You got that right Chris. I remember the exchange very well. Three words come to mind: Lucas - hostility - (toward) Russia.  Even many of the most hostile members of the commentariat on Russia find Lucus just short of insane. It is truly  amazing that the Economist keeps him on as their Central European correspondent.   Chris Doss <lookoverhere1@yahoo.com> wrote:<blockquote class="replbq" style="border-left: 2px solid rgb(16, 16, 255); margin-left: 5px; padding-left: 5px;"> I had a hostile exchange with the Economist's Edward Lucas on Johnson's Russia List about a year ago that people can probably find via google if they care. --- Doug Henwood <dhenwood @panix.com=""> wrote: > Did everyone see the Dec 16 Economist cover? > > <http: //www.economist.com/printedition/displaycover.cfm?url="/images/<br">> > 20061216/20061216issuecovUS400.jpg> > > Don't mess with Russia - it's baaaaad again. > > Doug > ___________________________________ > http://mailman.lbo-talk.org/mailman/listinfo/lbo-talk > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com ___________________________________ http://mailman.lbo-talk.org/mailman/listinfo/lbo-talk </http:></dhenwood></blockquote> __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com