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I'm very impressed with your position of not only being Putin's unofficial spokesman but as your conduit to his thoughts and motives. But the most interesting thing of all is your fascinating conclusion that anyone that is not of you mindset hates Russia and Russians. I bow to your curious intellect.

I did not come on FR with this view, but noticed the vicious attacks against Russia over the issue of Chechnya. I am former Special Forces, and have seen intell that clearly proved what I was hearing was bald-faced lies. The attacks were coming from Muslim sympathizers, Poles, Ukrainians, and a couple of individuals like Tailgunner Joe. The attacks continued through the Ukrainian election, with many lies being told. Supposedly Russian tanks were rolling towards Kiev, and Russian Spetsnaz landed at the airport there. Both were bald faced lies.
I also listened to what JB6 had to say about Bosnia. I did not rely on his information but checked with several SF sources, and they confirmed what he said is true.
Do you remember the hue and cry over what happened at the Moscow Theater? The actions of the Russian military and Spetsnaz were attacked unmercifully by the same individuals. That would have been my mission in America, and I can tell you that it is normal for something to go wrong in all missions, but overall the Russian Spetsnaz did a fairly good job.

Gary I thank you for your service to our nation and believe as you do that the Russians have a right not only to defend themselves but to respond in a manner they feel appropriate as our country would. That being said Vladimer Putin, a former KGB lifer, is pursuing old armament alliances with potential enemies of ours, this includes communist China. I understand that there are others, including our "friends"in old Europe who have done the same, put they don't have the potential voracity of Russia.