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To: John Hunt who wrote (32908)	4/30/1999 11:11:00 AM
From: John Hunt	Respond to of 116752

Yeltsin orders plans for battlefield nukes << At his Moscow meeting with Mr. Annan, Mr. Yeltsin warned that "the stakes are very high now not only for the Balkans and Europe, but for the entire world," according to wire service reports. "Either law and order will be restored, or lawlessness and the unlimited force of one country will rule the world," he was quoted as saying in what appeared to be a reference to the United States. Russia has been treading a delicate line since the bombing of Yugoslavia began, torn between the need for Western help with its economic crisis and the sympathy of its people for the Serbs, with whom they share a Slavic background and Orthodox Christian religion. On the one hand, Moscow has delivered repeated assurances to American and NATO leaders that it does not intend to be drawn into the war. Yet it has taken several highly visible steps to show support for Yugoslavia, beginning with a pledge to send a fleet to the Adriatic Sea to shadow NATO vessels operating in the area. In the end, just one ship was sent. Russian leaders exploded in anger when NATO proposed a military blockade to stop all oil deliveries to Yugoslavia last week and vowed to defy any such action. Moscow sold the nation about 12,000 barrels of oil a day before the air war began. "We will continue delivering oil in keeping with our international commitments," Foreign Minister Igor Ivanov said last Saturday. And Mr. Chernomyrdin was quoted as saying nations embroiled in the oil dispute "may slip toward a third world war, the final war." >> washtimes.com Strong and disturbing words. :-((

To: John Hunt who wrote (32908)	4/30/1999 12:01:00 PM
From: sea_urchin	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 116752

John : You must not ask me my opinion about DROOY/JCI Gold/RANGY as I am prejudiced. Yes, I read that story in this morning's rag. This is what caught my eye :" Some analysts said the $235m paid by Canada's Placer Dome for a 50% interest in Western Areas was becoming increasingly important. This money had not yet been remitted to SA and remained in hard currency offshore. Some Western Areas shareholders would want to be compensated for their stake in the companies. The analysts were unsure what paper would be exchanged in the buy-out, although if Randgold Resources was the vehicle for the new structure, shares in the company would be coupled with some form of cash payment, possibly out of the $235m." These funds have nothing to to with Randgold --- they arise from the sale of Western areas shares by Western Areas, itself. Randgold was not even a shareholder. But, presumably, with father and son wearing the same pair of pants, either can put his hands into the other's pocket and take out what he finds! DROOY is busy hunting for some Australian goldmines. You posted their story a few days ago when the CEO was interviewed.