In what could be an irresistible image for his spin doctors, reports in Moscow suggested the Russian president could even take the controls of the lead glider, effectively becoming the chief crane of the group. Mr Putin is due to travel to the Yamal region of northern Russia within the next week, where he will join scientists to release a small group of the endangered creatures and guide them on the first leg of their winter migration route toward Central Asia. "The president will get to try himself in the role of the leader of a flock of cranes that were raised in captivity," said the respected daily broadsheet Vedomosti. (I was just kidding about Obama. Why would a guy who already thinks he is God need to go to Russia for this stunt? Obama could just stay here and fly with the bats - Pelosi, Wassermann Schultz, Waters, Warren, etc.) http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/wor...ly-with-cranes-in-latest-publicity-stunt.html