https://pjmedia.com/rogerlsimon/2006/03/25/old-statues-never-die/feed/PJ Media is a leading news site covering culture, politics, faith, homeland security, and more. Our reporters and columnists provide original, in-depth analysis from a variety of perspectives.en-usThu, 11 Jun 2026 02:36:19 -0400<![CDATA[It was in the fall of 1991 that Russian citizens, in the joy ofnew found democracy, knocked over the statue of Comrade Felix Dzerzhinsky, the godfather of the Cheka and attendant vicious organs of Soviet intelligence. Apparently this wasn&#8217;t enough. That massively self-destructive and paranoid streak in the Russian culture, unbroken since the Tsars, lives on. Today the Russian Foreign Intelligence Service has dismissed claims that they gave confidential information on US forces to Saddam&#8217;s thugs: &#8220;Similar, baseless accusations concerning Russia&#8217;s intelligence have been made more than once,&#8221; agency spokesman Boris Labusov said. &#8220;We don&#8217;t consider it necessary to comment on such fabrications.&#8221;]]>Sat, 25 Mar 2006 12:16:42 -0500<![CDATA[Roger L. Simon]]>https://pjmedia.com/roger-l-simon/2006/03/25/old-statues-never-die-n211790