Putin Says Allah Has “Decided to Punish” Turkey's Leaders

[uhnope]

Source: Newsweek

Russian President Vladimir Putin has further deepened the rift between Moscow and Ankara by telling Russia’s most powerful state officials that he believes “Allah has decided to punish” the Turkish government by depriving its members of reason.

In his annual state of the nation speech to ministers, parliamentarians and other state officials broadcast on public TV channel Rossiya 24 on Thursday, Putin once again lambasted Ankara’s “shot in the back,” referring to the Turkish military’s downing of a Russian jet near the Syrian border last month.

“All in all, dear colleagues, I do not understand why they did this,” Putin said. “Perhaps only Allah knows. And evidently Allah decided to punish the governing clique in Turkey by depriving them of sense and reason.”

Read more: http://www.newsweek.com/putin-says-allah-decided-punish-turkish-officials-depriving-them-reason-401071

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As if intolerance isn't widespread enough, the bigot-in-chief of Russia just ridiculed the entire Islamic religion. Nice green light to the xenophobic thugs.

[snagglepuss]

1. Putin made a stitircal comment about a diety. OMG what is the world coming to.

[potone]

2. He does seem to be deliberately taunting the Turkish government.

I don't know what he expects to gain for this unless it is for domestic consumption.

[renegade000]

4. It's all primarily for domestic consumption

After the whole Ukraine-thing stalled out, the whole Vladimir Putin "anti-Nazi warrior" thing was getting passe.

Now he's Vladimir Putin "anti-ISIS* crusader"!

* Fine print: what we deem ISIS may or may not include groups that are in fact ISIS or regions that are under ISIS control.

[Wilms]

3. I'm gonna tell mommy! n/t

[AuntPatsy]

5. He forgot to add his Christian God happens to be doing the same thing to other world leaders

[davidpdx]

6. When he decides to retire as the Supreme Leader of Russia

He could always get a gig at Fox News.

[Raster]

7. I believe Tsars are in power until they die... from natural causes or otherwise.

[davidpdx]

8. May someone will put rat poison in his coffee

No, forget that. That would be too fast of a death.

[Raster]

9. The Tsar is an old KGB alum.... would not doubt he has the requisite personal security apparatus....

...Spetsnaz bodyguards, food tasters, electronic sniffer technology, etc. The KGB excelled at exotic poisons and delivery systems, AND at their detection. Nope, Tsar Vladimir ain't going anywhere for awhile.

[madokie]

11. Ole Pootty poott

won't ever resign. Rather he'll die with his Boots on. You can bet on that. He's a 'big man' in his eyes. Actually he's a little man with little man syndrome. Dangerous as all get outs too I might add.

[Oneironaut]

10. Oh, two nut cases are taunting each other?

Just keep the US out of it.