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ByJohn WardNisha Mal
14:33, 6 MAR 2022UPDATED14:37, 6 MAR 2022
A former military intelligence officer now working at the Pentagon said analysts have been studying Putin and believe he is gravely ill
Vladimir Putin may be seriously ill, a former intelligence officer now working for the Pentagon claims. The unnamed source says Russia's president has terminal bowel cancer.
It is believed Putin's puffy face is a sign he is having chemotherapy or on steroids. The source also suggests that his solemn expression is because he is in constant pain.
This could have made him more aggressive or he may be attacking Ukraine as he knows he is dying and wants to leave a legacy, the source claims. The former officer said analysts have been studying Putin, 69, and believe he is gravely ill.
Link: https://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/uk-news/vladimir-putin-cancer-according-ex-23304532
EYESORE 9001
(25,965 posts)Soon.
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EYESORE 9001
(25,965 posts)The disease is incapacitating, and he becomes incapacitated as a result.
Wingus Dingus
(8,059 posts)on his death bed? Cause that dude is still here.
Bettie
(16,120 posts)I hope he's in constant pain and never has another good day before he dies. Hopefully it will be soon.
Wow, that seems mean, but he's a monster.
FoxNewsSucks
(10,434 posts)Bettie
(16,120 posts)that we were all working for basically the same end, but had different ideas of how to get there and that there were few actually evil people in the world.
Yes, I used to believe that.
Now, I believe that a whole lot more ugly, nasty people than I ever could have imagined.
I am not even sure that the basically good people outnumber the evil ones. I hope so, but it isn't really looking that way lately.
FoxNewsSucks
(10,434 posts)but I can't. I agree completely with that. I know there are good decent people, and appreciate them. But they're outnumbered. Possibly by evil greedy people, definitely by the combined numbers of the "evil greedy" and the indifferent and manipulable.
Horse with no Name
(33,956 posts)We have to root for basic physiology.
Does it mean we wish ill on all cancer patients? Of course not but if this is the only path to justice, then so be it.
Bettie
(16,120 posts)the monsters seem to get away with everything.
No one in power seems to want any consequences for those monsters.
So, they run amok.
cilla4progress
(24,760 posts)He acts like a person living on borrowed time., with no future, suicidal. Any loved ones are safely tucked away in western Europe.
Those long tables...he is immunocompromised.
His puffy grey face is also a tell.
I guess we shall see.
Native
(5,943 posts)cilla4progress
(24,760 posts)???
Hugin
(33,189 posts)His hand repeatedly waving through a microphone.
IL Dem
(815 posts)n/t
gldstwmn
(4,575 posts)Link to tweet
?t=7g5sGoNQjGHXB5a4mNC9CA&s=19
Granted, it was weird. As some have said it looked like the thing was filmed in an underground pool with a ton of potted plants, teapots for everybody and non-threatening young women who (I'm assuming) he thought made him look virile yet sympathetic. It was staged as hell but no computerized special effects.
Hugin
(33,189 posts)However. His hand clearly passed through solid objects.
Now if that manipulation was performed by Kremlin sources or after release is up to the viewers discretion.
LisaL
(44,974 posts)It only appeared so because video was of poor quality.
blogslug
(38,007 posts)I don't think you did.
OnDoutside
(19,965 posts)EndlessWire
(6,558 posts)He does look puffy and grey. I thought it was just that his recent pictures are of an older Putin, but he does look downright ill now. And, those long tables aren't for protection from bullets. That's social distancing because he is afraid of germs, or the virus.
ProudMNDemocrat
(16,786 posts)The other day explaining his invasion of Ukraine 🇺🇦 to them if he was so afraid of germs?
EndlessWire
(6,558 posts)hunter
(38,323 posts)They've got all sorts of costumes down there in Putin's bunker. The stewardess costumes were deemed more appropriate for this propaganda video than the Nazi SS officer costumes or the black latex.
Or so I've heard....
gldstwmn
(4,575 posts)Meowmee
(5,164 posts)He would not meet in person with anyone and or would wear a high quality mask. It could be he is delusional about it. He looks not great but he does not look like he is terminal imo.
Azathoth
(4,611 posts)A guy who knows he will be dead soon doesn't need to worry about future repercussions.
Botany
(70,559 posts)... wrong pill. The world can't wait for nature to run its course he needs to be dead or in a
coma today.
leftieNanner
(15,138 posts)Does he even have a second-in-command?
Scary stuff.
wnylib
(21,562 posts)the Russian government and among the oligarchs who benefit from him who are vying for the position of replacing him. Maybe they have already chosen his replacement. Maybe they will resort to some crime family style fighting to control which of them replaces him.
Well, he did say that he wanted to be "president" for life. It's like a genie granting a wish but not saying how long that life will be.
momta
(4,079 posts)fescuerescue
(4,448 posts)It could just be propaganda to decrease Russian confidence.
Hopefully it is true, but war is full of lies, you gotta take everything with a grain of salt.
BeyondGeography
(39,377 posts)Yeah, Im in that kind of mood.
Hugin
(33,189 posts)When? I ask you.
FoxNewsSucks
(10,434 posts)after every meeting with his puppet, MF45. Then it went back to solemn.
Mostly solemn then?
sarge43
(28,942 posts)He had put the POTUS on a short leash and owned him. For a thug that had terrified and beaten far better men than TFG, this was his crowning achievement. Not that it was that difficult.
Hugin
(33,189 posts)Yes, I do recall.
sarge43
(28,942 posts)fightforfreedom
(4,913 posts)If he is sick, he would be protecting himself from covid in this manner.
Bayard
(22,128 posts)But if true,
dalton99a
(81,566 posts)samsingh
(17,600 posts)Jilly_in_VA
(9,994 posts)when we were kids, that it was wrong to pray against someone, but it was okay to pray for God to deal with them as they should be dealt with.
May God deal with Putin as God sees fit to deal with him. Amen.
EndlessWire
(6,558 posts)had a grook about this, wherein he said something like (can't find my grook book at the moment) it wasn't okay to (hurt) someone, but it was okay to wish him to the devil. Heavily paraphrased, but similar lesson.
Salviati
(6,008 posts)... then I pray the devil takes him swiftly and not gently.
wnylib
(21,562 posts)committing mass murder? Then wanting his demise is an expression of defense.
If you are in a crowd and someone starts shooting, you are justified in stopping that person, even If it means killing him. If you are not in the crowd bring murdered, but are witnessing it, is it morally wrong to want him dead if that is the only way to protect his victims?
dweller
(23,650 posts)If hes at Deaths door hopefully someone can pull him through
✌🏻
wnylib
(21,562 posts)littlemissmartypants
(22,725 posts)I'm going to add that if he's taking pain medication, those medications are capable of causing psychosis, paranoia and even hallucinations at varying doses.
None of this, of course, is a good thing.
🌻🇺🇦❤🇺🇦🌻
Baitball Blogger
(46,755 posts)NickB79
(19,257 posts)And wants to settle old scores before he goes.
Hopefully not "out with a bang".
Miguelito Loveless
(4,468 posts)According to these stories Trump and Kin Jong Un should have died years ago.
EndlessWire
(6,558 posts)he looks AWFUL. Is he staying up nights drinking vodka in front of a maneuvering board? That might do it, sleepless nights trying to figure why his invasion isn't going well, why the Ukrainians are just so danged clever? He looks very puffy.
wnylib
(21,562 posts)before she died of pancreatic cancer.
But, maybe he does not have cancer. Maybe he is bloated from steroids that he has used in his obsession with looking like a strong man who works out.
EndlessWire
(6,558 posts)his timeline is short.
He could also have arthritis being treated with drugs that suppress the immune system. This would also account for his reluctance to be near other people, although this is not necessary.
wnylib
(21,562 posts)that she was taking, not from the cancer, so Putin's puffy face does not necessarily come from cancer.
My guess is that he took so many steroids for body building that the steroids are causing the puffiness. But now, because of the steroids, he is also immunocompromised in the age of covid.
EndlessWire
(6,558 posts)My guess is that he has rheumatoid arthritis and is being treated for that. Also, prednisone can do this to you, although you are not supposed to take it long term. You take that for arthritis in the beginning, then switch to something else.
But, since I committed the sin of wishing this bastard dead, I might as well cross my fingers that he will drop dead of something.
wnylib
(21,562 posts)bdamomma
(63,917 posts)like to see him pay for all his crimes too. Thug criminal.
dalton99a
(81,566 posts)Iterate
(3,020 posts)It's the only way to be sure.
Hugin
(33,189 posts)Right after the special on what really happened to the cast of Honey Boo Boo.
tinrobot
(10,913 posts)Except for the part where he was a nice Chemistry teacher.
hamsterjill
(15,223 posts)As a realist, I dont have much hope for that. But the prospect of death does things to a person. One never knows anothers relationship with a higher power.
Now, all that said - if his death will save countless other lives, then I am a firm believer that the needs of the many outweigh the needs of the one.
DFW
(54,434 posts)It doesn't matter if has has AIDS, Covid, Radiation sickness, and leprosy combined.
Until he no longer has the capacity to command people to do what he wants, he remains the same dangerous character he is now.
milestogo
(16,829 posts)Symptoms at the end of life can include periods of confusion, agitation, and even hallucinations. Your loved one may see insects in the room, angels, or even people that you cannot see. They may not recognize you or may seem upset and out of sorts for no apparent reason.
getagrip_already
(14,821 posts)Maybe some chicken soup made with some special herbs.
NCjack
(10,279 posts)bullimiami
(13,101 posts)If he has a terminal illness all bets are off.
maxsolomon
(33,367 posts)Wales Online contributing to the misinformation overload. Which is exactly what Russia's cyberwar wants.
luv2fly
(2,475 posts)Kind of like all the "experts" guessing Trump may be indicted any day now.
certainot
(9,090 posts)Raster
(20,998 posts)How fitting: #Putin rotting away from within!
LiberalArkie
(15,728 posts)momta
(4,079 posts)lastlib
(23,267 posts)I do hope its pain is eased soon.....
world wide wally
(21,751 posts)lpbk2713
(42,766 posts)I'll be less concerned about it than I was when OxyRush kicked off.
DemUnleashed
(633 posts)If true, spill the dirt on Trump, Republican politicians, and our right wing news media before you go!
If you do that, maybe your legacy will go up a tiny, tiny, tiny bit!
SunSeeker
(51,651 posts)Putin has been getting face injections for decades to smooth out his wrinkles so that he doesn't look old.
Problem is, injecting too much Restylane or doing fat transfer injections in your face makes your face look stolen and lumpy.
This Australian cosmetic surgeon explains it, showing Putin's botched filler work over the years.
https://www.news.com.au/lifestyle/real-life/news-life/sydney-cosmetic-doctor-claims-vladimir-putin-has-had-too-much-filler/news-story/9d3134a6911a5d5e65545480cd686acd
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Crunchy Frog
(26,611 posts)Will somebody in Russia please do the right thing?
Traildogbob
(8,791 posts)Easy enough to switch out the chemo drip to pure plutonium from his stash. I am all for hurry up and die for GQP anti Vax, hoax assholes, but no where near the hurry up the world wants on this evil shit. Cancer has had a way to skip over the most evil people and take our best. Hope he suffers horribly while he waits.
Ford_Prefect
(7,917 posts)The Sun and other Murdoch outlets have it.
I'm not calling it 100% BS but have no reason to think that it isn't at the least wishful thinking.
Lady Freedom Returns
(14,120 posts)He came into power with a promise to bring back the (arguably) glory of Russia as in the way it was when it was the USSR.
If he does have cancer then the time is short to make his dreams a reality.
Lucid Dreamer
(584 posts)KS Toronado
(17,301 posts)that puts him to sleep forever, and ends this war.
Ziggysmom
(3,410 posts)LetMyPeopleVote
(145,486 posts)I am doubtful given these sources
Putin has been acting odd lately and his face is puffed out.
Here is the front page of one of these tabloids
Link to tweet
LetMyPeopleVote
(145,486 posts)Putin has changed https://www.rawstory.com/putin-2656798686/
Link to tweet
"I completely agree with that," Walder replied. "That is one thing that I have noticed lately, even -- and I know this sounds superficial -- but if you really just look at pictures of him, which I tend to do quite a bit, the shape of his face has even changed. He looks different, he speaks differently, and he's crossed over to what I think I consider to be almost the dark side of history."
"Look, Putin was never a friend, if you will, but most of the things that he was doing was really sort of cyber, psychological operations, those kinds of things," she added. "Now he's really crossed over sort of that red line into, you know, this full military warfare, but then part of me wonders if we should be this surprised."
Silent3
(15,257 posts)bdamomma
(63,917 posts)Drs. refuse his treatment that would be his punishment.
highplainsdem
(49,023 posts)he'll be focused on a legacy of restoring, or starting to restore, a Soviet Union or imperial Russia.