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'McCain losing common sense'
Published: 21 October, 2011, 18:51
John McCain (Mark Wilson / Getty Images / AFP)
TAGS: NATO, Russia, Politics, USA, Libya
John McCain's statements are making “less and less common sense,” Vladimir Putin's press-secretary Dmitry Peskov has said, commenting on the US senator's remarks that the Russian PM may be “nervous” after Gaddafi's death.
“We consider it is below our dignity to react to these words in any way,” Peskov told Interfax agency on Friday. The prime minister's press-secretary assumed that the American senator has apparently been “very tired.”
Earlier, the former Republican presidential candidate said in an interview with BBC that he believes that the events in Libya may make leaders of some other countries, including Putin, worried.
"It is the Spring, not just the Arab Spring," McCain said.
First Deputy Chairman of Russia's Communist Party's Central Committee and Deputy Speaker of the State Duma Ivan Melnikov believes Gaddafi's murder is a striking illustration of American and their NATO allies' policy in the North-African country.
“I think that the entire world should watch today the published photographs and video records of Gaddafi's murder. It is not just a dead former leader of Libya. It's the symbol of sovereignty of an independent country that was torn to pieces by Americans,” he told journalist on Friday, as cited by Interfax. He added that the US only interest was to put their hands on vast resources of the rich country and they do not care about Libya's future fate.
A similar thing was done in Iraq and its President Saddam Hussein, Melnikov noted.
“Back then some still had illusions about NATO and Americans' intentions. Now it is clear to everyone: it's a colonial barbarism performed on the 21st century scene,” the legislator stated.
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I see that my fellow Estonian, Marzipan6, is being ganged up on, and I should express my views regarding this fellow with an infatigable perseverance to stick to his view of Russia.
First of all, accusations that Marzipan6 is "anti-Russian" is blatantly false. I also have been accused of being an "anti-Russian". This is an easy accusation to make if one is not familiar with Estonian history. Throughout the millenium long history of Estonians and Russians, we always got along just fine. The Russian Princes of Pskov even help us fight against the German Teutonic invasions. The Estonians fought with the Russian White armies against the Bolsheviks. The break in our neighborly relations came when Stalin took over our country in 1940 and instituted a reign of terror that did not end until his death in 1953. This reign of Stalinist terror has left an indelible pain on the soul of the Estonian people that exists to this very day. I sense that Marzipan6 sees current Russia through the filters of pain which will remain with some Estonians as long as they live.
However, Marzipan6 is not "anti-Russian".
But of course, he should retire - the poor man. As Putin shot back at his attempt to interfere into the internal affairs of Russian election stating “…during the Vietnam war he has been kept as prisoner, in and out in the water pit, for long …anyone in his place would’ve gone nuts.”
Besides, he showed it clearly at the presidential run, challenging Obama, on the silly platform to sell another war to the Americans “…fight fight I know war and how to win it.” Does he, by any chance whatsoever, believe they won the war in Vietnam? …or maybe he thinks has been fighting in Iraq instead ;)