The Russia bashing has backfired.

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213. Embarrassed , the media tries damage control

The media attacks of Sochi russia and ESP president Putin are so blatant as to have embarrassed the media into damage control . The Ottawa piece manages to recycle the stereotypes of president Putin while pretending a mea culpa .
The Sochi Olympics need to be seen as a signif a revitalised russia , a Phoenix risen from ashes created by Yeltsin and the oligarchs like kodordokvsky.
Thee dis is trained to treat and free and independent and capable leader as a 'dictator' it 'strongman' as Washington prefers pliable dupes , no matter how brutal : the sauds are never referred UK as dictators .
Putin is under attack not for alleged human rights abuses: the state that waged war on Iraq and backs U
Israels genocide of Palestine has no concept with human rights other than as a screen .
So far sochi has in spite of the media barrage been a great success and the Russian people know it