Pete,
At 14:45 19/09/02 -0700, you wrote:
. . . . However as far as real liberalization of spiritual thinking, I
don't think the west as a cultural entity has a lot to offer in the way of
advancement, if the Russian experience is any guide. I think the young
Islamic fundies would gain far more
Part one, OK but some of the most productive members of society happen to
belong to meditation groups in these religions.I think you shouldn't
assume that a synthesis isn't possible between their Western life and
sitting once a day for stress release and good mental health.
Part two,
We are trolling for W. African oil and have
Russian oil being delivered in the Gulf of Mexico; Bush is pushing Congress for
a broad approval to act preemptively in the region not just in Iraq; the
markets are down with latest monthly reports and performance earnings. The push is on to
Wag the Dog,
Cousin REH
- Original Message -
From:
Karen
Watters Cole
To: Futurework
Cc: Keith Hudson ; Lawrence de
Bivort ; Arthur Cordell
Sent: Friday, September 20, 2002 1:40
PM
Subject: FW: Closing the deal
We are trolling for
W. African oil
When I was in Russia a few years ago, the real problem with Chechnya was
that if that small republic broke away, others would be encouraged to do it
too. At the time, 1995, about a dozen small republics or regional
governing entities were not happy with being part of Russia and there was a
Ed, what is your take on why
Russia would allow the Stans, Georgia, Ukraine, Byelorussia, Armenia , etc to
become independent, but not
Chechnya or some others?
I can confirm your
observation that the Russians were very concerned about the disintegration of
the USSR. I gave a talk in
It was, again,
interesting, to watch the Russian Defense Minister interviewed on Newshour this
evening. He spent 10 minutes
answering questions by Ray Suarez very adeptly, in perfect English, repeating
that the UN process should be given its due chance to proceed and succeed or
fail, that
