The Show Goes On, a comment by Paul V. Rafferty

Article image "The United States has overstepped its borders in all spheres", said Putin. (Reuters)
In the interests of World Theatre, we thought we should give some attention to the recent performance by Russia’s President Putin in Munich and the response by the U.S. Pentagon chief, Robert Gates.

Were it true Greek Theatre, we might hear a chorus of the Chechnyan dead and wounded moaning in the background, but this is not Classical Theatre. It is more the Theatre of the Absurd.

While one cannot help agreeing with some of President Putin’s charges, one also wonders at his audacity.
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