Rick Moran and most other observers of Russia assume that the Latin adage “cui bono?” (“who benefits?”) is enough to presume responsibility for the death of Boris Nemtsov belongs to Vladimir Putin. But if this is a sanctioned "termination with extreme prejudice," it's clumsy and unprofessional. Certainly not worthy of a president, former KGB colonel; indeed, a station chief in East Germany. Surely too, it looks like a sponsored hit, but doing it where the Kremlin will be in every bit of news coverage raises some red flags. Surely, this doesn't benefit Putin personally or politically. If it's a false flag operation, a provocation, so far it's a success. No matter the culprit, the blood is again on the Putin brand. This is tragic and fishy at the same time. Boris, like Ukraine, might just be another pawn in the proxy wars, the regime change sweepstakes. Regime change, as I'm sure you have noticed, is the leitmotiv of the Obama...(Read Full Post)