Monday, January 25, 2016

U.S. Treasury: Russian President Putin is Corrupt

Vladimir Putin© Mikhail Metzel/TASS

BBC: 'Putin is corrupt' says US Treasury

The US Treasury has told a BBC investigation that it considers Russian President Vladimir Putin to be corrupt.

The US government has already imposed sanctions on Mr Putin's aides, but it is thought to be the first time it has directly accused him of corruption.

His spokesman told the BBC that "none of these questions or issues needs to be answered, as they are pure fiction".

Last week a UK public inquiry said Mr Putin had "probably" approved the murder of ex-spy Alexander Litvinenko.

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Update #1: How rich is Russian leader Vladimir Putin? -- BBC
Update #2: Vladimir Putin, Roman Abramovich, and the £25 million yacht -- The Telegraph

WNU Editor: Unfortunately .... there is nothing that anyone can do about it .... for now. In the end .... it is going to be Russia itself that will have to deal with this legacy .... a prospect that I am sure Putin is very nervous about.

18 comments:

Unknown said...

Who isn't corrupt these days....

Don Bacon said...

Like US politicians aren't corrupt.
Top Five Senate Recipients Funded - pro-Israel contributions - here
Recipient Amount
Mark Kirk $718,246
Mitch McConnell $425,023
Cory A. Booker $364,876
Robert Menendez $341,170
Kirsten E. Gillibrand $292,837

Jay Farquharson said...

WNU Editor,

The Fed has a long history of collusion and corruption on behalf of the Banksters and the Wolves of Wall Street,

enough to make them "experts" on corruption,

but it does kind of rob them of the moral authority to point fingers.

Shouldn't they be investigating their own corruption, not Putin's?

Don Bacon said...

I hope some western "journalist" doesn't screw up and write a positive story about Russia or Putin. The poor SOB would be out of work tout suite.

Si-vis-pasen- said...

Don Bacon
Mitch turkey vulture McConnell is working on a bill to give the administration unlimited military power's giving away Congress authority to declare war .how about that for corruption.

War News Updates Editor said...

Jay. At times like this I like to quote Buddha. Point a finger at someone, you are pointing three at yourself.

RRH said...

"The tongue always turns to the aching tooth."

Joseph Stalin

Jay Farquharson said...

WNU Editor,

Personally, I consider it to be much "worse" than finger pointing.

The Fed has a legal responsibility to investigate and regulate Banking, and shares responsibility to investigate and regulate Wall Street,


Which they are doing a piss poor job of, closer to aiding and abetting than regulating,

And they waste time and money producing a propaganda piece on Putin?

War News Updates Editor said...

That is what I meant Jay. The US Treasury is pointing their finger at Putin .... but ignore what is happening in their own house. But I guess that is exactly what they want everyone's attention to be focused on.

Si-vis-pasen- said...

You Hippocrates first take the plank of your own eye so you can see the splinter on your neighbors eye."

Jesus

War News Updates Editor said...

Oh no!!!!! Jesus and Stalin being quoted on the same comment thread!!!!!

Si-vis-pasen- said...

Jay:
Are you taking of the above the law federal cartel mafia that was created in 1913 to give private offshore bank free unaccountable amount of money.....

Unknown said...

Jay,

The Fed are like the Pentagon. They are beholden to the politicians. The main group in charge would be the Democraps.

I have picked my favorite fed based on how accurately they report.

Have a nice day.

Jay Farquharson said...

Si-vis-passen,

https://www.newyorkfed.org/research/staff_reports/sr678.html

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2015-01-30/fed-s-revolving-door-spins-faster-as-banks-boost-hiring

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Regulatory_capture

One doesn't need to go to CT to find problems.





Unknown said...

WNU,

Why would Putin be corrupt?

I am not doubting it.

But unless he passes it on to his children, he can only live so well. So he only needs so much money.

Of course much of the corrupt money might not flow is his coffers, but are necessary to grease the skids of the system he worked in. Compared to the people he is in cahoots with he might be a piker. I do not know.

He might just be the front man originally or the front man still with more say than he had in the beginning. One would have to count the barons and their power, numbers and factions.

War News Updates Editor said...

Aizino. Putin's son-in-law is already a billionaire http://warnewsupdates.blogspot.ca/2015/12/in-two-years-russian-president-putins.html

Si-vis-pasen- said...

Jay:
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Jay Farquharson said...

Si-vis-passen,

One would have to dig deep into the links, and double check for firewalls and second source confirmation, but it's pretty clear, given the Global Ogliarchy, that there is an unhealthy level of collusion and cooperation.