MOTHER RUSSIA
It's
interesting how fast and how complicated the talk of Putin not being
"legitimate"
has become.
Putin
is wiser than most of our modern day political leaders realize and in
fact
most of them do not remember a time with Putin ran the most ruthless,
complicated
organization in the world... the KGB...
Some
of the early indicators that showed Putin knew what he was going to be
up
against really came to the surface last week.
As a
Master Manipulator, Putin shaped two stories that hinted how he would counter
the
opposition plotting against him.
One
was the story of the foiled assignation plot against him and the second
was
the discovery of what he called ' fake You Tube clips showing corruption
during
the elections even though the elections had not been held yet.
Both
stories were brilliantly scripted, both with an overall theme of
someone
or some government was out to stop him from taking Mother Russia to
a new
level!
His
next hint came not soon after that.
His
speech on the night of the election had a dire warning imbedded in it....
that
is if anyone was listening.
His
comment on how "others" / insert the US
to disrupt the government of Russia
Again,
we must remember, this is a man who had the entire KGB machine at his
fingertips smack in the middle of the Cold War.
This
is a man who formed his personality and his leadership skills inside
the
KGB.
This
is a man who is convinced the Russian version of the Arab Spring is
perhaps
just around the corner; a man who believes only he can dictate what
"change"
should mean to Russia
This
is a man who lived and lives his life in a version of paranoia unknown
to
most Americans.
It is
probably more than accurate to see others already referring to him as
the
" New Tsar" of Russia
His
weapons are many, but one stands out.
Oil
is his tool for rebuilding Russia
inside
the KGB.
Oil
is the weapon he will use against his enemies.. just ask Europe !!!
It is his paranoia and his drive for Mother Russia
that will make his stance on
issues
in the Middle East hard to accept, but easy to
understand.
In
the long run... 150 dollar a barrel oil is good for Russia
even
better for a Tsar who is out to rebuild his homeland.
spells
$100+ a barrel.... exactly what the Tsar is looking for.
A Middle East on the verge of a regional war is a world
that doesn't care
about
crushed demonstrations in Moscow
Yes..
in my book... the Tsar is back and this particular Tsar may become the
most
famous one of all.
ml
