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2004-03-02 Caucasus/Russia/Central Asia

The Russian republic of Chechnya is checking a report that Ruslan Gelayev, a rebel commander, was killed by security forces, Interfax said, citing Akhmad Kadyrov, the Chechen president. Kadyrov didn't provide any details of the report of the rebel leader's death. ``There are no objective data confirming this beyond a shadow of a doubt,'' he told Interfax yesterday. ``The fewer rebel unit commanders talked about by the population and the world media, the better,'' he said. The Chechen government was involved in talks with Gelayev through mediators, Kadyrov said, according to Interfax. ``The mediators said he is prepared to lay down arms, but he did nothing tangible,'' Kadyrov said.

Posted by Dan Darling 2004-03-02 12:04:57 AM|| || Front Page|| [11132 views since 2007-05-07] Top

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A man resembling senior Chechen warlord Ruslan Gelayev has been killed in a clash with federal troops in the mountains of Dagestan, officials said Monday. Russian officials in the past repeatedly have reported Gelayev's death, and the latest claim could not immediately be confirmed. Vladimir Rudyak, an aide to Deputy Prosecutor General Sergei Fridinsky, said two captured rebels from Gelayev's group have identified the body as his. The last widespread report of Gelayev's death came after officials accused him of leading a band of rebels that killed nine border guards during a foray in Dagestan's mountains near the border with Chechnya in December. The body believed to be Gelayev's was found near the bodies of two border guards outside the village of Bezhta, in the same region in southwestern Dagestan where the December foray took place.

Posted by Paul Moloney 2004-3-2 12:09:29 AM|| 2004-3-2 12:09:29 AM|| Front Page Top

#2 [cue show tunes]
As Mayor of the Munchkin City,
in the County of the Land of Oz,
I welcome you most regally.
But we've got to verify it legally
To see...if She
Is morally, ethic'lly,
Spiritually, physically,
Positively, absolutely,
Undeniably and reliably Dead!!
As Coroner I must aver,
I thoroughly examined her.
And she's not only merely dead,
she's really most sincerely dead.
[/show tunes]

Posted by Seafarious 2004-3-2 12:53:38 AM|| 2004-3-2 12:53:38 AM|| Front Page Top

#3 Bravo, you sultry baritone you :-)

Posted by Steve White 2004-3-2 2:25:29 AM|| 2004-3-2 2:25:29 AM|| Front Page Top

#4 "'E's not dead; 'e's just pinin' for the fijords."
"Fijords? In Chechniya?"

Posted by Mike 2004-3-2 7:59:14 AM|| 2004-3-2 7:59:14 AM|| Front Page Top

#5 Somebody put a stake in him this time.

Posted by Laurence of the Rats 2004-3-2 9:08:25 AM|| 2004-3-2 9:08:25 AM|| Front Page Top

#6 "The Chechen Boomer prefers kickin up on 'is back."

Posted by BH 2004-3-2 12:21:37 PM|| 2004-3-2 12:21:37 PM|| Front Page Top

#7 that purdy mean they keep killing him over and over again. he remind me of kenny on south park.

Posted by muck4doo 2004-3-2 5:58:17 PM|| 2004-3-2 5:58:17 PM|| Front Page Top

#8 LOL M4D

Posted by Shipman 2004-3-2 6:16:55 PM|| 2004-3-2 6:16:55 PM|| Front Page Top

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