Putin in trouble over Ukraine?

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If Putin "loses" Ukraine, he may lose support of the "deep state". The "deep state" is that part of the government that remains hidden from public view and controls everything. Putin's controllers could become very upset over his failure to keep Ukraine under heel.  In such a case, the "deep state" will look for a new leader for Russia.

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Ukraine: A Deep State Analysis

By Tyler Durden

Created 02/27/2014 - 18:48

It doesn't take any special insight into the situation in Ukraine to conclude that no one narrative illuminates all the dynamics. Various contesting Grand Narratives have emerged in the media--neofascist coup, rampant corruption, east versus west, to name a few--but these only describe a few of the regional fault lines and complexities... I describe the U.S. Deep State as the National Security State which enables a vast Imperial structure that incorporates hard and soft power--military, diplomatic, intelligence, finance, commercial, energy, media, higher education--in a system of global domination and influence.  One key feature of the Deep State everywhere is that it makes decisions behind closed doors and the surface government simply ratifies and implements the decisions. I have covered various aspects of geopolitics and the Deep State for years, for example:

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