[jb6]

I would say his having been the Chief of Romanian intelligence makes him an expert in his subject area, don't you think?

Makes him a criminal on the highest level. A Soviet Thug on the level of Stalin's Beria who has escaped justice and makes money off of his life's work of oppressing and exterminating people.

as an officer in the dreaded KGB

Which directive of the KGB? Do you even know that? The border guards were also in the KGB.

Apparently the people of Russia had a real love-affair with the KGB, since Putin was elected with "72% of the vote

Well I guess you hate the Russian people after all, except for the communists, socialists, oligarchs and islamics. What do you know!

[TapTheSource]

"Apparently the people of Russia had a real love-affair with the KGB, since Putin was elected with "72% of the vote"

You would be unable to recognize sarcasm even if it reached up and slapped you in the face. My point was, given the alternatives, who else were they going to vote for. The election was rigged, not necessarily at the polls, but in terms of who was allowed to run. Typical of the Communists.