SaskiaJayne
Rural Guerrilla
It would be a Lada, they are based on 1970s Fiat 124.Fiat?
It would be a Lada, they are based on 1970s Fiat 124.Fiat?
No, it was Jihadi Mohammed's mate Islamist Ivan, apparently.Maybe enemy of Putin seeking to discredit Putin by murdering opposition politician to make Putin look even worse? All conspiracy theories welcome, I guess?
Russian officials investigating the murder of opposition politician Boris Nemtsov have claimed Islamist extremists may have been behind his death.
Other possible motives listed by the Investigative Committee, which has Vladimir Putin as its executive, included an attempt to destabilise Russia, the Ukraine conflict and his personal life.
Why on earth Putin would want to kill Nemstov, he was not that popular in Russia anyway. I think West loosing brains.
Are you implying that america has something to do with this?
The real reason does not matter, the world view outside Russia will be that Putin had him taken out. Few will bother with an in depth study of the situation in Russia as it is now.
Maybe enemy of Putin seeking to discredit Putin by murdering opposition politician to make Putin look even worse? All conspiracy theories welcome, I guess?
Putin is so perfect for his role that he could play himself in a film & he has used tv in Russia very effectively. Its difficult to imagine that he does not have blood on his hands on this. Its certainly possible though that Nemtsov could have just shagged the wrong Oligarches wife. Even if the culprits are apprehended which is unlikely it makes a better story if Putin's involvement is suspected but everything else could be subplots in the same story. Not that long ago Russia appeared to be opening up to the west & now it's all going cold war again. To me this is reading like a cold war spy novel, the plot is better than fiction & I doubt the truth will ever be known.genuine question, but is that not an unreasonable view to take?
certainly there could be half a dozen other potential causes that make the Kremlin entirely innocent - mistaken identity, robbery gone wrong, outraged husband etc.. but if i assumed that the most likely, by some margin, cause was either the Kremlins' (at arms length) involvement, or just the atmosphere of intolorence to any opposition fostered by the Kremlin, and carried out by some lone-wolf nationalist loon thinking he's doing Mother Russias' work, why should i be way off the mark?
You stupid cunt I didn't say it was fortunate learn to read.
It would be a Lada, they are based on 1970s Fiat 124.
TBF all murders tend to be a bit suspicious.Definitely not suspicious at all.
Nice. Ever considered anger management?
You asked "Why is it unfortunate that he was shot?"
So bit of a stupid bloody question really...
So what - just because something is not unfortunate, does not mean it's fortunate.
Nemtsov's murder is just another example of oligarchic thieves feuding it means nothing more than that.
Nice murder site, St Basils in the background there. Visual narrative etc.
i don't know what you expect to gain from any answer to this question.Nice. Ever considered anger management?
so you don't subscribe to the 'there are no stupid questions, only stupid answers' school of thought.You asked "Why is it unfortunate that he was shot?"
So bit of a stupid bloody question really...
Economist Pyotr Lanskov predicted that Russia would soon see much wider unrest because of the economic slump which has been aggravated by western sanctions and the tumbling oil price. “The economy is getting bad. Soon even the stupid will understand that this is the fault of Putin’s regime if not through their brain, they’ll come to understand it through their stomach and join those who already figured it out.”
Culling neo-liberal stooges has a certain appeal.
By Boris Nemtsov and Ian Bremmer
Some critics have questioned Mr. Putin's commitment to democracy. True, he is no liberal democrat, domestically or internationally. Under his leadership Russia will not become France. The government will, however, reflect the Russian people's desire for a strong state, a functioning economy, and an end to tolerance for robber barons -- in short, a ''ruble stops here'' attitude. Russia could do considerably worse than have a leader with an unwavering commitment to the national interest.
And it is difficult to see how to do better.
The reformers are back. Given that the Communists' support comes overwhelmingly from those over the age of 50, the party's clout will diminish with each passing year. December's elections were undoubtedly the last in which the Communists will receive a plurality.
At the same time, a new middle class led by small- and medium-sized business owners is beginning to assert itself. And Russia is finally developing a political system that can begin to shape the direction of change instead of simply damming its tide.
A framework for real market democracy -- property rights especially -- can now be put in place, making entrepreneurialism less expensive and therefore less beholden to the oligarchs who held far too much sway under Mr. Yeltsin.
http://www.nytimes.com/2000/01/05/opinion/russia-s-best-bet.html
Given that the Communists' support comes overwhelmingly from those over the age of 50....
I don't think it would be unfortunate if you and your children diedSo the Communists are Russia's UKIP!
I don't think it would be unfortunate if you and your children died
I don't think it would be unfortunate if you and your children died
I don't think it would be unfortunate if you and your children died
Not necessarily blaming Putin directly but fingering shadowy gangster politics and business forces which rely on Kremlin patronage. Just why these naive Westerners come up with these ideas is a mystery. No doubt a benevolent father of the nation like Putin will stop at nothing to find the smoking gun and produce a suspect.The real reason does not matter, the world view outside Russia will be that Putin had him taken out. Few will bother with an in depth study of the situation in Russia as it is now.
Mark Ames is a shit (and his paper was an execrable mess - by so obviously being a bunch of misogynistic Hunter S.Thompson wannabees, any real criticism they made of the Yeltsin era and what came after could be written off and ignored).
But this piece on Nemtsov skewers the reality behind his killing (and come on, it was most likely the wily Putin who gave the order):
http://pando.com/2015/03/02/boris-nemtsov-death-of-a-russian-liberal/
Only talk of 'satire' in that article butchersapron posted up about censorship, not just being nasty pricks taking shit loads of drugs (Oh, that's naughty, do your mum and dad know?) and fucking (and mocking) teenage 'sluts' after picking them up in nightclubs.