AF> > The Russians demonstrated more common sense than that after some of our
AF> > alcoholics in recovery went over there on a mission they began and paid
AF> > for in order to introduce treatment to the Soviet Union.  That,
AF> > incidently, began during the Cold War era and probably contributed as
AF> > much to the Berlin Wall coming down as anyother action at the time.
AF> The Berlin Wall came down because the "East" Germans revolted...very
AF> quickly and before even the Russians could react. And Yelzin is an
AF> alcoholic BTW (as are very many Russians in powerful places). Dropping
AF> the price of vodka is a favourite method of keeping the folks calm.
Revolt of the East Germans would not have had an impact on relations
between this nation and Russia.
 
I wrote this:
JK> > That effort was begun and sponsored by Betty Ford.  And I can
assure AF> > you, having listened to two of the first 50 Americans who
went over AF> > there, that they were heard. They were also respected,
placed inside the AF> > Kremlin itself and housed there for their own
protection at the time AF> > that we bombed Kadifi in Africa.
And this:
AF> > The Russian scientists were assembled in an ampitheater seating at 
east
AF> > 500 to listen to a panel of the American alcoholics at one time.  The
AF> > best of their medical people were there that evening, listening to a
AF> > bunch of drunks explain just how they had managed to quit drinking.
This was in Gorbycheh's era.  His wife and daughter are highly educated.
AF> They can listen all they like. The mafia "bootleggers" now even
AF> control the Russian economy. No company can set up shop there
AF> nowadays without paying protection money. Mafia films of
AF> executions of those who refuse are even shown on Russian news
AF> broadcasts. The whole country is now corrupt and alcoholism is the
AF> least of their problems.
Self will run riot seems to be in control.  And alcoholism is still one
of the biggest problems they have there.  The mafia in Russia is run by
Russians, not Scilians with some immunity to alcohol.
 
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