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| Russian society shocked. Russians accuse Putin |
| 2010-03-30 |
| According to Russian media outlets, in Moscow radio programs devoted to subway bombings, ordinary citizens have expressed their view that this was the work of Russian secret services, whose purpose is to further "tighten the screws" of "ungirdled" society that dared to criticize and demand the resignation of Putin. The reaction to the bombings is: that even, if the attacks have been really carried out by the Caucasian Mujahideen, the Russian society is now inclined to blame Putin and the FSB for the bombings. A 10-year incessant talk about the "victory" in the Caucasus and the "pacification of Chechnya" is a de facto approval by Russia's public of a campaign of monstrous terror in Chechnya, which killed 250 thousand civilians, including 42 thousand Chechen children from 0 to 11 of age, led to an extension of the war far beyond Chechnya. Today, it is more and more evident that a moment of truth has come to the Russian society. It is obvious that the Russian society does not want itself to answer for their criminal acts - for the murder of a quarter million people. Therefore, according to the law of genre, a chief culprit should be named. And it would be likely Putin, even if the Martyrs' Brigade Riyad-us-Saliheen would later claim responsibility for the Moscow metro attacks. Hence the explanation of Putin's hysteria, who after the bombings said he is immediately returning to Moscow and demanded, as he did 10 years ago, to "rub out terrorists in the outhouse". However, a threatening movement of his pale eyebrows and lump horns on his forehead do not impress anybody anymore. It turns out that Putin is guilty in every case. "If as a result, subsequent calls to the authorities to toughen and "tighten the screws", to increase the funding for law enforcement agencies, are heard, there will be no shadow of a doubt that these explosions are the handwork of special services, Russian citizens say. A society's movement for a change of the inefficient, corrupt system of the Putin's "vertical of power" is growing. Demands "Putin must go" sound from all the sides, from all the groups of the society, even from his closest associates. In these circumstances, the current government could be capable for every provocations and atrocities, just in order to stay in power. No trust of many citizens is left anymore in the current government", commentators and journalists write. "In Putin's Russia the bombings are the most important part of politics. Putin's Russia started with the bombings. And after 10 years, the society has not seen any other explanation for these explosions, but as "the hand of the FSB". For 10 years, no one took responsibility on them and said a word, like, we blew you up to achieve that and that. The amazing feature of Putin's Russia is: Terrorism in full anonymity. Since then, terrorism in Putin's Russia, for the most part, is anonymous. Trains derailed, planes fell, subway cars exploded - and no one makes any demands. Guess yourselves, they say, what we wanted to achieve. And this Hollywood thriller has been continuing for 10 years already. Now, even more interesting, would Putin's Russia end with the blasts, as it had begun?"- a former editor of the former Russian opposition paper Moskovsky Komsomolets Anatoly Baranov asks and concludes -- "Putin's Russia began with the explosions in Moscow, Volgodonsk and the "FSB exercises" in Ryazan. Putin's Russia has been bombing itself for 10 years with and without any reason. So finally, take away a TNT charge from this fool!" |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #9 I'm not a fan of Putin, but I suspect the attacks would have happened no matter who had been leading Russia the past decade. The Chechyans have a beef and they have seen examples of terrorism working (spain in particular). Even when it doesn't work it is not uncommon for the terrorists to become wealthy and/or rockstar-like heroes of their people which sounds a lot better than sucking it up and plodding to work day after day to make ends meet. So what to do about it? Well Russia could start by stopping their support (overt and tacit) of terrorists regimes. They could join with the west and put an end to this crap. If Russia came on board I suspect Obama and Europe would be their poodle which would put Russia in the superpower position again. |
| Posted by: rjschwarz 2010-03-30 12:38 |
| #8 The Russians might be right. Read books from the murdered Livitchenko(Sp?)who was ex FSB and he said the FSB caused explosions in Moscow to get the public behing the Chechen wars! |
| Posted by: Paul2 2010-03-30 11:47 |
| #7 If Russians are angry with Putin, it is only because he has shown such restraint while fighting Chechans. But being Russians, they would likely say that "the little father has been deceived by his subordinates, and that if he only knew, then he would righteously smite the Muslims." |
| Posted by: Anonymoose 2010-03-30 10:10 |
| #6 Mo's mouthpieces. Is that their editorial board lined up across the top? They'd all look better with bullet holes in their foreheads. |
| Posted by: tu3031 2010-03-30 09:59 |
| #5 If you take people's liberty away in the name of security, when crap like this happens, your con game is exposed. |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2010-03-30 09:49 |
| #4 Barry Soetoro, please examine closely and take special note of the blame line if you will. |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2010-03-30 07:57 |
| #3 FREEREPUBLIC > RUSSIA: MOSCOW ATTACK MAY BE LINKED TO AGHANISTAN MILITIAS + RUSSIA HINTS AT AL-QAEDA LINK TO MOSCOW METRO BLASTS. |
| Posted by: JosephMendiola 2010-03-30 02:41 |
| #2 Wait for Babmi's statement on the subject, lex. |
| Posted by: g(r)omgoru 2010-03-30 02:26 |
| #1 From "kavkazcenter.com", eh? BS meter's nearing 100% on this one. |
| Posted by: lex 2010-03-30 02:16 |