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To: TobagoJack who wrote (38317)	8/10/2008 7:07:37 PM
From: carranza2	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 218134

whoa Indeed. Putin's ambitions are very large. But the real problem in Russia is the lack of a consistent rule of law other than the law of the jungle. In a word, Russia is going backwards in terms of deals being deals with courts which nwill enforce them, as any major oil company that has operations there can tell you. A big country being operated as a private fiefdom. Just ask BP, ExxonMobil, Royal Dutch Shell....This is ultimately not good for Russia, though it will take a long time for the rot in Putin's cronyism to be felt.