As you know, no one has been arrested for the murder of Anna Politkovskaya during these two weeks following her cruel killing. As reported by the Washington Post, this is telling. Since Mr. Putin became president of Russia, more than a dozen Russian journalists have been brutally murdered. None of the perpetrators have ever been found. Something is very wrong, and at the same time, very clear in this picture. The Russian authorities at all levels share unwillingness to investigate what is plain for the eye to see. When Putin was finally forced to talk about the murder at all, and then only because he was in a joint press conference with Angel Merkel, he strangely alluded to foreign enemies of Russia. Not to enemies of the slain journalist but of Putin's Russia.
The story doesn't end here though. Following the murder, memorial gatherings remembering the journalist, were violently interrupted and NGO's such as Amnesty International suspended in Russia. Predictably enough, and this is even worse, Western leaders have largely ignored the events of past two weeks. There has been absolutely no follow-up after the usual condolences. And that is what should be the real story here. Leaders, such as the Scandinavians, ever vigilant to human rights violations have not paid attention to these events at all. Not one protest has been submitted to Mr. Putin. On the contrary, the Finnish EU Presidency is busying itself by organizing a dinner in his honor.
One can not help but wonder: Why Why Why?
posted by Emilia.kk @ 1:34 PM
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