SEELANGS Administrivia - (was Re: Guardian on Putin's speech)

[Alex Rudd (CIS List Owner)]

Dear SEELANGers,

In light of the subject matter of recent discussions, I'm taking this 
opportunity to post (without too much comment) an excerpt from the 
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special attention to the very last paragraph.

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Thank you.

- Alex, list owner of SEELANGS
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Alex Rudd
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Personal e-mail: arudd at jjay.cuny.edu
http://seelangs.home.comcast.net/
Any opinion expressed above is not necessarily shared by my employers.

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