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2006-06-26 Iraq

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Posted by Fred 2006-06-26 00:00|| || Front Page|| [11132 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Wonder if Putin ever thinks of the Ribbentrop-Molotov Pact?.

Posted by gromgoru 2006-06-26 00:39|| 2006-06-26 00:39|| Front Page Top

#2 "The Chechens actually had a posting on Kavkaz.com where they disassociated themselves from the demands and the groups making the demands."

Does anyone have a link to this?

Posted by ordu 2006-06-26 00:54|| 2006-06-26 00:54|| Front Page Top

#3 The Al-Qaeda Islamo-facists are equal opportunity crazies. They hate everyone.

Posted by JohnQC 2006-06-26 11:08|| 2006-06-26 11:08|| Front Page Top

#4 Wonder what their response will be?

Posted by Tony (UK) 2006-06-26 13:48|| 2006-06-26 13:48|| Front Page Top

#5 "The Chechens actually had a posting on Kavkaz.com where they disassociated themselves from the demands and the groups making the demands."

Yeah, we all know how squeamish the Chechens are about committing atrocities.

Posted by Xbalanke 2006-06-26 14:48|| 2006-06-26 14:48|| Front Page Top

#6 Maybe ol' Pooty-Poot will remember some of his previous training.

As I recall, back in the days of the Evil Empire, there was a Russian who was taken hostage in Beirut back in the early 80's. A few KGB guys found one of the hostage taker's "associates" and chopped off an ear a la Van Gogh, and did a few more things outside of the Geneva Conventions. Amazingly enough, the Russian was freed shortly afterwards.

We may never know about how they will respond to this (and if I know anything about Russians, they will....), but I would be very shocked to see Russians targeted again in the future.

I'll have to ask me sweetie how this is being portrayed over there. (He's in Moscow right now.)

Posted by Swamp Blondie 2006-06-26 15:37|| http://azjetsetchick.blogspot.com]">[http://azjetsetchick.blogspot.com] 2006-06-26 15:37|| Front Page Top

#7 I read it was his wedding tackle, shoved in his mouth, then they trussed him up as a chicken and shoved out of a moving car.

Then there's this one;

In 1985, when terrorists took over the Soviet embassy in Beirut, a Spetsnaz strike team infiltrated the embassy, abducted four of the terrorists and sent one of their decapitated heads in a bag to the terrorists' leader. The following day all the hostages were released.

Who knows?, but seeing as how Chechnya still exists after Beslan, perhaps they aren't the same as in the 1980's ?

Posted by Tony (UK) 2006-06-26 16:10|| 2006-06-26 16:10|| Front Page Top

#8 but seeing as how Chechnya still exists after Beslan

Shakes head, can't figure it out either. I figured there was gonna be a once-in-a-lifetime Russian raid somewhere. Very telling. They don't have much between an assault battalion and an SS-18

Posted by 6 2006-06-26 16:28|| 2006-06-26 16:28|| Front Page Top

#9 One wonders why they don't use the SS-18.
That said... What has Amnesty International said about this mistreatment of nocombatants?

Posted by 3dc 2006-06-26 21:18|| 2006-06-26 21:18|| Front Page Top

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