“Of course, Saddam Hussein ought to have been hanged for destroying several Shiite villages, and the incumbent Georgian leaders who razed ten Ossetian villages at once, who ran elderly people and children with tanks, who burned civilian alive in their sheds — these leaders must be taken under protection.”
Vladimir Putin, source: AP
Yeah, just saw it on TV wondering if it will be shown on any non-russian media.
Yes, off course the killings of 180.000 Kurds and the use of chemical weapons against Kurds can be compared to some alleged 1000 Ossetian killed civilians.
#Reber: Saddam was never charged with killing Kurds. He was executed for killing Shias. Putin was not saying that Saddam did not kill more people than Saakashvili – only that destroying 10 or so villages got Saddam hanged and Saakashvili protected.
As for the “alleged” 1000 Ossetian killed civilians – it’s not really worthy of an answer.
One quote by Putin which really says it all
“Of course, Saddam Hussein ought to have been hanged for destroying several Shiite villages, and the incumbent Georgian leaders who razed ten Ossetian villages at once, who ran elderly people and children with tanks, who burned civilian alive in their sheds — these leaders must be taken under protection.”
Of which none of the comments by Putin have been independently verified.
Furthermore, anything coming out of Russian state controlled media is suspect.
Additionally, comparing a dictatorship to a democracy? Please.
/shrug
You’re just a fucking hypocrite and you know it. Cheering for Russia and whining about America isn’t any better. Fuck Georgia and fuck Russia.
The way Putin said it, made it look like Hussein was a holy men.