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Dead Constitution See other Dead Constitution Articles Title: Phony US Claims About Putin's Corruption Phony US Claims About Putins Corruption by Stephen Lendman Relentless US Putin bashing persists, reckless accusations made - including invading Ukraine and murder, evidence backing up claims absent. None exists. Putin is vilified for forthrightly defending Russian sovereign independence, supporting a multi-polar world, and challenging Washingtons imperial agenda - at the same time seeking world peace and stability along with mutual cooperation among all nations. Comments by US officials reflect administration policy. Britains BBC is state-owned, controlled and operated. Propaganda substitutes for credible news and information. Its correspondent Richard Bilton asked US Treasury Department Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) director Adam Szubin if Putin is corrupt. He lied, saying (i)n our view, yes
He supposedly draws a state salary of something like $110,000 a year. That is not an accurate statement of the mans wealth, and he has long time training and practices in terms of how to mask his actual wealth. With no corroborating evidence, Szubin claimed Washington has known for many, many years hes been enriching his friends, his close allies, and marginalizing those who he doesnt view as friends using state assets. Whether thats Russias energy wealth, whether its other state contracts, he directs those to whom he believes will serve him and excludes those who dont. To me, that is a picture of corruption. The reliable Saker justifiably calls Putin one of the greatest Russian leaders ever. He secured his place in history. (I)n a little over a decade, he brought her back as a world power capable of successfully challenging the AngloZionist Empire. His overwhelming 90% popularity reflects it, even during current economic hard times because of low oil prices perhaps heading lower. At the same time, he hasnt so far been able to change a US-created system established during the Yeltsin years. In the 1990s, so-called Western advisers turned post-Soviet Russia into a US colony. Reforming its economy remains Putins most pressing internal challenge. Hes part of the solution, not the problem. Szubins accusation is part of Washingtons longstanding campaign to vilify him. Its had no effect on the vast majority of Russians supporting him - nor on his status as arguably the worlds most preeminent geopolitical leader, a master chess player, making Obama look buffoon-like in comparison. Putin spokesman Dmitry Peskov dismissed Szubins accusation, calling it pure fiction, Britain is complicit in vilifying him. A BBC Panorama documentary focused on his wallet, his alleged secret riches, providing no evidence of his involvement in corruption - accusations without credibility. Throughout his presidential years, hes been irresponsibly bashed - Western presstitutes repeating state-sponsored misinformation and Big Lies. All independent leaders Washington doesnt control are targeted the same way - especially ones courageous enough to challenge its imperial agenda responsibly. Stephen Lendman lives in Chicago. He can be reached at lendmanstephen@sbcglobal.net. His new book as editor and contributor is titled "Flashpoint in Ukraine: US Drive for Hegemony Risks WW III." http://www.claritypress.com/LendmanIII.html Visit his blog site at sjlendman.blogspot.com. Listen to cutting-edge discussions with distinguished guests on the Progressive Radio News Hour on the Progressive Radio Network. It airs three times weekly: live on Sundays at 1PM Central time plus two prerecorded archived programs. Post Comment Private Reply Ignore Thread Top Page Up Full Thread Page Down Bottom/Latest Begin Trace Mode for Comment # 1.
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The USA may not want to believe it, but Russia just came out of a 20 year long depression. Depressions eliminate the inefficiencies making the country much stronger.
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