>From: Peter Lavelle <untimely_thoughts at yahoo.com>
>
>I agree with you on this. My sense is that Stratfor made the wrong turn
>when it thought it understood the nature of Russia's oligarchs. Judging by
>their last note, now they are mis-reading both Putin and the oligarchs.
>
Stratfor has been predicting Russia's imminent demise since 1999.
Michael, you still think the old Stratfor guy and the iraqwar analysts were
one and the same person?
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