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To: Yaacov who wrote (14806)	10/5/1999 3:31:00 PM
From: John Lacelle	Respond to of 17770

Yaacov, Hey, I agree. The Celts were some of the finest artists Europe has ever seen. They influenced the emerging Viking civilization in politics, art, technology and religon. One fact that seems to be missed by everyone is that Rome became a great empire because they used the human resources in every nation and tribe they conquered. It was unfortunate for both the Celts and Romans that they resisted assimilation so hard. But then, the Celts would not be who they were had they not been so resistant. -John

To: Yaacov who wrote (14806)	10/5/1999 6:55:00 PM
From: goldsnow	Respond to of 17770

Russians now really trying to p..s Chechens..<gg> Russia Adds To Chechnya Woes With Energy Cuts MOSCOW, Oct 5, 1999 -- (MTI) Russia's giant energy companies have sharply cut energy supplies to the breakaway region of Chechnya due to debts, adding to the woes of the territory which is the target of attacks by Russian forces. The disruption to electricity and gas supplies exacerbates Chechnya's problems as it faces a bombing campaign by the Russians, which is hitting sites they say are useful to Moslem rebels, and incursions of Russian troops. National power grid firm UES EESR.RTS, headed by one-time Kremlin aide Anatoly Chubais, has cut electricity supplies to a minimum while Russia's Gazprom, the world's largest gas company, has halted gas supplies altogether. A UES official told Reuters the company had recently cut electricity supplies to Chechnya's capital Grozny to 50 megawatts from 200 megawatts at the start of the year. The debt of the regional energy company, Grozenergo, was 690 million rubles ($27 million) at the end of September. UES head Anatoly Chubais has said his state-owned company had asked the government to allow it to halt electricity supplies to Chechnya, but had received no answer so far. "Our position on the question is this: we need a government decision (to end supplies)," the UES official said. Interfax news agency quoted Gazprom Chairman Rem Vyakhirev as saying the company, also mostly state-owned, had cut gas supplies to Chechnya from September 30 over debts amounting to one billion rubles. The Russians say they are hitting Moslem rebels who have twice invaded the neighboring region of Dagestan. Tens of thousands of refugees have fled the region and Chechen officials say that civilians are being killed ((c) 1999 MTI)