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| Caucasus |
| Putin suggests Dane ''get circumcized''... |
| 2002-11-12 |
| The Kommersant business daily reports President Putin was asked by a Danish reporter why Russia was using mine warfare in the separatist North Caucasus republic and exterminating Chechen civilians. "How could you be so mean?" Reports say Mr Putin became infuriated by the question and launched an unprecedented defence of the three-year Chechen war that at one stage went off on a tangent. "You, if I am not mistaken, represent an ally [of the US war on terror] and are therefore in danger," Mr Putin told the reporter, according to a transcript that appeared in the Vremya Novostei daily. "They [the Chechens] talk about killing non-Muslims and if you are a Christian, you are in danger. And even if you are an atheist, you are in danger... If you decide to become a Muslim - even then you are not safe, because traditional Islam contradicts the conditions and goals that they [the Chechens rebels] set. Couldn't have explained it better myself! "But if you are prepared to become the most radical Islamist and prepared to get circumcised - I invite you to Moscow. We have specialists that deal with this problem. I suggest that you do such an operation that nothing grows out of you again." I think he's referring to one of Moscow's anesthesiologists... Mr Putin is known for his tough talk that at times becomes interlaced with slang used by criminals and the military. He launched the war in the predominantly Muslim Chechen republic in October 1999 by threatening to "waste [the Chechens] while they sit in their outhouses". "Heh heh! Of course, is fonnier in Rossian!" Russian military slang has more words to describe poop, genitalia, and general conditions of having one's ass in a sling than I can count. This is in contrast to formal military Russian, which consists for the most part of a single sentence: "Vypolnite postavlennuyu zadachu," which translates as "Carry out your assigned mission." Russian media say a Kremlin aide explained to reporters after the Brussels press conference that Mr Putin was tired during the summit after a hectic working schedule. "The President doesn't suffer fools gladly when he's tired..." Thanks to Steve for the link! |
| Posted by:Fred Pruitt |
| #6 Considering the reporter is French, I only hope that the doctor performing the operation has a SEM to assist. [Scanning Electron Microscope]. |
| Posted by: Jack 2002-11-13 11:12:31 |
| #5 Mine warfare was generally deemed repugnant after WW2, but was revived when guerrilla and terror war was initiated. Mine fields force guerrillas to infiltrate through narrow spaces, which make targeting them much easier. In other words: terrorists made this bed and they can sleep in it. |
| Posted by: Anonymous 2002-11-13 01:50:08 |
| #4 He's giving Emperor Misha a run for his money.Way to go,Putin! |
| Posted by: El Id 2002-11-12 16:14:38 |
| #3 Can you imagine Don Rumsfeld and Putin doing an interview together? obossat's'a mozhno |
| Posted by: Chuck 2002-11-12 15:06:13 |
| #2 When do you know you're living in Bizzaro World? When you go to a KGB man for straight talk. "Shto mi delayem is yaitz? Yaishnetzu..." |
| Posted by: Tripartite 2002-11-12 14:19:39 |
| #1 Now that did cause me to choke (luckily I'd swallowed before beginning reading). Especially: "I suggest that you do such an operation that nothing grows out of you again." Snort. Snicker. |
| Posted by: Kathy K 2002-11-12 13:53:20 |