Russian protest leader jailed for five years

Proof Mr. Putin is a tyrant. Good luck to anyone looking for human rights in Russia. (See earlier JT article.)

Now maybe some people will understand a real police state vs. a fake one.

Wont be too many protests from EU leaders as Putin will just cut of their gas in winter...Honest Stalin would be proud of him.Ok he doesnt do mass killing but seems to be as effective at neutralizing the opposition.

Update:

"Protest leader Aleksey Navalny has been freed pending appeal along with co-defendent Pyotr Ofitserov on the condition they adhere to travel restrictions. The court ruled Navalny may run in the Moscow mayoral elections despite charges set against him. Although Navalny is legally able to run in the September elections, the opposition blogger said he had not yet decided whether he would carry on with his mayoral campaign.

Navalny was released from custody on Thursday morning and was greeted by a crowd of enthralled supporters outside the courtroom. According to restrictions imposed by the court, Navalny will not be permitted to leave the Russian capital upon his return home. The district court where he is being tried is located in the town of Kirov, around a kilometer East of Moscow."

It isn't over.

Now maybe some people will understand a real police state vs. a fake one.

I was thinking more of the difference between a shoddily run police state and a cleverly run police state.

Facism is alive and well. Obama should cancel the trip to Russia and call the Russian ambassador in for a good fish slapping.

LOL Scott!