Crunchy Con (Free subscription) | 13 hours ago
Talk over at Andrew's place about Vladimir Putin's grad school thesis on (see here and here). It had to do with the strategic use of Russia's mineral resources. But three years ago, Brookings scholars discovered that much of it was...
RealClearPolitics (Free subscription) | 10 hours ago
Everyone is distracted by the Olympics. The squabbling here on the campaign trail consumes the media. Two presidential candidates and a lame-duck president all are weighing in on foreign policy. No wonder Vladimir Putin thought it was a good time to invade Georgia. Apparently the Russian prime minister knew exactly what he was doing but assumed no one in the West did. And he was right.
ScrappleFace (Free subscription) | 3 hours ago
(2008-08-21) — Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, speaking on behalf of former President Vladimir Putin, today threatened that if the United States deploys its missile defense shield in Poland, Russia’s response “will go beyond diplomacy.” “We cannot stand by as America places defensive weapons within hundreds of miles of our offensive nuclear missiles,” said Mr. Medvedev. “Our [...]
JammieWearingFool (Free subscription) | 3 hours ago
Letter to Vladimir Putin Aug 20, 2008 Soon after you ordered the Russian Federation attack on the Republic of Georgia the presidents of all four European Union member countries located on Russia’s borders gathered in Tbilisi to show their solidarity. This action speaks volumes in and of itself: Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia, Poland, together with Ukraine profoundly mistrust and fear you and your
Viktor Yuschenko (Free subscription) | yesterday
It is not mere nationalism that makes leaders such as the Georgian president, Mikheil Saakashvili, or the Ukrainian president, Viktor Yuschenko, .. Source
EE Times (Free subscription) | 7 hours ago
Russia plans to put 600 billion rubles (about $25 billion) into technology-based programs over a two-year period, according to an announcement by Prime Minister Vladimir Putin.
Royal Dutch Shell plc .com (Free subscription) | 6 hours ago
Long-term, the price of oil will stay over $100 a barrel, he said, because of Vladimir Putin. The Russian prime minister understands better than anyone the connection between energy and political power.
Bloodthirsty Liberal (Free subscription) | 2 hours ago
Why can’t the rest of the world understand how important it is to us that Barack Obama be elected (well, some of us—well, some of you)? Just when it seems that he can waltz into the White House without breaking a sweat (not that he ever sweats), history happens. Is Vladimir Putin a [...]
News: Opinion -- KansasCity.com (Free subscription) | 12 hours ago
It didn't seem that long ago that President Bush told the world about looking Vladimir Putin in the eye and getting a sense of his soul. Bush's defense secretary, Robert Gates, brushed aside the question of whether Putin could be trusted, but he didn't exactly give the Russian prime minister a rousing endorsement. The Bush administration appears to have few options to pressure the Russians. Gates...
Pros and Cons (Free subscription) | 16 hours ago
Yesterday, neocon hero Mikheil Saakashvili’s government jammed the last Russian language TV channel available in Georgia. The channel, RTVi, is owned by Vladimir Gusinsky, who fled Russia after Vladimir Putin had him thrown in jail. RTVi had foolishly run a clip of the Russian Foreign Minister, who in a suprise move was critical of Georgian [...]
Dadmanly (Free subscription) | yesterday
Thomas Friedman plays Olympic Judge on the Georgia conflict, and rightly awards Gold to Russian “prime minister” Vladimir Putin in a US Foreign Policy towards Russia NY Times Op Ed . Unfortunately, Friedman also leavens his judiciousness with some errant (if predictable) cause and effect, thus ruining the whole loaf of his argument. Based on Friedman’s assessment, he awards the Silver to a Georgia...
Wizbang (Free subscription) | yesterday
Russian leader Vladimir Putin is working to resurrect the Soviet Union. He has bullied former Soviet Block nations like Poland and Ukraine. He has invaded Georgia. Today, we have another...
whoar.co.nz (Free subscription) | yesterday
“..On the night of November 22, 2004, then-Russian president - now premier - Vladimir Putin watched the television news in his dacha near Moscow. People who were with Putin that night report his anger and disbelief at the unfolding “Orange” revolution in Ukraine. “They lied to me,” Putin said bitterly of the United States. “I’ll [...]
culturekitchen (Free subscription) | yesterday
Bush flip flops on Putin's soul. It seems like only yesterday that Bush said of President Vladimir Putin: "I looked the man in the eye. I found him to be very straight forward and trustworthy and we had a very good dialogue... I was able to get a sense of his soul." Now, Bush accuses the Russian president of "bullying and intimidation." It remains unclear whether Putin has changed or Bush has bad...
Progressive Bloggers (Free subscription) | yesterday
On today's Billoreilly.com, Bill shows off his historical knowledge (which is a momentary break from his utter mangling of current events) by comparing Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin to Vlad TepeÅ, AKA Vlad The Impaler, AKA Dracula.Bram Stoker based the character of Dracula on the historical Vlad, who was notorious for his cruelty. Some examples:-Vlad The Impaler got his nickname from his habit...
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icelebz | 08/04/2008
Brad Pitt says his new son Knox Leon looked like Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin when he was born. The 'Fight Club' actor - who welcomed twins Knox and Vivienne Marcheline with partner Angelina Jolie into the world on July 12 - was surprised by his children's unique looks. Read Full Story
