Interesting concept (the taxation "theory"), but the money seems to be
falling off the truck short of arrival in the state accounts. More like
protection money than taxes to Russia.
DDeBar
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> From: alister air <[log in to unmask]>
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: [CHOMSKY]
> Date: Monday, September 27, 1999 8:35 PM
>
> At 13:18 27/09/99 -0700, Prashanth Mundkur wrote:
>
> >Is Milutin or anyone else on this list paying
> >taxes to the Russian state?  Or you?  Does the
> >Russian govt pretend to represent you in its
> >actions? Does NATO?
>
> Personally, I don't think this cuts it.  However, it was a big leap of
> logic to say that because Martin hasn't seen anything about Chechen
> bombings (I have, by the way) that we're all in support of blowing up the
> Chechens.
>
> One could argue that, given the IMF has paid huge amounts of money to
> Russia over the past few years, that all citizens of nations which
support
> the IMF have paid taxes to the Russian state.  Withdrawing aid would be
one
> way of stopping the bombing.
>
> While we're talking about things, what do chomsky subscribers think about
> the Australian government's role in East Timor - specifically the
> 'peacekeepers' who are predominantly Australian soldiers?
>
> Alister