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To: sea_urchin who wrote (21865)	11/12/2004 7:15:15 PM
From: Scripts	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 80996

Hi Searle: If Putin and Lulu get together then it will be pay back time for the US influence and presence in the various 'Stans and in Poland and much of the rest of the former USSR. For some of us it means the muted chat about the decline of the US will be available for all to see. All the trouble "pacifying" Iraq has an effect. No more chat about the US fighting 2 or 3 wars at once --its now down to trying to fight One. Might take some of the pressure off poor old Fidel too.

To: sea_urchin who wrote (21865)	11/12/2004 8:45:22 PM
From: philv	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 80996

It seems incredible that Brazil would joining in any power block with Russia. That would indeed be trouble, and I doubt the US would stand idly by. Because as Brazil goes, so goes much of South America, the old domino effect. To me, it seems just way out right now. I am not sure how much trade there is between Brazil and US, but I will venture it is much larger than Brazil/Russia. Russia doesn't need Brazil's resources. India and China maybe, but Russia? Strategically, it would make the US very uncomfortable and irritated, and Cuba knows what an uncomfortable irritated US can do.

To: sea_urchin who wrote (21865)	11/15/2004 3:00:16 AM
From: Raymond Duray	Respond to of 80996

Re: Russian President Putin is taking a lead role in putting together the most powerful coalition of regional and superpowers in the world. Oh-oh, the cat's out of the bag. Putin must have read Brzezinski's "The Grand Chessboard" and PNAC's "Rebuilding America's Defenses". Drats, imperial hubris checked again.

To: sea_urchin who wrote (21865)	11/15/2004 3:51:08 AM
From: Raymond Duray	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 80996

Searle, Here's another fascinating insight into "just folks".... Russian Foreign Exchange Student Vladlena Kedrova mentions many cultural similarities between Cannelton USA and Volgograd Russia as well. “In both places, there are many people who are alcoholics and have given up hope of having a better life. The only difference is that Russians are well read and don't like auto-racing so much or have big four-wheel drive vehicles with ‘Git-R-Done’ stickers on them.” *** Maybe after 10 years of getting our asses kicked in Iraq and Afghanistan we'll have to sell off the four-wheel drives and take up reading.... It would sure be a cultural improvement.