[Western Journal] To explain the dark labyrinths of Russian leader Vladimir Putin’s mind, a former Defense Intelligence Agency agent talks about rats.
Rebekah Koffler, author of the book "Putin’s Playbook: Russia’s Secret Plan to Defeat America," said one key to Putin’s thinking is that he feels that he is "cornered like a rat," according to Fox News.
She said an anecdote contained in Putin’s autobiography "First Person" is a key to Putin’s outlook. In the anecdote, Putin wrote that he one day chased a large rat into a corner while walking through a rat-infested apartment building that was his childhood home in Leningrad.
When the rat could not retreat, it attacked, forcing Putting to run, the story went. Koffler said that story was used to show that Putin learned the lesson of fighting back.
"He wants people to know that when cornered, he will be fighting," Koffler told Fox. "He will not be surrendering." |
