The Return of Putin

2012-03-02

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This is Frank Gaffney with the Secure Freedom Minute. This weekend, Vladimir Putin will be reelected to the position of president of Russia. One can say this with certainty even though the voting won’t occur until Sunday. That’s because Russians today live not in a real democracy but what has been called a kleptocracy – a corrupt system where power is in the hands of Putin, his cronies and the mafia. While Putin never really gave up his control of the Kremlin, his formal restora...

This is Frank Gaffney with the Secure Freedom Minute.

This weekend, Vladimir Putin will be reelected to the position of president of Russia. One can say this with certainty even though the voting won’t occur until Sunday. That’s because Russians today live not in a real democracy but what has been called a kleptocracy – a corrupt system where power is in the hands of Putin, his cronies and the mafia.

While Putin never really gave up his control of the Kremlin, his formal restoration to the presidency will prove to be bad for the Russian people and for us. For them, it will mean intensifying repression and ripping off of their national treasure.

For us, it will mean growing aggressiveness in Moscow, with military buildups at home and in all the wrong places abroad. We’re in for a rough ride.

This is Frank Gaffney with the Secure Freedom Minute. Learn more at SecureFreedomRadio.com.

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