McCain's choice of Russian dissident as pallbearer is final dig at Putin, Trump
By Mark I. Pinsky
Even in death, John McCain has one final burn planned for two of his biggest foes — Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump — at a moment when much of the world will be watching.
The Republican senator from Arizona, who planned his own funeral, chose Russian dissident Vladimir Kara-Murza as one of the dignitaries to carry his coffin to the front of the Washington National Cathedral at Saturday’s memorial service.
The funeral cortege, or procession, is often one of the most-watched parts of any televised memorial service, and McCain appears to have chosen his pallbearers with that in mind. He picked some, such as former Democratic Vice President Joe Biden and former Sen. Russ Feingold (D-Wis.), to represent his time as an Arizona congressman, senator and presidential contender. Others, such as former Defense Secretary William Cohen, honor his service as a naval aviator and prisoner of war, and some are friends, such as the actor Warren Beatty.
Read more at: https://www.politico.com/story/2018/08/28/john-mccain-pallbearer-russia-799061
The pallbearers were mentioned in forum at one point, I don't know if all of this other, specific names were. Vladimir Kara-Murza is a dissident who was allegedly poisoned but survived. I have a good impression of him.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vladimir_Vladimirovich_Kara-MurzaOn the left, with Boris Nemtsov, who himself was slain a few years ago in Moscow.
And it seems the propagandists are busy trying to link him up with Soros.
I do see this was covered in the politics area.
So, if not reported, this is all interesting.
