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Politics : Politics for Pros- moderated

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To: LindyBill who wrote (103730)3/8/2005 8:09:37 PM
From: D. Long   of 793843
 

First of all, he needs support for eradicating the widespread corruption that is discrediting the very meaning of the word capitalism in the eyes of many Romanians. An ill-conceived privatization enabled a small clique of predatory insiders, most of whom are my former subordinates in the Communist espionage service, to plunder Romania’s most valuable assets. This government-sponsored robbery generated a mafia-style economic system that has penetrated every corner of the country and threatens the country's stability.

Most of the stolen money is known to have been stashed away here in the United States, and the U.S. government is in a position to help the new Romanian president document the theft and oust the thieves from political life. The last two U.S. ambassadors to Romania, Michael Guest and Jack Dyer Crouch II, promised such help. It is now time for the U.S. to deliver it


It's ironic that this is good thing for Romania, but a bad thing for Russia. Putin is a ruffian, but in elbowing out the Oligarchs that attempt to muscle their stolen wealth into political power, he does the same thing as President Basescu hopes to do. Keep institutionalized thieves out of political power.

Derek
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