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To: Boca_PETE who wrote (7180)	8/27/1998 1:39:00 PM
From: wooden ships	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 42834

Pete: I agree with you in principle. Indeed, Russia's rife corruption and economic chaos make the rise of the strongman, such as General Lebed, almost inevitable, if not desirable, at this juncture as my original post was designed to imply. My second post, however, acknowledged uncertainty that such a power shift might evoke from the markets. After all, a theorized Lebed coup d'etat might be construed as tan- tamount to a de facto military take-over of Russia. The memories of the long and bitter Cold War are not long gone. Neither are gone Russian generals and powerful communists dedicated to the de- struction of the United States, one way or the other. In the long run, the mere possibility, however remote or near, of the rise of a militarized Russia from the ashes of history can not but strike chords of uncertainty in forward looking markets.