Police State

With the sad death of a former Russian spy, Alexander Litvinenko, by a radioactive weapon, we must take a hard look into Russia's government. It is clear that Mr. Litvinenko's death and the death of Anna Politkovskaya are related and there is an easy connection that points in the direction of Putin and his government. It is also clear that Russia is a police state in democracy clothing. The sad thing is that they're not even going to put on make-up.

Anna was gunned down in an elevator and Alexander ate radioactive soup. This is straight from a James Bond movie.

Russia looks like it is being run by the mob. How did this new democracy end up this way? Well, during the collapse of communism, the top tier of the Russian government, called the oligarchs, gobbled up the remaining industries that were formerly owned by the regime. Now these men hold enormous power. According to Forbes, Russia now houses more billionaires than any other country. In fact 25 out of the world's 100 richest men are in Russia. These people are the arms and legs of the Russian government and Putin is it's head.

Their power to control is enormous. Russia hand picks its governors instead of using elections, leaving no oversight or representation and if you don't agree with the government, they'll come after you with armed men, radioactive soup, or for Mr. Khodorkovsky, considered Russia's wealthiest man and oil tycoon, the courts. And who do you think runs the oil business? That's right, Putin.

So don't believe that Russia has changed into a flourishing democracy, for behind this facade is a shady underground shadow government, pulling the strings that bind Putin and repressing the freedoms of Russians.