Terrorists: "We will bury you"

ы вас похороним!

That's right! You are going to get buried! So just give up already. Bring it on!

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So let's see, Nikita made that statement in 1956, and 35 years later they crumbled. Bush, with his declaration of the "war on terrorism" effectively made a similar statement in 2002. So... we have to wait until 2037? ugh.. Well, at least that sets a timeline.

But more importantly, this raises the issue of how (in the world of politics) words speak louder than actions, albeit for a short time. Everyone (well, in the United States at least) was convinced of Bush's rhetoric back in 2002. "Mission accomplished", "stay the course", "Weapons of mass destruction", and so on were effective. But, now that's over. The bridge can be built over nothing only so many times. After a while, people are going to start questioning. But I'm not sure how much the similarities between the Soviet Union and the current administration can be reflected upon. We've had Amnesty International refer to Gitmo as a "gulag", and then in response we have a huge PR campaign by the United States which attempts to portray Gitmo as pleasing to the detainees. (I got tired of seeing lawnchairs and sunglasses in political cartoon after political cartoon). Yet another idea stolen from the Soviet Union. See the picture up top. Look at that worker! See, that's how well the People were treated at the wondrous "self-improvement through commitment to architectual excellence" camps, also known in evil capitalist propaganda as "death" camps. More parallels: Mr. Soviet invasion of Afghanistan (we need to liberate the Afghan people!), please meet Mr. American invasion of Afghanistan (no, WE need to liberate the Afghan people from YOUR liberation). And of course, "liberation" is just a code word for bombing the country. Secret prisons in Europe... hey, the Americans stole that idea too! Premier Bush, stop making this so easy. I mean honestly, Khrushchev and Cheney are starting to get more and more similar in appearance (But Cheney is still incredibly uglier. Also, I've never seen a political cartoon of Khrushchev in executioner attire. Mad props.). Bush, please grow a moustachio so the last nail in the coffin can be placed.

The next president should be a good Gorby; McCain looks like a nice candidate for that. And then America can have гл́асность about its torture and extradition. Oh God, please tell me this isn't true. I don't want the hippies coming back.