tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34135100.post7927535348953025365..comments2024-01-21T02:42:13.447-05:00Comments on Middle East Reality: What's going on with Putin?Arnold Evanshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11445744338502151561noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34135100.post-37512004727098717742007-11-07T11:21:00.000-05:002007-11-07T11:21:00.000-05:00Nezavisimaya Gazeta is pretty well-respected among...Nezavisimaya Gazeta is pretty well-respected among Russian newspapers. The original link to the article is here:http://nvo.ng.ru/armament/2005-06-10/1_secret.htmlJessehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17082406287187529728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34135100.post-4959404708123378072007-10-20T18:48:00.000-04:002007-10-20T18:48:00.000-04:00Good point. And what do you think of, for example,...Good point. And what do you think of, for example, Shoher's attitude like here http://samsonblinded.org/blog/save-darfur.htm ?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34135100.post-386296511732880962007-10-19T17:50:00.000-04:002007-10-19T17:50:00.000-04:00Putin is unaware of the statement so it is not com...Putin is unaware of the statement so it is not common knowledge in Russia. I've only found one reference to it in English, from an article written in 2005, which said she had recently made the statement - after her term was Secretary of State was over.<BR/><BR/>Maybe a search of the internet in Russian would turn up better sources for the story. Maybe the Siberian mechanic read the same article I found. I'm curious about how widely believed it is in Russia that Albright made the statement. I'm also curious about whether there is a story about the statement from Albright's side. Maybe she was misinterpreted or taken out of context.<BR/><BR/>I don't have any information other than the Wall Street Journal whose reprint I link in the post and the article from Defense and Security/Nezavisimoye Voyennoye Obozreniye. I'm not familiar with that publication and cannot tell how trustworthy it is as a source.Arnold Evanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11445744338502151561noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34135100.post-8376040965133152332007-10-19T16:12:00.000-04:002007-10-19T16:12:00.000-04:00I second that. According to the transcript in russ...I second that. According to the transcript in russian that I've been reading, he did note that he is not familiar with this particular stametent by Ms Allbright.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34135100.post-85220008211142202007-10-19T15:51:00.000-04:002007-10-19T15:51:00.000-04:00Hi. Actually, I would like to correct you here - w...Hi. Actually, I would like to correct you here - while the jist of the translation may be correct, but the first portion is missed. Putin answered "I am not familiar with such comment from Ms. Albright, but..." and here is where your translation starts "I know that some politicians play with such ideas in their heads. This, in my view, is the sort of political erotica that might satisfy a person but hardly leads to a positive result,"Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com