Re: A Russian view of the war (Message from "War in Iraq" project coordinators)

["Ed C." <bronterre@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

See point 5 esp. below

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From: "Jim Farmelant" <farmelantj@xxxxxxxx>
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Sent: Wednesday, April 09, 2003 2:33 PM
Subject: A Russian view of the war (Message from "War in Iraq" project
coordinators)


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>    The English translation, that appears below comes from
>      http://www2.iraqwar.ru/index.php?userlang=en
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>         Jim F.
>  ------------------------------------------
> Message from "War in Iraq" project coordinators
> 09.04.2003 [13:46]
>
>
> 1. In what happened we do not see anything that
> could prevent us from continuing our work at the
> project. The project was not created as a "mono-opera"
> with a single soloist; otherwise it would have been
> a closed resource - it is easier and safer, but
> rather as an open one with multiple sources. The
> war is not over and we continue to cover it doing
> everything in our power, and the more actively people
> contribute to the project, the greater that power becomes.
>
> 2. The true analysis of ups and downs of confronting
> groupings always begins once their active operations
> have finished. This means that in some form the project
> will continue to exist as an analytical resource after
> this war. Perhaps it will widen and will throw light
> on other modern military conflicts, for example,
> starting from the Russian presence in Afghanistan.
>
> 3. Apart from analysis of the past, we also have plans
> to forecast the nearest future in critical places of
> the world, especially in view of evolution of Russia
> in the circumstances.
>
> 4. About what needs to be done, and how, in order
> for the development of this project to become reality,
> a separate message in Russian and English will be
> published in the next 24 hours.
>
> 5. Regarding "Ramzaj". Currently the group is seeking
> opportunities to continue its work. Maybe in some
> time they will be able to restore some of their
> capabilities and ease the tenses that arouse. The
> group continues to operate and analyze incoming information,
> including data related to the war in Iraq. If situation
> calms down, they will be able to resume their participation
> in our project and its development in directions stated above.
>
> Thank you all for your attention and collaboration.
>
> "War in Iraq" project coordinators.
>
>
> [ translated by Necroman ]
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