Quote Originally Posted by harrybarracuda
I know Putin is an ex-KGB supremo who has maintained his grip on power by means of corruption and violence.
As matter of fact, he was not a "supremo" of KGB. Do you know more how he did it as a small guy from a post in East Germany ?

On other hand a real "supremo" of a counterpart of KGB, was Bush sr., director of CIA. How he had maintain his grip on power? (Quite easy for him with his ancestors, wasn't it?)

BTW, can you name a state that does not possess an Intelligence Agency? (Beside such as Kingdom of Tonga, for them it's made by others - free of charge)