Putin challenges US on Human Rights

[TriSec]

http://www.boston.com/news/world/europe/articles/2006/06/02/putin_challenges_us_on_human_rights/

NOVO-OGARYOVO, Russia --Russian President Vladimir Putin challenged the United States on Friday over human rights and NATO expansion but said the two nations are more partners than opponents.
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In some of his warmest comments about the United States in months of sliding relations, Putin minimized disagreements between the two powers as "tactical" while asserting "the things that unite us are of a strategic character."

Putin said he was "satisfied with the level and quality" of U.S.-Russian relations. "In combatting terrorism, "we are more than partners," he told a group of media executives from the Group of Eight nations at a dinner at his suburban residence.

As a sign of Russia's strategic opposition to terrorism, he said, "In some areas terrorists thought we would feed terrorism as the United States did in Afghanistan against the Soviets and as the Soviet Union did in Vietnam against the Americans." But he said, "Our relations are so mature that we are not rolling back" on the Russian partnership with the United States.

[Sadie5]

1. It's my idea

that Putin started disliking Bush when he nicknamed him pooty-Pooh.

[Bear down under]

2. I agree

Any dictionary that Putin or his people consulted would have confirmed that "Pooty" and "Poo" are both slang for "shit" -- and kindergarten slang at that. It was a deliberate insult. Boosh might say that he was just indulging in a bit of frat-boy kidding with his good mate, but grown-up leaders don't do that sort of thing. The message was "I -- that is America -- am bigger than you (Russia) are and I'm in charge here." And Putin got it.

[sweetheart]

3. The czar speaks for russia

Bush speaks for america, it couldn't be more simple. All slave rebellions must be put down,
and the worldwide authoritarian dictator's club aggrees. Neither ruler, putin or pooty-bush,
has a moral ground to defend beyond nationalism and degenerate thuggery... and in smaller
countries, putin and bush would be mugabe and milosivich.

All hail the global monarchy, and cower before its terrible state terrorism.