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Post by Sydney on Mar 26, 2022 12:06:19 GMT
Madeleine Albright in her final op-ed described Putin as 'small and pale' and 'almost reptilian' Tom Porter Fri, March 25, 2022, 7:28 AM Albright, Putin Madeleine Albright with Vladimir Putin in February 2000, when she was US Secretary of State and he was acting President of Russia.AP Photo/Mikhail Metzel, File Madeleine Albright recalled her first meeting with Vladimir Putin in her final op-ed. She described the Russian president as "so cold as to be almost reptilian." Albright, the first woman to serve as secretary of state, died Wednesday, aged 84. Former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright in her final op-ed before her death Wednesday recalled her unease after her first meeting with Vladimir Putin when he took power 20 years ago. In the piece published in the New York Times on February 23, the day before Putin ordered the invasion of Ukraine, Albright recalled her first impressions of the new Russian leader after meeting him in 2000. He had just taken over from Boris Yeltsin as Russia's leader, and was acting president. At the time, Albright was President Bill Clinton's secretary of state. "Sitting across a small table from him in the Kremlin, I was immediately struck by the contrast between Mr. Putin and his bombastic predecessor, Boris Yeltsin," recalled Albright. "Flying home, I recorded my impressions. 'Putin is small and pale,' I wrote, 'so cold as to be almost reptilian.'" Her notes also included the line that "Putin is embarrassed by what happened to his country and determined to restore its greatness," appearing to foreshadow the invasion of Ukraine. At the time of their meeting in 2000, Russia was seeking better relations with the West. In the decades since Putin has rejected those ties to enact what Albright described in the op-ed as "Stalin's playbook" and impose a repressive dictatorship. In the essay, Albright went on to warn that if Russia invaded Ukraine it would be "an historic error," and described the consequences Russia would likely face, including a determined Ukrainian resistance, crippling economic sanctions, and a galvanized NATO alliance. Many of her predictions in the essay were borne out in the weeks since its publication. Albright, who was the first woman to serve as Secretary of State, died of cancer in New York on Wednesday, aged 84. Albright was born in what was then Czechoslovakia. Her family first fled when Nazi Germany invaded in 1939, and moved to the US when Soviet-backed Communists took power in 1948. In her final years she warned of declining faith in democracy, and the rise of fascist authoritarianism. She was a critic of Donald Trump during his term as president. www.yahoo.com/news/madeleine-albright-her-final-op-112801005.html |
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Post by Deleted on Mar 26, 2022 14:04:38 GMT
There's a rumor that he's not well. Strange how these dictators think they're not going to meet a maker someday.
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Post by Sydney on Mar 26, 2022 14:31:43 GMT
There's a rumor that he's not well. Strange how these dictators think they're not going to meet a maker someday. Oh he will get his. |
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Post by Deleted on Mar 26, 2022 18:27:25 GMT
"There's a rumor that he's not well."
The way things are going maybe he plans on going out with a "bang" if you know what I mean.
I hope not. Like I side before an injured animal it at its most dangerous. And Putin is an animal as far as I'm concerned.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 26, 2022 18:30:23 GMT
"There's a rumor that he's not well."
The way things are going maybe he plans on going out with a "bang" if you know what I mean.
I hope not. Like I side before an injured animal it at its most dangerous. And Putin is an animal as far as I'm concerned.
So are you and every other human. |
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Post by Deleted on Mar 26, 2022 19:29:33 GMT
"There's a rumor that he's not well."
The way things are going maybe he plans on going out with a "bang" if you know what I mean.
I hope not. Like I side before an injured animal it at its most dangerous. And Putin is an animal as far as I'm concerned.
So are you and every other human. But once again you missed the point. When heeeyyy said "There's a rumor that he's not well." that's what I meant by wounded animal. If he knows hes dying what would he care if he started a nuclear war? I absolutely hate the guy but you insist he is my hero. You are either delusional or as some have suggested just a troll who likes to argue. |
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Post by Deleted on Mar 26, 2022 20:03:55 GMT
So are you and every other human. But once again you missed the point. When heeeyyy said "There's a rumor that he's not well." that's what I meant by wounded animal. If he knows hes dying what would he care if he started a nuclear war? I absolutely hate the guy but you insist he is my hero. You are either delusional or as some have suggested just a troll who likes to argue. I simply pointed out we are all animals. Sorry that was over your head. I already explained why I said Putin was your hero. We all know it’s Trump. |
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Post by Deleted on Mar 26, 2022 20:21:53 GMT
But once again you missed the point. When heeeyyy said "There's a rumor that he's not well." that's what I meant by wounded animal. If he knows hes dying what would he care if he started a nuclear war? I absolutely hate the guy but you insist he is my hero. You are either delusional or as some have suggested just a troll who likes to argue. I simply pointed out we are all animals. Sorry that was over your head. I already explained why I said Putin was your hero. We all know it’s Trump. My hero is neither Putin or Trump. Other than my true hero's (my parents) this guy comes close to being my hero. Should be yours also. A great man.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 26, 2022 20:49:47 GMT
I simply pointed out we are all animals. Sorry that was over your head. I already explained why I said Putin was your hero. We all know it’s Trump. My hero is neither Putin or Trump. Other than my true hero's (my parents) this guy comes close to being my hero. Should be yours also. A great man.
Don’t know who he is. But I do know your post a Trump hero worship post every day!🤩 |
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Post by Deleted on Mar 26, 2022 20:52:41 GMT
My hero is neither Putin or Trump. Other than my true hero's (my parents) this guy comes close to being my hero. Should be yours also. A great man.
Don’t know who he is. You don't know who this great man is. The one, the only George Zimmerman. |
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Post by Sydney on Mar 26, 2022 21:43:57 GMT
"There's a rumor that he's not well." The way things are going maybe he plans on going out with a "bang" if you know what I mean. I hope not. Like I side before an injured animal it at its most dangerous. And Putin is an animal as far as I'm concerned.
I think if he tried to start using nukes There are people there designated to kill him. |
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Post by Deleted on Mar 26, 2022 22:09:21 GMT
I think if he tried to start using nukes There are people there designated to kill him. For the sake of planet earth I hope you are right!
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Post by Deleted on Mar 26, 2022 22:55:41 GMT
You don't know who this great man is. The one, the only George Zimmerman. Oh, that guy that stalked the kid walking home from the store, told not to get out of the truck, did anyway armed, and then shot the kid to death. Yeah he seems like you could put him in your hero Hall of Fame with Chauvin. |
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Post by Deleted on Mar 26, 2022 23:27:00 GMT
You don't know who this great man is. The one, the only George Zimmerman. then shot the kid to death. I would have shot the son-of-a-bitch myself.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 26, 2022 23:36:44 GMT
You don't know who this great man is. The one, the only George Zimmerman. Oh, that guy that stalked the kid walking home from the store, told not to get out of the truck, did anyway armed, and then shot the kid to death. Yeah he seems like you could put him in your hero Hall of Fame with Chauvin. You are a racist attacking a Hispanic man who was being attacked by a 6' nearly 18-year-old thug. Even if he was 'stalking' him, that's not a crime. |
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Post by Deleted on Mar 27, 2022 0:17:57 GMT
Oh, that guy that stalked the kid walking home from the store, told not to get out of the truck, did anyway armed, and then shot the kid to death. Yeah he seems like you could put him in your hero Hall of Fame with Chauvin. You are a racist attacking a Hispanic man who was being attacked by a 6' nearly 18-year-old thug. Even if he was 'stalking' him, that's not a crime. How did I “attack” him, or did you just need to call me a racist because you hadn’t for awhile? Cont you just accept my different opinion? In the meantime stalking IS a crime in Florida. Also, under Florida’s stand your ground law there is no ‘duty to retreat’. Perhaps Trayvon was tired of being stalked by guy in a truck and then on foot with a gun. I’m betting if Trayvon had killed Zimmerman you’d be screaming for a conviction. On racial grounds. Because he is a thug. And Zimmerman, as Hispanic, couldn’t possibly have been guilty of anything. Talk about racist! That would be you. You regularly have difficulties with Black people. All those horrible public school experiences scarred you didn’t they. And now you are just a garden variety racist. |
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Post by Deleted on Mar 27, 2022 2:05:21 GMT
You are a racist attacking a Hispanic man who was being attacked by a 6' nearly 18-year-old thug. Even if he was 'stalking' him, that's not a crime. How did I “attack” him, or did you just need to call me a racist because you hadn’t for awhile? Cont you just accept my different opinion? In the meantime stalking IS a crime in Florida. Also, under Florida’s stand your ground law there is no ‘duty to retreat’. Perhaps Trayvon was tired of being stalked by guy in a truck and then on foot with a gun. I’m betting if Trayvon had killed Zimmerman you’d be screaming for a conviction. On racial grounds. Because he is a thug. And Zimmerman, as Hispanic, couldn’t possibly have been guilty of anything. Talk about racist! That would be you. You regularly have difficulties with Black people. All those horrible public school experiences scarred you didn’t they. And now you are just a garden variety racist. If he was so tired of being stalked, he was on the phone with pothead self, he could have called the police. Are we supposed to believe he couldn't outrun that Hispanic man? He turned around an ambushed him with a sucker punch. That's what your hero did. And you obviously don't know the difference between 'stalking' and 'following'. It's not legal to turn around and start beating someone just because they're following you or walking behind you. |
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Post by Deleted on Mar 27, 2022 15:54:56 GMT
How did I “attack” him, or did you just need to call me a racist because you hadn’t for awhile? Cont you just accept my different opinion? In the meantime stalking IS a crime in Florida. Also, under Florida’s stand your ground law there is no ‘duty to retreat’. Perhaps Trayvon was tired of being stalked by guy in a truck and then on foot with a gun. I’m betting if Trayvon had killed Zimmerman you’d be screaming for a conviction. On racial grounds. Because he is a thug. And Zimmerman, as Hispanic, couldn’t possibly have been guilty of anything. Talk about racist! That would be you. You regularly have difficulties with Black people. All those horrible public school experiences scarred you didn’t they. And now you are just a garden variety racist. If he was so tired of being stalked, he was on the phone with pothead self, he could have called the police. Are we supposed to believe he couldn't outrun that Hispanic man? He turned around an ambushed him with a sucker punch. That's what your hero did. And you obviously don't know the difference between 'stalking' and 'following'. It's not legal to turn around and start beating someone just because they're following you or walking behind you. It’s legal to stand your ground in Florida unless you are 6’0 tall, Black, and have been stalked by an Hispanic with a gun. |
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Post by Deleted on Mar 27, 2022 17:51:46 GMT
If he was so tired of being stalked, he was on the phone with pothead self, he could have called the police. Are we supposed to believe he couldn't outrun that Hispanic man? He turned around an ambushed him with a sucker punch. That's what your hero did. And you obviously don't know the difference between 'stalking' and 'following'. It's not legal to turn around and start beating someone just because they're following you or walking behind you. It’s legal to stand your ground in Florida unless you are 6’0 tall, Black, and have been stalked by an Hispanic with a gun. Who continues to beat a man when he's down? That's what your hero was doing. Once that scary Hispanic 'stalker' was on the ground, the 'threat' was removed. If he continued to keep beating him, he had every legal right to shoot your pothead hero, and a jury agreed. Maybe if your hero hadn't been full of pot, he would've reacted more sensibly. |
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Post by Deleted on Mar 27, 2022 18:08:34 GMT
It’s legal to stand your ground in Florida unless you are 6’0 tall, Black, and have been stalked by an Hispanic with a gun. Who continues to beat a man when he's down? That's what your hero was doing. Once that scary Hispanic 'stalker' was on the ground, the 'threat' was removed. If he continued to keep beating him, he had every legal right to shoot your pothead hero, and a jury agreed. Maybe if your hero hadn't been full of pot, he would've reacted more sensibly. I forgot you were there. Sorry. |
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