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Lev Ponomarev, director of the Russian Organization For Human Rights, who has been beaten, arrested, and harassed for his work:
"Our situation in Russia now is even worse than it was in Brezhnev's times. At least back in the 1970s, if a person was killed in prison, they investigated. Now we have thousands of innocent people killed or raped after being thrown in jail. There are even special 'torture zones' feared among inmates. Russian human-rights activists have three minutes to report to President Obama about human-rights violations in our country. We are therefore focusing on Mikhail Khodorkovsky and [his business partner] Platon Lebedev, the current political trial, which is so politically sensitive that the Kremlin canceled a hearing today. But there is one tomorrow; we invite both President Obama and President Medvedev to attend it."

Masha Gaidar, a liberal vice governor of the Kirov region:
"We are honored to see that President Obama and his family flew across the ocean all the way to Russia to inspire us. We are touched by such support."

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  • Posted By: kenfromillinois @ 07/07/2009 10:21:53 AM

    The nuke threat is a world threat. Not just the US and Russia. Until Russia begins supporting human rights and UN treaties with action, Russia is nothing more than dangerous animal! By supporting Iran and North Korea, or maybe it is permitting these countries to be nuke capable, Russia is showing its true colors. I wouldn't trust them with a golf tee!

  • Posted By: St. Petersburger @ 07/07/2009 6:11:01 AM

    Dear Mr. Kasparov - Russia shoudl have a plan for Russia - not America or President Obama. Out of your own mouth, you have clearly given an indication of where and with whom your loyalties lie. Good luck getting elected! LOL

  • Posted By: TZ192583 @ 07/07/2009 2:39:31 AM

    PEACE INITIATIVE______Global Solutions-of-Global Problems
    By TAHIR ZAHEER - Jul 7th, 2009 at 2:26 am EDT
    SALUTE______ on success to reset two major Nuclear Power Presidents??? deal as a first START to agree for a remarkable example for all UN members across the Globe to Cut Weapons, enabling to move ahead to carry on NPT signing of countries having Nuclear-Terror (whether in power balancing Middle-East , Gulf, South Asia) and especially highly-irresponsible North Korea.

    NO doubt, it???s not an easy and one day task to convert distrust in re-building of TRUST.

    Even, according to a Newsweek report: Putin replied in a steely voice "We cannot stand vraskoryachku,". This rarely used idiom means "an awkward position," Nevertheless, a time will come when Russia and its very short-temporarily allies will unable to take asylum from upcoming WTO, ECO, Financial rules & regulation, and Democratic Globalization along with our visionary NEW Millennium???s International Democratic Regulatory Authority under umbrella of a restructured & entirely Democratic UNO with an ???un-biased??? Global participation of each member country without any discriminations of religions, race, colors, languages and nationalities (without any undemocratic Powers & current failures of its Security Council).

    Any how, I repeat : Go Ahead with complete TRUST (if we are constructive) God is with US.

    Most important is GLOBAL SUMMIT next year decided i.e of course best in Russia for Global Solutions-of-Global Problems especially related with Nuclear Energy for Peaceful purposes by a Global-???Operational???-Management with collective participation & involvement with mutual-understanding of UN members under an International Atomic Energy Commission ???IAEC within umbrella of United Nation Organization.

    Special Note :

    I would like to add more international thoughtfulness of mutual association to provide Safe & Healthy Water by Installation of Water Purification Plants to each & every country, with outstanding contribution on UN level and other International Donors level i.e. also Business especially, Green & enormous ???Jobs-oriented??? Projects that will involve a number of relevant industries in our on-going process of sustainable international development programs for best comforts of healthy & peaceful lives of our Generations.

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