<DIV>I agree, but what is the materal and meaningful differerence? The process may be different but the the desired political ends the powers-that-be are the same. Russia, in this case has learned well from the west, it is preception only that counts.</DIV>
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<DIV><BR><B><I>Doug Henwood <dhenwood@panix.com></I></B> wrote:</DIV>
<BLOCKQUOTE class=replbq style="BORDER-LEFT: #1010ff 2px solid; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px">Peter Lavelle wrote:<BR><BR>>In Russia, if you are interested in politics and how the regime <BR>>functions, you learn to pick out who is paid off to write what for <BR>>whom<BR><BR>The U.S. system is so advanced that journalists don't even need to be <BR>bribed to do the admin's work. The professional culture, an ingrained <BR>deference to power, and the eagerness to preserve "access" do the <BR>trick.<BR><BR>Doug<BR>___________________________________<BR>http://mailman.lbo-talk.org/mailman/listinfo/lbo-talk</BLOCKQUOTE><p><hr SIZE=1>
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