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I'm simply stating that, in my opinion, Russia secured the Olympic games by bribes. Can I prove it? No, but it is my belief. If you were to ban these type of statements on internet forums, there would be little discourse.
So what? Even if we got this by bribing, who is to judge? It is my belief that it is the typical funding source for the Olympic Committee as an organisation.

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What is Putin's official salary? I think it's about $190,000. How does he afford the watches he wears. In your opinion, is there any link between him and the palace in Gelendzhik? If there is, how on earth does he afford it?
Because he is Batman. And as a Batman he provides us with a great mystery about when he actually sleeps. Because it seems like he never does.

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The "Foreign Agent" law was just a childish reaction to the Magntisky Bill. Idem - the law banning American couples from adopting Russian children. This was spiteful and actually unkind. Some of these couples wanted to adopt handicapped children, who will now have to endure the horrors of a Russian orphanage. Why didn't Putin spend the $50bn on building more children's homes?
Is American FARA law adult enough?
Also we will no longer give our kids away to the parents we can't charge for a crime against them.