On Wed, 24 Nov 2004 08:18:24 -0800, Shawn Gordon <[log in to unmask]> wrote: >At 02:45 AM 11/24/2004, you wrote: >>-----Original Message----- >>From: Shawn Gordon [mailto:[log in to unmask]] >> >>...The current president and parliament aren't doing anything to resolve it. >>If something doesn't give soon there is going to be a civil war. >> >> >> >> It's getting a lot of mileage in Europe. And it looks as if there are >>cracks in the Army and police, so there is >> hope of a peaceful and decent resolution. I note that Putin is >>backtracking, now saying he only congratulated >> Yanukovich "on the basis of exit polls", which doesn't quite fit the actual >>events, but if he needs >> a diplomatic get-out, what the hell. There are, apparently, lots of Russian >>security people in Ukrainian uniforms >> facing the demonstrators in Kiev. Their behaviour is probably key. It's >>very tense, and as someone who remembers >> Prague in 1968 it's worrying that someone as autocratic as Putin is in >>charge of Russia.. >> > >I was talking some more with my guys in Kiev yesterday, they were down in >the streets with the people and took a ton of very moving pictures. He >said he was amazed and pleased that the people were all very peaceful and >friendly, he was very proud of his people. This also is not getting any >play on the Ukranian news, apparently almost all the newscasters have >refused to read the copy given to them that is ignoring the crises and have >walked off the jobs, there isn't even anyone left to read the news at some >stations. The biggest fear right now is the rumor of the russian special >forces in ukranian uniforms since the ukranians won't move against their >own people. > >News this morning is that another run off election is possible, the prez of >poland is supposed to be heading over there to help out. > Could we send George over there to help out for the next, let's say 4 years? ;-) Happy Thanksgiving EVERYONE (RIGHT/LEFT/MIDDLE) Michael > > >Regards, > >Shawn Gordon >President >theKompany.com >www.thekompany.com >949-713-3276 > * To join/leave the list, search archives, change list settings, * * etc., please visit http://raven.utc.edu/archives/hp3000-l.html *