Former officers stage rally against army reform
Published: 11 April, 2009, 18:33
Former officers protesting in Vladivostok, Russian Far East Photo from http://www.vl.ru/
Despite local authorities’ opposition, a rally against the Russian army reform has taken place in Vladivostok.
‘Russian people and Russian army are united! Save Russia by saving the army!’ – Such was the motto of the protest in Vladivostok on Saturday.
 Photo from http://www.vl.ru/ |
Around 3 thousand former officers and other military personnel were expected to take part in the rally. However, the real figures turned out to be ten times smaller. As the organizers explained, many of those who could have come to the protest had been disoriented by reports that the rally wouldn’t take place at all.
Indeed, local authorities banned the rally, alleging as their reason that another rally, organized by the United Russia party youths, was to be held at the same time and place. However, despite the fact that the rally was illegal, the police didn’t make any difficulties for those protesters.
And those who were present didn’t lose any time. They denounced the 'American-style’ Russian army reform, which they believe could kill the armed forces in Russia. They demanded more social privileges for military retirees, reconsidered during the current reform, as well as higher salaries to active officers.
The protest resulted in the manifesto, which the activists plan to hand in to the Russian government shortly.
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It is common knowledge in "my neck of the woods" by those "in the know" that when the Red Army was renamed the Soviet Army the psychological impact on the Soviet Peoples allowed the rapid advance of the CIA campaign of "Perish Troika" given new life under Clinton. It led to the demise of the Soviet Union as a State 20 years ago.The salvage that had to occur under the Gorbachev regime led to the formation of the CIS which has been turned through the continued maneouverings of the CIA into a ragtag rabble or cabhal of mishmash States that as yet are more disunited than united in the common objective to advance their peoples towards Socialism. In my day the cry "Long Live Uncle Joe" was synonimous with "Long Live The Red Army - the Army of the Revolution". To allow Military Bases of the USA on your territory is just one example of that. /// snowyone.