Абсолютное большинство ссылок на русскую фразу ведет на оригинальную статью.
Но англоязычный вариант все же раскопали, хотя и с одним отличающимся словом:
Произнесено пьяным Брином 16 июля 2002 года. Выделение мое....As we became drunker, Mr. Brin indulged a few questions not related to Google. What did he think about the Middle East? Not interested: "They'll keep on at each other until they get tired," he said of the antagonists. One of us was about to travel in Russia. Did he have any advice? "Bring a bodyguard." Russia could now produce nearly as much oil and natural gas as the entire Persian Gulf. What were the geopolitical implications? "Russia is Nigeria with snow. Do you really want a bunch of criminal cowboys controlling the world's energy supply?"...
P.S. Любителям теории заговора ссылочка http://www.isgoogleevil.com/ и текстик:
...Google has all your private and business mail, photos, searches, what you know and what you like, your sexuality, orientation, your problems, illnesses, your relations, your contacts, and much much much more.
i am not a paranoiac, but with google andriod - google will control your mobile, your phone conversations, and YOUR WHOLE LIFE.
Now imagine what a corporation can do with all this information on millions of human being?...