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Putin: “I am going to hang Saakashvili by the balls"

By GottaLaff

The Chimpenfuhrer's legacy, Sarkozy/Putin edition:

With Russian tanks only 30 miles from Tbilisi on August 12, Mr Sarkozy told Mr Putin that the world would not accept the overthrow of Georgia’s Government. According to Mr Levitte, the Russian seemed unconcerned by international reaction. “I am going to hang Saakashvili by the balls,” Mr Putin declared.

Mr Sarkozy thought he had misheard. “Hang him?” — he asked. “Why not?” Mr Putin replied. “The Americans hanged Saddam Hussein.”

Mr Sarkozy, using the familiar tu, tried to reason with him: “Yes but do you want to end up like [President] Bush?” Mr Putin was briefly lost for words, then said: “Ah — you have scored a point there.”

An historic moment: Bush (inadvertently) prevented the torture of another human being.

H/t: Bucky

So much for Putin's soul: "U.S. orchestrated war"

By GottaLaff

Pooty-Poot is saying that his ex-bff George W. Bush orchestrated the Georgia-Russia conflict for political reasons, to benefit McCain.



PRESIDENT BUSH, 2001:

"I looked the man in the eye. I found him to be very straightforward and trustworthy. We had a very good dialogue. I was able to get a sense of his soul."

Russia Orders ‘Destruction’ of US Naval Armada In Persian Gulf

By GottaLaff

Reader Bruce emailed this to me. He asks if there's anything to it. I'm asking the same thing, because if there is... eek:

Reports in the Kremlin today are stating that Prime Minister Putin has ordered the Defence Ministry of the Russian Federation to put the Volga-Urals Military District and Black Sea Fleet on ‘full war alert’ to prepare for the defense of the Iranian Nation against what is being termed as an ‘imminent attack’ being planned by the Western Powers.

As we had previously reported on in our August 8^th report, “Kuwait Goes On ‘War Alert’ As Massive US Armada Heads For Iran”, the fears of Russian Military Analysts have been realized with the US backed puppet state of Georgia launching an unprecedented and unprovoked attack upon the Russian protected enclave of South Ossetia, and to which the latest reports have put the death toll at over 1,500 citizens of Russia and over 15 Russian Peacekeepers.

In a bid to force Russia from its planned defense of the Iranian peoples by provoking war in the Caucasus, however, the West has severely miscalculated as Putin has not only ordered the retaking of South Ossetia from the Western backed Georgian forces, but has also ordered the destruction of all oil pipelines going through Georgia to the West.

It sounds a little over the top, but who knows any more? You can go read the rest by following the link.

John McCain: Putin Is The President Of Germany

By Paddy

Ouch. Not just once, but twice. Via Oliver Willis.