Vladimir Putin has embarked on a decade old campaign to undermine human rights progress that has been painfully achieved in the Russian motherland. He has severely restricted press freedom, shutting down publications that are critical of his policies. State governers are no longer elected by the Russian people, but rather appointed by Putin himself.
Of course, under Putin's leadership, Russia uses its veto power to support the crazy Iranian regime, prop up genocide in Darfur, and undermine further democratic reforms in Eastern Europe.
Then Mr. Putin has the gall to criticize the US as a hyper-power intent on world domination and bending everything to its will. PLEASE! The US, with all its faults is a thousand times better on human rights issues than Russia. Rather than fear the US, perhaps we should be fearing the agenda of Vladamir Putin himself.
