Saakashvili a 'political corpse'

[dipsydoodle]

Source: BBC News

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has described his Georgian counterpart as a "political corpse", saying Moscow does not recognise him as president.

"President Saakashvili no longer exists in our eyes. He is a political corpse," he told Italy's Rai television.

He said US support for Mr Saakashvili had helped provoke the crisis, which has seen Russian troops invade Georgia.

He said Russia did not fear isolation by Western countries that have condemned the Russian intervention.


Read more: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/7594860.stm

[last1standing]

1. I'd be very interested to hear Sarah Palin's uncoached opinion of this.

After all she is the governor of Alaska which borders Russia. That makes her an expert. :sarcasm:

[AlphaCentauri]

2. This is one of the funnies headlines ever

well said "political corpse"

[dipsydoodle]

3. Does it follow that

bush will become a political copse. :shrug:

[TheLastMohican]

4. This is literally translated from russian

There is a saying in russian "political corpse" meaning, a politician with no future, lame duck.

[AlphaCentauri]

5. but still Political Corpse sounds great as it is.

thanks