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(7,712 posts) Thu Sep 5, 2013, 01:36 PM Sep 2013

Putin calls Kerry a liar on Syria [View all]

http://www.usatoday.com/story/theoval/2013/09/05/obama-kerry-putin-syria-russia-g-20/2769683/

Putin calls Kerry a liar on Syria
David Jackson, USA TODAY

Things aren't exactly warming up between the Obama administration and Vladimir Putin, even as President Obama arrives in St. Petersburg for the G-20 summit.

Putin called Obama Secretary of State John Kerry a liar over Kerry's testimony this week before Congress.

The question may be al-Qaeda's influence on the Syrian rebels, an issue Kerry has downplayed.

Speaking to his human rights council Wednesday, Putin said, "This was very unpleasant and surprising for me. We talk to them (the Americans), and we assume they are decent people, but he is lying and he knows that he is lying. This is sad."

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Putin calls Kerry a liar on Syria [View all] jsr Sep 2013 OP

Putin calls Kerry a liar... then he takes off his shirt. seabeyond Sep 2013 #1

Putin is right. Kerry is not only a liar. He's a bad liar. You can see through him. n/t ocpagu Sep 2013 #2

Quite sad to see. These sorry performances were the furthest thing from my mind 5 years ago n/t Catherina Sep 2013 #5

He never said what Putin claims. Kerry said there is an increase in moderate forces blm Sep 2013 #9

That's one of the oddest things about this......... wandy Sep 2013 #11

Just remember these people have the capacity to destroy the planet. n/t gordianot Sep 2013 #3

Eegads. Now I am in bed with Putin. Hell Hath No Fury Sep 2013 #4

Yeah, when you start agreeing with the Bond villain, you just tsuki Sep 2013 #22

Kerry is more than a liar, he's perilously close to war criminal, since threatening HardTimes99 Sep 2013 #6

kerry does`t speak for himself he speaks for the president madrchsod Sep 2013 #23

Sigh. It's probably a violation of DU's TofS to advocate Obama's impeachment. That said, HardTimes99 Sep 2013 #24

Pot, meet kettle. HappyMe Sep 2013 #7

Do I trust anything coming out of Russia rl6214 Sep 2013 #8

HRC is damned lucky she bowed out of the SoS job. malthaussen Sep 2013 #10

I hate to say this, but what did HRC really ACCOMPLISH as SOS? She was awesome and everything, chimpymustgo Sep 2013 #13

I don't hate to say it, malthaussen Sep 2013 #15

She looked cool in sunglasses. reformist2 Sep 2013 #17

What is the average length of time Control-Z Sep 2013 #19

Here ya go: malthaussen Sep 2013 #20

Hillary supports going into Syria, she pushed for involvement long time ago JI7 Sep 2013 #30

Ahahahaha LittleBlue Sep 2013 #12

The power elite in the US never seem to count on foreigners ruining their snow jobs. reformist2 Sep 2013 #14

Mostly, they expect them to be good sock-puppets. malthaussen Sep 2013 #16

Hugo Chavez got the world to laugh at Dubya & the Neocons. He destroyed their aura of invincibility. reformist2 Sep 2013 #18

putin calling kerry a liar? madrchsod Sep 2013 #21

More of the quote Catherina Sep 2013 #25

This is dissembling bullshit, nothing else. Benton D Struckcheon Sep 2013 #29

Says the old KGB guy. Kerry is one of our best, doing what he can. Hekate Sep 2013 #26

Message auto-removed Name removed Sep 2013 #27

Thanks MIRT uppityperson Sep 2013 #28