Re: [A-List] James Petras on Beslan - fire away

["Michael Keaney" <michael.keaney@xxxxxx>]

James Petras wrote:

Many of the billionaire oligarchs have close working relations with the
Chechen leaders, especially Boris Berezovsky.

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If this is correct, then it might be worth checking out the coverage of
Russia in News Corporation media outlets in the coming months (e.g. The Sun,
The Times, New York Post, Fox News, Sky TV), on the basis of this little
snippet from the FT's "Observer" column:


Observer: Kremlinology
Financial Times, September 16 2004

Anglophiles Rupert Murdoch, the media mogul, and Boris Berezovsky, the
exiled Russian oligarch, had lunch yesterday at the Savoy Grill, London
businessmens' favourite canteen.

The two men, old friends, exchanged warm greetings with a Russian bear hug
and kisses on each cheek. Murdoch's News Corporation has outdoor poster
interests in Russia and keeps an eye open for other opportunities there, but
what message was intended for whom by their public meeting?