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U.S. names Chechen leader a security threat-US freezes Chechen leader's assets
cnn.com ^ | Friday, August 8, 2003 Posted: 2251 GMT ( 6:51 AM HKT) | Elise Labott

Posted on 08/09/2003 3:49:32 PM PDT by Destro

Edited on 04/29/2004 2:02:56 AM PDT by Jim Robinson. [history]

Shamil Basayev received money for weapons and training from Osama bin Laden, the U.S. State Department alleges.

WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Secretary of State Colin Powell designated the Chechen leader believed responsible for last year's hostage standoff in a Moscow theater as a threat to U.S. security Friday.


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TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; Front Page News; News/Current Events; Russia; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: basayev; caucasus; caucasuslist; chechnya; powell; statedept; threats
What took the State Dept so long?
1 posted on 08/09/2003 3:49:32 PM PDT by Destro
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To: Destro
Powell Says Chechen Rebel Leader Threat to U.S.
2 posted on 08/09/2003 4:12:12 PM PDT by Destro (Know your enemy! Help fight Islamic terrorisim by visiting www.johnathangaltfilms.com)
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To: Gabrielle Reilly
Read later.
3 posted on 08/09/2003 4:17:08 PM PDT by Gabrielle Reilly
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To: Destro
What took the State Dept so long?

It's a bureaucracy .... it's intellect is defined by the lowest common denominator.

Maybe around 2050 they will get around to figuring out that islamics in general are bad news.

4 posted on 08/09/2003 4:38:30 PM PDT by Centurion2000 (We are crushing our enemies, seeing him driven before us and hearing the lamentations of the liberal)
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To: *Caucasus_List
http://www.freerepublic.com/perl/bump-list
5 posted on 08/09/2003 6:40:42 PM PDT by Libertarianize the GOP (Ideas have consequences)
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To: Destro
Yyyyyyyyyyyes!
6 posted on 08/09/2003 6:42:49 PM PDT by ChadGore (Kakkate Koi!)
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To: Destro
A Treasury official said the United States will soon forward Basayev's name to the U.N. terrorism committee, and expects his name to be added to a list of people believed to have links to al Qaeda.

They know damn well he's linked to al Qaeda already. I'd pick the turtle over the wheels of government! Sheesh....
7 posted on 08/09/2003 6:46:49 PM PDT by demkicker ((I wanna kick some commie butt))
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To: Destro

Didn't Charlton Heston appear in some movies with this thing?

8 posted on 08/10/2003 5:03:49 AM PDT by rickmichaels (America is the grapes, the rest of the world is the fox)
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