Still alive, Boris Yeltsin says Latvians should forget word "occupation"

Simply because of its location next to the Soviet Union, Latvia was forcibly annexed by the Soviets and brutally occupied for fifty years. But don't call it an "occupation," says former Russian President Boris Yeltsin.

Denial is a common symptom for alcoholics, as well as megalomaniacs. Yeltsin, who somehow has manage to dodge the grim reaper, is probably both of those, so what he says shouldn't be taken seriously. Yeltsin visited Latvia last week, and his visit was undoubtedly another reminder to Latvians as to why they should be grateful they're an independent nation again.

From Mosnews.com:

Latvia should forget the word "occupation," and then its relations with Russia will improve considerably, former Russian President Boris Yeltsin said in an interview with the Latvian daily Neatkariga, quoted by the Baltic Times.

"You are blaming Russia for Latvia's occupation. Do you have any brain? Are you able to look at things in an objective way? Where was Russia at that time? There was no Russia. There was the Soviet Union. There was this monster. The Soviet Communist regime, which we were all fighting, said Yeltsin.

No. Yeltsin was not fighting the Soviet Union. He was nothing but an opportunist who saw Gorbachev's "Glasnost" as his chance to move up the ladder in Moscow. For decades, Yeltsin was a member of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union.

Oh, check out the URL for this story: http://www.mosnews.com/news/2006/08/25/latvianobrain. Yes, "Latvia no brain."

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