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Eugene

(61,903 posts)
Fri Sep 9, 2022, 07:20 PM Sep 2022

Borowitz: Putin Says He Is Losing War in Ukraine Because F.B.I. Seized Stuff He Needed

Source: The New Yorker

Putin Says He Is Losing War in Ukraine Because F.B.I. Seized Stuff He Needed

By Andy Borowitz
September 9, 2022

MOSCOW (The Borowitz Report)—Amid reports that the Russian front has collapsed near Kharkiv, Vladimir Putin complained that the only reason he is losing the war in Ukraine is that the F.B.I. recently seized stuff he needed.

“I’m not going to go into detail, but there were things I needed, very important things, that the F.B.I. has confiscated that should have been sent to me,” the Russian President said. “If I had those things right now, I wouldn’t be getting my ass kicked all over Kharkiv.”

The fact that materials intended for him are in the hands of the F.B.I. has made him question “whether America is really a democracy,” he said.

“I think if you pay for something—and I mean pay in cash—it should be sent to you,” he said. “Hopefully the special master will straighten all this out.”

https://www.newyorker.com/humor/borowitz-report/putin-says-he-is-losing-war-in-ukraine-because-fbi-seized-stuff-he-needed

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Borowitz: Putin Says He Is Losing War in Ukraine Because F.B.I. Seized Stuff He Needed (Original Post) Eugene Sep 2022 OP
Ok, that got a chuckle... Wounded Bear Sep 2022 #1
Dang all jokes aside, the timing of this is quite interesting ColinC Sep 2022 #2
BWAAAAAAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!! Kid Berwyn Sep 2022 #3
Borowitz is a national treasure CatWoman Sep 2022 #4
I thought, GOT TO BE BOROWITZ!!! spanone Sep 2022 #5
Post removed Post removed Sep 2022 #6
Welcome to DU! GP6971 Sep 2022 #7
Welcome to DU MarineCombatEngineer Sep 2022 #8
Welcome back sarisataka Sep 2022 #9
Well that sure didn't take long. MarineCombatEngineer Sep 2022 #10
Pootie should know better than to buy from hucksters... Hermit-The-Prog Sep 2022 #11
hehe. AllaN01Bear Sep 2022 #12
That's so good it HAS to be fattening. 😆 dchill Sep 2022 #13
Scariest thing is that it may be very close to the truth. niyad Sep 2022 #14
Hah! UTUSN Sep 2022 #15
I love good satire LetMyPeopleVote Sep 2022 #16
Kick dalton99a Sep 2022 #17
LOL! K & R icymist Sep 2022 #18

Response to Eugene (Original post)

MarineCombatEngineer

(12,416 posts)
10. Well that sure didn't take long.
Fri Sep 9, 2022, 08:02 PM
Sep 2022

I was on the Jury for that one, it was pretty obvious that it was a repuke troll.

MIRT taking out the garbage.

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