Cheapshots, lies, hypocrisy, some truth: Vladimir Putin’s New York Times op-ed, annotated and fact-checked September 13, 2013 by tumo http://m.washingtonpost.com/blogs/worldviews/wp/2013/09/12/vladimir-putins-new-york-times-op-ed-annotated-and-fact-checked/ Americans, you’re not special, he says. Everyone is special!