Putinocracy [no CFR in Russia]

Wall Street Journal ^ | Mar 12, 2004 | GARY KASPAROV

[The Raven]

With the policies of pre-emption being much debated today, perhaps it is unfashionable to bring up a crisis that is rapidly reaching the point of no return. On the eve of Sunday's presidential elections in Russia, Vladimir Putin is on course to complete Russia's transition into an authoritarian state -- and it will have happened while the West not only stood by, but nodded its benign approval.

[Just mythoughts]

"With the policies of pre-emption being much debated today, perhaps it is unfashionable to bring up a crisis that is rapidly reaching the point of no return. On the eve of Sunday's presidential elections in Russia, Vladimir Putin is on course to complete Russia's transition into an authoritarian state -- and it will have happened while the West not only stood by, but nodded its benign approval.

Instead of waiting a few years to ask "who lost Russia?" the West must speak up now and ask more pertinent questions."



This is an interesting warning. pre-emption -- Did not Russia make that their policy in 1999?

Seems there was no outrage by anyone when that became the policy of Russia, only when President Bush delcared after 9/11 the US would have the policy of pre-emption did it become an issue.

While the liberals in this nation have been screaming and pulling their hair out over US and pre-emption, I have heard not one of them utter a sound over this policy of Russia.


"The arrest of Mikhail Khodorkovsky has little in common with the prosecution of corrupt businessmen in the U.S. He is being punished for trying to free himself and his corporation, the Yukos energy company, from state pressure. He wanted to follow the law, not the Kremlin's corrupt edicts, and for this he was arrested."

So this is the purpose of this article writen under the guise of pre-emption. The author seems to be mixing apples and oranges in an attempt to be an advocate for Mikhail Khodorkovsky.

[A. Pole]

Why are business leaders who do not obey his orders being jailed?

Such "business leaders" like Khodorkovsky, Al Capone, Skilling or Soros should not control the economy.

[RusIvan]

It is in this environment that the Free Choice 2008 Committee was formed in Russia two months ago. Our goals are to preserve the fundamental pillars of democracy and to secure the legal election of the president of Russia in 2008. ==

Anti-putin and pro-oligakh thieves commitee. Ther chance to come to power is zero.
They advocate for Hodorkovkii an dother thives and robbers. Very eloquent but stupid.