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2007-07-17 Caucasus/Russia/Central Asia

Getting the facts straight about the old-new Russia

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Posted by anonymous5089 2007-07-17 10:19|| || Front Page|| [1 views ] Top

#1 Thank you Bret Stephens! It has seemed both Dems and Republicans alike have turned to wearing rose colored glasses when looking at the "New Russian State"! How our President can be so enamored of Putin that he can't analyze what Is thrown up in his face. Putin's actions are likened to that of a pirate willing to "legally" pillage not only from his neighbors, but from his own
country. He deals in lies, extortion, torture, and even murder to ensure his grip on power. It is "PC" for both our parties to not see what he has done, and is doing. I guess this is so because to not see is easier, in that nothing need be done about it then. But if it is happening to you or in your own backyard (the Brits) the stench can't be ignored. The British are not letting the murder a Russian journalist on their soil to go by without investigation.
To their credit and often at at their peril, many local journalists have written and spoken in defence of the truth in their own former Soviet dominated countries. It is time we listened to them. Its time we took our heads out of the sand and hold accountable those "New " Russian leaders whose actions we find so rank, instead of listening to their siren platitudes.

I stand with Ms. Tlisova and Mr. Bagrov, both journalists seeking political asylum for their efforts to expose the dishonor and criminality of Vlad Putin. Putin is not a man to be trusted. Thank you Bret Stephens for speaking up. Slats

Posted by Slats Phomort7029 2007-07-17 19:58|| 2007-07-17 19:58|| Front Page Top

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