If President Putin were not leading Russia during the "W" years with Cheney at his side, the USA and Russia would have been trading nukes.
Anyone have any idea what kind of control that takes? It takes Communism.
If anyone accepts that FACT then when living in Russia, the assault against the government needs to be MEASURED.
There have been plenty of adverse outcomes to notable people, but, the USA cannot state it is a perfect society or country either.
Russia's great journalist (click here) was gunned down by killers who may have been contracted to snuff out her investigation of government torture.
Anyone involved in public dialogue anywhere in the world, including, documentarians in Europe have to measure their message. But, because it is Europe it is murder rather than a state sponsored death.
Enough.
When a war correspondent dies in Libya, who is responsible for that?
April 20, 2011
Los Angeles — Tim Hetherington, (click here) the daring war photographer and Oscar-nominated co-director of the documentary “Restrepo” about a platoon of U.S. soldiers in Afghanistan, died Wednesday while covering battles between rebels and Libyan government forces. He was 40.
Hetherington was killed along with Getty Images photographer Chris Hondros in Misrata, the only rebel-held city in western Libya. Two other photojournalists were wounded in the attack.
Misrata has come under weeks of relentless shelling by government troops. Hetherington had tweeted Tuesday: “In besieged Libyan city of Misrata. Indiscriminate shelling by Qaddafi forces. No sign of NATO.”...
There is not a person alive today that is involved with the public dialogue in any country that does not know the danger they face by doing so. If bravery and incredible insight were sacrificed by people most able to carry the message the world would be a very different place.
No one is saying Russia is a benign country when it comes to violence against important people, but, in the case of Anna Politkovskaya; she was warned by Russia that her life was in danger if she continued on the path she had CHOSEN.
How correct was President Putin regarding her subject when Boston blew up?
Any activism has to be measured for the time and place in which we live. There is plenty of room for great people to expand opportunity for free speech, "the trade of ideas" and quality of life, but, what good is anyone if they are dead?
There was only one Anna. She was so incredible there is an entire social segment in Russia that celebrates her. She will never be gone, but, her person obviously is.
If anyone accepts that FACT then when living in Russia, the assault against the government needs to be MEASURED.
There have been plenty of adverse outcomes to notable people, but, the USA cannot state it is a perfect society or country either.
Anyone involved in public dialogue anywhere in the world, including, documentarians in Europe have to measure their message. But, because it is Europe it is murder rather than a state sponsored death.
Enough.
When a war correspondent dies in Libya, who is responsible for that?
April 20, 2011
Los Angeles — Tim Hetherington, (click here) the daring war photographer and Oscar-nominated co-director of the documentary “Restrepo” about a platoon of U.S. soldiers in Afghanistan, died Wednesday while covering battles between rebels and Libyan government forces. He was 40.
Hetherington was killed along with Getty Images photographer Chris Hondros in Misrata, the only rebel-held city in western Libya. Two other photojournalists were wounded in the attack.
Misrata has come under weeks of relentless shelling by government troops. Hetherington had tweeted Tuesday: “In besieged Libyan city of Misrata. Indiscriminate shelling by Qaddafi forces. No sign of NATO.”...
There is not a person alive today that is involved with the public dialogue in any country that does not know the danger they face by doing so. If bravery and incredible insight were sacrificed by people most able to carry the message the world would be a very different place.
No one is saying Russia is a benign country when it comes to violence against important people, but, in the case of Anna Politkovskaya; she was warned by Russia that her life was in danger if she continued on the path she had CHOSEN.
How correct was President Putin regarding her subject when Boston blew up?
Any activism has to be measured for the time and place in which we live. There is plenty of room for great people to expand opportunity for free speech, "the trade of ideas" and quality of life, but, what good is anyone if they are dead?
There was only one Anna. She was so incredible there is an entire social segment in Russia that celebrates her. She will never be gone, but, her person obviously is.
