Jerusalem Post. > >Goussinsky: My arrest was a slap at Clinton > By Elli Wohlgelernter > > MOSCOW (June 30) - The arrest of media tycoon > Vladimir Goussinsky was intended to send a message > from Russian President Vladimir Putin to US President > Bill Clinton Goussinsky said in an exclusive interview here > with The Jerusalem Post. > > The arrest came after Clinton appeared on Goussinsky's > radio station for an hour on his visit here earlier this >month > > "People in the administration told the chief editor of the > radio station unofficially that it was a slap in the face to > Clinton, a direct message," Goussinsky said. "They said > they were unhappy that Clinton spent more time on the air > on the radio station than he had in the press conference > with Putin." > > Goussinsky, an outspoken critic of the political policies of > Putin, was arrested June 13 on charges of embezzlement > and held in jail for three nights. He said that while he does > not fear for his life, he recognizes that he could be > arrested again at any time, and is prepared. > > "It's impossible to understand the logic in the steps taken > by an idiot - I don't mean Putin, I mean the system as it > functions," said Goussinsky, sitting in his second-floor > office at his Media-Most headquarters. "So I cannot give > any prognosis for steps taken by a system which is so > idiotic. > > "I think that Putin - I used to know him pretty well eight > months ago - is not a stupid man at all, but I am afraid > that he has become a hostage of his own past and the > system to which he belonged." > > Goussinsky, who admitted that he keeps a packed bag > ready in his car with overnight essentials in case he is > arrested again, said the enmity between Putin and himself > is more than just political. "It's a personal vendetta >against > me," he said. > > The media baron, who is also president of the Russian > Jewish Congress, said the Russian authorities are > attempting to manage the Jewish community, and that the > formation of the Federation of Jewish Communities, a > Habad-affiliated rival umbrella organization, was intended > to divide the Jewish community. > > "It's a political decision in the Kremlin," Goussinsky said. > "I'm sure of this. And regrettably, I had discussions with > Rabbi [Berel] Lazar [chief rabbi of the federation], when > the forming of the federation was about to take place. I > told them, 'Please, don't let them use you.' They said, 'We > realize that, we have no intention of being used.' But I > believe that they are being used. Not because they want > to be. Maybe they don't really realize they are. The > people who are behind the federation, who are backing it, > they have a clear understanding of what they are doing > and what their purposes are. I don't want to name > names." > > But Goussinsky said he didn't see any coincidence that > Lazar was elected chief rabbi by the federation five hours > before his arrest. > > "I don't think there is any connection. What I think is that > the Russian authorities, when making the decision to > arrest me, thought that because a leader was appointed to > represent the Jewish people, international Jewish > organizations' reaction to my arrest would be minimal." > > Agudas Chassidei Chabad-Lubavitch, the umbrella > organization for the worldwide Chabad-Lubavitch > movement and its highest-level policy maker, issued a > statement yesterday congratulating Lazar "upon his > election by Russia's Jewish communities to the post of > chief rabbi of Russia." > > Lazar is not recognized as the chief rabbi by the Russian > Jewish Congress and the Conference of European > Rabbis, who support long-time serving Adolf Shayevich > as chief rabbi. > > "I think the majority of the Russian Jewish community > supports Adolf Shayevich, and they have not accepted > the election or appointment of Lazar," said Goussinsky. > <A HREF="http://www.ctrl.org/">www.ctrl.org</A> DECLARATION & DISCLAIMER ========== CTRL is a discussion & informational exchange list. 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