-Caveat Lector- Tycoon Calls Russia Rudderless MOSCOW (AP) - Russia's current government is incapable of leading the country and there are no capable successors in sight, the country's most politically powerful business tycoon said Tuesday. ``Today, I see no leader who could really change the appalling situation in Russia,'' Boris Berezovsky said in a speech. Berezovsky, one of the controversial Russian ``oligarchs'' who is believed to exert heavy influence on President Boris Yeltsin, said he hoped a leader would emerge in upcoming parliamentary elections. Speaking to a conference of Russian media officials, he criticized the current government of Prime Minister Sergei Stepashin, saying it ``cannot formulate domestic or political goals'' for the country. ``Russia does not have a firm position in domestic or foreign policy, or one that is understandable at least to the political elite,'' the Interfax news agency quoted Berezovksy as saying. Berezovsky, a mathematician during the Soviet era, leveraged a used car business into one of Russia's most diverse and valuable business empires, once valued in the billions of dollars. Although he has not publicly disclosed his holdings, they are said to include auto manufacturing, oil and media interests. Berezovsky was widely reported to have been a key figure behind the firing of former Prime Minister Yevgeny Primakov, who was replaced by Stepashin, and is said to have been influential in several key cabinet appointments in the new government. DECLARATION & DISCLAIMER ========== CTRL is a discussion and informational exchange list. Proselyzting propagandic screeds are not allowed. Substance—not soapboxing! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory', with its many half-truths, misdirections and outright frauds is used politically by different groups with major and minor effects spread throughout the spectrum of time and thought. That being said, CTRL gives no endorsement to the validity of posts, and always suggests to readers; be wary of what you read. CTRL gives no credeence to Holocaust denial and nazi's need not apply. Let us please be civil and as always, Caveat Lector. ======================================================================== Archives Available at: http://home.ease.lsoft.com/archives/CTRL.html http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ ======================================================================== To subscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SUBSCRIBE CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] To UNsubscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SIGNOFF CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Om
