Sunday, October 15, 2006

Chill Wind in Moscow - Anna Politkovskaya - New York Times

Chill Wind in Moscow - Anna Politkovskaya

"Mr. Putin first treated the event, which was given significant air time on even his state-controlled news, with a three-day silence, as other world leaders expressed condolences.

The Kremlin’s silence seemed to scream. When at last he spoke, having been prodded at a news conference in Germany, Russia’s president used the occasion to insult her. “The level of her influence on political life in Russia was utterly insignificant,” he said."

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