Zbigniew Brzezinsky himself led American Committee for Chechnya. Their help went well beyond non-letal aid and continued well into late 1990s, when Chechnya has factually gained independence only to become a base to push jihad into Ingushetia, Dagestan and mainland Russia proper. A number of active American politicians were members though most of them bailed out and Committee itself renamed after Beslan massacre. Pretty much like todays democrats running from Arab spring support as ISIS got its well-deserved publicity and no propaganda efforts are helpful to convince people that they are freedom fighters opposing government tyrannies in the Middle East.
It is bad thing that it takes FSB to inform you on that, not formerly free American media which is engaged in kissing government butt 24/7.
Not to mention FSB did more to prevent Chechen terror in Boston than all the American alphabet agencies combined. It wouldn’t be an exaggeration to say that Russian intelligence and military are doing more to ensure well-being of US troops in Afghanistan than their Commander-in-Chief.
Too bad military is unable to kill terrorists at a rate the state department is spawning them.