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To: GUSTAVE JAEGER who wrote (14302)	9/3/1999 4:43:00 PM
From: goldsnow	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 17770

Many contend that The Economist magazine's description of Russia as ``the world's leading kleptocracy' is exaggerated and argue that despite the warts of crime and corruption, Russia is still on the road to becoming a free-market democracy. The political fallout seems most damaging in the United States, where Vice President Al Gore's Republican opponents have seized on his close ties with Russia's leaders and his support for aid to Moscow as ammunition against his presidential bid. But the probes could also embarrass European leaders such as French President Jacques Chirac, who advocated continued financial aid to Moscow and lent strong personal support to Yeltsin despite growing reports of corruption, money laundering and economic mismanagement. ``It is hard to see how President (Bill) Clinton, Gore and (Deputy Secretary of State) Strobe Talbott can escape blame for their past policy,' said Anatol Lieven, an expert on Russia at the International Institute for Strategic Studies. biz.yahoo.com