Posted on 08/27/2005 8:17:05 AM PDT by knighthawk
Shamil Basayev, the self-professed terrorist behind the siege of a school in Beslan last year, has been named deputy prime minister in Chechnya's outlawed rebel leadership, in what may indicate a radicalisation of the separatist movement.
Aslan Maskhadov, the former rebel leader killed by Russian forces in March, had distanced himself from Mr Basayev, throwing him out of the rebel leadership in 2002. But Mr Maskhadov's successor, Abdul-Khalim Sadulayev, has named him first deputy chairman of his cabinet, overseeing national security and internal affairs.
This came days before the anniversary of the attack in Beslan in North Ossetia, neighbouring Chechnya, in which 331 people died, including 186 children.
Ping
He should come to Crawford and head-up Camp Sheehad.
Anyone noticing that this is yet another article on the evil murders in Beslan that fails to mention that the murdering sonsuvbitches that came from Chechnya to kill the children were
This does not bode well.
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