Poisoned by Putin

The Guardian Unlimited ^ | September 9, 2004 | Anna Politkovskaya

[Luis Gonzalez]

Do you lack the basic reading skills to understand that this is a different incident from the school massacre?

[Luis Gonzalez]

"Where is one shred of evidence this happened?"

Hers is an eyewitness report.

[Luis Gonzalez]

Let's see...the Kremlin, and the Russian president, the ex-head of the KGB are NOT the socialists/communists to you?

But yet, you want to attack those who speak out against the people eliminating the civic rights of Russians.

[A. Pole]

Anna Politkovskaya is a journalist on the Novaya Gazeta newspaper; she has won numerous awards for her reporting of the Chechnya conflict and was involved in negotiations with the gunmen who stormed the Dubrovka theatre in October 2002.

Send her to negociate with bin Laden - she might finish the war on terror. Owners of the "independent newspaper" Novaya Gazeta would give her more awards for doing that.

[A. Pole]

Chechens pay price of Bush's coalition with butcher Putin A Dirty War, by Anna Politkovskaya

Interesting.

[Leatherneck_MT]

All local government antonymy will be destroyed. So will what is left of the regional governors as well. The State Duma will get restrictions as well. The bad old days are slowly coming back.


They have no other way of doing business. Even under the Czars Russians were an oppressed people. Looks like they will continue to be oppressed until THEY finally get tired of it and take the Government down.

[Michael81Dus]

You´re right, this is not a nice development. Living ca. 1,200 miles from Moscow away, I feel uncomfortable.

[Luis Gonzalez]

You defend the Kremlin, that makes you either a communist, or a complete idiot.

Most likely both.

Next, you'll be lobbyig to put Putin's face on Mount Rushmmore I guess.

[nuconvert]

See related story on reporters being drugged...........

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1212718/posts

[GarySpFc]

Do you lack the basic reading skills to understand that this is a different incident from the school massacre?

No, I do not lack the basic reading skills. What you fail to comprehend is that I was contrasting her defense of the terrorists, with her lack of reporting the atrotricities of the terrorists at Beslan. The woman always takes the side of the terrorists.

Where is one shred of evidence this happened?

Hers is an eyewitness report.

Wrong! She interviewed the boy and his family, and did not see the actual event. That's called hearsay evidence, which is very weak. Furthermore, she reports the boy was taken out to be shot by the Russians. I find it ironic she never questions or reports how the boy escaped and why he is standing alive in front of her.

[Destro]

Reporters with Chechen terrorist contacts (Georgian reporters as well). I hope the sodium-pentathol lossened her tongue. Good for the Russians.

[Luis Gonzalez]

"...her defense of the terrorists..."

Where is her defense of the terrorists?

Not anywhere that I have seen.

Russian troops have killed 40,000 Chechen children, why do you defend child killers?

[Luis Gonzalez]

In other words, you are taking the side that the Russian have no blame here.

Am I correct?

[ninenot]

You DO recall the CNN 'problem,' ---that the CNN people had bribed and grifted their way into Baghdad only by NEVER running a story which countered that of the Hussein regime?

Those are the "world's journalists" whom you expect to complain?

[DarkWaters]

Sympathizers for Putin are on the march ping!

Or the operatives are making a stronger showing.

[GarySpFc]

"...her defense of the terrorists..."
Where is her defense of the terrorists?
Not anywhere that I have seen.
Russian troops have killed 40,000 Chechen children, why do you defend child killers?

The woman only reports what the Russians supposedly do, and paints the Islamofacists as separatists and you agree with her. She reminds me of the al-Jazeera reporters in that when Americans bomb a house full of terrorists the innocent folks in Fallujah scream, "Only women and children were killed," and yet no or few bodies are available for viewing. Throughout the world Chechens are involved with al-Quida on a massive scale. Indeed, many are leaders in the movement, but that doesn't sink into your head. I am a veteran of the Nam Era, and you sound exactly like Jane Fonda did back then.

[wideminded]

I haven't understood the pro-Putin sympathies around here.

No kidding. It is remarkable that people on FR of all places would side unquestioningly with the Russian government, when it is especially clear after yesterday that they are just sliding back into their old ways. This reminds me of the way we sided with ex-Nazis after World War II just because they claimed to be anti-Communist.

[Luis Gonzalez]

Once again...you accused her of defending terrorists, I'm not interested in what you think of me, I want you to substantiate your accusation.

If anyone here is acting like Jane Fonda, it is you.

[Luis Gonzalez]

"It is remarkable that people on FR of all places would side unquestioningly with the Russian government."

Lenin called them useful idiots.

[GarySpFc]

No kidding. It is remarkable that people on FR of all places would side unquestioningly with the Russian government, when it is especially clear after yesterday that they are just sliding back into their old ways. This reminds me of the way we sided with ex-Nazis after World War II just because they claimed to be anti-Communist.

Your mind is still locked onto the KGB and Mafia, see only the negative, and you have a major failure in comprehending the positive events that are going on in Russia today. The economy is growing at a 7% rate. The Bible is allowed in the schools and promoted in the Russian army. Indeed, my wife helped develop the Bible program for Russian elementary schools. There are many positive events going on, but many overlook them.