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...MEANWHILE Strange but True Ever noticed the resemblance between Russian President Vladimir Putin and Dobby the house elf from Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets? Many Russians have, and they feel Warner Bros., who made the film, modeled the puny elf on judo hard man Putin. Rumors are now swirling that an unnamed Russian law firm is planning to sue for the misuse of the President's image. Maybe Dobby should...
...inspection process, because the argument for giving inspections more time is premised on the idea of Iraqi cooperation. It will become increasingly difficult for reluctant Council members to argue against military action if Powell can prove that Iraq is currently camouflaging prohibited activities from the inspectors. Russia's President Vladimir Putin, for example, said Tuesday that "If Iraq starts to present problems for inspectors, then Russia could change its position and agree with the United States on new, tougher actions by the UN Security Council...
...exposed the navy's dumping of nuclear waste in the Pacific. Having spent 20 months in prison awaiting trial, Pasko was cleared of treason, but convicted of exceeding his authority. Though released, Pasko was brought back to military court on charges of treason in 2000. Last March, President Vladimir Putin offered Pasko a pardon, which he refused. Now the former captain says he will fight to clear his name...
...others." The Moscow government defended itself in part by accusing the plaintiffs of greed. The city faces financial disaster if it has to compensate citizens for terrorist acts, the argument went, and the theater attack is neither the first Chechen operation nor is it likely to be the last. Vladimir Platonov, chairman of the Moscow City Duma, said the plaintiffs were digging into the pockets of average citizens. "Sue the Chechen guerrillas and their backers," suggested Andrei Rastorguyev, legal adviser to the Moscow government, reflecting his bosses' position. Under antiterror legislation, the region (or federation unit) in which an attack...
...collapse of East Germany as a tidal wave that could only be stopped by war, which he did not want," Ustinov says. "He believed democratic reform was possible within the framework of the Soviet system, which of course it wasn't." Of the current Russian leader, Vladimir Putin, Ustinov opines that "he is still young enough to learn," despite having made an "unholy mess" of Chechnya. Ustinov isn't particularly worried about Putin's KGB origins. "The Bush dynasty has a CIA background. KGB or CIA, it's all the same dirty tricks, but the KGB is a better school...