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Navalny meets his fateful end The death of Alexei Navalny is as predictable as it is deplorable. After all, any Russian who becomes a thorn in the side of Vladimir Putin’s authoritarian regime ends up dead. And Navalny was the thorniest of them all. Not least because of the way he lampooned Putin for living like a czar… Read more.
Pakistan imprisons Imran Khan Imran Khan is a demagogue. Like Viktor Orbán of Hungary, he thought he could rule Pakistan like an autocrat. And, just like Orbán, he seemed to think fraternizing with Russian President Vladimir Putin was the best way to win friends and influence Western leaders. That autocratic style of leadership has worked for Orbán, but… Read more.
Khan and Trump, two scared puppies Nobody in public life knows how to get under former President Donald Trump’s thin skin like former Speaker Nancy Pelosi. The way she needles him with her acerbic wit and boss-lady moves is legendary. And so she remarked that he looked like a “scared puppy” at his DC arraignment last week. ‘I wasn’t in… Read more.
Frankly Marina Ovsyannikova seems hell-bent on provoking Putin to make of her the jailed martyr he is making of Alexei Navalny. Marina Ovsyannikova, a former editor of the state-run Channel One network who denounced Moscow’s war on Ukraine during a live TV broadcast, faces criminal charges after Russia’s security services raided her home on Wednesday.… Read more.
Episode 47: And May Obey His Orders to Suppress Our Votes Next… Related commentaries: Nicki Minaj… Sowing seeds… Listen.
It has been self-evident for years that Russian President Vladimir Putin is determined to “neutralize” anyone who poses a threat to his presidency for life. And no one posed a greater threat than opposition leader Alexei Navalny. This is why I asserted – in “Protests Unmasking the Insecurity and Cowardice Behind Putin’s Swagger and Bravado”… Read more.
