I’m listening to Putin, who’s in Paris, and I’m thinking: either I’ve got déjà vu, or he’s got it…

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Paris. 27 November 2009. Mr. V.Putin’s press conference. An answer to a journalist’s question on account of the confined-in-jail M.Khodorkovsky:

“In our country the activity of certain of our figurants with respect to criminal cases has caused harm to Russia in the billions of dollars… Besides that, there is also a claim from the point of view specifically of an attempt on the life and health of concrete people in the course of their, so-called, commercial activity, and these acts, these episodes are proven by a court”.

Now, those of you who follow trials initiated by certain persons in the name of the Russian state will no doubt recall that Mikhail Khodorkovsky wasn’t accused of attempts on somebody’s life or somebody’s health. And will remember that his activity really was decidedly commercial, without any add-ons like “so-called”. And will recall than by no court was his involvement in attempts been proven.

In connection with this press conference personally I remembered yet another one. (I’m not comparing myself with Khodorkovsky. Just comparing two situations).