Wednesday, June 29, 2005

what's the point of this?

Report: Putin pockets Patriots owner's Super Bowl ring

Why is this an international news story? It was even on the front page of Yahoo! for a while. Why make such a big deal about it? All that needed to be done was a few quiet, behind the scene calls. And if it was a mistake, the ring could have been quietly returned. By making it an international incident (literally), this is being used as an opportunity to embarrass Putin.

update:
Mystery solved: Super Bowl ring was gift

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