>From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Rick Rozoff) >Date: Fri, 21 Apr 2000 16:02:24 -0500 (CDT) >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Subject: [STOPNATO] Russian Duma Speaker Blasts U.S. Over Central Asia > >STOP NATO: NO PASARAN! - HTTP://WWW.STOPNATO.HOME-PAGE.ORG > >Friday April 21 1:43 PM ET >Russian Duma Speaker Blasts U.S. Over Central Asia >ASTANA (Reuters) - Russia's parliamentary speaker accused Secretary of >State Madeleine Albright Friday of seeking to alienate Moscow from its >former allies during her recent visit to several Central Asian states. >Gennady Seleznyov, head of the lower house of parliament, told a news >conference in the Kazakh capital Astana that Washington wanted to cement >its domination by driving a wedge between Russia and former Soviet >republics. >Albright visited ex-Soviet Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan this >week, seeking to advance U.S. oil interests, to voice human rights >concerns and stop a flow of arms, drugs and militant groups across the >impoverished region's borders. >``As soon as links weaken, they (the United States) show up,�� the >Communist speaker of the State Duma said. ``Their principle is to divide >and rule. And that�s how it will be in the 21st century.�� > Speak your mindDiscuss this story with other people. >[Start a Conversation] >(Requires Yahoo! Messenger) >During the Soviet-era Russia held sway over oil-rich Central Asia, but >since the collapse of Communism the United States and other countries >have moved to gain influence and set up trade links with the newly >independent states. >Speaking in Moscow, Russian President-elect Vladimir Putin expressed >concern that foreign competitors were poised to pounce on the Caspian >region's riches and called on Russian businesses to get more involved in >the area. >Seleznyov also said he had had enough of lessons on democracy from the >United States. >``I don�t like it when we have American democracy shoved down our >throats, when we�re educated and trained in this. She (Albright) has >henpecked us over Chechnya and turned Europe against us,�� the >Communist parliamentary speaker said. >The United States has criticized Russia's conduct of its seven-month-old >war in separatist Chechnya. Russia says it is fighting >``terrorists�� who threaten its security. > > >______________________________________________________________________ >To unsubscribe, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED] >---------------------------------------------------------------------- >Advertisement: >Workstation with Monitor under $800! >So, you just heard that you need to add how many new workstations by >the end of next week? Check out the bundle below. It includes >everything you need to get everyone up and running quickly. >http://www.listbot.com/links/cdw5 > __________________________________ KOMINFORM P.O. Box 66 00841 Helsinki - Finland +358-40-7177941, fax +358-9-7591081 e-mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.kominf.pp.fi ___________________________________ [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe/unsubscribe messages mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] ___________________________________
