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We prefer Putin’s approach’: How Russian leader’s iconic phrase went viral after Paris attacks

We prefer Putin’s approach’: How Russian leader’s iconic phrase went viral after Paris attacks In the wake of Friday’s Paris attacks, French social media users have been posting and reposting a catchphrase by Vladimir Putin, who famously called for terrorists to be “wasted… in the outhouse.” Some say they like this approach better than Hollande’s “non-action” calls. The phrase has become famous and dates back to 1999, when Putin was Russia’s prime minister. At that time the country faced terror on a large scale as it was fighting jihadists in the Caucasus during the second Chechen campaign. He was commenting… View Article