“USA Today has obtained a 2008 Pentagon report that claims Russian President Vladimir Putin suffers from Asperger’s syndrome. The alleged “neurological abnormalities” affect “all of his decisions” as president, according to the report.
While autism experts were consulted, researchers could not authenticate the claims without performing an official brain scan on Putin. Dr. Stephen Porges, an autism specialist who was cited in the 2008 report, told USA Today that he never saw the final report and would not quite embrace the Asperger’s charge. Rather, says Porges, Putin’s “behavior and facial expressions reveal someone who is defensive in large social settings.”
The report was conducted by Brenda Connors at the U.S. Naval War College in Newport, R.I., which was contracted by the Office of Net Assessment (ONA). The ONA is an internal Pentagon think tank that helps to plan long-term military strategies. USA Today obtained the report through a Freedom of Information Act request, and it is not known whether Pentagon or Administration officials acted based on the report.”
Read more here: http://www.mediaite.com/online/pentagon-study-putin-has-aspergers-syndrome/
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This “headline” reminds me of the name-calling we humans love doing when we have nothing intellligent to say… Are all other heads of states – and I’m including the west too – sane and without any psychological problems? – Very doubtful, to say the least! Furthermore, if you are comfortable in social settings it doesn’t mean that you are a good politician. I’m not interested in whether Putin has Aspergers or not. This is just another “news” item supposed to distract from the real problems. What is important now is to stop the war-mongering. Obama and especially, Republicans: We don’t want another war! If you love the idea of war and fighting so much, why don’t you start by beating each other up?.And if you believe that war is the solution, then you must join the military yourself.