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Thread ID: 8174 | Posts: 1 | Started: 2003-07-16
2003-07-16 20:47 | User Profile
As you might know, since 2-3 weeks ago a power struggle in Russia between the russian president Putin and the jewish power broker Mikhail Khodorovsky has intensified. Enter USZOG. Is the last potential WN country with a substantial nuclear capabilities about to fall under direct Jewish control? See for yourself:
According to an article on the usually well informed www.stratfor.com web site ("The Putin-Khodorkovsky Battle: Implications for U.S.-Russian Relations"):
"[Jewish Oligarch, the richest man in Russia Mikhail] Khodorkovsky is defending himself from the onslaught of government investigations by appealing for help from fellow Russian oligarchic clans, the U.S. and British governments, global business elites, the international and Russian media, and his acolytes within the Russian government..." ... "...most of the oligarch's most powerful defenders are likely in the United States. According to a source within the Russian foreign intelligence service, these allies might include U.S. Vice President Dick Cheney, Deputy Defense Secretary Paul Wolfowitz, Energy Secretary Spencer Abraham, New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg, Microsoft founder Bill Gates and several CEOs and chairmen of the largest U.S. energy corporations. Some of these figures have been described as Khodorkovsky's staunch supporters by Russian media as well. The Bush administration has a long-term strategic interest in supporting Khodorkovsky in his struggle against Russia President Vladimir Putin. Granted, Putin has brought Russia closer to the U.S. orbit than any other Russian ruler before -- but his pro- Washington stance has its limits, as his resistance to the U.S. invasion of Iraq showed. There also are limits to the pressure that Washington can apply to Russia, which still commands a nuclear arsenal. Washington therefore is weighing in on Khodorkovsky's behalf -- but cautiously, since he may lose the current battle and the Bush administration views Russia as better a half-ally than outright foe. The U.S. Embassy in Moscow has requested -- not demanded, as some media reports contend -- an explanation from the Kremlin as to the political ramifications of the current investigations, according to multiple Russian media reports. U.S. officials also have aired their concerns over the matter in interviews with the Wall Street Journal and other American media sources. We doubt that will be the end of the story: Washington likely will apply further pressure to Putin over the Khodorkovsky matter. In fact, it is already stepping up its involvement in the case: According to informed Russian and American sources, Cheney and some other U.S. officials met with Khodorkovsky during his current trip to the United States -- though White House officials, contacted by Stratfor, said they had no information about a supposed July 14 meeting between Cheney and the oligarch. The main purpose of Khodorkovsky's trip appears to be to coordinate with Bush administration officials on tactics to bring the Kremlin's attack against him to an end -- thus preserving Khodorkovsky's ambitions for the 2004 or 2008 presidential elections. " ... "The deciding factor in this exchange will be whether Cheney and Wolfowitz can persuade Bush to take a tough line with Putin -- a tactic they apparently are pursuing, sources say. A problem could erupt, however, if U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell and other administration officials do not agree with the possibility that Washington might pull out all the stops on applying pressure to Moscow over Khodorkovsky, for fear of losing Russia as an ally -- both on the whole and in the war against militant Islam."