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To: IngotWeTrust who wrote (48050)	2/5/2000 7:05:00 AM
From: long-gone	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 116752

Could a military conflict with Russia effect gold?: Russia Dispatches Ship to Gulf, Claims NATO is Planning Attack on Iraq AP Online Saturday, February 5, 2000 WASHINGTON -- Iraq has been able to supplement a U.N.-approved oil sales program with a contraband scheme that averages 100,000 barrels a day, according to the State Department. Spokesman James Foley discussed the operation Thursday after the Navy detained a Russian oil tanker in the Persian Gulf on suspicion that it was smuggling Iraqi oil in violation of U.N. Security Council economic sanctions. On Friday, Russian Foreign Minister reacted angrily to the seizure and said the ship should be released immediately. Russia's RIA also reported Friday that Russia had dispatched a naval reconaissance ship, the Kildin, to the Gulf. Quoting an unnamed senior office on the General Staff, Russia took the action after (cont) newsmax.com