Re: Russia's Gulf of Tonkin Incident

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Date sent:      	Mon, 13 Dec 1999 22:23:18 +0000
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From:           	Chris Burford <cburford@xxxxxxxxxx>
Subject:        	[PEN-L:14704] Russia's Gulf of Tonkin Incident
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> The four explosions in Russian apartment blocks in September were acts of
> such wanton terrorism against the civilian population that they swung the
> population behind the government's policy of aggression against Chechnya.
>
Forgive me for mentioning it, but wasn't the original issue the
invasion of Dagestan by Chechnyan terrorists?

Paul Phillips,
Economics,
University of Manitoba