Is Alina Kabayeva the mistress of Vladimir Putin, who some believe is the antichrist?

Elite circles are abuzz with rumors that Vladimir Putin, who some believe is the antichrist, is linked romantically with gymnast Alina Kabayeva.

The rumour first came to public prominence in 2008 when a Russian newspaper, owned by billionaire oligarch Alexander Lebedev, quoted a source as insisting the story was true.
Mr Lebedev shut the newspaper down soon afterwards claiming it had not been a commercial success though many suspected the real reason was to appease an angry Mr Putin.
The rumours later escalated when bloggers claimed Miss Kabayeva had subsequently given birth to Mr Putin's love child. Mr Putin has angrily claimed that there is "not one word of truth" in any of the allegations, while Miss Kabayeva's spokesperson has refused to discuss what she derided as "nonsense."
Mr Putin has rarely been seen in public with his wife Ludmila in recent years, citing a heavy workload. He married Ludmila, a former air hostess, in 1983, the same year as Miss Kabayeva was born.

My guess is that these type of sexual shenanigans with gymnasts young enough to be his daughter is just the type of thing the antichrist would go go go for, but of course there is no way to know at this time if Vladimir Putin, the most powerful and effective leader in the world, is actually the antichrist.

Click here for photos of Anna Kabayeva. Mmmmm hmmmm. Seems just the type the antichrist would go for.

Air crash that wiped out Polish government: "Cui bono?"

Putin of course:

When Polish President Lech Kacynski and 95 others were killed in a plane crash on Saturday, they were en route to the 70th anniversary commemoration of the Katyn massacre—the murder of more than 20,000 Polish officers by Soviet secret police. The massacre has been a primary cause of a huge rift between the Poles and the Russians for decades, but Saturday's tragedy might bring them closer together, and to Vladimir Putin's benefit.

Putin had extended a hand even before the crash occurred when he became the first Soviet or Russian leader to partake in a commemoration ceremony of the massacre last week. After the devastating crash, which killed Kacynski and dozens of Poland's key political and military figures, the Russian PM grabbed the reins and decided to personally oversee the investigation into the flight's safety and a potential decision-making error on behalf of its pilot. An image of Putin hugging his Polish counterpart—Donald Tusk—is everywhere, and the Poles are awash with surprise and gratitude at the Russian leader's sympathetic response.

But as Nathan Hegedus at the Faster Times points out, Putin's warm gestures aren't purely in the name of post-tragedy sympathy: The ice-thawing might have a lot to do with the fact that Russia is about to start pipelining oil directly and inexpensively to Poland without any middlemen, following a deal that was struck—surprise—last Wednesday. The same day that Putin was surrounded by Poles with a wreath in his hand in the Katyn forest.

Did Putin engineer Polish leaders air disaster?

There is no need to link to a story about the terrible air crash that wiped out the leadership of Poland.

We have all seen the imagery on our televisions and computers.

Any logical person would ask the question - could Vladimir Putin be the mastermind of this crash? Is it part of some Russian plot to exert control over Poland, a nation Russia has coveted for 500 years?

Russians protest against Putin

How many of them fear he is the Antichrist?

About 4,000 protesters braved biting cold to hold an unauthorized rally at a huge Lenin monument in Arkhangelsk's main square, chanting: "Down with this useless state power" and "Down with United Russia."

"We do not believe the authorities" and "We demand a pay rise," read some of the posters. Red hammer-and-sickle Communist Party flags dominated the scene.

The large rally was similar to recent protests held in Vladivostok in Russia's far east and in Kaliningrad in the west.

Demands by protesters across Russia vary from lower household bills to the abolition of transport taxes, lower imported car duties and demands to halt a paper mill at the pristine Lake Baikal.

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