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To: BigBull who wrote (4790)10/13/2001 5:12:44 PM
From: maceng2  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 281500
 
BigBull,

re If the Russians can get the US to do a lot of their dirty work in Central Asia then so much the better for them.

The news links I have provided earlier (and I agree you can only put a little faith in the press) show that Russia has done it's bit of the "dirty work". Putin, I believe, is actively requesting help on this matter. In plain open terms.

It's my hope that the the USA and partners are in open frank discussion on that point. Like read this comment in the first link..

The covert Russian invasion of Afghanistan would be exposed, the Russian public would be furious, the elite would blame the treacherous Americans, and the new closeness between Moscow and the West might end in acute acrimony.

themoscowtimes.com

themoscowtimes.com

Is some trust worthwhile?



To: BigBull who wrote (4790)10/13/2001 8:15:20 PM
From: 49thMIMOMander  Respond to of 281500
 
In your mind it might have started sept 11, in the mind of the US congressional hearings
it started in the late 80s.

But you hit the nail here "Without oil, it grinds to a halt"

Which obviously goes back at least to early carter and the 70s, and even back the
middle 50s and Moussadek.

Ilmarinen