Terror, as a control facility for the country
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posted by zaina19 on June, 2005 as ANALYSIS / OPINION
From: MSN NicknameEagle_wng (Original Message) Sent: 6/2/2005 1:33 PM Terror, as a control facility for the country Hardly less than a year has passed since the tragic events in a small North Caucasian city Beslan, but still the society has more questions about the reasons of the event, than the answers to them. Because this time everything happened the same, as it has always been, according to one devilish script written in the Lubyanka. I mean the explosions of apartment houses in 1999 and mass liquidation of hostages in the theatre "Northeast" in 2002. First the special services organized an act of terrorism and liquidation of citizens of their own country; then the main security officer Putin with a furious look was publicly telling lies, accusing Chechens in the massacre of people. And already after that, according to the same Lubyanka script security officers arranged judicial shows appointing innocent people for the role of the guilty ones. And once again, using the common fear, confusion and permissiveness ... >> full
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U.S. investors may be wary of Russia
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posted by zaina19 on as ANALYSIS / OPINION
From: MSN NicknameEagle_wng (Original Message) Sent: 6/2/2005 11:08 PM Article Last Updated: 6/02/2005 01:10 AM U.S. investors may be wary of Russia By Jim Heintz The Associated Press Salt Lake Tribune MOSCOW - U.S. Commerce Secretary Carlos Gutierrez said Wednesday the conviction of oil tycoon Mikhail Khodorkovsky was likely to cause anxiety among U.S. investors considering a plunge into Russia's booming economy. Khodorkovsky was sentenced Tuesday to nine years, and his trial was seen by many to be Kremlin punishment for his funding of opposition parties and presumed political ambitions. In an interview with The Associated Press a day later, Gutierrez said the trial raised doubts about Russia. ''It creates uncertainty and investors do not like uncertainty,'' he said. ''Investors look for a climate where the rules are clear. . . . Anything that adds to uncertainty will stand in the way of investment.'' Gutierrez spoke after a ceremony inaugurating a Moscow hotel cafe that serves Starbucks coffee, the U.S. coffee retailer's first foray into the Russian market. Gutierrez praised the ... >> full
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The Power Catastrophe and Basaev. What or whom does Chubays screen?
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posted by zaina19 on as ANALYSIS / OPINION
From: MSN NicknameEagle_wng (Original Message) Sent: 6/3/2005 12:17 AM June, 02, 2005 The Power Catastrophe and Basaev. What or whom does Chubays screen? After the known events, switching off the electricity in the Moscow region, our analysts gave the exhausted and reasoned explanations to the event - the influence of a monstrous anomaly in the power net. However, when the application of Mister Basaev, taking upon himself the power catastrophe in the Moscow region, appeared in mass media, the remarks began to be sent to the ARI, that the analyses had been wrong. Generally, there are no enough facts yet, proving, that the Chechen trace in the events of the 25 th of May, however, we shall notice, that if they are, it will only prove the correctness of our version. We shall try to explain you the idea in details. As we have already noticed in our previous material, the natural ANOMALY took place on the 24 th of May, there was information about the sharp increase of ... >> full
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Russia FM perceives Chechen connection in Uzbek events
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posted by zaina19 on as ANALYSIS / OPINION
From: MSN NicknameEagle_wng (Original Message) Sent: 6/3/2005 12:27 AM Russia FM perceives Chechen connection in Uzbek events 02.06.2005, 10.13 VLADIVOSTOK, June 2 (Itar-Tass) - Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov perceives a Chechen connection in the recent events in Uzbekistan. In his remarks here on Thursday, Lavrov said, "There exists information about the involvement of radical extremists (in the said events) from among various organisations, including the Islamist movement 'Uzbekistan', stray Taliban fighters, and some Chechen militants. We are verifying the information. We hope for a dialogue on the matter with all the sides concerned". Lavrov recalled, "The US Department of State recently warned about the possibility of terrorist acts in Uzbekistan, pointing out the organisations that I have mentioned". "We cannot allow the situation in that country and in the region (as a whole) to get destabilised," he emphasised. The Russian Foreign Minister said "the need for investigation into the recent events in Uzbekistan" had been stressed here during his talks with Indian Minister of External Affairs Kanwar Natwar Singh. "It ... >> full
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US Lawmaker Wants to Kick Russia Out of G-8 CNS News
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posted by zaina19 on as ANALYSIS / OPINION
Prev Discussion Next Discussion Send Replies to My Inbox Reply Recommend Message 1 of 1 in Discussion From: MSN NicknameEagle_wng (Original Message) Sent: 6/4/2005 12:20 PM US Lawmaker Wants to Kick Russia Out of G-8 CNS News OL News Briefs Wednesday, June 01, 2005 CNS News A U.S. lawmaker says he will reintroduce a resolution calling for Russia to be expelled from the G-8 group of industrialized nations in response to the jail sentence given to a former oil tycoon. The trial has drawn widespread international attention. President Bush told a press conference in Washington Tuesday that he had shared his concerns about the case with Putin. Speaking to reporters outside the courthouse following the sentencing, U.S. Rep. Tom Lantos (D-California) said Russia should not be regarded as a democratic country after the outcome of the trial, and he would draft a resolution on expelling Russia from the G-8. Lantos, a member of the House International Relations Committee, said the centralization of power was continuing in Russia. He derided what ... >> full
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