me: sup g me: I'll send you that head shot tomorrow me: also will be appearing on Russian television tomorrow evening at 8 EST Sam: cool de la hanks me: state-funded Russian television me: and will be causing a scene me: just a heads-up Sam: nice. how did you they find you me: that Vanity Fair piece me: additionally Sam: what sort of scene me: well me: they don't appear to have done a lot of research on me, which is of course typical for cable news outlets me: I've written articles on how the FSB (post-KGB org) clearly orchestrated the 1999 Russian apartments bombings in order to create a pretext by which to invade Chechnya me: and in fact this is related further in my upcoming book me: and they'll be asking me about the article, about Hastings, about my book, journalism, etc. Sam: nice. just never go to russia Sam: they will take you out me: and the Russian apartment thing, as well as Friedman's naivete on Putin, is among my favorite examples me: they can take me out anyway me: they got Trotsky in Mexico City me: and they got Litivenko in London just a few years back Sam: true. but much more likely in russia me: for saying the same things I'll be saying me: yeah, I wasn't really in the market for a vacation to asshole fascist land anyway me: seeing as how I live in Texas anyway me: anyway, it will be amusing me: it's Moscow's most popular news outlet Sam: send me the youtube me: and goes to an international audience me: will do