> Muslims make up a very sizable portion of the population
> controlled by Russia. Killing them all would be reminiscent
> of Hitler.
>
> You think Putin will do that? (I know he’s capable of doing
> so but that isn’t my question.
No, he will kill the TERRORISTS, virtually all of whom happen to be mohammedans. Of the ones captured alive, many don’t live through their interrogations, and of the ones that are not executed after their very swift and brief trials, few survive in the prisons.
I’ve been in Russia and have talked with people there. They hate the mohammedans more than they hate anybody. More than they hated the Jews during the Tsar’s pogroms. A LOT more.
> He couldn’t get away with doing it in today’s political climate
In Russia’s current political climate, Putin would be the greatest hero if he decided to purge Russia of mohammedanism. I’m not completely sure why he has not done so, yet. Perhaps he needs mohammedans in places like Persia (Iran) to help advance his foreign policy agenda.
But his popularity would shoot through the roof if he were to drive the mohammedans out of Russia.
By the way, all of Russia’s official documentation now bears the Imperial Crest of the Tsar. Their passports have it on the cover and on EVERY page as a watermark.
The Imperial Crest of the Tsar consists of the Roman Double Eagle with the Cross of Christ and St. George slaying the dragon. It is the same crest used by Charlemangne.
You can see it here.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:CoA_Russian_Empire.png
The mohammedans in Iran and Syria think the Russians are their friends. I don’t think they really know who or what they are dealing with.
“...all of Russia’s official documentation now bears the Imperial Crest of the Tsar...”
Cool. I didn’t know that. The Imperial governments were successful in driving back the Ottomans. No doubt people have a positive memory of that.
“The mohammedans in Iran and Syria think the Russians are their friends. I don’t think they really know who or what they are dealing with.”
It sounds like Russia and Iran are using each other with the ultimate intention of eliminating one another at the end. Such good friends amd just like mobsters, ha!
Bernard Lewis wrote a book about Islam a few years back, and he covered a part of history with which I was unfamiliar - the fact that the Ottomans and Persians had occupied much of Russia/Central Asia at one time. They were eventually driven back, and not that long ago, either.
The Russians have long memories. Too bad America’s is so damn short.
