Thread: Cold War between US and Russia (again)?

Originally Posted by fortheether

How Putin's Op-Ed Got Watered Down | Opinion | The Moscow Times

Scott

I've noticed that too. Yet, I thought it was reasonable to remove the sentence about Boston to avoid touching the fresh wound and not upset American readers.

Originally Posted by DrBaldhead

I've noticed that too. Yet, I thought it was reasonable to remove the sentence about Boston to avoid touching the fresh wound and not upset American readers.

Was the real reason "avoid touching fresh wound"?
Or maybe "Don't remind Americans that the NSA is spying on all U.S. citizens BUT failed to spy on the terrorists"?