[ExI] Time Magazine: Person of the Year: Putin(!), my vote instead: Anna Politkovskaja

[Amara Graps]

Stefano,

That 'election' was rigged from every perspective by every observer
(who were permitted to observe). The fact that he is popular
in Russia does _not_ make that 'election' (let's call it a theatre)
the slightest bit democratic.

http://economist.com/world/europe/displaystory.cfm?story_id=10268185

And that is just the tip of the iceberg of his 8 year regressive actions.

(Putin's actions, however, are nothing new to the Baltic people, it's
a familiar 50 year KGB template)

Amara

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Amara Graps, PhD      www.amara.com
Research Scientist, Southwest Research Institute (SwRI), Boulder, Colorado