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Finding irony

Regarding Sunday's article "Rice: Putin Has Far Too Much Power": Surely Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice must see the irony of her remarks when she says of Russia and President Vladimir Putin:

"In any country, if you don't have countervailing institutions, the power of any one president is problematic for democratic development . . ."

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Or: "Everyone has doubts about the full independence of the judiciary . . ."

And: ". . . there are, I think, questions about the strength of the Duma . . . " (read Congress).

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Also: "There are clearly questions about the independence of the electronic media . . ."

Huh?

ROBERT J. HAVEL

Winter Park


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