Monthly Archives: September 2008

Editorial: Russia’s Soft WMD

By AK | Published: September 27, 2008
Watching the US presidential candidate debate this Friday has only further confirmed my belief an American would have to be either a moron or a traitor to vote for him. What he would do as President: 1) Stay on in Iraq And leave Russia (and every other competitor) a free hand. Even the success of the Iraqi campaign [...]
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Proof of Russian Democracy

By AK | Published: September 26, 2008
I found the Polity IV Project which tracks political freedoms in most countries since at least 1945. Its conclusions about the dynamics of democratization in the world are similar to that of Freedom House. On the other hand it unequivocally portrays Russia as a democracy, with a score of 7/(-10 to 10). More specifically, it got [...]
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Editorial: The Unfathomable Depths of Western Hypocrisy

By AK | Published: September 15, 2008
Putin gave an interview to CNN, logically and comprehensively explaining the Russian view on the South Ossetian War. What did CNN do? They censored most of the interview (in stark contrast, Saakashvili’s frequent deranged rantings bouts got prime attention during the conflict), leaving only the stuff that makes Putin look like a loon to the [...]
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