Obama And The KGB -- Moscow TimesI was arrested by the KGB in Stalin's hometown of Gori in March 1988. Six men interrogated me about my Russian-language skills, my lack of papers and my high-speed camera, but after several hours my explanation was accepted. Planning to write about Stalin, I wanted to see his childhood home, his school and his town. My passport was at the hotel in Tbilisi as Soviet law required, but I admitted to breaking another Soviet law -- not to leave the city where you were registered.
At the end, the leader said he wanted to ask one question about the U.S. primaries then under way and which included
At the end, the leader said he wanted to ask one question about the U.S. primaries then under way and which included
I was arrested by the KGB in Stalin's hometown of Gori in March 1988. Six men interrogated me about my Russian-language skills, my lack of papers and my high-speed camera, but after several hours my explanation was accepted. Planning to write about Stalin, I wanted to see his childhood home, his school and his town. My passport was at the hotel in Tbilisi as Soviet law required, but I admitted to breaking another Soviet law -- not to leave the city where you were registered.
At the end, the leader said he wanted to ask one question about the U.S. primaries then under way and which included among other hopefuls, Jesse Jackson. He asked: "Is that negr going to be president?"
He had used the proper Russian word for a black person but had said it with worry and disdain. He could imagine nothing worse -- the United States revealed as a democracy not a hypocrisy.
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My Comment: I am not an enthusiastic supporter of President-elect Obama, but this commentary from the Moscow Times is right in explaining the positive impact that his election will have on countries like Russia and/or any other authoritarian state.
At the end, the leader said he wanted to ask one question about the U.S. primaries then under way and which included among other hopefuls, Jesse Jackson. He asked: "Is that negr going to be president?"
He had used the proper Russian word for a black person but had said it with worry and disdain. He could imagine nothing worse -- the United States revealed as a democracy not a hypocrisy.
Read more ....
My Comment: I am not an enthusiastic supporter of President-elect Obama, but this commentary from the Moscow Times is right in explaining the positive impact that his election will have on countries like Russia and/or any other authoritarian state.