Alliances - Holy and Unholy
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posted by zaina19 on July, 2006 as ANALYSIS / OPINION
From: MSN NicknameEagle_wng (Original Message) Sent: 7/4/2006 12:50 AM Alliances - Holy and Unholy July 3rd, 2006 Writing about the barely concealed anti-Americanism that surfaced in Moscow following the kidnapping and execution of four Russian embassy workers in Iraq, Pavel K. Baev notes in EDM: The point is not that the coalition forces are responsible for the safety of the diplomatic corps and, it might be possible to argue, did not do enough to rescue the Russians. In fact, through the weeks of silence regarding the hostage drama Russian officials kept dropping hints that their Islamic “friends” should secure the release of the diplomats who had been mistaken for “enemies.” It is unclear whether expectations were pinned on Iran, which should be grateful to Russia for protecting it against the threat of sanctions, or on Syria, which depends upon importing Russian arms, or perhaps on the leadership of Hamas, which was rescued from international ostracism by an invitation to Moscow (Kommersant, June 29). What is clear is that ... >> full
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Mikael Storsjö - Finland Exerts Pressure
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posted by zaina19 on as ANALYSIS / OPINION
From: MSN NicknameEagle_wng (Original Message) Sent: 7/4/2006 1:42 AM Mikael Storsjö - Finland Exerts Pressure May 23rd, 2006 Mikael Storsjö, the Finland-Swedish IT entrepreneur who hosted the Kavkaz Center servers which were seized by Swedish police on May 6, and who was subsequently targeted by disinformation posted to a Russian-language site posing as one of KC’s own, has now commented on recent events which I highlighted in two posts to this blog – here and here. One or two points to note: Mikael writes that Visami Tutuyev is no longer working for KC. Tutuyev's son, Zaur, is now in Finland with his family, after Mikael arranged for them to travel there. Zaur as applied for asylum, but Mikael says that “apparently I myself will end up in court because I “'falsified documentation’, i.e. my invitation, as in it I only mentioned a visit to Finland, not that Zaur was coming to seek asylum! I know it sounds crazy, but apparently our authorities want to prevent people entering the country ... >> full
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Some Long-Range Intelligence
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posted by zaina19 on as ANALYSIS / OPINION
Wednesday, July 5, 2006 Some Long-Range Intelligence By Yulia Latynina President Vladimir Putin has instructed Russia's special services to do whatever necessary to seek out and destroy the criminals behind the murder of five Russian diplomats last month in Iraq. This is a bit strange. Iraq is far away, but Chechnya is much closer. Why don't we destroy Chechen warlord Shamil Basayev first? Iraq is far away, but Beslan is much closer. Why don't we first destroy the terrorists who escaped after the Beslan tragedy? One of the gunmen some Beslan hostages say got away was the head of a group of fighters and most likely the organizer of the attack. Ali Taziyev, who many speculate also goes by the names Magomed Yevloyev and Magas, has also been identified as having organized an attack on Nazran on June 22, 2004. After the murder of Ingush Deputy Interior Minister Dzhabrail Kostoyev, Basayev reportedly appointed Yevloyev commander of the Ingush front. Although Yevloyev's body had supposedly been identified after the Beslan attack, the ... >> full
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posted by zaina19 on as ANALYSIS / OPINION
From: MSN NicknameEagle_wng (Original Message) Sent: 7/9/2006 5:32 PM Monday, July 10, 2006 Lessons from a tragedy Pyotr Romanov Who is to blame for the death of Russian diplomats in Iraq? Mere deliberations about the ruthlessness of Islamist terrorists are not enough. We must analyse the tragedy and draw lessons from it. Russia and other countries should learn from it. After all, if not for the reckless American operation in Iraq, the Russian diplomats would still be alive; many other lives too would have been saved. Thousands of innocent people have died in Iraq: All victims of a war that was started on a false pretext and will end, at best, with the creation of a feeble democracy. The deaths of the Russian diplomats also threw light on the ineffectiveness of the Iraqi authorities, the American occupation forces, and Russia, which failed to protect its citizens. Yes, Russia is also to blame. This tragedy has no relation to Chechnya, though the terrorists killed the kidnapped Russian diplomats in a show ... >> full
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Russia: Rybkin's Advice On Chechnya Falls On Deaf Ears
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posted by zaina19 on as ANALYSIS / OPINION
From: MSN NicknameEagle_wng (Original Message) Sent: 7/10/2006 3:06 AM Friday, July 7, 2006 Russia: Rybkin's Advice On Chechnya Falls On Deaf Ears By Liz Fuller RFE/RL -- News Analysis graphic, button, bug (RFE/RL) As Russian Security Council secretary under Russian President Boris Yeltsin, Ivan Rybkin played a key role in transforming relations between Russia and Chechnya after the end of the first Chechen war (1994-96). But like an Old Testament prophet crying in the wilderness, his advice to Russia's current leaders on how to end the war in Chechnya has fallen on deaf ears. In a June 27 interview with RFE/RL's North Caucasus Service, Rybkin again called on Moscow to embark on peace talks with the Chechen resistance. PRAGUE, July 7, 2006 (RFE/RL) -- On June 28, 2002, former Russian Security Council Secretary Ivan Rybkin addressed an open letter to President Vladimir Putin urging him to embark on peace talks with then-Chechen President and resistance leader Aslan Maskhadov on ending the war in Chechnya, and warning in detail of the anticipated adverse ... >> full
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