Putin's Good Press
Posted October 10th, 2006 by Chip Bok
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Anna Politkovskaya, a Russian journalist who wrote about the Dirty War in Chechnya, was assassinated. She was a constant critic of Vladimir Putin. She died on his birthday. Putin is a former head of KGB.
According to USA Today Politkovskaya was working on a story about kidnapping and torture in Chechnya when she was killed.
American reporter, Paul Klebnikov was hit in Moscow in 2004. The Committee to Protect Journalists says 42 journalists have been murdered in Russia since 1992.
I wanted to work this story it into a cartoon but it lacked gay e-mails so it didn't get much play in the U.S. The Korean nuke test is big news and Russia is a permanent member of the U.N. Security Council so here it is.
October 11th, 2006 at 12:45 am
Russia might as well say that. They and China are worthless to the world as members of the UN
October 11th, 2006 at 12:48 am
You're right:
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/15206884/
October 11th, 2006 at 1:06 pm
Putin should drink more vodka.
October 13th, 2006 at 6:52 am
What good would it do to negotiate one on one with N Korea when the UN won't back us?
"UNITED NATIONS (AP) - Russia and China on Thursday opposed tough sanctions the U.S. wants to impose against North Korea this week for its claimed nuclear test, saying they want more time to work out a more moderate response to Pyongyang's nuclear brinkmanship.
The United States and Japan, which has already imposed tough unilateral sanctions on the North to protest the reported test Monday, had initially hoped for a U.N. Security Council vote on Thursday. But if Washington wants to get China and Russia - the two council nations closest to Pyongyang - on board, a vote could be delayed until early next week.
China, the North's closest ally, opposes any mention of the U.N. Charter's Chapter 7, which authorizes punishments including economic sanctions, naval blockades and military actions. China and Russia want to see sanctions focus primarily on reining in North Korea's nuclear and weapons programs.
Beijing and Moscow also object to the wide scope of financial sanctions and a provision authorizing the inspection of cargo going in and out of North Korea, council diplomats said, speaking on condition of anonymity because talks are private. There is concern among some diplomats that boarding North Korean ships could lead to a military response from the North."
October 17th, 2006 at 8:15 am
"Russia might as well say that. They and China are worthless to the world as members of the UN"
Apparently they have a lot of value to Wal-Mart. The Chinese can now "Buy Chinese" when they shop just like we Americans do.
October 20th, 2006 at 12:31 am
http://www.breitbart.com/news/2006/10/19/D8KS3JD00.html