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To: robnhood who wrote (11060)	6/3/1999 3:40:00 AM
From: GUSTAVE JAEGER	Respond to of 17770

rrman, First, let me tell you how pleased I am to see there're at least two guys (you and Neocon...er..three with Ron) who read the stuff I sweat to glean on the internet! I've also carefully read the list of alleged mercenaries currently employed by the Algiers junta --note that I'm talking about an Algiers military mob, not an Algerian one. Yet, as far as the comment about the ex-CIA goes, I believe it should be granted with a grain of salt: ...He is behind the shift of the US policy vis-a-vis Algiers. He has pocked a huge commission after the completion of the armament contract with South Africa. I think the US policy towards North Africa and towards Algeria in particular is not outlined by some obscure CIA agent on the loose! It's still up to the White House, along with the State Dept. to set the agenda of the US's foreign policy with regard to Algeria. In a former post of mine (on the World War III thread), I referred to a link to The Heritage Foundation's viewpoint regarding the US attitude toward the Algerian mess: it was instructive in showing us that the main sponsor supporting the Algerian butchers regime is France (again!). If the US foster even a smooth transition toward a Muslim theocracy in Algeria, it could destabilize Tunisia, Morocco, and Egypt.... But, more ominously, it will drive a lot of Algerian bourgeois to fly to Europe --ie France, Italy, etc-- in about the same way the pro-Shah Iranian bourgeoisie flew out of Iran in 1979. Hence it will stir up xenophobia and islamophobia throughout the European countries who'd grudgingly have to host these political refugees. Notwithstanding, such an outcome might be the price to pay for restoring democracy in Algeria; after all, even Iran has not been successful in ''exporting'' its Islamic Revolution. Likewise, Algeria's hagiocracy could be contained. Regards, Gustave.