[lbo-talk] Russian journalist murdered

[Peter Lavelle]

It needs to be pointed out - with respect to Anna Politkovskaya - that  she was a Western darling. In Russia only the most "rejectionist  anti-Putin" members of the intelligentia continued to listen to her.  Her murder is for Western consumption - I am convinced of this! Reading  through about 50 articles on her death via google, 99% of the writers  are either Westerners (who can't speak or read Russian) or their  Russian friends. 

  

  Pls don't get me wrong. I didn't like AP, but her murder is simply  awful. She had her agenda and gig. Fair enough in the world of media  and politics.......

Michael Givel <mgivel at earthlink.net> wrote:  Which does raise the obvious question who is and is not among Russian 
journalists vigorously condemning this assassination?  Also said conversely, 
who among Russian journalists is not vigorously condemninig this 
assassination and attack on press freedom and what are we to deduce from a 
lack of silence on this point? 

  

 		
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