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New York Times Bashes Outspoken World Leaders

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Still months away, "the winner is pretty much decided." Medvedev agreed to become prime minister if Putin's elected. "(M)ore liberal and Western-oriented, (he couldn't) break the Kremlin's iron grip....Putin proved again that he is really the one in charge."

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Saying the winner's "pretty much decided" implies a rigged process the way America's duopoly controls US elections, but don't expect Times writers to explain.

Putin also replicates Erdogan's spirit. He publicly condemned Bush's Iraq war based on contrived distortions and lies. He opposed Obama's Libya aggression. He called Security Council Resolution 1973, instituting a no-fly zone, "defective and flawed," saying (it) allows everything. It resembles medieval calls for crusades."

He denounced America's meddling in the internal affairs of other countries, saying Russia must strengthen its defenses just in case.

He and Medvedev both expressed great concern about Washington's belligerent encroachment near its borders with menacing military bases, interceptor missiles, advanced tracking radar, and other weapons.

Times writers ignore the threat that's threatening the entire region.

"Elections alone do not make a democracy, and Mr. Putin, a former KGB officer, made clear his disdain for democratic rights. His Russia is a place where journalists and human rights activists are murdered with impunity....opponents are thrown in jail, and the media outlets are controlled by or intimidated by the government."

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