To all my =koff= pals on the russ page:

mr. ber-STEEEN has zero, repeat ZERO connection to moi in any way, shape or form.

no coat-tail ride for _you_, ber-STEEEN.
because you're a RAHOWA FAKE NAZI -_- impersonating a jewish extremist.

what a joke.

and you will note he won't _try_ to speak to me anymore, because i've caught him in his lies so many times he won't even try.
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igor uses this place as it _ought_ to be used.
whether or not i agree with everything he posts.
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no, i don't 'own' this board.
and i _declined_ the very kind offer to 'run' the russ page, earlier this year.
because if i _did_ run this board, st.tony would have been thrown out long ago.

and poor ber-STEEEN is just comic relief now.
you _do_ understand that part, don't you, ber-STEEEN? boy, it must _s*ck_ to be you.
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this page was alleged to be the 'worst on the net' months ago.
and it's _Ansen Sligar_ makes the decisions, no matter what moi or _anyone_ does or says.

bear that in mind.

The Kremlin Strikes Against Oligarchs
By Dmitry Polikarpov

MOSCOW, Jul 12, 2000 -- (Moscow Tribune) As The Moscow Tribune predicted last week, the Kremlin has launched new attacks on several influential business tycoons in a move to diminish their influence on Russia’s political scene.

Three major companies: Gazprom, LUKoil and Norilsky Nickel on Tuesday became new targets for separate investigations of alleged financial fraud. The Prosecutor General's office raided Gazprom headquarters to confiscate documents featuring the company’s financial relations with the Media-Most group. Several analysts described the move as a direct consequence of earlier statements by President Vladimir Putin who had said that the gas giant should reconsider its loans to Media-Most that has been under attack by the authorities since May.

“Such a scenario was quite predictable after Putin’s comments. The question now is whether Gazprom’s head Rem Vyakhirev would suffer for his refusal to immediately follow the Kremlin’s instructions,” said Georgy Satarov from the INDEM think-tank.

Earlier this month, the presidential administration managed to secure a majority on Gazprom's board of directors, prompting many to predict that the company will soon have to withdraw financial support from Media-Most.

No details of the search at Gazprom, which coincided with a new raid at Media-Most and NTV offices by representatives of the Prosecutor General's office and Federal Security Service (FSB) agents, were released.

Also on Tuesday, the Federal Tax Service accused the LUKoil oil company of massive tax evasion in 1998-99. According to a statement by the tax service, LUKoil's top managers used false export operations of oil to avoid paying value added tax. The statement said that the tax police was also investigating nine LUKoil affiliates in several Russian regions.

In response, LUKoil downplayed the allegations, saying that the state itself still has to return some 2.2 billion roubles of VAT charged to the company in advance for oil that was later exported. Curiously, LUKoil was recently awarded a special prize by the Tax Service as the most conscientious taxpayer of 1999.

In a separate move, the Moscow Prosecutor’s Office demanded that Vladimir Potanin, oligarch and owner of Norilsky Nickel company, pay $140 million to the state “to compensate damages caused in the process of privatisation” of the formerly state-owned shares of Norilsky Nikel. Potanin's Uneximbank purchased the government’s shares in the company that produces 22 per cent of Russia’s non-ferrous metals for $170 million in 1997.

In a letter to Prosecutor General Vladimir Ustinov published on Tuesday, Potanin demanded an open trial over the Norilsky Nickel case, saying that the privatisation results should remain intact.

Potanin met with Putin last month in a move to settle the Norilsky Nickel issue, but failed to receive the president's support.

Tuesday’s attacks against oligarchs who manage Russia’s industrial giants may signal that the Kremlin has finally decided to approve the crusade against certain industrial clans. Earlier this month, the Prosecutor General’s office searched offices of a Tyumen Oil Company (TNK) subsidiary, controlled by the Alfa group and its head Mikhail Friedman, in search of evidence of alleged financial fraud in the privatisation of TNK.

Alfa's Friedman became the third oligarch to experience legal problems since Putin’s presidential inauguration this May. The first two were Media-Most president Vladimir Gusinsky and Potanin. Curiously, Gusinsky himself had predicted that LUKoil’s head Vagit Alekperov and Potanin may become the next victims of probes launched by the authorities.

http://www.russiatoday.com/news.php3?id=177713&section=default PUTIN vows to punish oligarchs

I think that this format of expression (e.g. the Internet) is somewhat similar to a house. You have rules to obey, and if not, banishment is an option. I realize many arguments ensue in which offensive rhetoric is established. However, I have yet to see anyone achieve such talent for closed-minded sentiment as Mr. Antonio. This message board is governed by certain rules. However, many of you may argue that this is a matter of the Constitution. The rules at the top of this page are written for a reason. Some obey and others disregard such notices. Of course, Antonio can go onto other boards. At least his access to the Internet is not totally denied because of DMS's lone decision. I'm sure that if I entered a message board hosted by rabid Neo-Nazis, I'd become censored. Would I complain of an infringement of my rights? I seriously doubt it. If anyone wants to argue points of greater emphasis, let's cover the area of impoverished people who have NO access to the Internet.

THX,
just a thought..have you ever looked on the very top of this page? It says "Russia" on it, with some soldiers marching alone..did it ever occur to you to actually post something about the actual topic of the board? I guess what I am trying to say is that I am a bit more interested of your opinion about Chechnya rather than your opinion of what classes I should be taking. Please, oblige me.

Hi Dima how goes it?Sitting on one of those stupid chat rooms ,very boring it is like the people are scared to talk or something .Do you know any good sites?

As far as my vote goes I say Antonio shouldn't have been barred from this board. Even though I dissagree with him and find them borish I don't really care if he is on the board.

Anyway about the Russia pacific fleet. last I heard it was in pretty bad shape. Does the russians even have an operational air craft carrier in the pacific? I really don't think there is going to be any kind of confrontation in the Taiwan. Heres a question for the board. Do you see taiwan as part of China or its own independent country?

Igor, privet!
Yes, I actually got really hooked on CNN Message board - "the battle for Chechnya". Very intellegent conversation, no psychos, great posts. Try:
http://community.cnn.com/cgi-bin/WebX?13 @@.ee9f919

Udachi 🙂

Igor,
then click on "Europe" section and go to "the battle for Chechnya"..

Igor..for the entertainment purposes try:
http://www.heavy.com/
very silly, but amusing.

Tabloid:
3-3

The only thing that realy upset me with Antonio was the leght of his post. About what he said, you know after 8 month on this board I grew used to everything.
THX
It's Salomon, not L'mnexe who endorses the sacking of Antonio.
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Gonzo
Taiwan will stay de facto independant because if not its economy is likely to collapse. Everybody knows it. Nobody will try to smash the jare but everybody wants to own it.
BTW I don't understand why China, a country of 1.2 billions inhabitants needs the help of Russia to protect (or take over) an island. I seems it's an immaterial political game at the occasion of the G8 or so.

"By Dimitri ( - 63.85.63.20) on Wednesday, July 12, 2000 - 03:27 pm:
Igor, privet!
Yes, I actually got really hooked on CNN Message board - "the battle for Chechnya". Very intellegent conversation, no psychos, great posts. Try:
http://community.cnn.com/cgi-bin/WebX?13 @@.ee9f919 "

Just went to have a look: Very serious indeed. I don't think some Antonio or other BARNSHAME would post there even one message before being blocked.

July 10 ---- Following several "kamikaze" attacks by the rebels against Russian military facilities in Chechnya, which claimed lives of several dozen federal servicemen and civilians, Shamil Basayev demanded that Russian authorities hand over Col. Budanov to the "Chechen law enforcement agencies." Col Budanov, the commander of the 160th tank regiment, was arrested about three months ago for allegedly interrogating and killing an 18-year-old Chechen woman. Butsiyeva, suspected of being a sniper. Col. Budanov was also accused by the media of raping the woman. Under the Russian laws dealing with anti-terrorist operations, army servicemen have a right to detain suspects and to establish their identities, but have no right to interrogate them. An official arrest and interrogation is the prerogative of law enforcement agencies, such as police, the FSB, representatives of the Justice Ministry.

According to the information released by the deputy military prosecutor general, Lt. Col. Yakovlev, during an official interrogation Col. Budanov did not deny that he detained Ms. Butsiyeva and that he strangled her during the interrogation in a state of temporary insanity. However, Col. Budanov - a distinguished and respected army officer - denied that he raped the woman and insisted that she was the sniper, who shot several of his soldiers. Medical experts, who examined the body of the woman, established that she was not raped. Currently, Budanov is charged with murder.

Meanwhile, Chechnya's President Aslan Maskhadov threatened to widen the war in Chechnya. This threat was shortly followed by a bomb explosion in Vladikavkaz. However, Russian law enforcement experts are not in a rush to link this explosion to the Chechen rebels. Some believe that the explosion was the result of a conflict between two organized crime groups in Vladikavkaz. The bomb consisted of 300 grams of explosives (compared to over 500 kg bombs that were used in the recent suicide bombing attacks in Chechnya) and was detonated at about 1115 Moscow time on July 9 at the central market in Vladikavkaz, killing 2 people and wounding 17 more - all civilians. The bomb was packed with fragments of a think metal wire to maximize the shrapnel damage.

Russian military officials are accusing NATO of aiding the Chechen rebels. Thus, according to Russian military officials, over 1,500 Chechen rebels based in the Pankisskoye canyon in Georgia are preparing for an attack against Russia. The rebels are armed with modern weapons, including automatic rifles, heavy machine-guns, anti-tank rocket systems, and portable SAM launchers. A large number of of weapons are of NATO manufacture, including new "Stinger" SAM systems. ITAR-TASS new agency published a report, based on the information provided by the Russian military officials, indicating that the recent terrorist operations conducted by the rebels were devised and planned "by General Staff officers of one of the NATO members." According to these plans, Aslan Maskhadov is tasked with launching several terrorist attacks designed to distract attention of the Russian military from Itum-Kalinsky district of Chechnya, were the rebels are planning to launch a major operation, utilizing their last remaining forces.

According to the Russian military, the rebels, backed by NATO military planners, will try to launch an offensive against federal troops a day before the "Big Eight" meeting in Okinawa. While Russian military officials are being careful not to name the particular NATO member providing military aid to the rebels, well-informed sources told the Independent News Center of the Chechen Republic that the country in question is Turkey. Russian military officials say that they intercepted and decoded radio communications confirming NATO's involvement in the preparation of an invasion by rebel from from Georgia into Itum-Kalinsky district of Chechnya a day before the Okinawa summit.

In Itum-Kale in one of the abandoned buildings, police discovered a Mosina-system rifle manufactured in 1891. The rare rifle will be give to the Leo Tolstoy museum located in the town of Staroglazovskaya in Shelkovsky district of Chechnya. Here in Staroglazovskaya, Leo Tolstoy began his career as a writer. The museum survived in the war-torn province as if by a miracle and will now be improved with the help of the employee

Fred
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