MIA Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice is concerned that the powers Vladimir Putin has amassed may undermine democracy in Russia:
"In any country, if you don't have countervailing institutions, the power of any one president is problematic for democratic development," Rice told reporters after meeting with human-rights activists.
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Rice goes on to say:
"I think there is too much concentration of power in the Kremlin. I have told the Russians that. Everybody has doubts about the full independence of the judiciary. There are clearly questions about the independence of the electronic media and there are, I think, questions about the strength of the Duma," said Rice, referring to the Russian parliament.
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This is just another example of the disconnection between this maladministration's words and deeds.
Rice: Putin has too much concentrated power
Bush: "To be credible on human rights in the world, the United Nations must reform its own Human Rights Council."
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Can someone wake me when the United States is pulled out of the rabbit hole?