Judging by the news reports out today, Russia is in a sadder, more dangerous position politically than it has been in years. Not only are they breaking up anti-Putin demonstrations, but their media isn’t covering the crackdowns accurately. With large-scale media owned by the government in Russia, this is sort of proving the point of Kasparov and those with him who argue that Putin is solidifying his grip on power. At the same time, the (largely nationalist) online newspaper Pravda.ru is pushing a story that Don Imus was really fired because he threatened to ‘reveal the truth’ about the 9/11 attacks. Then again, Pravda.ru seems to generally be made up of former communists.
Also, the true Imus story has to share headline space with the results of the autopsy of Alioshenka the Alien, who now appears to have been brutally murdered instead of dying of cold. That crime was perpetrated by person or persons (or, heaven help us all, beings) unknown. However, I would not be at all suprised if “US War Leaders” are implicated.