Thursday, November 22, 2007

Russian president lashes out at West


Russian President Vladimir Putin addresses the crowd during a parliamentary campaign rally, at a stadium in Moscow, Wednesday, Nov. 21, 2007. Thousands of people gathered in a sports arena Wednesday to show their support for Putin ahead of parliamentary elections, the latest in a series of choreographed events that have cast the popular president as an indispensable leader. (AP Photo/Ivan Sekretarev)

"Regrettably, there are those inside the country who feed off foreign embassies like jackals and count on support of foreign funds and governments, and not their own people."

The man's got a 70% approval rating so he must be doing something right.

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