Just read the following article on MSN. It was referenced on their news channel this morning. It's amazing how communism under Gorbachev seemed so much friendlier than democracy under Putin. There are many starving in his own country and he's issuing threats of retaliation for acts not yet taken and not directly threatening his own country. We should remember very closely where this man came from, what his background is and how recently the former USSR had plans to invade Europe.