin. (Daily Beast) Putin says U.S. guided by ‘the rule of the gun’ in foreign policy (Reuters)
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