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...James Bond franchise, the renegade KGB spy was silenced forever with an obscure poison on British soil: What more could a news or opinion writer ask for? All eyes are now on the dodgy Kremlin. Beyond a doubt, there are numerous criticisms to be made of Vladimir Putin??s Russia. But, considering this murder’s context, doesn’t it sound like too linear a plot, a too obvious conspiracy theory...

Author: By Pierpaolo Barbieri | Title: A Plot Too Linear | 11/30/2006 | See Source »

...soon as he landed in London loaded with two decades of Russian intelligence information, he became an ardent critic of Vladimir Putin??s administration. He decried the Kremlin’s autocratic tendencies, provided interesting information about Pope John Paul II’s attempted assassination in 1981, and was even quoted saying that a leftist Italian Prime Minister Romano Prodi was the “KGB’s man in Italy” during the Cold War. Suffice to say, this left him with a long list of enemies...

Author: By Pierpaolo Barbieri | Title: A Plot Too Linear | 11/30/2006 | See Source »

...regime in Afghanistan recognized it. In the first Chechen War of the ’90s, the post-perestroika Russian army was unable to break Chechen will. Forced by demoralized soldiers and angry public opinion, President Boris Yeltsin signed a ceasefire. The second, ongoing Chechen War began under Vladimir Putin??s leadership, with a much stronger military. In a battleground too obscure and too dangerous for Western journalists, the military launched total war against the rebellious Chechens. In order to keep Putin??s popularity ratings high, the Kremlin tried very hard to make Chechnya a blind...

Author: By Pierpaolo Barbieri | Title: The Blind Spot | 10/23/2006 | See Source »

...Chechen conflict, the government has been using proxies like its oil behemoth, Gazprom, to acquire media outlets for years. Examples of this include the NPV television network and Izvestia, a leading newspaper. Anna wrote for the Novaya Gazeta, which is one of the last bastions of dissent in Putin??s Russia, partly owned by Nobel Peace Prize winner Mikhail Gorbachev...

Author: By Pierpaolo Barbieri | Title: The Blind Spot | 10/23/2006 | See Source »

...manner—just remember the gas sales to Ukraine last New Year.Although it ultimately failed, the growing ties with the energy-hungry Chinese dragon should make Europeans ever more worried about their dependence on Russian gas. With decreasing levels of democracy and freedom to dissent with the government, Putin??s Russia can be relied upon neither for gas, nor for global stability. Back in the day, the Pravda newspaper was considered a prime tool of red propaganda. In 2003, a rather curious title suggested: “Russian weapons make every country feel safe...

Author: By Pierpaolo Barbieri, | Title: Pride and Prejudice at the Kremlin | 5/5/2006 | See Source »

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