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Old 03-12-2006, 17:09   #43
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Re: Can We Ever Trust The Russians?

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Originally Posted by jambutty View Post
I would trust the Russians as far as I would trust the Yanks and for my money the Yanks are the biggest threat to world peace.

You can't possibly be serious!

The Russians have a long history of political assassinations. Pre-Soviet, Soviet, post-Soviet. Remember Trotsky and the ice-axe?

Yes, the Soviet Union may have collapsed - but Russia is far from democratic. For the last few years, Putin has been consolidating his power. He's a former Head of the KGB and knows how to do it. We cannot trust him or his government. To compare Russia or any Communist/totalitarian country with America or any of the other Western democracies is just ludicrous. Use your noodle, man!
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