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In spite of what might indicate the success of a gradualism strategy , U.S. airmen will no doubt continue to maintain that a rapid and massive application of airpower will be more efficient and effective than gradual escalation . Having said that , I want to tell you that after watching that video of those kids who are out there doing the things that this nation asks of them , selflessly serving in very , very dangerous situations , I could not be more proud of them . We have got to make sure that our young men and women come out of basic military training knowing how to put up tents , eat MREs , perform buddy care and first aid , and know how to protect themselves and how to protect their friends . Due to this fact , the head of state could not attend the traditional flower-laying ceremony at a monument to the victims of the Asgabat earthquake . It is noteworthy that a few years ago Niyazov ordered the removal of all solid fences around private homes and for them to be replaced with iron fencing . German companies fitting out oil-and-gas facilities are paid in oil and oil products . Participation in a public association on mercenary grounds or for the purpose of creating agitation [ and unrest ] , and also with the intent to commit illegal actions directed at infringement at rights and freedoms of citizens , and / or with the intention of causing harm to lawful interests of state bodies , authorities and administration , would be punishable with a fine of from 10 to 30 times the average salary , correctional labour up to 2 years or imprisonment for up to one year . The persecution of S. Begmedov began a year ago - after President Niyazov sanctioned repressions against the relatives of those accused in the case concerning the embezzlement of 40 million dollars from the Central Bank of Turkmenistan . On September 20 , 2003 , 77-year-old Sazak Begmedov , who had been deported from Ashgabat to Dashoguz a month before , sent a petition to the Prosecutor General of Turkmenistan , Kurbanbibi Atadzhanova , in which he demanded that the officials who had violated his rights be held accountable and that he be returned to his place of permanent residence , Ashgabat . Analyze out of family data just as rigorously as you would out of spec. Often times , out of family is giving a stronger message even than out of spec may be . We now have , unfortunately , I think , a very difficult situation in recruiting the numbers and the quality of the people that we need . They are substantially good out to the year about 2040 . At the conclusion of a major oil and gas conference in Ashgabat last week , on September 26 , Oil , Gas and Mineral Resources Minister Tacherdy Tagyev made the startling announcement that Turkmenistan intended to raise the share of foreign companies in the country 's overall gas and oil output from its current level at roughly 8 percent to 50 percent by 2005 . Once it became clear that President Milosevic was not going to agree to the principles set forth in the Rambouillet accord , Ambassador Holbrooke attempted one final diplomatic surge to convince him to accept the Rambouillet framework or face NATO air strikes . Some of the participants , fearing repression , hid at their relatives ' places . " At present , the followers of the Russian orthodox church in Turkmenistan have 13 churches operating .