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The Financial Times reports Chinese and Vietnamese Vessels Face Off in South China Sea . Tensions in the South China Sea escalated dramatically on Wednesday after Vietnam said Chinese ships rammed its vessels near the Paracel Islands and the Philippines detained a Chinese fishing boat and crew.
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On Thursday, President Obama sent a message to Russian president Vladimir Putin about strength. Specifically, economic strength
Crimea: Democracy Is Not Democracy…Unless Obama Says It Is… Source: Flickr March 12, 2014 (Eric Draitser – New Eastern Outlook ) – As Crimea prepares to vote on Saturday March 16 th  in a crucial referendum on its future, the rhetoric coming from the West and its propaganda machine has hit a new and ridiculous low. Not only has US President Barack Obama and his administration done everything to undermine democracy in Ukraine, they have now resorted to the most naked forms of hypocrisy in an attempt to delegitimize the democratic process. On Thursday March 6 th  President Obama spoke at the White House on the referendum and the issue of Crimea.