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To: mahler_one who wrote (8992)	3/24/2003 10:51:50 AM
From: Greg h2o	Respond to of 13797

elliot, i'd say russia belongs on that list... of course, in areas like Chechnya, you can buy weapons in the open market, right next to fruit stands. when we were in azerbaijan, they asked us if we wanted to go to the mountains and fire off some anti-tank weapons, etc... scary thought that weapons just kind of float around like that.... U.S. Demands That Russian Firms Cease Aid to Iraq WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States demanded on Monday that the Russian government immediately stop firms from selling antitank missiles, night vision goggles and other equipment to Iraq (news - web sites), calling the practice "disturbing." "The United States has credible evidence that Russian companies have provided assistance and prohibited hardware to the Iraqi regime, things such as night vision goggles, GPS jammers and antitank guided missiles," White House spokesman Ari Fleischer (news - web sites) told reporters. "These actions are disturbing and we have made our concerns clear to the Russian government. We've asked the Russian government that any such ongoing assistance cease immediately," Fleischer said. In Moscow, Foreign Minister Igor Ivanov denied Russia had supplied Iraq with any military equipment in breach of U.N. sanctions. In comments reacting to news reports, but made before a White House claim that Russian firms had sold weapons and equipment to Iraq, Ivanov told journalists: "Russia rigorously observes all its international obligations and has not supplied Iraq with any equipment, including military, in breach of the sanctions regime."

To: mahler_one who wrote (8992)	3/24/2003 11:01:47 AM
From: Greg h2o	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 13797

Paris Isn't Safe-from the wsj Paris police discovered vials of the deadly toxin ricin in a train station last week, at about the time that German police were rolling up an alleged terrorist cell in Berlin. In Germany, the police said they had indications that the cell intended to launch retaliatory strikes to coincide with the start of the war in Iraq. Two lessons can be drawn from these most recent bits of evidence that terrorists remain active in France and Germany. One is that appeasement of Saddam Hussein in recent months has made those countries no safer than if they'd found the courage to oppose the tyrant openly. Even if American interests were the targets of one or both of the plots, choosing to carry them out on French and German soil can hardly be taken as a gesture of good will. The second lesson is that the war on terror still has a long way to go. The ricin in Gare de Lyon was found as part of a routine search of train-station lockers. Finding it was a lucky break. The French police have said that the amount found was small, but there's no telling whether the vials uncovered were a sample, an entire batch or the tip of an iceberg. One does not manufacture ricin or hide it in train-station lockers casually; there is no innocent explanation for its presence there. In Germany, the police have done some admirable work tracking down terror cells since September 11, but their success reflects in part the fact that for too long Germany served as a breeding ground for extremists who settled in Europe. So there was a lot of activity to be uncovered. We're not hopeful that close calls such as these will wake Europe's appeasers from their slumber. But if last week's apparent near misses show anything, it's that complacency is not in order. Updated March 24, 2003