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...puts the lie to what officials from President Putin on down have been saying since the very first day of the crisis. In fact, the astonishing thing is that they made this note public right away, because there had been tremendous criticism over when and how the public were informed of the disaster, the botched rescue efforts and the refusal to seek foreign help...
Russia seemed hopelessly behind the curve. Despite a blizzard of phone calls from Western leaders asking Russia to come out in support of the opposition's electoral win, the government of Vladimir Putin dithered. The Russian inclination was to side with the observance of prevailing law, even if these laws were written to support a strongman or being manipulated to keep one in power. Moscow fervently wished to retain its influence with its dear Slavic brother Slobodan. And it was convinced the whole business was a NATO plot to subjugate Yugoslavia. So Moscow basically did nothing until faced with...
...then last week he beat a perfect Bond villain: the monstrously huge, opera-loving, poetry-writing, polylingual politician and F.O.P. (friend of Putin). Still, without the politico-global resonance, the Miracle on the Mat will never get the attention of the U.S. hockey squad's 1980 victory over the U.S.S.R. "I hate to bring politics into wrestling. It's two great wrestlers from two good countries," said Gardner right after the match. "Karelin is a world-class individual. I told him, 'You're still the best. There's nobody close to as good as you are.'" It almost makes...
...with a little grin, "Maybe they need some convincing." Foreign policy is full of gray areas and short on definite answers; Bush must demonstrate he understands this, and isn't afraid of it. All Bush really needs is to show a little confidence. (And next time, go ahead - say Putin's name. Or correct Gore when he endlessly mispronounces Kostunica's. People are watching for this, and they can smell fear...
...ironic that Russia had to look to the Western powers for help when the Kursk's weapons were meant to destroy Western targets? And the way Putin reacted put a real black mark on his name. Once seen as a man of action, he remained aloof from the Russian people during this crisis and stayed on holiday. SARANG KALE Pune, India...