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Which makes it even more disgraceful that these Chechen separatists had a lot of support from key advisors to the Bush Administration.

No. Please be more careful with assertions. For example, the Bush Administration opposed asylum for Maskhadov's spokesman:

[from Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty]
Caucasus/U.S.: Washington Backs Kremlin On Chechen Exile In America By Andrew Tully In May, a judge in the United States granted political asylum to Ilyas Akhmadov, who served as the foreign minister of the separatist government of Chechnya until the Russian invasion of 1999. But the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS), created after the 11 September attacks, has appealed that decision. Despite the fact that Akhmadov has been working for a negotiated settlement to the Chechen conflict, the DHS claims Akhmadov is a terrorist.

Washington, 2 July 2004 -- Akhmadov has many supporters in the United States, including current members of Congress and former secretaries of state. But to the administration of President George W. Bush, the former opposition official is a terrorist and should be forced to leave the United States.

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But to the administration of President George W. Bush, the former opposition official is a terrorist and should be forced to leave the United States.

This is good to hear. Bush, much to the chagrin of the Euro's, has also refrained from brow-beating Putin in public about Chechnya like the Euro's do. Frankly, though, that's pretty weak "support", and I don't think there will be a congratulatory phone call from the White House to Putin today. At least not one that is publicly noted.

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After searching a bit, I also found this:

LAST WEEK, the U.S. government granted political asylum to Ilyas Akhmadov

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But the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS), created after the 11 September attacks, has appealed that decision.

Homeland Security withdrew its appeal.