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. kriz@skat.usc.edu (KRIZ) writes:

. Western Folks,

. Please consider posting your addresses now ... we can provide a

way

. for information to get out ... if things get really bad.

Prometheus Hawthorne - Jones

733 NW Everett, Loft 2C

Portland, OR USA 97209 (503) 295-3755

orpheus@reed.edu

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Newsgroups: talk.politics.soviet,soc.culture.soviet Subject: Re: PLEASE post your surface mail addresses Message-ID: <1733@sophia.inria.fr>

Date: 20 Aug 91 16:35:03 GMT

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Gilette Serge

13 avenue du Ce`dre

06400 Cannes

France

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Path: relcom!demos!fuug!mcsun!uunet!decwrl!zazen!psl.wisc.edu!bill From: bill@pslu1.psl.wisc.edu (Bill Roth)

Newsgroups: relcom.politics,talk.politics.soviet

Subject: Re: Yazov

Message-ID: <1991Aug20.163652.20392@pslu1.psl.wisc.edu>

Date: 20 Aug 91 16:36:52 GMT

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>u NAS PO RADIO PEREDALI ^TO qZOW OTKAZALSQ OT

>U^ASTIQ W kOMITETE -- ZAQWIL ^TO ON NI^EGO NE

>ZNAET I NIKOGDA W NEGO NE WHODIL

>kROME TOGO PEREDALI ^TO mI[A PEREWEZEN W mOSKWU NA BOMBARDIROW]IKE

>wSE \TO IDET SO SSYLKOJ NA |ho moskwy

>zARABOTALA LI \TA RADIOSTANCIQ ? >------------------------------н----------------------------------

>Igor E. Chechik -- postmaster of St. Peterburg (Leningrad), USSR Could someone translate this please?

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From: brock@b17a.ingr.com (James Brock)

Newsgroups: soc.culture.soviet,talk.politics.soviet,soc.rights.human

Subject: Western Contact Address

Keywords: For any help needed

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JAMES A. BROCK. JR

POST OFFICE BOX 859 HUNTSVILLE, AL 35804 205 (536-2144)

Please be aware that there are many people concerned about the plight of your many countries, both for

the sake of your future AND THE FUTURE OF THE PLANET.

-н################################################################ James A. Brock, Jr.

"All opinions/facts are mine, belong to no other entity"

DON'T FORGET TO BREATHE

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state.edu!uakari.primate.wisc.edu!aplcen!sun4!jwm From: jwm@sun4.uucp (James W. Meritt)

Newsgroups: talk.politics.soviet

Subject: close neighbor

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In article <3152@kielo.uta.fi> tijoma@uta.fi (Jorma M{ntyl{) writes: }Finland offers an excellent place to monitor broadcasts from the USSR as }we are their closest neighbour.

Perhaps you mean to Moscow? There are other countries with borders

on the Soviet Union. Even the US of A is only 3 miles from the Soviet Union...

But Finland does make an excellent listening site, with a straight shot across the water ("Whiskey on the Rocks". hehehehe)

Opinions expressed are solely those of the author, and do not necessarily represent those opinions of this or any other organization. The facts, however, simply are and do not "belong" to anyone.

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Disclaimer: Don't blame DU

David Weinstein

215 East 11th Avenue #B-10 Denver, CO 80203

(303) 830 - 9303

E-Mail: dweinste@isis.cs.du.edu

GEnie Mail: OLORIN

--Dave

Dave Weinstein Internet:

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Disclaimer: You must be kidding. GEnie: OLORIN

In the beginning, there was nothing. And God said, "Let there be light."

And there was still nothing. But you could see it.

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From: rdavis@convex.com (Ray Davis)

Newsgroups: misc.headlines,soc.culture.soviet,alt.activism,talk.politics.sovie t,soc.rights.human

Subject: some mail

Summary: Soviet Coup: some mail

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Date: 20 Aug 91 16:55:45 GMT

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Below are four pieces of mail I received last night (either directly

or indirectly) from Moscow. I'm forwarding it on in support of their cause. Whether necessary or not, I've deleted the from lines and names for their safety as well as to help reduce the amount of unnecessary traffic through their mail link to the west. Unless things have changed in the last year, there is only one link to/from the Soviet Union. It is only a modem connection over conventional phone lines. It can easily become a bottle neck, and too much traffic into the Soviet Union means it will be slower for them to use their internal network to spread their own news and information.

Ray

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Subject: Re: Soviet Coup: translation of today's statement from Yeltsyn

Thank you, Ray! I hope you posted this text to t.p.s. Our net turned to be a mean of communication of the forces of resistance. I really proud of it but it's really dangerous... Still, I hope to see you again ;-)

Cheers,

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Subject: Re: Info for Soviet Trip

Hi!

Don't worry, we're OK, though frightened and angry.

Moscow is full of tanks and military machines, I hate them. They try to close all mass media, they shuted up CNN an hour

ago,

soviet TV transmites opera and old movies.

But, thanks Heaven, they don't consider RELCOM mass media or they simply forgot about it. Now we transmit the information enough to put us in prison for the rest of our life :-)

Hope, all will turn out well at long last...

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Date: Mon, 19 Aug 91 18:18:04 EDT

Subject: Hello, this day

Hello.

Glad to hear you - though day is not so good.

[...]

And you know last week in Moscow when i explained my girl (she and parents and a lot of friends are there...very bad) reasons to

leave that country I said "if here something happened and I'm here I should take part in fight - no choice to be out of fight being here" ANd I didn't believe yet something of that kind can happen н

just reserved mathematical possibility. Very bad.

Last ten moths there were repetitions of that coup,

which stopped on early stages - and we thought soviet union is after

that danger. But...

But i hope that these committee haven't real power -

because else there would be war - i think there are peoples and forces

in russia who would never agree to live under Commy's again.

Very unpredictable. Can be another Tienanman.

And friends there.

mail - my last from Moscow was from yesterday - and nothing today. Bye,

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Date: Mon, 19 Aug 91 21:20:13 O Subject: Yeltsin's decree

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DECREE

of the President of the Russian Federative Socialist Republic

An attempt of a coup d'etat was taken, the President of the

USSR, who is the Commander-in-Chief of the Soviet Army, was dismissed from his post. The Vice President of the USSR, the Prime Minister of the USSR, the Chairman of the Committee on the State Security (KGB) of the USSR, Ministers of Defence and Internal Affairs of the USSR formed an unconstitutional body, therefore commiting a state crime. As a result of this action the activity of constitutional executive power of the USSR was paralised.

In this situation I decree:

1. Until the emergency Congress of the People's Deputies of the USSR

is taken all bodies of the executive power of the USSR, including the KGB, Internal Ministry, Ministry of Defence, acting on the territory of the RSFSR, are taken under the submission of the President of the RSFSR, elected by the people.

2. The KGB of the RSFSR, Internal Ministry of the RSFSR, State Committee of the RSFSR on Defence Problems are prescribed to temporary execute the functions of the corresponding bodies of the USSR on the territory of the RSFSR.

All the territory and other bodies of the Internal Ministry, KGB and

Defence Ministry on the territory of the RSFSR immediately have to obide decrees and orders of the President of the RSFSR, the Consil of Ministers

of the RSFSR, the orders of the KGB of the RSFSR, the Internal Ministry of the RSFSR, the State COmmettee of the RSFSR on Defence Problems.

3. All executive bodies, persons and citizens of the RSFSR have to take immediate actions to prevent the execution of any decrees and orders of

the unconstitutional Commettee on Emergency Situation.

Executive persons, obiding orders of this commettee, are dismissed from their posts in accordance with the Constitution of the RSFSR. Bodies of the Procurature of the USSR have to immediately take actions to enforce the criminal law onto this persons.

The President of the RSFSR B.Yeltsin

Moscow, Kremlin

August 19, 1991

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Please redistribute as wide as possible.

Thank you.

Date: Mon, 19 Aug 91 13:16:37 +0200 (MSD)

INTERFAX NEWS AGENCY

EXPRESS

AUGUST l9, l99l 12:30

LEADERSHIP OF THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION APPEALS TO CITIZENS USSR INTERIOR MINISTRY RESTORES VERTICAL LAW-ENFORCEMENT STRUCTURES

YELTSYN FAILED TO CONTACT GORBACHEV

AT THE OFFICE OF THE MOSCOW MILITARY COMMANDANT COMMANDER OF LENINGRAD MILITARY DISTRICT APPEARS ON TV

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LEADERSHIP OF THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION APPEALS TO CITIZENS The President of Russia Boris Yeltsyn, the acting

chairman of the Russian Supreme Soviet Ruslan Khasbulatov and Prime-Minister Ivan Silayev have declared that the legitimate President of the USSR was dismissed on the night of August l8, l990.

In an appeal to the citizens of Russia this is described as "a right-wing, reactionary, anti-constitutional coup".

They note that there were attempts of an overthrow before.

Yeltsyn, Silayev and Khasbulatov said that the use of force in governing the country is unacceptable. "This discredits the USSR in the face of the whole world, undermines our prestige in the international community and returns us to the cold war epoch and the isolation of the Soviet Union from the world community," the appeal says.

The three leaders declared "the so-called committee that came to power" as well as all its decisions illegal.

They expressed assurance that local government bodies will strictly observe the constitutional laws and decrees of the president of the Russian Federation.

They called for giving President Gorbachev a chance to address the nation as well as immediately convening an

extraordinary Congress of USSR People's Deputies.

"We call for a general strike without a time limit till

these demands are fulfilled", the document says.

USSR INTERIOR MINISTRY RESTORES VERTICAL LAW-ENFORCEMENT

STRUCTURES

In reply to a question from IF's reporter about steps taken by the USSR Interior Ministry following the decisions of the political leadership of the country on the introduction of a state of emergency in a number of regions, the head of the ministry's public relations center Andrei Chernenko said that at the moment the ministry is concentrating its attention on the state of public order.

At a working conference Interior Minister Pugo emphasised the necessity of strengthening the defence of the civic interests of the population irrespective of the place of their residence, nationality and social standing.

The restoration of the vertical structure of lawenforcement bodies was described as the necessary measure for the

implementation of this program. Appropriate information is

submitted to the regional Interior Ministries.

NOTE

On August l9 IF will be issuing urgent newsletters

instead of regular bulletins.

YELTSYN FAILED TO CONTACT GORBACHEV

Speaking at a Moscow news conference on Monday the Russian President Boris Yeltsyn declared that the Ukraine and some other republics which he managed to contact share the opinion of the Russian leadership about the developments in the country.

According to Yeltsyn, he failed to contact Gorbachev. All means of communication, the Russian President declared, are controlled by "the putschists". He also said that in response to Order Number One announced on radio today the Russian President is going to issue a decree on disobedience to the order. The Russian

government, Yeltsyn said, will continue its work.

The news conference was also attended by Prime-Minister

Ivan Silayev and Vice-President Alexander Rutskoi.

AT THE OFFICE OF THE MOSCOW MILITARY COMMANDANT

IF's reporter was informed by the office of the Moscow

military commandant that no orders have been received on changing its functioning order. It was also said that today such an order is not expected.

COMMANDER OF LENINGRAD MILITARY DISTRICT APPEARS ON TV

At l0:00 a.m. the commander of the Leningrad military

district Colonel-General Victor Samsonov appeared on local radio and television. He said that the he has been appointed the commandant of Leningrad and the surrounding area by the State committee for the state of emergency. He announced that since 4 a.m. on August l9 a state of energency and curfew were introduced in the region. Strikes, rallies, demonstrations and processions are banned. The activities of political parties

hindering the normalization of the situation and sabotaging the decisions of the committee will be banned.

Samsonov said that strict control over the media is

introduced, some of them might even be closed. Besides, no one will not be allowed to quit jobs of one's own free will. He also said that the staffs of the organizations that will be closed under orders from the commandant will be forcefully employed "at

factories, plants and farms".

According to Samsonov, the committee for the state of emergency for the Leningrad region will include the leader of the regional committee of the CPSU Boris Gidaspov, the vicemayor of Leningrad Vyacheslav Shcherbakov, the chairman of the Leningrad regional council Yuri Yarov and be presided by Samsonov himself.

The Mayor of Leningrad Anatoli Sobchak is absent from the

city.

According to unconfirmed reports, a full-scale meeting of the Central Committee of the CPSU is due today on August l9. XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX BALTFAX

August 19, 1991, 12:50

FOR SUBSCRIBERS' ATTENTION:

Today IF will release express news only.

IN TALLINN THE SPECIAL DEFENCE COUNCIL HELD A SESSION. ESTONIAN AUTHORITIES REAFFIRM THEIR POLICY OF RESTORING INDEPENDENCE BY PEACEFUL MEANS

Estonia's interim defence council held a session in Tallinn on Monday. The session was chaired by the head of Estonia's parliament Arnold Ruutel. The council urged the population, local government bodies as well as state and public structures to display calm and fortitude.

It adopted a statement, pointing out that Estonia's

democratically elected government and state structures reaffirm their policy of restoring Estonia's independence by peaceful

means.

There are reports that Estonia's prime minister Edgar Savisaar who is on a visit in Sweden is returning to Estonia. Estonia's foreign minister Lennart Meri is on a visit in Finland. So far he has no intention of returning home. According to BF's correspondent, last January Meri received special instructions to form a government in exile.

Vladimir Vinogradov, secretary of the coordinating

council of the Estonian intermovement told BF that his movement supports the USSR leaders' appeal to the Soviet people. "All this is happening in the interests of the working people", V.Vinogradov stressed.

VYTAUTAS LANDSBERGIS ON THE LATEST DEVELOPMENTS IN THE USSR Speaking on local radio Monday morning, the head of

Lithuania's parliament Vytautas Landsbergis declared that the people of Lithuania "will not collaborate with the puppet authorities should such be installed in their republic". "Martial law might be imposed in Lithuania on Monday", he said. "If military commandants impose their power, try to

avoid casualties", V.Landsbergis pointed out. Lithuania's

President Vytautas Landsbergis urged the people to gather in front of the parliament building.

The presidium of Lithuania's parliament is convening for an urgent session. MPs are recalled from their vacations.

BF's correspondent reports from Vilnius that independent Lithuanian TV which made its telecasts from Kaunas following the invasion of the TV center in Vilnius by the military on January 13 this year has stopped functioning. According to BF's

correspondent, the relay station in Fitkunauc has been seized. A small private radio station continues its broadcasts.

- JOINT STATEMENT OF ARMENIAN PARLIAMENT AND CABINET

PRESIDIUMS

- GROUP FOR STATE OF EMERGENCY SET UP IN KAMCHATKA

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JOINT STATEMENT OF ARMENIAN PARLIAMENT AND CABINET PRESIDIUMS The Presidiums of the parliament and government of

Armenia have issued a joint statement saying that "at this tense and critical hour for the whole country Armenians should

demonstrate the staunchness and restraint inherent in them, manifest labor discipline and not give in to provocations".

The statement stresses that the presidiums are constantly following the developments in the country's leadership and will

react accordingly.

GROUP FOR STATE OF EMERGENCY SET UP IN KAMCHATKA

On August l9 a session of the Kamchatka regional executive committee attended by the heads of its key departments,

members of the presidium of the regional council, and media representatives formed a group for the state of emergency.

The aim of the group will be to respond to the developments in the region, work out and approve possible decisions. The group is led by the vice-chairman of the regional council Albert Usov.

INTERFAX 250-92-55, 250-92-57

Date: Mon, 19 Aug 91 15:02:50 +0200 (MSD)

INTERFAX NEWS AGENCY

INTERFAX NEWS

August 19, 1991, 14:50

THE UKRAINE TOOK A STAND SIMILAR TO THAT OF THE RUSSIAN LEADERSHIP, SAID BORIS YELTSIN

Russia's President Boris Yeltsin has told newsmen that the Russian leadership succeeded neither in broadcasting nor in telecasting its appeal. Areas in Russia are receiving the appeal over telephone.

Yeltsin called upon the leaders of all countries to

condemn the coup.

According to Russia's President, the chairman of the Ukrainian parliament Leonid Kravchuk told him that the presidium

of the Ukrainian parliament took a stand similar to that of the Russian leadership. It decided not to submit to the orders issued by the State-of-Emergency Committee (SEC).

The acting chairman of Russia's parliament Ruslan

Khasbulatov told newsmen that the presidium of Russia's parliament held an urgent conference and decided to convene the parliament for an emergency session on Wednesday to discuss the political situation in the Russian Federation.

The representatives of constituent republics and

autonomous regions authorized to sign union treaty are now in Moscow, said R.Khasbulatov.

The building of Russia's parliament has been surrounded by

tanks, said Russia's prime minister Ivan Silayev.

Answering newsmen's questions Boris Yeltsin said that

today he was prevented from entering the Kremlin where he was

going to meet with G.Yanayev. Later Yeltsin managed to get in touch with Yanayev who told him that Gorbachev could no longer perform the functions of president.

His attempts to get in touch with Gorbachev ended in

failure, said B.Yeltsin. "If Gorbachev is alive and still there (at the presidential villa in the Crimea), he is blocked", said Russia's President. He spoke with Gorbachev for the last time last Friday, said Yeltsin. According to him, "on Friday Gorbachev was safe and sound", and intended to hold an important conference on August 21.

YELTSIN ISSUED A DECREE DENYING RECOGNITION TO THE STATE-OF EMERGENCY COMMITTEE

Russia's President Boris Yeltsin signed a decree which

proclaims the State-of-Emergency Committee as unconstitutional and qualifies its actions as treason.

The decree proclaims all orders issued by the SEC as

illegal and null and void in the territory of Russia. The lawful authorities in the territory of Russia continue to function, said Yeltsin.

"The activity of persons who comply with the orders of the SEC will be qualified in accordance with the criminal code of the Russian Federation and subjected to legal proceedings", the decree says.

The decree came into force as soon as it was signed.

THE LEADERS OF THE STATE-OF-EMERGENCY COMMITTEE WILL GIVE A NEWS CONFERENCE

Members of the State-of-Emergency Committee G.Yanayev, V.Pavlov and O.Baklanov will give a news conference at the press center of the USSR foreign ministry at 17:00 today.

MOVEMENT FOR DEMOCRATIC REFORMS GIVES A PRESS CONFERENCE The Movement for Democratic Reforms gives a press conference at 15:00 today at the building of the Soviet

Foreign Policy Association, 10, Elizarova St. It

will release

a statement.

Telephone numbers for contacts: 975-21-67, 297н78-35,

299-15-12.

INTERFAX 250-92-55, 250-92-57

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state.edu!uakari.primate.wisc.edu!aplcen!sun4!jwm From: jwm@sun4.uucp (James W. Meritt)

Newsgroups: talk.politics.soviet

Subject: Re: Nuclear Missiles

Message-ID: <1991Aug20.170240.6642@aplcen.apl.jhu.edu>

Date: 20 Aug 91 17:02:40 GMT

References: <1991Aug20.130514.12427@vlsi.waterloo.edu>

<38356@mimsy.umd.edu> Sender: news@aplcen.apl.jhu.edu (USENET News System)

Organization: Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory Lines: 21

In article <38356@mimsy.umd.edu> biow@cs.umd.edu (Christopher Biow) writes:

}In article <1991Aug20.130514.12427@vlsi.waterloo.edu>

ward@vlsi.waterloo.edu (Paul Ward) writes: }>So what happens when some commanders with nuclear weapons join Yeltsin and

}>some stay with the committee?

}

}All Soviet warheads, like most of ours, require digital codes (keys)

}for arming. According to today's Washington_Post, these keys are kept }in "political," not military hands. I have heard assertions that this }is a KGB function.

Excuse me for not feeling a lot better. The missles are already

targetted, and not aimed at the USSR. And, as of today, the "political" and "military" hands are the same hands. Two of the top three in the "committee" are KGB and Military minister. And since we have seen how they view solutions to problems.... Opinions expressed are solely those of the author, and do not necessarily represent those opinions of this or any other organization. The facts, however, simply are and do not "belong" to anyone.

jwm@sun4.jhuapl.edu or jwm@aplcen.apl.jhu.edu or meritt%aplvm.BITNET

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> mOSKWA 20.08.91 11^AS. 45MIN.

> oT ZDANIQ dOMA pRAWITELXSTWA rsfsr SOOB]ILI, ^TO

> rQZANSKAQ, tULXSKAQ I tAMANSKAQ DIWIZII PERE[LI

> NA STORONU PRAWITELXSTWA rOSSII.

means that 3 devisions of the red army joined Yeltzin's side !!! --ury

(ury@mossad.huji.ac.il) ****************************************************************** ********** Please more of those translations. I'm no good in Russian, and I belive

that not many other are too...

Regards, Ruben

Forlaget Sol Paa Blaa Himmel Att: Ove Ruben R Olsen Nygaardsgaten 31

N-5015 BERGEN

NORWAY

WARNING: Email sendt to the adress in the header will be discarded. Correct Email adress is: rubenro@viggo.blh.no

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Newsgroups: talk.politics.guns,talk.politics.soviet Subject: Yeah, right...

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:First order of the new "old" world order.

:1. Turn in your weapons!

:Wake-up people, do we really think that only the military and police should :have semi-auto and full-auto arms?

Number 1: A disorganized militia would be worthless against the second strongest military in the world. Work strikes and civil disobedience (marching, peaceful demonstration) are the only tools of the opposition,

but they are powerful and may yet work. The Russian people will speak louder through action, not violence.

Number 2: Get this sh*t off of this news group. Talk.politics.soviet is one of only two soviet newsgroups. Perhaps another group should be

started: alt.american.opinions.on.soviet.state. Til then, leave this group for facts or analysis only.

--Dale

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And one addresse from France :

Jean Chouanard

L.G.I. - IMAG B.P. 53 X

38041 Grenoble cedex France

phone : (33) 76 51 46 68 fax : (33) 76 44 66 75

Telex : 980 134 F

E-mail : jean@imag.imag.fr

Les amants sont maigres, les maris sont gras. (Alex Barbier : Lycaons). Jean Chouanard | jean@imag.imag.fr

Laboratoire IMAG/LGI Grenoble | jean@imag.UUCP

Path: relcom!demos!fuug!mcsun!uunet!zaphod.mps.ohioнstate.edu!sample.eng.ohioнstate.edu!purdue!haven.umd.edu!mimsy!biow From: biow@cs.umd.edu (Christopher Biow)

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Subject: Re: Putsch or coup?

Message-ID: <38372@mimsy.umd.edu> Date: 20 Aug 91 16:51:06 GMT References: <12593@ncar.ucar.edu> Sender: news@mimsy.umd.edu Organization: U of Maryland, Dept. of Computer Science, Coll. Pk., MD 20742 (pronto) Lines: 38

In article <12593@ncar.ucar.edu> strandwg@ncar.ucar.edu (Gary

Strand) writes:

> I think "coup" is more appropriate, since those who are trying to overthrow

> the government are within the government. A "putsch" is an overthrow from

> *outside* the government, a la Hitler's failed Beer Hall Putsch.

From Webster's: Putsch [in italics] (pooch), n. German. a revolt or uprising, esp. one that depends upon suddenness and speed. Thus, putsch does not necc. mean an unsuccessful revolt in a beer hall.

Either word applies, but I'm going to continue to use "putsch," "junta," and, at Albert's suggestion, "fascist" to identify the perpetrators

of this action. These words have more propaganda value, especially in the Soviet Union, whose people carry a reflexive hatred of all things Nazi. Normally I don't go in for euphemistic propaganda, but here I'll use it shamelessly. And the hard liners of the CPSU have progressed to the point where the political extremes become identical.

What I am most concerned is that, assuming the junta succeed in taking control, neither the Soviet people nor the world forget just how evil these people are. Remember that Lenin and Stalin were admired by many in the West, who found all manner

of excuses for their evil.

There are approx. 150,000 citizens of Moscow who appear ready to lay down their lives in a "futile" effort to stop the putsch. It is up to us to preserve the memory of what happens. Though we may have to deal with the facists' government, just as we had to deal with Stalin, Brezhnev, Andropov, and Mao, we must remember that we are dealing with truly evil men.

Chris

"Your enemy is never a villain in his own eyes. Keep this in mind; it may give you a way to make him your friend. If not, you can kill

him, quickly and without hate." Robt. Heinlein

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relcom!demos!fuug!mcsun!uunet!spool.mu.edu!agate!bionet!ig!ebs330. eb.uah.edu!kchittur From: kchittur@EBS330.EB.UAH.EDU (CHE Krishnan Chittur)

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Let me join the many who have provided contact points for the free dissemination of information.

I sincerely hope that these electronic links would remain open.

If you are a USSR reader, I hope that things settle down real soon. Good Luck.

I can be reached at

kchittur@cs.uah.edu (Internet)

kchittur@ebs330.eb.uah.edu (Internet)

uahkxc01@uahvax1 (Bitnet) uahkxc01%uahvax1.bitnet@cunyvm.cuny.edu (Bitnet forwarding)

Krishnan K. Chittur

Chemical Engineering

University of Alabama in Huntsville Huntsville, Alabama 35899 Path: relcom!demos!fuug!mcsun!ukc!axion!tharr!conrad

From: conrad@tharr.UUCP (Conrad Longmore)

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Subject: Re: Western folks consider posting your addresses Message-ID: <2559@tharr.UUCP>

Date: 20 Aug 91 15:35:50 GMT

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Re: addresses

If you can get through, try:

Tel: (home) +44 234 325328 (work) +44 234 352237

(fax) +44 234 342674

Postal address: Bedford College, Bedford MK42 9AH, United Kingdom. I have a few contacts that will enable me to feed information to

national

political parties in the UK. ****************************************************************** *********** NOTE:

Any *Vital* information that you can verify is best sent to a western embassy

or consulate. They should be able to forward in the dipomatic pouch.

Hard facts can be broadcast back to the Soviet Union via the BBC World Service etc.

// Conrad Longmore / Uucp: ..!ukc!axion!tharr!conrad / Owner of

a 2CV // // Bedford College / Janet: tharr!conrad @ uk.ac.ukc

/ Owner of a 2CV //

//-----------------/ Or try: conrad @ tharr.uucp / Much

better than a //

// ** T H A R R ** /---------------------------------/ Owner of a

Sky TV //

// +44 234 841503 / Free access to Usenet in the UK /-----------н--------//

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From: rdavis@convex.com (Ray Davis)

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Subject: Soviet Coup: write the house of representatives (1 of 3) Summary: Soviet Coup Info

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----- The House of Representatives ----- (part 1 of 3) Representative Sonny Callahan (R-1st)

Mobile, AL

Office phone (in DC): 202-225-4931

Energy and Commerce

Representative William L. Dickinson (R-2nd)

Montgomery, AL

Office phone (in DC): 202-225-2901

Armed Services

House Administration

Representative Glen Browder (D-3rd) Jacksonville, AL

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This may be pushing it, but if people are really interested in expressing solidarity, here is a list of known USSR bulletin boards.

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