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2005-03-08 Caucasus/Russia/Central Asia

Killing of Chechen leader may empower hard-liners

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Posted by Fred 2005-03-08 2:46:45 PM|| || Front Page|| [1 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 "Maskhadov was a force for moderation."

wasn't that what they said about Sheik Yassin?

Posted by mhw 2005-03-08 4:51:16 PM|| 2005-03-08 4:51:16 PM|| Front Page Top

#2 The war will continue, but power will shift to the more extreme wing of the Chechen rebel movement.

More extreme wing? WTF? Well, hokay.......

Posted by Alaska Paul 2005-03-08 5:11:27 PM|| 2005-03-08 5:11:27 PM|| Front Page Top

#3 Yea,

what a foolish thing to do. Now you've really pissed them off. Maybe they'll do something horrible like torture, rape and kill 300 school kids...

Faster please

Posted by Francis 2005-03-08 7:50:33 PM|| 2005-03-08 7:50:33 PM|| Front Page Top

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