Bombs, Babies And Bolsheviks By INVESTOR'S BUSINESS DAILY
An increasingly assertive and belligerent Russia dropped two bombs the other day.
The first was the dissolution of his government by Putin and his appointment of unknown bureaucrat Viktor Zubkov to be prime minister, passing over the expected successor, deputy prime minister and former defense minister Sergei Ivanov.
Russian President Vladimir Putin walks along the Khemchik River in the Tuva region of Siberia in this Aug. 15 file photo. When he flexes Russia's diplomatic and military muscles, Putin always makes headlines. But few could have predicted the squall of gossip and speculation that followed after Putin stripped off his shirt for the cameras while on holiday in the Siberian mountains.
Putin is obligated under Russia's constitution to step down after elections next March. But observers think he's reluctant to retire as Russia, flush with energy revenues, rebuilds its military and flexes its muscles as Putin literally did in front of the camera on a recent trip to Siberia.
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