Maxim Kononenko the author of the smile worthy satirical take on the daily life of Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin vladimir.vladimirovich.ru (Russian only) provides the only logical answer as to why the powers-that-be decided to cancel the visa for Khordokovsky's US/Canadian lawyer, Robert Amsterdam.
Khordokovsky is off to a penal colony somewhere where the sun don't shine for the next 8 years, it looks like his side-kick Platon Lebedev, probably won't come out alive. His appeal was a travesty of justice; fair enough, so was the trial. Why make the news last any longer - it's just plain stupid.
Without translating the whole of Friday's piece a quick synopsis. VVP is talking to Patrushev, the head of the FSB, and asks why they decided to expel Amsterdam. A non-literal translation goes something like this - "we have to do something truly idiotic from time-to-time; they expect less from us as a result."
Could not have put it better myself.
And to ensure that coverage is even a dig at George W. And my favourite joke of the moment.
Donald Rumsfeld is giving the President his daily briefing on Iraq. He concludes by saying: "Yesterday, 3 Brazilian soldiers were killed." "OH NO!" the President exclaims. "That's terrible!" His staff sits stunned at this display of emotion, nervously watching as the President sits, head in hands. Finally, President looks up and asks, "How many is a brazillion?"
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