Checkmating Putin is chess king's gambit [Friends warns chance of assassinations]

Chicago Tribune via Yahoo! News ^ | 2005 Jul 5 | Alex Rodriguez

[jb6]

Sorry, Putin was elected by US/OSCE monitored elections. Not even close. Furthermore, he rules in a constitutional republic. Albait it's far from a perfect system or near our level, but it still has checks and balances.

[Wiz]

As for assassination, which of the last election's candidates were assassinated? Answer: none

You can always fake some one's death as an accident or sickness just like for Alexander Lebed that was seen as the candidate of President to oppose Putin in the next election, and as Viktor Yuschenko who was running for the President of Ukraine as one opposing Pro-Russia candidate. Of course, they won't be counted as assassination by your definition because they are dealed as an accident or conspiracy, mr. Nashi.

About your claims about media bought from Ukraine, you don't need to own the firm to control it, you can also blackmail them using Nashi.

Nice try mr. Nashi.

2004 World Press Freedom Review

[06] JOURNALISTS ALARMED ABOUT REORGANIZATION OF STATE BROADCASTING...
The Kremlin is attempting to establish still firmer control over information in Russia, the Russian Union of Journalists declared in a statement posted on its website (http://www.ruj.ru/index0502211.htm) on 22 February, lenta.ru reported on 24 February. The statement criticizes the ongoing reorganization of the All-Russia State Television and Radio Company (VGTRK), saying that the state-owned national broadcasting network is "centralizing" its programming and radically reducing the amount of locally produced informational programming available in the regions. "This is a gross violation of the rights of television viewers, who are being deprived of the possibility of finding out what is happening in their own republic, oblast, or krai," the statement says. The statement claims that local VGTRK affiliates are selling off "unique property and equipment" and laying off staff. VGTRK controls 86 regional television companies, as well as the national channels RTR and Kultura and the radio station Mayak. As a part of the reform, which began in February 2004, all funding for local VGTRK affiliates now comes through the Moscow organization. RC

[jb6]

and as Viktor Yuschenko who was running for the President of Ukraine as one opposing Pro-Russia candidate

I see you're still running the same lie. You've been busted on this one several times, even by Yushchenko himself who said there was no Russian involvement. But why stop right?

[jb6]

Funny, didn't see you on the thread where a Ukrainian company bought out a Russian media source. Couldn't be because it doesn't jive with the state controlled media thingy, could it?

[SAJ]

Sigh. This old canard again? Sorry, mate, but Herr Hitler was never elected to any public office, and certainly not to the Chancellory.

The closest he ever came was in April 1932, losing the election to von Hindenberg, who named Bruening as Reichskanzler. Bruening was a disaster for various reasons, and within 60 days was dismissed by Hindenberg, with Franz von Papen named the new Reichskanzler.

In the parliamentary elections of November 1932, Hindenberg's party not only did not gain a majority of the seats, but von Papen was unable to build a coalition government. He was dismissed in favour of Kurt von Schleicher on 4 December 1932.

Thereupon, von Papen approached Hitler, whose NSDAP held the second most seats in the Reichstag, and also Alfred Hugenberg, head of the DNVP, to piece together a group that would undermine von Schleicher, whom all three of them hated.

Well, von Papen got his deal put together all right; himself as Vice-Chancellor, Hitler as Chancellor. President von Hindenberg ratified this agreement, dismissing von Schleicher on 30 January 1933, and naming Hitler in his stead.

Von Hindenberg died in 1934, and shortly thereafter on the infamous ''Night of the Long Knives'', von Schleicher and many others of Hitler's political opponents were murdered. Von Papen was arrested (although later ''rehabilitated'', mostly due, apparently, to the efforts of none other than Heinrich Himmler -- tasty bit of irony, there).

And that, m'friend, is how Herr Hitler came to power. He was never elected.

FReegards!

[SAJ]

Exactly. Details in post 25. One of the most interesting years in German history.

[End Times Sentinel]

I would not break dance at gun point!

Really?  Then how do you explain this FReepmail you sent me:

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Re: I Secretly wish I was Bill Clinton so I could see Hillary Nude, Owl_Eagle's confession series.

From Jersey Republican Biker Chick | 07/05/2005 3:48:20 PM EDT read

You're a real weirdo, Owl.  I sure do like break dancing though.  You're super cool.  I wish everyone was more like you.  You should be cloned.

Owl_Eagle

(If what I just wrote makes you sad or angry,

 it was probably sarcasm)

[Lion in Winter]

"How can anyone who is "virtually alone in Russian politics" hope to have "large-scale street rallies"?

LOL!! I was wondering that myself.

Whoever wrote this piece of crap article is an idiot. The whole article is just so much twaddle.

I like chess so I read the the article. Sorry I did now.

Regards, Lion.

[Lion in Winter]

You ought to study history and NOT just repeat garbage you hear.

Hitler was NEVER elected when he took power in Germany!

[Lion in Winter]

"Nice try mr. Nashi. "

Who the heck is that???

WIZ....A Wiz you aren't....

[Jersey Republican Biker Chick]

That does not even sound like me. So don't even try it!!