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2005-03-13 Caucasus/Russia/Central Asia

Soddy spearheading next phase of the Chechen war

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Posted by Dan Darling 2005-03-13 2:48:38 AM|| || Front Page|| [1 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Article: His death has deprived the rebel movement of its last moderate counter-balance to the Islamic fundamentalists, further complicating Russian attempts to end the terrorist attacks that have claimed hundreds of lives.

You gotta love the gobbledygook that journalists spew as analysis. The reality of rebel movements is that moderate leaders have the best chance of success, because they can mobilize the biggest chunks of the population in support of the rebellion. What Chechen is going to want to live in an Islamist state under Basayev? Mashkadov was a nationalist - and many Chechens are comfortable with that. But the prospect of an Islamist like Basayev becoming head honcho isn't going to raise a lot of support from the locals. The Chechen terrorist movement is in its death throes. They may kill tens of thousands of Russians and Chechens in the years ahead, but the outcome is not in doubt. The Russian people may have had a problem fighting Mashkadov, but they will nuke Chechnya if they have to, in order to kill Basayev.

Posted by Zhang Fei 2005-03-13 2:19:15 PM|| [http://timurileng.blogspot.com] 2005-03-13 2:19:15 PM|| Front Page Top

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