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bathroommonkey76

(3,827 posts) Fri Aug 4, 2017, 09:48 PM Aug 2017

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Russian opposition leader tells CBS News there's a 50/50 chance he ends up dead

Alexei Navalny, the leading Russian opposition figure and Vladimir Putin's most vocal critic, thinks there's a 50 percent chance he'll end up dead. "CBSN: On Assignment" traveled to Russia to spend a week with Navalny, who is trying to unseat Putin and become the country's next president. Watch "CBSN: On Assignment" on Monday, Aug. 7, at 10 p.m. ET/PT on CBS.

http://www.cbsnews.com/cbsn-on-assignment/

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Russian opposition leader tells CBS News there's a 50/50 chance he ends up dead (Original Post) bathroommonkey76 Aug 2017 OP

And Trumpets praise Putin as a "strong leader" SHRED Aug 2017 #1

Who out there is braver than this guy? And he's been at it for years. He's amazing. Squinch Aug 2017 #2

Surprised the acid attack didn't stop him. bathroommonkey76 Aug 2017 #3

It wasn't acid, it was dye Merlot Aug 2017 #4

SHRED

(28,136 posts)

1. And Trumpets praise Putin as a "strong leader"

Reply to bathroommonkey76 (Original post)

Fri Aug 4, 2017, 09:54 PM

Aug 2017

Squinch

(50,976 posts)

2. Who out there is braver than this guy? And he's been at it for years. He's amazing.

Reply to bathroommonkey76 (Original post)

Fri Aug 4, 2017, 10:10 PM

Aug 2017

bathroommonkey76

(3,827 posts)

3. Surprised the acid attack didn't stop him.

Reply to Squinch (Reply #2)

Fri Aug 4, 2017, 10:23 PM

Aug 2017

Merlot

(9,696 posts)

4. It wasn't acid, it was dye

Reply to bathroommonkey76 (Reply #3)

Sun Aug 6, 2017, 11:20 AM

Aug 2017

Acid would have disfugured him permantly.

He is indeed very brave.

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