More about that man Putin

[NickB]

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I see Lord Robertson was calling for Russia to be invited to join NATO earlier this month - after Russia annexed Crimea. Readers here won't be aware of this because the mainstream media did not report it.

There is little doubt that we are witnessing a coordinated smear campaign against Alex Salmond. Mr Salmond's comments on Putin were made prior to Russia annexing Crimea.

However, the decision by BBC Scotland to carry the smear in a number of high profile news bulletins has ensured the story has been widely promoted. On Tuesday, BBC Scotland also gave widespread coverage to demands from the Edinburgh branch of the AUGB for Mr Salmond to apologise.

Newsnet Scotland was the only news outlet to report George Robertson's calls for Putin to be invited to join NATO when the Labour peer gave his interview. Why the traditional media ignored those comments, yet are in a frenzy over Salmond's comments, only they can explain.

[Innes Newton]

Nick, you are taking another departure from the truth again.

Some time ago Lord Robertson said Russia COULD join Nato IF Russia.......blablabla. That is a million miles from you saying Lord Robertson is calling for Russia to be invited into Nato. Yet again the Yes Campaign and its supporters try to mislead the Scottish peoples.

[NickB]

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"There’s no security in Europe, unless there’s an eventual perspective of an organisation that says: We stand for values, stand for liberal values, and that has to include Russia.

"Whether under the present or a future leadership, because the previous leadership, when Mr Putin was first president, believed in exactly that objective. And that’s what we’ve got to aim for."

[youtube]http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=KbtUvHC7lys[/youtube]

Seems to me that Lord Robertson could have taken the time to condemn Putin's intolerance of homosexuality, annexation of Crimea etc etc . . .

I also note your failure to comment on my observation that Cameron asked Putin to speak out against Scottish independence.

Like most of your Better Together cronies you really do have the most terrible double standards Innes.

[Innes Newton]

You really don't get irony, satire or indeed any other form of humour political or otherwise, do you Nick?