Something similar happened to me over a month ago. Two legit Skype charges on the credit card I have used with them. Identical, for a small amount. I hadn't made any purchases and was concerned about fraud. (Though I wondered why someone who had gotten my card info would spend it on $20 of Skype credit.)

I talked with the Skype support people, who were understanding and responsive, but not informative. I canceled my card, changed passwords, etc. Skype reversed the charges without my having to get MasterCard to do it. But they said only they would "investigate" how these charges appeared and would not give me any more information than that when I asked. So no idea if it was a Skype accident, fraud, or what. I don't use the automatic billing option.

Still cached here at the moment: http://bit.ly/b14Bx

At least until the lawyers notice and take a number in the long line of people trying to get things out of Google's cache.

Atlantic Mag on BG, Jan09

"Where a proper space operaâ"from Star Wars to 2000â(TM)s Scientological BattleÂfield Earthâ"advertises with chilly pride its remoteness from life as we know it, the retooled Battlestar Galactica has plunged into the burning issues of the day. Suicide bombers, torture, occupation, stolen elections. Homosexuality, reproductive rights, religious fundamentalism, genocide. All of it grappled with, workshopped outâ"diegetically, you might say. With crater-voiced Edward James Olmos in the role of Adama, and the Galactica itselfâ"rather gaily lit in its â(TM)70s incarnationâ"now steeped in an atmosphere somewhere between that of a diving submarine and a backstreet in the Victorian East End, Moore and Eick have pushed and pushed at the hot buttons. UnÂaddressed as yet: steroid abuse, the slow-food movement, and the declining standard of international travel. But thereâ(TM)s still half a season to go."

Nice argument. "If you don't like it, leave." Always a classic. Perhaps some people love their country and want to live there but don't like the way it's being run. Imagine that. That's why an Other Russia slogan is "For Russia, Against Putin."

I thought we were discussing Russia. What does Iraq or the US have to do with anything? This is a fairly sophisticated audience for such amateur trolling, I would hope. Same for the distraction about Georgia and Ukraine. I was pointing out that similar groups of largely US govt and Soros-funded activists following a similar blueprint led to the overthrows of the named countries and that Russia took preventative measures. This was relevant to the LiveJournal discussion, unlike anything in your response.

You don't seem to be aware of what The Other Russia even is. Social group? It's a broad, non-ideological coalition of political and human rights groups, from liberals to nationalists. The only thing our members have in common is the desire to have free and fair elections.

Ah yes, all criticism of Putin is from "brainless cheerleading of the West." You'd make a good Nashi member with that logic. Sorry, you can be anti-Putin and not care about the US whatsoever, or think its politics are a corporate wasteland. I didn't even mention the West, let alone loving it. Putin is bad for Russia and for Russians, at least the 85% who aren't benefiting from the energy windfall. The West has been perfectly happy to deal with Putin, actually. As far as can be seen, they would love to have Putin stay for another 20 years just like they embrace dictatorship in Azerbaijan because it's convenient for pipelines and such.