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US Accused of Instigating Russian Revolt
New York Times ^ | December 3, 2007 | Associated Press Staff

Posted on 12/03/2007 2:38:59 AM PST by america4vr

A pro-Kremlin youth movement said it will distribute fliers Monday accusing the United States of planning to incite ''thieves and traitors'' to rebel across Russia -- a move that reflects an increasing strain in Moscow's relations with Washington.

Organizers for the group, Nashi, said Sunday it is mobilizing against an alleged threat of a Western-inspired revolt following Sunday's parliamentary victory by President Vladimir Putin's party.

United Russia won a solid victory in the election, cast as a referendum on whether Putin should remain Russia's de facto leader after he steps down as president in May.

The leaflets, which appeared on several Web sites before the vote, seem aimed at rallying Nashi activists in case anti-government protests break out in the wake of the elections.

One side of the leaflet praises Putin's victory while the other accuses the U.S. of enlisting Putin critics to try overturning the results. A cartoon depicts Uncle Sam sitting on sacks of money with names of Russian opposition leaders written on them.

''They wanted traitors and thieves to win,'' the text says. ''Between Dec. 3 and 6, before the official announcement of the election's result, (the traitors) will try to seize squares and buildings, provoke disorder, take our victory from us.''

A U.S. Embassy spokeswoman called the claim ''ridiculous.''

The Nashi move follows Putin's allegations that Washington sought to discredit the vote by pushing the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe not to send observers to monitor the election -- the claim denied by both Washington and the OSCE. Putin also denounced Russia's liberal opposition as ''foreign-fed jackals.''

International monitors said Monday that the election fell short of democratic standards.

(Excerpt) Read more at nytimes.com ...


TOPICS: Culture/Society; Foreign Affairs; Front Page News
KEYWORDS: communistnewsnetwork; nashi; pravda; propaganda; putin; russia; russianpropaganda; us
Seems like the old days in the new "old" Bolshevist Motherland. Elections where you vote for the guy in charge or else, hardliners in control, surreal headlines of US incitement to undermine the regime, treaties broken..
1 posted on 12/03/2007 2:39:00 AM PST by america4vr
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To: america4vr

Looks like halftime is just about over.


2 posted on 12/03/2007 2:44:34 AM PST by bad company (How much easier is self-sacrifice than self-realization)
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To: All

ON THE INTERNET:

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/keyword?k=putin
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/keyword?k=nashi


3 posted on 12/03/2007 2:45:36 AM PST by Cindy
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To: america4vr

Very Clintonian - establish a fake grassroots organization to discredit your enemies.


4 posted on 12/03/2007 2:54:14 AM PST by Thrownatbirth (.....Iraq Invasion fan since 1991.)
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To: america4vr

whether Putin should remain Russia’s de facto leader after he steps down as president in May.

If Putin were a decent man, he would just step down. Boris Yeltsin did.


5 posted on 12/03/2007 3:18:04 AM PST by Son House ($$Proud Member of Vast Right Wing, Out To Lower Your Tax Rates For More Opportunities.$$)
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To: america4vr

So how much did the gas go up today?


6 posted on 12/03/2007 3:35:48 AM PST by Tigen (Live in peace or rest in peace!)
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A pro-Kremlin youth movement ..("Young skulls full of mush")

I don't like the sound of that.

7 posted on 12/03/2007 4:06:46 AM PST by BallyBill (Serial Hit-N-Run poster)
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To: america4vr
Here we go again.
8 posted on 12/03/2007 4:17:46 AM PST by LIConFem (Thompson. Lifetime ACU Rating: 86 -- Hunter Lifetime ACU Rating: 92 (any combo will do, fellas))
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To: america4vr

RYMB?


9 posted on 12/03/2007 7:24:13 AM PST by SmithL (I don't do Barf Alerts, you're old enough to read and decide for yourself)
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To: america4vr
Russians love tyrants for some strange reason. Stalin killed millions of them and the survivors and their descendants applaud him for it, then go out and elect his replacement. So strange.

Perhaps they have a death wish? They certainly don’t want to live in peace and prosperity. All Putin will bring them is misery and despair, again.

10 posted on 12/03/2007 10:49:26 AM PST by monday
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Hey Putin, it goes over better if you give the conspirators a cool name. Like for example something along the lines of a ‘Vast Right Wing Conspiracy’. Then whenever Russia suffers a terrorist attack, you can blame the attack on the VRWC or something that the VRWC caused. Of course you can always borrow you friends Chavez phrase. He calls he opposition ‘Fascists’. Oops. That probably would not work very good for you Putin.
11 posted on 12/03/2007 2:54:55 PM PST by justa-hairyape
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To: america4vr

bttt


12 posted on 12/04/2007 12:50:20 AM PST by AnimalLover ( ((Are there special rules and regulations for the big guys?)))
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