"while Russia isn't my country, its still a huge SuperPower (more so now in 2012 & 2013 than even America)."
This is written as a joke, right?? I suppose this statement is dependent on how one defines "SuperPower", but have you read any articles about the Russian economy lately? And, just for fun, go on into wikipedia and read the article about the Russian mafiaand its control of the banks and the businesses of Russia.
Any country that has the vast, vast problems that the current Russia has in producing goods, distributing goods, housing shortages, etc. is not - in my mind, at least - a SuperPower. This is NOT the old USSR totalitarian society.
This is a stripped down, graft-infested country that WISHES it had its old glory.
I am not saying that I don't think Russia is an important country. But in no way does it equal or surpass the U.S.A. on just about every and any measure.
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Re: Mouthy Momma
Maybe we SHOULD keep interviewing her! Let her run on at the mouth.
I want to learn from the Attorney Uncle what led to the big family split. Because Construction Worker Uncle, who lives in the same town as Attorney Uncle, seems to be in on the split also. (He's in the camp of Attorney Uncle, BUT he won't believe nephews were bombers unless they confess in front of the family.)
Now, what could have been big enough to cause such a huge split in what appeared to be a very close family? (Construction Uncle lived in the Cambridge apartment with brother, mouthy wife and kids when he came over.)