Missile Defense

Mr XXXXXXXXXXX:

Dear Mr. XXXXXXX:

I appreciate the chance to send you these references.

On September 25, I had a dialog from 7:30am rshowalt 9/25/00 7:32am .... to 5:28 pm rshowalt 9/25/00 5:28pm with "becq" --who I am quite sure was William Jefferson Clinton (if you checked, I believe Clinton would confirm this.)

The NYT - Science- Missile Defense thread has continued intensely since that time. It is large, too large for anyone but a dedicated specialist to read -- but if you sample it anywhere, you'll see good quality ------ people have taken it seriously, and it represents a serious effort, on my part, and, in variuos ways, on the part of people connected to the NYT.

For some time, a "almarst_2001" who we believe, and have reason to believe, is Vladimir Putin has been communicating with us on the thread -- he took a "vacation" for a time to so so. We've talked about the issue of press freedom (there is, in addition to the open thread, much conversation between me and "lunarchick" ) an issue of deep important to THE NEW YORK TIMES. I believe the correspondence is appropriate for Mr. Turner to know about -- because of the interest expressed by the Russian leader, and because concerns he expresses may be worth your knowing about.

To negotiate a complex deal with the Russians involves many barriers -- some anger provoking. "Lunarchick" and I are working, and working hard, to get past those barriers.

"For over a decade now the beacon of a free press in Russia has been the independent Television station NTV. "---2028 lunarchick 4/6/01 5:53am

2029 rshowalter 4/6/01 6:34am

2030 (with links) rshowalter 4/6/01 6:50am

2031 (with links) rshowalter 4/6/01 7:08am

2037: (from "Putin" ) almarst-2001 4/6/01 10:35am

2045 (re 2037A - deal making) rshowalter 4/6/01 11:37am

2048 - "Putin" -- coverage of war crimes tribunal almarst-2001 4/6/01 11:53am

2049: re 2037B -- Press freedom mechanics rshowalter 4/6/01 12:06pm

2050: "Putin" ref on www.fair.org almarst-2001 4/6/01 12:10pm

2051: checkable feedback for truth rshowalter 4/6/01 12:10pm

2052: "Putin" -- democratic rights are a high price to pay for free trade + anger at Thomas Friedman almarst-2001 4/6/01 12:21pm

2055: rshowalter 4/6/01 12:57pm

2056: rshowalter 4/6/01 12:58pm

2057: Russia, as a nation, and a government, needs to stop lying rshowalter 4/6/01 1:00pm

2058: suggestions

rshowalter - 08:30am Apr 8, 2001 EST (#2089 of 2089)
Robert Showalter showalte@macc.wisc.edu

2058: suggestions inexpensive, logically incremental, workable rshowalter 4/6/01 1:04pm

Favorable response from NYT Forum monitor: armel7 4/6/01 1:17pm

2062 -- links re good press for Vladimir Putin in NYT rshowalter 4/6/01 1:19pm

I believe that Ted Turner should know that Putin, or someone in his staff, is thinking of these ideas. Putin is, within his limits, making an effort to advance Russian, and make her a more free society -- on a pattern that can work for his country, from where it actually is.

Thank you,

Bob

M. Robert Showalter

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a personal request (tangential here) rshowalter 4/6/01 1:30pm

For background on me, and my main interests, you could if you wished read the extensively linked rshowalter 4/6/01 1:42pm rshowalter 4/6/01 1:43pm rshowalter 4/6/01 1:43pm rshowalter 4/6/01 1:44pm

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