New York Times Russians Say Anti-U.S. Attack in Libya Vindicates Their Position

“You are the Soviet Union now, guys, and you pay the price,” he said. “You are trying to distribute democracy the way we tried to distribute socialism. You do it the Western way. They hate both.”

Russians Say Anti-U.S. Attack in Libya Vindicates Their Position

By ELLEN BARRY

Published: September 12, 2012- http://www.nytimes.com/2012/09/13/world/europe/russians-say-anti-american-attack-in-libya-vindicates-their-position.html?_r=1&ref=europe

MOSCOW — Upon learning of the violent death of the United States ambassador to Libya on Wednesday, many Russians responded with variations on “I told you so.”