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To: Thomas M. who wrote (17005)	11/4/1998 11:26:00 AM
From: John Hunt	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 18056

Russian Domestic Policy Affected by Doubts of Military Loyalty stratfor.com << In September General Alexander Lebed, governor of Siberia's Krasnoyarsk region and former security chief to President Boris Yeltsin, warned of brewing insurrection within the ranks of the Russian Army. We believe that this is the main consideration for pursuing a "non-Chechen" solution in the Caucasus region. Russian Army troops are owed several months of back pay, which they may never see. Numerous reports have surfaced recently citing instances of soldiers selling military equipment in order to money to live on. Last month Russian military sources reported that the Army has already consumed 80 percent of its food reserves, intended to be used in time of war. In the words of General Lebed, "A hungry soldier is an angry soldier." >> Hi Thomas, Better throw this into the mix as well. No wonder the XAU is up 3.65% today. :-)) John

To: Thomas M. who wrote (17005)	11/4/1998 6:42:00 PM
From: John Hunt	Respond to of 18056

Russian food supply dwindles as U.S. talks drag on biz.yahoo.com << Food talks between Russia and the U.S. Department of Agriculture dragged on without a conclusion on Wednesday as First Deputy Prime Minister Yevgeny Maslyukov said Russia was down to its last three weeks' worth of stocks. But despite the critical supply situation, Russia in September exported more wheat than ever before and is continuing to crank up wheat exports and slash imports. ''Food supplies in September and October fell 6.6 times as compared with the same months last year,'' Maslyukov told a news conference. ''It means stocks falling to two or three week's level,'' he added. >> I guess it means 'let them eat cake, US cake' .... Sounds like another revolution is coming.