I snorted when I read this, sorry I don't mean to be rude but even if this is true and Russia does control them, there is rampant corruption in the Russian military and Arabs have.
I can understand why you would snort about it. However, it's not a perfect world and if it is the best we can do right now, it is what it is.
It's better they are in Russia's hands than Saddam's. And they know we know. It's Realpolitiks.
On the other hand, the whole story could be Israeli disinformation. That wouldn't surprise me either.
That's an awful lot of people in the U.S., Britain, and the Ukraine working for the Elders of Zion. Sure you want to go there?
It's easier to believe Bush wanted Putin's help with Iran, and Middle East War II (or III, d/o how you count them).