New Deal (in town)

Just could not resist ... Party Time Dudes

... and now all of a sudden the jack-boots
In this little neck of the woods are feeling
Like doing a deal ... could it have anything
To do with the new boss in Moscow ???
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Now these folks are smart and cunning
And know when the game is up, or at least
Tipping points are tippling ...
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Many also know that 'fast talk' may
Work for the American psyche but
Russians play a very different game.
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"Israel has offered a peace deal to the Palestinians which would annex 7.3% of the West Bank and keep the largest settlements, Israeli reports say." (see link)

(postscript: By Jove We think they might finally have 'got it' !!!
"But there is another worrying possibility: the danger that this crisis has unfolded too far to rewind, and those in charge in Moscow may have decided that when it comes to what the United States and Europe think, they no longer care." [emphasis added]
(see: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/7555155.stm )