10:30 2002-10-25
Bush Offers Putin 10 Billion for Saddam’s Head
If Russia stops cooperating
with Iraq, Russia could account on economical aid in sum of 10 billion
dollars
Worthless statements of some politicians who try to prove
that negotiations between the US and Russia do not have a “mercenary” character
seem to have been destroyed. Americans intend to offer 10 billion dollars on
credit if Russia gives up its interest in Iraqi oil and stops supporting
Hussein. If Russia stops cooperating with Iraq, Russia could count on economic
aid in sum of 10 billion dollars. This was reported by the Associated Press.
The agency, referring anonymous sources in US State Department, reports
that the US Congress and the White House are considering the possibility of a
transfer agreement with Russia in sum of 10 billion dollars. Moreover, Moscow
could also gain easier access to the US market.
George Bush and Vladimir
Putin are supposed to discuss this possible bargain in the nearest future. And
the latest event in Moscow will only strengthen the US president’s position. It
would be stupid to bargain about the sum when our countries have common enemies.
And it will be difficult for Vladimir Putin to say anything against this plan to
his US colleague.
That is right. However, if the Americans topple the
Iraqi government, oil prices will drop, and Iraqi oil will be fully controlled
by US oil companies. Therefore, the Russian economy will collapse as it never
collapsed before. The 1998 default will look like small trouble. It cannot be
excluded that, in this case (just to restrain the country’s integrity and to
stifle internal unrest), the Russian government will be forced to hand over
authority to special services and military. Democracy will forgotten (at least,
for some time). Circumstances like this are foreseen in the Russian
Constitution. Therefore, it is questionable whether Putin’s regime needs the US
as an ally or it prefers Arab investments in exchange to a strict anti-American
position. The US seems not to think about what might happen. US political
experts continue to believe that everything is under control and that the main
controller is US State Department. However, is this really the case?
In
other words, 10 billion, all the more on credit, is not the price for Russia to
give up its national interests and sacrifice its citizens’ lives, born and not
born, even if we currently have common enemies with the Us. If not for the
liberal cries of western community about “human rights” (What about the right of
the Al-Qaida gunmen and Chechen terrorists to kill innocent people?) and
continual warnings of the US establishment, the Chechnya problem would have been
solved long ago.
Why should Russia prostitute itself? And what can 10
billion bring? It would be not enough even to pay off Russia’s debts. And 10
billion would be sufficient only to buy uniforms for and feed the Russian Army
To be honest, it is stupid that these negotiations are even possible.
Dmitry Slobodyanyuk
PRAVDA.Ru
Translated by Vera Solovieva
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