Kim Zigfeld
An Arrest in Politkovskaya Murder Case
A high ranking Moscow security official has been charged in the crusading journalist's gangland-style killing.
Obama Takes Putin’s Side in Magnitsky Case
The president has sacrificed American honor in service to a political agenda.
Putin to Retake Presidency as a ‘Reformer’?
The dictator may force Dmitri Medvedev out for being too “autocratic.”
Nomination of New U.S. Ambassador to Russia Should Be Defeated
It’s the only way of sending a clear message to Obama that he must reverse course on Russia.
As Obama Stands Silent, Putin Crushes Freedom Online
Moscow zeroes in on another lonely voice of opposition.
As Putin Crushes Russia’s Internet, Obama Stands By
The technologically hip president is abetting the ruin of online freedom. (Also read: "The Russian Kleptocracy File: Bank Records and Real Estate.")
Russian Journalist: ‘Violence Is the Price of Freedom.’ Statistics: ‘Uh, No.’
A state-sponsored Russian journalist asks a propaganda-tinged question of Press Secretary Robert Gibbs. Gibbs fumbles the answer.
White House Cowardice: Not a Word Spoken in Defense of Boris Nemtsov
The Russian opposition journalist — whom Obama has personally met — did not receive a word of support after his recent jailing for speaking against Putin.
Putin’s ‘Justice’ a Nightmare for One American Citizen
Arkady Gontmakher, an American citizen from Seattle, is languishing in a Russian jail even though he has been acquitted of the crime they re-arrested him for.
Chechnya Burns, Putin Kills, but Obama Talks Treaty
As more neo-Soviet horrors are revealed to the public, it's time to call U.S. policy towards Russia its proper name: appeasement.
Yet Another Anti-Putin Journalist Brutally Beaten
Oleg Kashin is the latest victim of Putin's brutality, as Washington cravenly sticks to its "reset" policy.
Capitulation: Obama Admin Mum as Russia Squeezes Opposition Press
Leading independent paper Novaya Gazeta is on the ropes and Russian internet media is next, but Obama would prefer to keep up appearances.
Putin Steps Up Crackdown on Opposition Press
Amidst office raids, he threatens to "crack the skulls" of protesters who assemble without police permission.
It’s Springtime for Stalin at Emmy-Nominated Russia Today
Russia Today thinks of Stalin as a romantic poet, and terminates reporters who won’t toe the Kremlin’s party line, but that hasn't stopped the TV network from being nominated for an Emmy Award.
Why Is Accounting Firm KPMG Funding Putin’s Version of Hitler Youth?
The firm's Russia website proclaims financial support for Putin's virulently racist youth group.
American PR Firm Helping Putin Bamboozle Hapless Investors in Russia
The new website "Modern Russia" was created by the same outfit that bribed Armstrong Williams to propagandize for the Bush administration. It now seeks to corral naive investors for Putin's Russia.
Putin Thumbing His Nose at U.S. Efforts to Stop Iran’s Nukes
Last week, the foreign policy architecture of the United States collapsed in truly spectacular fashion.
How’s That ‘Reset’ with Russia Going? Disastrously, of Course
Obama's "appearances are everything" approach has done nothing less than allow the possible rebirth of the Cold War.
How Bad Is Obama’s Foreign Policy? Let Us Count the Ways
A quick overview of the president's gaffe-prone, inexplicably weak, and dangerously naive foreign policy.
Diluting U.S. Power: Obama to Expand G-8 … by 12 Countries?
Obama makes the Russia-friendly announcement amidst heaping praise on Russian president Dmitri Medvedev.
Moscow Subway Bombings Show That the Caucasus Region Is Still Seething
Despite Putin's claims to the contrary, the Muslim separatists show no sign of giving in to the authorities who are engaged in a bloody crackdown on civilians in the region.
U.S. Troops to March in Red Square Parade
Next stop for U.S. troops? Maybe a similar parade in Tehran?
Putin vs. Khodorkovsky: The Courtroom as Battlefield
Two armies are gathered, fighting two simultaneous battles, one in Strasbourg and one in Moscow. The soldiers are lawyers, and the result of their combat will likely determine Russia’s future.
When Kozlovsky Met Barry (and Sigourney)
A blogging thorn in Putin's side, Oleg Kozlovsky meets with President Obama.
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| PROGRESS IN IMMUNOLOGY: The Magic Molecule of Immunity? “It isn’t often that an entire field of medical science gets turned on its head. But it is becoming clear that immunology is undergoing a big rethink thanks to the discovery that antibodies, which combat viruses, work not just outside cells but inside them as well. The star of this new view is a protein molecule called TRIM21. . . . The significance of the group’s finding is just sinking in. It gives medicine a whole new angle on infection, and it just might crack the hitherto almost insuperable problem of how to cure viral infections, rather than just prevent them by vaccination.” Faster, please, as we like to say around here. ... |
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