Dear CCI Friends,

In some quarters, Truth is still being honored and told, at least by Professor Stephen F. Cohen, recognized as an eminent American historian on all things Russian and Soviet.

According to the Times of Israel, Putin was “the most formidable and dominant presence” at the Holocaust Remembrance Day in Israel. The reason, widely acknowledged in Israel, though scarcely in the United States today, is that the Soviet army, more than any other, saved the surviving Jews of Europe as it defeated Nazi Germany en route from Stalingrad to Berlin.

Sharon Tennison
Center for Citizen Initiatives

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Dear Friends,

If you haven’t yet, please Google Congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard’s hundreds of YouTube videos on the internet (Tulsi 2020) to see if you think she is a “puppet for the Russian government.”  Then ask yourselves, “Why is she being totally ignored as a candidate for the U.S. Presidency this year?

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Dear CCI Friends,

This information below is totally antithetical to what American citizens are now polling and demonstrating against. Who in our government supports this direction that NATO is taking?

Why are our 2020 Presidential candidates silent, with the exception of  Congresswoman Gabbard? Read below and consider, “How much will these War Games cost us taxpayers individually and collectively?” It is morally unjustifiable with the great unmet needs of our society that are going unfinanced.

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Dear CCI Readers,

Natylie Baldwin is keeping up with the latest on Russia’s constitutional changes announced on January 15, 2020, as well as shifts in personalities to carry forward the new policies. I essentially agree with her analyses so far and am glad to pass this latest report on to you.

I’m busy putting together CCI’s 2020 Travel Schedule. More to follow shortly.

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Dear CCI Friends,

I’ve had numerous emails since Putin’s moves to change Russia’s constitution have become public. Like the rest of you, I have no insider track; however, some thoughts follow.

Putin’s moves are usually misunderstood by Americans since U.S. media have intentionally misinterpreted his words and actions for the past 20 years. They’ve labeled him everything from a thug to a murderer in our daily news. As a result Americans have no real understanding of Putin the man … his style or his leadership.

I met with Putin in the early 90s over a program I hoped to run in St. Petersburg. He was quiet, asked pertinent questions and tried everyway possible to approve my proposal, but in the end said, “I’m very sorry but under today’s laws, this proposal isn’t legal.” Other Russian bureaucrats would have requested a bribe and been ready to sign off on it.

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