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To: Yaacov who wrote (15658)	1/1/2000 7:31:00 PM
From: goldsnow	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 17770

<<<The resignation of Yeltsin surpised me at first! Think about it now, it is simple why he resinged!>>>> Surprised, surprised? Simple?!....It was simple all right... I do not know where to start and start I will <gg> For starters I am shocked that Mr. Yeltsin lasted that long...(not so politically-although that surprised me too) This is the man who had several heart attacks, end-stage alcoholic, really ill man, who has often exibited behavior of profound encephalopathy...the very fact that he lived that long, never mind staying in office was pretty amazing...On top of it he was taken even less seriously (because of child-like behavior associated with illness) by everyone in Russia, only to be compared to last several months of Breznev rule (Breznev suffered a debilitating stroke) Both men (Breznev and Yeltsin) stayed in the office for very classic Soviet/Russian reason-no one was interested in dismantling them untill clear contender was chozen...Both Breznev people had to go/sacrificed, disgraced accused of corruption (all were guilty of couse no doubt) and so on... Same with Yeltsin, who has apparently manage to secure immunity and time for his family and "friends"..You may soon get new neighboors <ggg>.... So all of that get-us to what was once a very misterious process of selection of the successor to the Great Leader...Gustave once exibited a profound misunderstanding of the process with Lebed theory...It is indeed a very ellaborate process, but to simplify it so you can get grasp it <ggg> everyone threatening to the status quo of the "ruling elite" is purged, weakened, discredited...Little has changed, except "ruling elite" and "political wind" has merged-a tremendous earning for redemption of Russia as Great Nation....underlined by the profound blunder of Kosovo adventure...All the next steps of Putin/his bosses would be to that end, balanced and counterbalanced by what I would now coin for you era of the "Refrigerator War"..(You heard this new brilliant term here first! <gg> Boy how sincere you were in opposing genocide in Kosovo....You know all to well, how the country like Russia can be controlled....the only way...(I know Neocon is already up in arms to defend flegling democracy..<gg> Have you ever heard about GULAG? Did anyone ever tried to explain to you its role in building of obidient society? Have you ever heard about instruments of fear, in order to achieve total control?....When I am in a worse mood than today I would try to explain to you thing or two...<ggg> PS Happy New Year and stay put...My God-Surprised!...you deserve donuts..<gg>