Vladimir Putin is a thug. He runs Russia like an organized crime operation and is blackmailing Ukraine, Europe, NATO, and the United States by threatening to invade Ukraine. He may actually do it.

“Screw you, Big Red Car.”

The Dread Pirate Putin, The Thug

The Dread Pirate Putin is quick to go from diplomacy to warfare as evidenced by:

 1. The Russian attack — a “peace enforcement action” — on Georgia in August 2008 in the Transcaucasia region of the Republic of Georgia. Continue reading →