David J. Williams » sarkozy http://autumnrain2110.com/blog Autumn Rain 2110 Wed, 05 May 2021 07:38:05 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.0.38 Hang him by the balls?!? http://autumnrain2110.com/blog/2008/11/14/hang-him-by-the-balls/ http://autumnrain2110.com/blog/2008/11/14/hang-him-by-the-balls/#comments Fri, 14 Nov 2008 13:36:01 +0000 http://autumnrain2110.com/blog/?p=602 At least, apparently that’s what Putin wanted to do to Georgian leader Saakashvili, according to one of French president Sarkozy’s advisers.

With Russian tanks only 30 miles from Tbilisi on August 12, Mr Sarkozy told Mr Putin that the world would not accept the overthrow of Georgia, Mr Levitte said.

“I am going to hang Saakashvili by the balls,” Mr Putin replied.

Mr Sarkozy responded: “Hang him?”

“Why not? The Americans hanged Saddam Hussein,” said Mr Putin.

Mr Sarkozy replied, using the familiar “tu”: “Yes but do you want to end up like (President) Bush?”

Mr Putin was briefly lost for words, then said: “Ah, you have scored a point there.”

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