other oligarchs. according to bill browder, he issued them an ultimatum. the other oligarchs of russia, they went to putin and said vladimir, what do we have to do to make sure we don t sit in a cage? and putin said, 50%. 50% for vladimir putin. and at that point he became the silent business partner of all the oligarchs. putin was re-elected in a landslide in march 2004, winning 71% of the vote. six months later, in september, tragedy struck the russian city of beslan when chechen militants occupied a school for three days, taking more than 1,100 people hostage including almost 800 children. army troops stormed the school to end the siege. by the time it was over, 334 people were dead. half of them children. it was a turning point for putin
and we now know we actually a lever. put-kodorkovsky displayed in a cage during his trial to get the attention of other oligarchs. according to bill broader. he issued them an ultimatum. they went to putin and said what do we have to do to make sure we don t sit in a cage? and putin said 50%. 50% to vladimir putin. at that point he became the silent business partner of all the oligarchs. putin was re-elected in a landslide in march 2004. winning 71% of the vote. six months later in september, tragedy struck the russian city of beslov when russian militants occupied a school for three days, taking 1100 people hostage.
had a new leader. putin had him displayed in a cage during his trial to get the attention of other oligarchs. he issued an ultimatum. the other oligarchs of russia went to putin and said vladimir, what do we have to do to make sure we don t sit in a cage? and he said 50%. 50% of vladimir putin. and at that point he became the silent business partner of all the oligarchs. putin was re-elected in a landslide in march 2004. winning 71% of the vote. six months later in september tragedy struck the russian city of bes lm when militants occupied a school for three days, taking more than 1,100 people hostage including almost 800 children. army troops stormed the school to end the siege. by the time it was over 334 people were dead, half of them
many russians. putin showed the oligarchs and showed the country that they re not going to be in charge. and we now know we actually a lever. put-kodorkovsky displayed in a cage during his trial to get the attention of other oligarchs. according to bill broader. he issued them an ultimatum. they went to putin and said what do we have to do to make sure we don t sit in a cage? and putin said 50%. 50% to vladimir putin. at that point he became the silent business partner of all the oligarchs. putin was re-elected in a landslide in march 2004. winning 71% of the vote. six months later in september, tragedy struck the russian city of beslov when russian militants occupied a school for three days, taking 1100 people
james comey s memoir are not about donald trump. some are gossip and color commentary. but in his discussion of the george w. bush administration, comey is far more revealing, and highlights something crucial and hopeful about america. the role of lawyers and our legal culture. many of the battles the trump administration is having with the so-called deep state are actually reruns of battles from the bush years. as comey recounts in detail after 9/11, the bush administration put in place a surveillance program called stellar wind, that justice department lawyers decided on review was illegal. in march 2004, comey was deputy attorney general, and filling in for his boss, john ashcroft, who was ill. and comey refused to renew the program. white house chief of staff, andy card, and white house counsel alberto gonzalez, decided to head to ashcroft s hospital room to pressure him to sign the