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To: philv who wrote (22241)	12/24/2004 12:04:49 PM
From: The Wharf	Respond to of 81002

Very very Merry Christmas and Wishes for a Wonderful New Year to you and all dear to you.

To: philv who wrote (22241)	12/24/2004 3:26:02 PM
From: sea_urchin	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 81002

Phil > US WARNS RUSSIA OVER YUKOS SALE And Putin shows the finger -- and his backside. news.ft.com >>Putin said: “You all know very well how privatisation took place here in the early 1990s and how, using various tricks, and sometimes violating the laws, many market participants got hold of state property worth many billions [of dollars]. “Today the state, using absolutely legal market mechanism, is securing its interest. I consider this to be quite normal.” Mr Putin also ridiculed the decision of the Houston court that issued an injunction last week against the sale of any of Yukos's assets, after the company had filed for bankruptcy protection in the US. Mr Putin said the ruling issued by a US judge, “who probably does not know where Russia is”, raised questions about the competence of the Texas court. He said the judgment was an example of the US's attempt to dominate the world and typified its double-standards towards Russia. He also lashed out at criticism of Russia's role in Ukraine. “An intention to limit Russia's opportunities for developing relations with its neighbours . . . amounts to a wish to isolate the Russian Federation,” he said. Mr Putin rejected US criticism of the state of democracy and the rule of law in Russia, accusing Washington of intimidating voters. “We are not exactly thrilled by what is happening in the US. Do you think that the electoral system in the US is without flaws? Need I remind you of how elections were held in the US?” Signalling Russia's determination to be counted as an equal partner to the US, Mr Putin said: “With the United States, we are the biggest nuclear power in the world and have a special responsibility in terms of arms control and [the] non-proliferation of weapons of mass destruction”.<< > It's pretty hard to threaten boycotting a country when it works against your national interest And what does one do when a foreign country, which is closer to the US' heart than even one of its states, spies on it. One removes all reference to the fact, of course. Here are the original tapes which Fox News pulled concerning Israeli spying activities in the US. How/why they resurfaced now, that's anyone's guess? 207.44.245.159 >>Carl Cameron has reported on a longstanding government espionage investigation. Federal officials this year have arrested or detained nearly 200 Israeli citizens suspected of belonging to an "organized intelligence-gathering operation." The Bush administration has deported most of those arrested after Sept. 11, although some are in custody under the new anti-terrorism law. << And talking about Iraq, I s'pose Rummy can tell his men whatever he pleases because both he and they know they're neck deep in the brown stuff anyway. libertyforum.org >> An international think-tank in a report published here on Thursday announced that the US campaign in Iraq has failed to achieve Washington`s desired goals, warning that anti-US sentiments have deteriorated in Iraq. "In Iraq, the US is engaged in a war it may already have lost," stressed the Brussels-based International Crisis Group (ICG) in its latest report on Iraq. "Iraqi hostility toward the American-led occupation, more widespread and deeper rooted than the US has acknowledged, means the Bush administration`s policy there can no longer achieve its original aims."<< And with that bit of "cheer" for the US, I'll thank you for your kind wishes and likewise wish you, Darleen, other thread participants, and also the "voyeurs", a merry Christmas and happy holidays. Have a good one.