About a month ago , I wrote a post about the kooky ideas of Russian "expert" on America Professor Igor Panarin who believes the United States is about ready to disintegrate, breaking into 6 pieces with Alaska reverting to Russian control. This is all supposed to come about when the dollar collapses and the Second American Civil War begins next fall.The Wall Street Journal has a story on Panarin today that reveals the astonishing seriousness with which he is being taken by Russians today:"There's a 55-45% chance right now that disintegration will occur," he says. "One could rejoice in that process," he adds, poker-faced. "But if we're talking reasonably, it's not the best scenario -- for Russia." Though Russia would become more powerful on the global stage, he says, its economy would suffer because it currently depends heavily on the dollar and on trade with the U.S.Mr. Panarin posits, in brief, that mass immigration, economic decline, and ...(Read Full Post)