chuck hall

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Even though President Vladimir putin has lost his position to someone else whom he personally pointed out he will still be prime minister which is pretty much a just as powerful position as the one he is. He even has been as bold to say that his successor is going to follow all of his policies exactly and everything is pretty much going to be the same as they were during putin’s presidency and even though there is a new president coming into office putin along with pretty much everybody in the country is just letting him do what he wants and there is nobody who is stepping in front of him.

This is ridiculous I can’t believe that everyone in Russia can just sit there and pretty much just let this man sit there and take over the country. He is basically spiting it the use’s face as well because he is also still furthering policies to aim strategic missiles at several surrounding countries

International
From China Rejects Darfur Criticism - New York Times
China has dismissed Steven Spielberg’s move to link the Olympic Games with Chinese policies in Sudan, saying Thursday that sports and politics should be kept separate. Mr. Spielberg said Tuesday that he was withdrawing from his role as the Games’ artistic adviser because he believed that Beijing had failed to use its influence to end the humanitarian crisis in the Darfur region of Sudan. Chinese officials disputed that, and said the Games would be a success despite the director’s decision to step down. The Chinese government has made unremitting efforts to resolve the Darfur issue, an obvious fact to the international community, which holds unprejudiced opinions on this issue,” the Games’ organizing committee said in a statement.
What does Steven Spielberg know about politics and the Olympics? I mean I don’t really think that china really cares about anybody but china and I don’t see how anybody would really think that china would help out darfur or another non oriental country in need and Spielberg just needs to shut his mouth.