Its utter insubstantiality is underscored by Gorbachev's successor, Vladimir Putin, and the current Russian capo's aggressive nuclear modernization program and threats of devastating attacks on Europe.
CENTERFORSECURITYPOLICY: The "Genie-stuffers"
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Yet looking at the neatly-bridled donkeys on the platforms, and listening to them bray, it struck me that really it was too easy to lay all the blame for the straw-like insubstantiality of contemporary British politics at their stable door.
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