Putin questions viability of planned Iraq elections

Russian President Vladimir Putin (news - web sites) said he "cannot imagine" how genuinely free and fair elections could be held as planned in Iraq (news - web sites) next month given the fact that the country is under "total occupation" by foreign forces.

"I cannot imagine how elections can be organized in conditions of total occupation of the country by foreign troops," Putin said Tuesday, as he met visiting Iraqi Prime Minister Iyad Allawi at the Kremlin.

Take, that Giorgi Bush! You put the kebosh on my sham election in Ukraine, I do same to you in Iraq. Black kettle and the pot, eh? Ha, ha, ha. Boy, Cold War, that was good old days.