[Timedrifter]

These oligarchs, disgusting as they might be, is the best that was there. [i.e. the rest is even worse]. What would have been the chances of staffing the whole ruling elite with the late Politkovskaya [or equally late Sakharov] human type?- zilch, albeit in theory such an outcome would be far preferable. And the oligarchs came close to power.

Politkovskaya was a pro-terrorist sympathizer against her own people. She even took their side when they pulled off their terroist act at the Dubrovka theater. She allowed herself to be a mouthpiece for their propaganda and as a result many more people died then otherwise would have. She is as human as her fellow traveler Ward Churchill. Very few tears were shed in Russia for Basayev's chief propagandist.

[GSlob]

I see that you did not ponder enough on the words "the rest is even worse". These words pertained precisely to those with "very few tears". Whatever crap happens to them, serves them right.

[GOP_1900AD]

You have no idea what you are talking about. You know nothing about Russia.