political : NEW EAST VS. WEST COLD WAR BREWING? [+] serious ballot by patch22us created Fri Dec 03, 04 Comments by Vladimir Putin during his trip to India show he is becoming more critical of both the U.S. and Western Europe, as partially evidence by the article below. Do you think these tensions will only worsen? Could a new cold war be brewing? Even if a new era of frosty east vs. west relations is in the making, is Russia even capable of mounting such a non-military battle again? By RAJESH MAHAPATRA, Associated Press Writer NEW DELHI - Russian President Vladimir Putin (news - web sites) sharply criticized the United States on Friday, accusing it of a double-standard in fighting terrorism and questioning whether any election in Iraq (news - web sites) can be democratic when fighting is raging in the country. Putin, who has been angered by U.S. and European denunciations of the Ukraine election as rigged unacceptable, began a three-day visit to the Cold-War era ally with continued criticism of Washington, saying it seeks a "dictatorship of international affairs." "Even if dictatorship is wrapped up in a beautiful package of pseuo-democratic phraseology, it will not be in a position to solve systemic problems," Russia's Itar-Tass news agency quoted him as saying in a speech Friday night in New Delhi. Putin, who has been critical of the United States for going to war without international approval, warned that the fighting in Iraq was threatening the possibility of a democratic vote slated for Jan. 30. "All this will definitely call in question the possibility of holding honest and democratic elections in Iraq early next year," he said. Putin and Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh signed a joint declaration that called for ending "political expediency" in the global fight against terrorism. The declaration made no reference to any country. But in an interview in a Hindu newspaper, Putin said the United States and European nations practiced double standards by allowing into their countries some Chechen rebels whom Moscow considers to be terrorists. Britain has granted refugee status to Akhmed Zakayev, an envoy for rebel leader and former Chechen President Aslan Maskhadov. lyas Akhmadov, a former Chechen foreign minister, has been granted U.S. asylum. Looks Like the Cold War is Back on Baby! No, Putin is just a whiner Maybe, but that might be a good thing Ballot #60867 : SEE RESULTS Comment: show your vote with comment?

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