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Corrupt Russian military officers were accomplices in Beslan seige |
2005-01-30 |
![]() Another Senator who is a member of the commission, Vladimir Kulakov, added that the people who aided the terrorists are not only in Beslan but "at the federal level" and "these people are still at their jobs." He did not identify the officials by name. His comments were quoted by Interfax news agency. The commission has been investigating the Beslan massacre for months. It is expected to release its report this spring. Analysts say the news is not surprising since, shortly after the hostage-taking was over, Russian officials announced that a local policeman had been arrested for "complicity" in the attack. It is not clear whether that policeman is one of those described by Alexander Torshin. |
Posted by:Dan Darling |
#5 Possibility #5: The Russians are experiencing such severe rectal-cranial insertion that they can't swallow without blinking. |
Posted by: Zenster 2005-01-30 2:12:33 PM |
#4 4th possibility is Lizard Men from Meltran. Bwwwwahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhaaaaa! |
Posted by: Shipman 2005-01-30 11:25:43 AM |
#3 Or (3rd possibility) that the accusations are true but they were not acting on own initiative when helping the terrorists. That is the conspiracist theory, but even conspiracist theories can occasionally turn out true. |
Posted by: Aris Katsaris 2005-01-30 10:42:37 AM |
#2 ... the people who aided the terrorists are not only in Beslan but "at the federal level" and "these people are still at their jobs." Indicating either that the accusations are false or that the officials were involved in an intelligence operation to penetrate the terrorits' organizations. . |
Posted by: Mike Sylwester 2005-01-30 8:56:15 AM |
#1 Rantburg called this right after the event. The Russkies had better get ahold of their corruption if they ever want to get anywhere. |
Posted by: Spot 2005-01-30 8:44:13 AM |