Monday, September 01, 2008

fearful symmetry

From today's New York Times, an article about Russia claiming its own sphere of influence:

"Mr. Putin appeared on Russian television on Sunday from the nation’s far east, where he was inspecting progress on a trans-Siberian oil pipeline to China and the Pacific Ocean, a clear warning to Europe that Russia could find alternative customers for its energy exports. He was later shown in a forest, dressed in camouflage and hunting a Siberian tiger with a tranquilizer gun."

Couldn't we just decide this Georgia thing by having Vlad Putin and Dick Cheney square off for a rousing game of laser tag?

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