
Vice-President Cheney believes that simply because he has begun shooting Party members, he is now an expert on Russian Area Studies:
Vice President Cheney has grown increasingly skeptical of Russian President Vladimir Putin and shown interest in toughening the administration's approach. He summoned Russia scholars to his office last month to solicit input and asked national intelligence director John D. Negroponte to provide further information about Putin's trajectory, the sources said.
Dick Cheney, honorary Chekist.


















