We are not hoping Putin will reverse his course, we are hoping (rich elite and military) Russians will decide they would be better offf without war and threatening to destroy the world.

Switching of SWIFT is not a total ban on transactions but is very annoying for russians.

Dependency of Europe on Russian oil and gas is a direct security danger, they do use it to extort (and bribe - see Mr. Schroeder) the west.

China gets paid mostly in dollars, it would be a pain for China to use anything else to buy oil and gas. But nothing is ever certain forever.

Russia will need dollars in any form, even if they have to be black market dolars so they will gladly take Chinese payments in dollars. Also their stock market and currency is... f***ed.

I like that Schroeder is still getting ad gigs. I wonder if he ever got Lucy to stop hanging around. Bitch could be a real drain on creativity.

I kinda wish that snoopy was my dog. *I* wouldn't treat him that way!! STOOPID Schroeder and Lucy!

Killed:
Allison Krause, 19
Jeffrey Glen Miller, 20
Sandra Lee Scheuer, 20
William Knox Schroeder, 19

Wounded:
Alan Canfora
John Cleary
Thomas Grace
Dean Kahler
Joseph Lewis, Jr.
Donald MacKenzie
James Russell
Robert Stamps
Douglas Wrentmore

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The real thing - much scarier than Forest Whitaker in 'The Last King of Scotland' (although Forest is superb and deserves an Oscar!):

In 1971, the small African nation of Uganda was taken over by self-styled dictator General Idi Amin Dada, beginning an eight-year reign of terror that would result in the deaths of hundreds of thousands. Released in 1976, in this chilling yet darkly comic documentary, director Barbet Schroeder turns his cameras on the infamous tyrant, revealing the dynamic, charming, and appallingly dangerous man whose fanatical neuroses held an entire nation in their grip. Made with the full support and participation of the infamous dictator, General Idi Amin Dada provides a candid and disturbing portrait of one of the 20th century’s most notorious figures.

http://www.criterionco.com/asp/release.asp?id=153
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Idi_Amin
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Last_king_of_scotland
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Last_King_of_Scotland_%28film%29

This is a scene from Rick Schroeder’s first film, “The Champ”, a remake from 1979. He won a Golden Globe for the role he played. This is a tough scene to watch, but not as rough as the teary one at the end.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_Schroeder