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"Pro-Putinn/taccusations in 3,2,1..... eridani Dec 2014 #1
You won't get any from me. Putin is an asshole who should be standing trial at the Hague. . Initech Dec 2014 #33
I wish you well in all of your efforts to make DU see how wonderful Putin is. zappaman Dec 2014 #2
You should read the column before commenting. Karmadillo Dec 2014 #17
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"Stupid, ill-informed people nowadays like to compare Mr Putin with Hitler. I warn them-- eridani Dec 2014 #68
Keep trying. n/t zappaman Dec 2014 #70
Really! I think using the right-wing DAILY MAIL as a club to convince us is a particularly unique MADem Dec 2014 #130
It was bred into many at an early age RobertEarl Dec 2014 #3
Fortunately the younger generation wasn't subjected to that. World travel and the internet has sabrina 1 Dec 2014 #44
That was hatred for all things communist. Russian had little to do with it. But Russian communism NewDeal_Dem Dec 2014 #46
It was not treestar Dec 2014 #112
"Since 1989, Moscow, the supposed aggressor, has – without fighting or losing a war" EX500rider Dec 2014 #4
Don't let facts get in the way nt Duckhunter935 Dec 2014 #15
I see your Georgia and Chechyna, and raise you Afghanistan, Yemen, Somalia, Iraq, Iraq again... Comrade Grumpy Dec 2014 #22
Yes, those were wrong. NuclearDem Dec 2014 #25
Article wasn't about the US...but it did claim the Russians had been in no wars...BS EX500rider Dec 2014 #32
Chechnya yes, Georgia was a different story. McCain and his far right buddies thought sabrina 1 Dec 2014 #45
"I see some people here on the same page as the far right when in the past" NewDeal_Dem Dec 2014 #47
"Moles" implies subtlety Scootaloo Dec 2014 #77
Such a wonderful peaceful sharp_stick Dec 2014 #5
He didn't find a hero. Igel Dec 2014 #8
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So is Bush Sr also a CIA piece of shit? NewDeal_Dem Dec 2014 #48
Yes he is. NuclearDem Dec 2014 #61
Based on the official record, yes. Octafish Dec 2014 #80
I happen to know that the Republican Party is in love with this KGB agent NoJusticeNoPeace Dec 2014 #76
One-or-the-other "thought" *and* a Daily Fail link. Well done. (nt) Posteritatis Dec 2014 #6
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And what about specifically since Putin came to power in 1999? mythology Dec 2014 #9
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Citing a far-right winger to pimp a far-rightwing authoritarian thug. geek tragedy Dec 2014 #10
Right-wing asshats love them their Putin... SidDithers Dec 2014 #13
My right-wing nephew thinks Putin is a great guy and a wonderful leader! greatauntoftriplets Dec 2014 #55
It's not a corner, it's a sockpuppet pustule. True Blue Door Dec 2014 #60
I also love the irony LordGlenconner Dec 2014 #87
Such... zappaman Dec 2014 #97
No kidding gopiscrap Dec 2014 #11
"Stupid, ill-informed people nowadays like to compare Mr Putin with Hitler." NuclearDem Dec 2014 #12
You know how they spin it no longer surprises me malaise Dec 2014 #14
Putin cherokeeprogressive Dec 2014 #16
Genius! zappaman Dec 2014 #18
What a pack of demented Kremlin bullshit. True Blue Door Dec 2014 #19
You are ignoring the fact that an entire section of the Ukraine has gone and elected truedelphi Dec 2014 #27
This is a liberal website. Not a place to post fascist Big Lies straight from Moscow. True Blue Door Dec 2014 #59
OH Please, you haven't even been here 18 months. truedelphi Dec 2014 #74
Now you're going to argue seniority, because your lies are transparent? True Blue Door Dec 2014 #75
lol Hail Putin! chrisa Dec 2014 #20
Don't bait the jingoists! It only riles them up. Comrade Grumpy Dec 2014 #21
I won't read Peter Hitchens on Christmas, that's something akin to a black mass I think. Bluenorthwest Dec 2014 #23
It's the same MIC that is now turning on Americans and dividing them against each other CJCRANE Dec 2014 #24
+100 I doubt most of those cheering are being pushed down here though. NewDeal_Dem Dec 2014 #49
And Joe Biden's son sits on the board of directors of truedelphi Dec 2014 #26
I had no idea Putin had been in control since 1989. Erich Bloodaxe BSN Dec 2014 #28
Chechnya wanted to go under Putin's rule. NuclearDem Dec 2014 #31
Putin belongs in a Batman movie Ernesto Dec 2014 #29
How members of the Nobel Peace Prize committee overlooked Vladimir Putin is a total mystery..... Rowdyboy Dec 2014 #30
I'll compare Putin to Hitler all I want if he's going to murder my people just like Hitler did. DemocraticWing Dec 2014 #34
Dear Karmadillo... truth2power Dec 2014 #35
... SidDithers Dec 2014 #36
Once...just once, Sid... truth2power Dec 2014 #39
t2p… you know the answer to that is his next response... MrMickeysMom Dec 2014 #89
Oh, bullshit. NuclearDem Dec 2014 #37
Much as I hate to engage in a drive-by... truth2power Dec 2014 #38
Ask for your paycheck early. The ruble's crumbling fast. NuclearDem Dec 2014 #40
Should have negotiated that contract in Euro! nt MADem Dec 2014 #131
What part of that reply was a "fail"? zappaman Dec 2014 #41
Insufficient tongue bathing for that piece of fascist crap, I guess. NuclearDem Dec 2014 #42
Hmmm..."Tongue bathing" and "sack". Makes sense, I suppose. But seriously... truth2power Dec 2014 #66
That thought didn't even cross my mind. NuclearDem Dec 2014 #67
Re: "That thought" etc... truth2power Dec 2014 #72
Ok... truth2power Dec 2014 #71
I don't think you're committed to gay rights at all. DemocraticWing Dec 2014 #103
But...but...DADT! NuclearDem Dec 2014 #105
Oh good God, the whataboutisms. This almost isn't even worth replying to. NuclearDem Dec 2014 #104
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Wonderful post Boreal Dec 2014 #50
Well stated, "truth2power" KoKo Dec 2014 #62
Just ask yourself NuclearDem Dec 2014 #63
Your comment makes no sense... KoKo Dec 2014 #64
It's really very simple. NuclearDem Dec 2014 #65
Your Reply still makes No Sense if you are old enough to watch Decades KoKo Dec 2014 #99
Actually, that's my point. NuclearDem Dec 2014 #100
Your replies reflect a sense of disingenuous Irony or perhaps Hypocrisy is a better word? KoKo Dec 2014 #101
What hypocrisy is that exactly? NuclearDem Dec 2014 #102
Russia, Cuba and the truth about Putin the U.S. media doesn’t want you to know KoKo Dec 2014 #132
Nailed it... SidDithers Dec 2014 #73
RT could run a story claiming Kiev is buying yellowcake from Niger NuclearDem Dec 2014 #106
It saddens me daily that so many here look for the worst from Russia and Putin. snappyturtle Dec 2014 #129
Thanks, Snappy. It's good to know that there are a few DUers who get it. n/t truth2power Dec 2014 #136
Thank you for the link. Excellent reading. Karmadillo Jan 2015 #144
The point is not whether he is "evil" or not. CJCRANE Dec 2014 #43
+100 NewDeal_Dem Dec 2014 #58
+100 G_j Dec 2014 #78
Putin is a neocon quite similar to his Bush/Cheney brothers. pampango Dec 2014 #56
I am sorry but I don't trust Putin at all. Given the opportunity opportunity he would invade hrmjustin Dec 2014 #57
+1 Jamaal510 Dec 2014 #81
I miss Hannah Bell...nt SidDithers Dec 2014 #69
kick. grahamhgreen Dec 2014 #79
Putin never lied Russia into war. Putin never tortured women and children. Octafish Dec 2014 #82
Whataboutism. Utterly irrelevant. NuclearDem Dec 2014 #83
So, you're saying Putin is like Lincoln. Octafish Dec 2014 #84
What Sherman did to Atlanta and other southern cities was despicable. NuclearDem Dec 2014 #85
The extraction industries are quite profitable. Ask Condoleeza Rice. Octafish Dec 2014 #86
That they are. And to keep Rusneft and Gazprom profitable NuclearDem Dec 2014 #88
Good. So now you see why I don't like being called a ''propagandist.'' Octafish Dec 2014 #90
No, that point still stands. NuclearDem Dec 2014 #91
No, what's wrong is apologizing for NAZI behavior on the part of America's leaders. Octafish Dec 2014 #92
Thank you for making my point for me. NuclearDem Dec 2014 #93
Forget it, he's rolling...nt SidDithers Dec 2014 #94
!!! zappaman Dec 2014 #96
So, all you got is ad hominem. Octafish Dec 2014 #110
Are you my personal minder dude, Octafish of DU? zappaman Dec 2014 #118
Is there an original thought in your head, zappaman? Octafish Dec 2014 #121
Yes. zappaman Dec 2014 #122
There's nothing funny about the assassination of President Kennedy. Octafish Dec 2014 #134
No, but it's funny reading your ludicrous theories on it! zappaman Dec 2014 #135
What ''ludicrous theories?'' Octafish Dec 2014 #137
The ones where you implicate 4 presidents and countless individuals with the exception of zappaman Dec 2014 #138
Here's what I've written about George Herbert Walker Bush and the assassination of President Kennedy Octafish Dec 2014 #140
So? zappaman Dec 2014 #141
No links. Just your say so. Nice. Octafish Dec 2014 #142
So? zappaman Dec 2014 #143
Still haven't shown where I'm wrong, siddithers of DU. Octafish Dec 2014 #108
Of course it has no bearing on the post. zappaman Dec 2014 #95
Tag Team. Octafish Dec 2014 #109
Because you say so doesn't make it so. Octafish Dec 2014 #107
What bearing does the US invasion of Iraq have on Russia's crimes? NuclearDem Dec 2014 #111
Russia didn't attack anybody. The USA did and does. Octafish Dec 2014 #113
Again, what bearing does it have? NuclearDem Dec 2014 #115
Read the thread title. Octafish Dec 2014 #119
...after an invasion by Russian forces. NuclearDem Dec 2014 #125
Russia didn't attack anybody? treestar Dec 2014 #116
Whatever happened to that report on the MH17 shoot-down we were promised? Octafish Dec 2014 #120
Alien attack is the most likely explanation. zappaman Dec 2014 #123
And Russia thinks we're fucking stupid enough to think NuclearDem Dec 2014 #126
Well, not everyone is that fucking stupid. zappaman Dec 2014 #128
That BS was amazing treestar Dec 2014 #133
Russia did NOT invade Iraq after NY and Washington were attacked on 9/11 zappaman Dec 2014 #98
+1 and it's silly because when Russia was attacked by terrorists treestar Dec 2014 #117
I wouldn't be too sure of that treestar Dec 2014 #114
Yeah, but America is worse. zappaman Dec 2014 #124
Economy may be bad, but he still has money to pay his shills apparently. HERVEPA Dec 2014 #127
Poor Vladimir Vladimirovich, he's just so misunderstood! stevenleser Dec 2014 #139
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