Ron Paul is starting to be heard. It's a good sign. http://russia-insider.com/en/politics/ron-paul-neocon-wolf-door/ri11437 Especially when this is what the neocons currently controlling America do to the voices of reason: Former US Defense Chief Backs International Coalition Against ISIS (Chuck Hagel) http://russia-insider.com/en/chuck-hagel-backs-international-coalition-again... (Sacked by Obama late last year.) In other news: Turkish Prime Minister declares he personally gave the order to shoot down Russian jet the other day: http://russia-insider.com/en/politics/i-gave-order-myself-turkish-pm-downing... (I was initially surprised and suspect Erdogan required Davutoglu put his head on the public chopping block, but who knows ...) The German media seem to be steadily getting it: Evidence Is Mounting That Islamic State Is Offspring of the US http://russia-insider.com/en/afraid-truth-islamic-state-offspring-us/ri11408 Depending on your mindset, may bring a smile to a weary face: The Classic Rules For Combating Turkish Aggression http://russia-insider.com/en/politics/classic-rules-combatting-turkish-aggre... And a reminder once again, political discourse within Russian population is -way- ahead of Australia, USA, etc (thank God there is some discourse somewhere on a broader scale than a niche mailing list): How Ordinary Russians See the Western-Russian Stand Off http://russia-insider.com/en/ordinary-russians-ordinary-americans-were-same-... Regards, Zenaan PS Not sure anyone noticed, but I am finding russia-insider.com to be quite a good aggregation site, as well putting out their own articles and opinion pieces here and there.