(Chechnyan Terror Chief) Maskhadov supports US and UK activities in Iraq

NEWS RU.com ^

[struwwelpeter]

Aslan Maskhadov expressed his support of the United States and Great Britain, whose efforts are directed toward the overthrow of a "cruel dictator", but called on Washington and the international coalition after their urgent undertakings, to resolve the Russian-Chechnyan conflict. This information was published by one of the Chechyan separatist agencies.

Chief the so-called political department of the ministry of foreign affairs of the unacknowledged republic of Ichkeriya Roman Halilov stated to the ANSA agency that "the war in Iraq raises many questions, but one can be expressed with the confidence: Saddam is a cruel dictator... and the international community has a right to challenge similar tyrants to answer for their actions".

"The Chechyan people offers to the people of Iraq their friendliest feelings and considers that the Iraqis, and all peoples of the world will win only if Saddam Hussein - a protege of the former communist USSR and KGB who is also openly supported by the Putin regime which wages genocide on the Chechnyan people - is cast down", added Roman Halilov.

This statement by Maskhadov caused sharp censure from the official government the Chechnyan Republic and by representatives of clergy.

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[struwwelpeter]

I rather doubt Maskhadov said any of the above. More likely, this is was thought up by some minor editor to further inflame Russian public opinion.

I give it a "devyatka" (9) on the BS scale.

And let's not get into any "give Chechnya the bomb" type postings. Chechyans are the worst of the Islamists - they are Muslims who can think.

[struwwelpeter]

And in other pleasant news:
Residents of Yekaterinburg and Moscow are ready to donate $58 million to the citizens of Iraq

[illumini]

Mashkadov needs to be arrested and shot!

[struwwelpeter]

Like I said, no way Maskhadov would say this. Right after 9/11 Russian counter-insurgency troops were able to track down quite a few rebel positions by their jubilant, shooting at the sky, celebrations of American dead.

[Destro]

There is speculation that the Russians knew something about 9/11 based on the info they got from Chechens (corpses or the soon to be kind). Remember stories of 9/11 stuff found on Chechen rebels killed? Pre 9/11 the US gov wanted nothing to do with listening to the Russians.