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frontline: mafia power play: interviews: stephen warshaw What about the killings, and how close were they to the hockey scene?
Well, it was frightening, in about a six month period, a player was killed on our team, Alexander Osache, who was a San Jose Sharks pick. The team assistant coach, Vladimir Bouvich, was killed. And our team photographer Felix Oliviov, were all killed. Two of them gunned down Mafia-style, five bullets to the head in front of their wives. The player, we're still not sure how he died. He died in his room, in his apartment . . .

When did you learn this fact of life about doing business in Russia?
Well it was always there. I think any time you have a new capitalist structure, there's always the chance for criminal elements.
{so is there a responsibility unmet there? you break the 'communist' hold on the poor Russian people then sit on your pudgy little butts while the most vicious thugs in the world take over. and this article is only about the impact on 'business'. what these guys are doing to the disposable children coming out of the 'orphanages' and other starving institutions is the stuff of nightmares. real nightmares. being lived by real children while Mrs. and Mr. Cheney congratulate themselves and their fellow swineherds for the victory of capitalism over 'communism'. great job guys. see you in hell.}