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To: MadIvan

Stalin was more subtle than Putin.


5 posted on 11/30/2006 9:31:02 AM PST by wideawake ("The nation which forgets its defenders will itself be forgotten." - Calvin Coolidge)
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To: wideawake
Stalin was more subtle than Putin.

But Putin's grandfather was in charge of Stalin's personal security.

10 posted on 11/30/2006 9:33:06 AM PST by Paleo Conservative (Karl Rove isn't magnificent.)
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To: wideawake
"Stalin was more subtle than Putin"

Well there was that small episode of the ice pick to Trotsky's brain..... I wouldn't call Stalin subtle, but Putin isn't exactly a Tolstoyan pacifist, either.....
24 posted on 11/30/2006 9:43:09 AM PST by Enchante (America-haters and Terrorists Around the World Embrace Chamberlain Democrats)
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To: wideawake
Stalin was more subtle than Putin.

Why be subtle when you want to send a message?
25 posted on 11/30/2006 9:43:14 AM PST by Pirate21 (The liberal media are as sheep clearing the path along which they will be led to the slaughter.)
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To: wideawake
Stalin was more subtle than Putin.

I wouldn't go that far. Recall what happened to Trotsky?

Regards, Ivan

30 posted on 11/30/2006 9:50:15 AM PST by MadIvan (I aim to misbehave.)
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