they've labeled them puppets of the united states, and therefore that stirs up crazy people. some of these crazy people, by the way, had death threats against me when i was ambassador. and that's just another sign of the times, right? so maybe putin himself, did he order that vladimir should be poisoned? i doubt it, but might some people acting allegedly in his behalf or allegedly for the nation-state have taken this upon themselves to go after and destroy vladimir or mr. nemtsov, who you mentioned earlier, that is also plausible, but ultimately the kremlin should also be held accountable for that hatred they've spun up. >> thank you for your perspective. got lots more ahead, including interesting developments today in the 2016 race and a very smart republican to talk to about it. oh, yes.