tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5803385070922797451.post2639349903696757596..comments2024-03-27T12:56:38.992-07:00Comments on The Skeptical Bureaucrat: New Embassy Compound In KyivTSBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02790614121966204073noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5803385070922797451.post-51428520727319140102012-03-01T19:11:50.888-08:002012-03-01T19:11:50.888-08:00Kiev = Kyiv? That's a de-Russification that th...Kiev = Kyiv? That's a de-Russification that the Ukrainians did after independence. The Soviets had tried to erase Ukrainian national identity, in part by eliminating linguistic differences with Russian. State's office of the cartographer sets official policy on names and usage, and I think we've been using "Kyiv" for at least ten years. <br /><br />I think that is, indeed, the same reason "Bombay" was changed to "Mumbai", since "Bombay" was imposed by the British, and "Mumbai" is closer to the native pronunciation.<br /><br />These differences are much more political than linguistic. Same reason there is no longer any such language as Serbo-Croatian (despite the fact that it was taught for decades), only Serbian and Croatian. The natives have their own countries now, so they claim the languages are nothing alike.TSBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02790614121966204073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5803385070922797451.post-37797345601814887002012-03-01T13:59:27.501-08:002012-03-01T13:59:27.501-08:00TSB: Federale is going to love this. Sherrif "...TSB: Federale is going to love this. Sherrif "Joe" has a pretty good criminal investigation done on Obama's birth certificate and selective service registration. <br /><br />http://www.wnd.com/2012/03/sheriff-joes-posse-probable-cause-obama-certificate-a-fraud/<br /><br />Now the various Secy's of State can<br />do some due diligence of their own. Obama might find himself off the ballot in the south.. or at least in the Supreme Court by election time. gwbAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5803385070922797451.post-6837465598594370062012-03-01T12:06:49.456-08:002012-03-01T12:06:49.456-08:00Did Kiev pull a Bombay while I was not paying atte...Did Kiev pull a Bombay while I was not paying attention?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5803385070922797451.post-56711205389087268062012-03-01T00:12:27.146-08:002012-03-01T00:12:27.146-08:00TSB: Since the "Stache Bill" will for su...TSB: Since the "Stache Bill" will for sure be a controversial item during election season why not let your readers nominate their favorite "Stache" historical characters? Then we could vote on the winner. Here's my nomination: <br />http://www.juancole.com/2012/03/mark-twain-on-education.html<br /><br />gwbAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5803385070922797451.post-12758428232733318702012-02-29T19:49:00.323-08:002012-02-29T19:49:00.323-08:00TSB: Juan has a concise post today about the Strat...TSB: Juan has a concise post today about the Stratfor hack. It's great to get some insight into what "our interests" really are and how the neocons have used tax payer $$$ to stay in power. I haven't seen "BOO" about it on the tv but I'm sure DiFi will call for hearings. gwbAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com