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BurtWorm Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-04-06 11:23 AM
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Little Big Dick "Chutzpah" Cheney Blasts Russia with Blatant Hypocrisy
Edited on Thu May-04-06 11:24 AM by BurtWorm



http://www.nytimes.com/2006/05/04/world/europe/04cnd-cheney.html?ei=5094&en=1e7fdfa4e67a8219&hp=&ex=1146801600&partner=homepage&pagewanted=print


Mr. Cheney said in his speech that "in Russia today, opponents of reform are seeking to reverse the gains of the last decade."

He said that the erosion of rights by the government affected "many areas of civil society — from religion and the news media, to advocacy groups and political parties."

"No legitimate purpose is served," Mr. Cheney said, to the use of oil and gas as foreign policy weapons, a reference to Russia's decision earlier this year to shut down the natural gas pipelines running through the Ukraine in a dispute over a price increase.

He also criticized "actions that undermine the territorial integrity of a neighbor, or interfere with democratic movements." Officials in Georgia have complained that Moscow has sided with rebels there, and Mr. Putin last year complained stridently when Ukranian protests over election fraud led to the ouster of a close ally.

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leftofthedial Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-04-06 11:24 AM
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1. pot, kettle, black
again and again

If you want to know what the repukes are guilty of, just listen to what they accuse their enemies of (then multiply that by about a thousand)

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BurtWorm Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-04-06 11:36 AM
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2. Classic wingnut projection.
It's their default mental condition apparently.
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