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October 18, 2018
Borowitz Satire -- Putin Furious at Saudis for Using His Puppet Without Permission
By Sheila Samples
Putin was watching the news and saw his puppet behaving in the kind of scraping, subservient manner toward the Saudis that he had previously reserved for him,” an aide said. “He pulled the TV out of the wall and hurled it across the room.”According to diplomatic sources, the Saudis have reached out to Russia in the hopes of striking some sort of puppet-sharing agreement, but the enraged Russian President has refused to entertai ...
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According to diplomatic sources, the Saudis have reached out to Russia in the hopes of striking some sort of puppet-sharing agreement, but the enraged Russian President has refused to entertain such overtures.
“He’s my tiny puppet, and only I can make him dance,” Putin reportedly snapped.
Sheila Samples is an Oklahoma writer and a former civilian US Army Public Information Officer. She is a Managing Editor for OpEd News, and a regular contributor for a variety of Internet sites.