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lovuian

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Mon Feb-06-06 09:51 PM
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McCain calls for G8 boycott of Russia

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U.S. Sen. John McCain has called for the Group of Eight nations to boycott an upcoming G8 meeting in Russia, saying Russia is in pursuit of autocracy.

Speaking at the Munich Conference on Security Policy, an annual meeting of defense and foreign ministers and security experts, the Arizona Republican criticized Russia's deteriorating record on human rights under President Vladimir Putin, the International Herald Tribune reported Sunday.

"Under Mr. Putin, Russia today is neither a democracy nor one of the world's leading economies, and I seriously question whether the G8 leaders should attend the St. Petersburg summit" in June, he said.

McCain said it was time to take Putin to task over his human rights record and his moves against press freedom and against non-governmental organizations.

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I just don't get this!!! Do we have to piss everybody off!!!

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revree

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Mon Feb-06-06 09:52 PM
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1. BOYCOTT MCCAIN

He's a lying idiot. Just another Republican wingnut who likes to hide behind his "maverick" label. Maverick my ass.

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stepnw1f

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Mon Feb-06-06 09:53 PM
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2. Good Idea...(nt)

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Mike Nelson

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Mon Feb-06-06 09:53 PM
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3. I say boycott McCain BECAUSE...

... He should ask Americans to clean the Bush outta their own back yard.

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Old and In the Way

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Mon Feb-06-06 09:56 PM
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4. Glad to see John flexing his xenophobic muscles.

Gotta pander to the reactionaries. A real moderate Republican here. Here's a clue, John, look in the mirror.

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NanceGreggs

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Mon Feb-06-06 09:57 PM
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5. Search & Replace?

"Russia today is neither a democracy nor one of the world's leading economies ..."

It's time to "take Putin to task over his human rights record and his moves against press freedom ..."

Replace 'Russia' with 'United States', replace 'Putin' with 'Bush', and those would be truly accurate statements.

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tritsofme

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Mon Feb-06-06 09:57 PM
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6. Much of what is going on in Russia is troubling.

Its a shame we have lost the moral authority to criticize it.

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Mon Feb-06-06 09:58 PM
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7. Duplicate

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=102&topic_id=2087416

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