KGB vs. KGB

Photo: Opposition leader Gennady Gudkov speaks at an anti-government protest in Moscow June 12. Sergei Karpukhin/REUTERS

KGB vs. KGB: Putin's Crackdown Extends To Old Comrades -- Christian Science Monitor

Arrests and intimidation of political opponents of Russian President Vladimir Putin have been on the upswing recently, extending even to a former KGB comrade of the Russian leader.

Gennady Gudkov is the last person you'd think of as a radical dissident. Yet he's been driven into a dangerous corner, and it looks like the Kremlin has set its sights on destroying him.

A former career KGB officer, Mr. Gudkov and his son, Dmitry, are both Duma deputies with the "loyal opposition" party Just Russia. The Gudkovs both became involved with the street protest movement that erupted last December in order to steer the protesters toward peaceful and constructive engagement with the authorities, the elder Gudkov insists.

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My Comment: What can I say but .... Russian politics at it's dirtiest.