tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24528000.post6508440921061630686..comments2023-10-28T12:01:47.929+00:00Comments on Edward Lucas: europe view no 96: Col "X" and the secret memoEdward Lucashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11369936559712607693noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24528000.post-1506323086848668952008-08-29T20:54:00.000+00:002008-08-29T20:54:00.000+00:00bowdlerized, that is.bowdlerized, that is.Bäckmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11421369538698912442noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24528000.post-2029373572258320722008-08-29T20:53:00.000+00:002008-08-29T20:53:00.000+00:00Insofar as the predictions are intelligent and use...Insofar as the predictions are intelligent and useful ones, this piece would have been just as effective not in the form of a satire. The satire is past its expiration date. It's like extrapolating various Soviet malfeasance in the wake of January 1991. Satire and farce could be better employed in this matter to smash through the Russian lies on the ground, and perhaps wielded against Western impotence. But hey, the original 1994 Outlook classic certainly deserves to be reduxed, even if the correspondent's name has been bowlderized. :)Bäckmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11421369538698912442noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24528000.post-70558507022655876442008-08-29T10:38:00.000+00:002008-08-29T10:38:00.000+00:00I don't think that's a "self-made" joke. Every one...I don't think that's a "self-made" joke. Every one who reads the reputable Russian newspapers knows the E.L.'s text above exactly mirrors Moscow elite's perception of int. relations. That's true and in fact, no laughing matter.Maciejhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00076502031662270549noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24528000.post-54242584300495525802008-08-28T18:26:00.000+00:002008-08-28T18:26:00.000+00:00Juvenile. And badly timed. And, given the confusio...Juvenile. And badly timed. And, given the confusion caused by your first such joke, very irresponsible. Your prank (and I believe you laugh at your own jokes) is not one which will calm things. I think you should resign, I don't believe this is the work of a decent journalist.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09356813873980774562noreply@blogger.com