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To: Machaon who wrote (2197)	9/5/2002 4:57:46 AM
From: GUSTAVE JAEGER	Respond to of 6945

Talking of schizoid doublespeak.... The Mafia, the highest stage of Capitalism. (G. Jaeger, 1997.) SEPTEMBER 9, 2002 Readers Report Russia's Young Tycoons Use Unsavory Tactics Why do you feel it is necessary to credit Russia's new breed of gangster-capitalists with doing anything good for the Russian economy ("Russia's new wealth," International BusinessWeek, Aug. 5-12)? I don't recall ever seeing positive coverage of an organized-crime group in your magazine, yet these "young capitalists" use many of the same strategies and tactics. You did not excuse the wrongdoings of the executives involved in the recently uncovered U.S. corporate scandals. What makes this band of Russian oligarch-thugs so attractive? Larissa O. Kebuz Maplewood, N.J. businessweek.com