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To: goldsnow who wrote (17074)	8/31/1998 8:28:00 PM
From: Bobby Yellin	Respond to of 116806

great response..but you forgot to add with tied hands :-)

To: goldsnow who wrote (17074)	8/31/1998 9:47:00 PM
From: Alex	Respond to of 116806

Interior Ministry and the Army Are Prepared to Cut Short Massive Civil Unrest Summary A highly positioned source at the Defense Ministry told the daily that the situation there now is similar to what it was in 1993 (when President Boris Yeltsin ordered troops to fire on parliament). Commanders of nearby units -- the Tamanskaya and Kantemirovskaya divisions and the Tyoplyi Stan brigade -- have been ordered to prepare themselves for extraordinary situations. The Tula, Ryazan and Tver divisions have received similar orders. Troops were told increase the guard on stores of ammunition, fuel and food supplies. According to some sources, officers were told to return early from vacation, and army circles are discussing the last meeting between Defense Minister Igor Sergeyev and President Boris Yeltsin, in which Sergeyev reportedly assured the president of the troops' loyalty and support. The daily wrote that the situation in the Interior Ministry is also very tense. According to Komsomolka, the president has ordered Interior Minister Sergei Stepashin to make sure his ministry is ready to act under extraordinary circumstances. Interior Ministry forces are ready to mobilize to Moscow in the event of civil unrest in the capital. The daily added that the Federal Security Service (FSB) is gathering information about the possible destabilization of the situation in Moscow, as well as keeping a watch on the explosive regions of the Far East. about K O M S O M O L S K A Y A ÿ P R A V D A (circulation 1.6 million). A former Soviet youth newspaper, it is now a national daily owned by the UNEXIM Group with the largest circulation of any Russian newspaper. It has a good network of correspondents throughout the country but provides little analysis.