Putin tells reporter to 'get circumcised'

Chris Beggy news at kippona.com
Wed Nov 13 06:09:36 PST 2002


"ChrisD(RJ)" <chrisd at russiajournal.com> writes:


> "ChrisD(RJ)" <chrisd at russiajournal.com> writes:
>
>> abcnews.com
>> November 12, 2002
>> Putin tells reporter to 'get circumcised'
>
> So the situation in the Caucasus is as much about mohel as oil?
>
> Chris
> -----
> It's hard to argue that the situation in Chechnya has much to do with oil,
> except maybe in a very roundabout way (Turkey supporting the Chechens to
> undermine Russian pipelines, that sort of thing). Maybe there's a brisk
> thing going on, though. :)

Well put. I predict it will come down to a case of hubris.

Chris



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