1. AP: Russian Military: U.S. Goals Hazy.
2. Itar-Tass: Russian military official confirms no combat
role in Afghanistan.
3. New York Times: Michael Wines, Russians Are Unfazed by
Anthrax, a Common Rural Problem.
4. The Russia Journal: Gabor Szabo, Russia’s media melee
enters new round.
5. Stephen Dalziel: RE: 5497-Base Closure Cuba.
6. New NCEEER publications.
7. Trud: Aleksandr Umnov, The Denouement Will Ensue in the
Winter? The Consequences of 'Operation Retaliation" in Afghanistan Are
Extraordinarily Important for Russia. (Russian Expert Urges Thought Be Given To
Future Afghan Government)
8. Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung: Markus Wehner, Tajikistan
Is Getting Used to Peace.
9. Washington Times: James Hackett, An earthquake in
U.S.-Russia relations.
10. BBC Monitoring: Leading Russian liberal outlines views
on key issues. (Nemtsov)
11. Financial Times (UK): Gold-plated exile of the
oligarch. Private jet, Dollars 30m luxury home in France...Boris Berezovsky
seems to have it all since fleeing Russia, says Andrew Jack. Except perhaps a
ticket home.
12. The Independent (UK): Fred Weir, The Body Issue: Rest
in peace? Yeltsin tried to bury him, Putin says he's staying put. Seventy-seven
years on, Lenin's embalmed corpse still attracts crowds and controversy.