Psalm 7:15-17 He made a pit, and digged it, and is fallen into the ditch which he made. 16 His mischief shall return upon his own head, and his violent dealing shall come down upon his own pate. 17 I will praise the LORD according to his righteousness: and will sing praise to the name of the LORD most high.
A very interesting interview describing the "New Russia" from the perspective of "Opposition" leader Gary Kasparov is carried on the chessbase website. http://www.chessbase.com/newsdetail.asp?newsid=4055
Kasparov: 'Putin's System works like the Stalin regime'
Journalist: How does your radical criticism stand up to the fact that according to polls Putin is considered a strong leader by the people, and is very popular.
Kasparov: It is naïve to believe the numbers. Many people are simply afraid to speak the truth. Are you surprised? In addition people have a distorted image of the reality around them. The media is under the control of the Kremlin, negative things simply don't happen. That also makes Putin vulnerable: just two weeks of open, honest reporting, without censorship, would cause the whole system to shake. Especially if the sellout of the country became known. Through the privatisation of the economy a very small group collected billions and took them out of Russia. The strict control of the Government is intended to make sure that nobody seriously investigates if all these transactions were legal.
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