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Putin Ridding Himself Of Another Critic
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The latest killing of BorIs Nemtsov, a critic of Putin, liberal member of the opposition and critic of Russia's involvement in Ukraine and Crimea (not such a surprise then). This time it was six bullets and not plutonium!
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Put it this way: I wouldn't be betting a lot of money on the cock and bull story in some Russian media that it was a contract killing by an ex-lover!
Boris Nemtsov was one of the few charismatic opposition politicians in Russia. He was about to lead a demo in Moscow tomorrow against Russia's invasion of Ukraine and was also due to present key evidence of the Kremlin's involvement.
So his murder is highly timely. The country is at a nationalistic fever pitch just now and there are no doubt forces naturally unleashed by that that not even Putin can control. Nonetheless it is unlikely that the killing of such a high profile figure so close to the Kremlin walls could have taken place without a nod and a wink in high places.
Boris Nemtsov was one of the few charismatic opposition politicians in Russia. He was about to lead a demo in Moscow tomorrow against Russia's invasion of Ukraine and was also due to present key evidence of the Kremlin's involvement.
So his murder is highly timely. The country is at a nationalistic fever pitch just now and there are no doubt forces naturally unleashed by that that not even Putin can control. Nonetheless it is unlikely that the killing of such a high profile figure so close to the Kremlin walls could have taken place without a nod and a wink in high places.
Prepare now for a Kremlin pantomime where Putin "condemns" the killing and "personally takes control of the investigation" (those bits have already happened). The actual killers may even be found, but who really ordered it or "didn't say no when asked if it was ok to proceed" will never come to light.
Nemtsov might have fallen out of the limelight, but his killing will be seen as a warning to others.
Nemtsov might have fallen out of the limelight, but his killing will be seen as a warning to others.
Of course we will never know the truth. In a country where lies are the currency and the legal system is manipulated by the state, even if there WAS a bona fide investigation and a genuine killer found with no connections to anyone in high places no one would believe it. That is the price they pay for having such a system.
Six months ago Boris Nemtsov wrote an article in the Kyiv Post about the Russia-Ukraine war, available here if anyone is interested
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but the following paragraph from it pretty much sums up what's been going on:
"Ukraine became an example of an anti-criminal revolution, which overthrew a thieving president. Oh so you dared to get out onto the street and throw off a president? Ukraine needs to be punished for it to make sure that no Russian would gets these thoughts. "
It doesn't do to have well-known and fairly respected politicians voicing the truth
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but the following paragraph from it pretty much sums up what's been going on:
"Ukraine became an example of an anti-criminal revolution, which overthrew a thieving president. Oh so you dared to get out onto the street and throw off a president? Ukraine needs to be punished for it to make sure that no Russian would gets these thoughts. "
It doesn't do to have well-known and fairly respected politicians voicing the truth
Link below is in Russian, but the jist of it is that the organisers of the protest march tomorrow have arranged to hold a funeral procession in his honour:
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I know we are all very obsessed with Putin, but it's important to realise that we don't know who ordered Nemtsov's death, and probably never will. I highly doubt this was instigated from the Kremlin as whoever killed Nemtsov would have been well aware that they were handing a martyr over to the protestors tomorrow.
What it does mean for Putin is that he now leads a country where opposition politicians are gunned down in the street, and for all the uproar it may cause tomorrow, it will also very likely cause a number of people sympathetic to Nemtsov to either shut up or emigrate if they can.
As my boss put it - "he'll be crying with one eye and winking with the other."
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I know we are all very obsessed with Putin, but it's important to realise that we don't know who ordered Nemtsov's death, and probably never will. I highly doubt this was instigated from the Kremlin as whoever killed Nemtsov would have been well aware that they were handing a martyr over to the protestors tomorrow.
What it does mean for Putin is that he now leads a country where opposition politicians are gunned down in the street, and for all the uproar it may cause tomorrow, it will also very likely cause a number of people sympathetic to Nemtsov to either shut up or emigrate if they can.
As my boss put it - "he'll be crying with one eye and winking with the other."
Blimey AOG I hope you will be defending Jihadi John with as much enthusiasm on the grounds he hasnt been convicted of anything
and also defending the right of those three stupid girls who;ve gone to Syria on the grounds they have a god given right to be ... stupid and behave so
takes you back to 1161 and -will no one rid me of this turbulent priest .... ?
and also defending the right of those three stupid girls who;ve gone to Syria on the grounds they have a god given right to be ... stupid and behave so
takes you back to 1161 and -will no one rid me of this turbulent priest .... ?
Whether instigated by the Kremlin or not it is highly unlikely that people in very high places did not know about it - just like other killings such as those of Litvinenko and Politkovskaya.
As I said earlier this Novorossiya nonsense that Putin has encouraged has given encouragement to all sorts of dubious ultra nationalists whose agenda is not necessarily the same of the Kremlin, but occasionally there is a convenient meeting of goals. In the current climate and with the state media in full fantasy mode, for everyone crying 'Boris is a martyr' there will be many more shouting 'CIA provocation' I've even seen Islamic extremism being touted as a possible motive by the authorities
As I said earlier this Novorossiya nonsense that Putin has encouraged has given encouragement to all sorts of dubious ultra nationalists whose agenda is not necessarily the same of the Kremlin, but occasionally there is a convenient meeting of goals. In the current climate and with the state media in full fantasy mode, for everyone crying 'Boris is a martyr' there will be many more shouting 'CIA provocation' I've even seen Islamic extremism being touted as a possible motive by the authorities
The above picture is indeed a timely reminder of another prominent politician the Kremlin tried to silence in their previous botched attempt to interfere maliciously in Ukraine
For those (probably the majority) who don't know, the person on the right in the picture is ex-President of Ukraine (2004-2008) Viktor Yushchenko, whose face there still bears the scars of the poisoning.
For those (probably the majority) who don't know, the person on the right in the picture is ex-President of Ukraine (2004-2008) Viktor Yushchenko, whose face there still bears the scars of the poisoning.
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