where are those numbers from? based on what.

I wouldn't invest my money in Russia. Would invest in China even with their infractions, but not in the KGB.

Everything is going according to plan. Russia has slumped only insofar as its capacity to earn as much as it desires has taken a setback. It's all very well for Laas to put the boot into Russia, but he should do so for all the right reasons. There is not much loss on confidence in Russia-to the contrary, there is going to be a boost of confidence from the likes of Rasmussen, the termitic Schroederites of Europe, all backed to the teeth by the propelling forces of Masonic wisdom and political clout. That Canada's own multiculturalism is winning ground should be no disappointment to anyone, otherwise it would leave the government with mud on its shoulders for not making this glue stick. The racial tolerance that has been so long a priority of the government is showing, to all intents and purposes, as though it is boosting morale for ethnic minorities, including our own backyard henchmen the russkies.