Putin says US involved in Kadhafi killing

Putin says US involved in Kadhafi killing

AFP ^ | December 15, 2011

Posted on Friday, December 16, 2011 3:39:57 PM by Tailgunner Joe

MOSCOW — Russia’s Vladimir Putin implicated Washington on Thursday in the killing of Libyan dictator Moamer Kadhafi and launched a tirade against Senator John McCain in an extraordinary attack on US policies.

The Russian premier used his annual televised phone-in to unleash the type of no-holds-barred attack that characterised his 2000-2008 term as president and threatens to shadow his expected return to the Kremlin in March polls.

Putin turned stone-faced when asked about a tweet from McCain — one of Washington’s fiercest critics of Putin — warning Russia it faced an “Arab spring” revolt over the disputed December 4 parliamentary elections.

“Mr McCain fought in Vietnam. I think that he has enough blood of peaceful citizens on his hands. It must be impossible for him to live without these disgusting scenes anymore,” Putin said in reference to Kadhafi.

“Who did this?” Putin demanded. “Drones, including American ones.

“They attacked his column. Then using the radio — through the special forces, who should not have been there — they brought in the so-called opposition and fighters, and killed him without court or investigation.”

The Pentagon immediately dismissed the charge as “ludicrous”. ….

“I know Mr McCain,” said Putin while stressing that he prefer not to refer to him as a “friend”.

“This was not addressed in my direction. This was said about Russia. Some people want to move Russia aside somewhere in a corner, so it does not intervene — so that it does not intervene in the ruling of the world,” said Putin.

“They still fear our nuclear capabilities,” he said in reference to the West.

“That is why we are such an irritant. We have our own opinion and are conducting our own independent foreign policy … And it clearly bothers someone.”

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