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2004-09-17 Caucasus/Russia/Central Asia

Putin Accuses West, Chechen Rebel Vows More Attacks

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Posted by tipper 2004-09-17 11:03:24 AM|| || Front Page|| [11131 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Mr. Putin needs to use a different term than "the West" when he talks about appeasing terrorists. He can certainly make a case against Spain and France in this context, but he is only hurting himself and making a big mistake as far as the future of his country goes when he lumps the US in with those weasels.

Posted by jules 187 2004-09-17 12:46:39 PM|| 2004-09-17 12:46:39 PM|| Front Page Top

#2 Putin has complained about mid-level US state connections with Chechen rebel leaders. Putin may be correct in that the US state department has been slow to recognize that the Chechen independence movement has been captured by the Islamists. (Note the Chechen fighters supporting Islamic causes throughout the world.) Historically the US backed Islamic groups against the Soviet Union in Afghanistan. (Remember those Rambo movies?) So Putin probably does include the US as a contributor to the Islamic terror problem.

Posted by Anonymous5032 2004-09-17 1:21:39 PM|| 2004-09-17 1:21:39 PM|| Front Page Top

#3 Mr Putin, by all means, open the second front. May I recomend the jihadie barracks outside Tehran. That will open some eyes as to 'who pays' for international jihad. Maybe hit some mosqueskks in gay Parrie, Madrid, Berlin, London, Try some in Saudiland too. Because those are the training camps.

Posted by Lucky 2004-09-17 1:39:31 PM|| 2004-09-17 1:39:31 PM|| Front Page Top

#4 Putin may be correct in that the US state department has been slow to recognize that the Chechen independence movement has been captured by the Islamists.

I think the state department gets it, Anon5032. It's messy because of old Soviet land steals. But try to live in the now, if you can, rather than decades ago. Or are just you one more Utopian delusionalist who insists on choices that are not on the menu (nor were they then)?

Posted by jules 187 2004-09-17 2:48:01 PM|| 2004-09-17 2:48:01 PM|| Front Page Top

#5 Mr. Putin needs to use a different term than "the West" when he talks about appeasing terrorists.

Bingo. The "West" no longer exists. Aside from true allies like Britain and Australia, there are only rivals that are more or less friendly (Japan, SoK, Germany, India) or more or less hostile (France China Turkey Russia). The goal here for us is not to unite the non-existent West but to move a few nations in the hostile camp into the friendly camp (Turkey and Russia mainly) and to try to move India into the true ally/anglospheric camp.

Posted by Kofi 2004-09-17 3:01:07 PM|| 2004-09-17 3:01:07 PM|| Front Page Top

#6 Just what is it about Putin and his 'West' insistence? he needs to 'pucker up' and take a few of his boys down into Chechnya and do alttle house cleaning. Or give them a fence around their backyard!

Posted by smn 2004-09-17 9:23:19 PM|| 2004-09-17 9:23:19 PM|| Front Page Top

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