I can assure you mate, that Putin has been on many persons lips and thoughts in Sweden this year, probably other parts of Europe too. Many thoughts and words about a certain underwater pipeline that would, if created, disrupt the sealife in the Baltic Sea quite badly. And, something that many here reacts to, it would cross swedish territorial waters....

.....:o

I guess skybird is at least 30 years older than me (maybe much more psychlogically mature) :D. He may be the one knowing most about politics in this forum :up:

(the above is in a reply that skybird believes that I am the most "immature" one here)

no offense, but ya, I just believe that propaganda stuff should be something that starts at central government.

But I still take a firm stance that Times should act neutral, as a popular magazine that is read worldwide.

In reply to Putin being the man of the year ---

Putin simply set the world into motion by trying to revive the diginity of Russia. His foreign policies may be controverisal and hardly mentioned in Westen medias, but wait, I wonder which representive of a country can make decisions that please everybody and therefore being mentioned by every media?

Furthermore, being man of the year does not mean that he is the man who contribute most to mankind or anything else but "IMPACT". Russia, under Putin's influence, is like a bear who is awaking. This is why he gets such an award.

There are actually many people who may deserve the title "man of the year" but unfortunately they can choose 1 person. That's why Putin is chosen.

Nice caveat. I wish I'd thought of it.

I can't answer to that, as I don't read Time. I don't argue that they're not biased; I was just addressing the "Man of the Year" statements.