The Russian press (pravda.ru, for ecample) was complaining about exactly the same thing earlier today: the US is asking for cooperation against terrorism worldwide while ta the same time the US pres refers to the Chechens as "rebels".
I wish I knew more about the history of the Chechens so that I could better understand why they are being called rebels. Is the term 'rebel' being used only by the (oh gag me) CNN types or is it the official name used by our own government, and if so, why?