Posted on 10/15/2001 2:17:36 PM PDT by Pericles
A Dirty War
By Anna Politkovskaya
A Russian Journalist who travelled in Chechnya.
It takes a critical look at the war and both sides and the people in the middle.
The interviews with the soldiers are extremely interesting and relate to other things I have heard about not only the conscripts but the contract soldiers as well.
It also gives a lot of detail on who is making money out of this war on both sides.
It bears out my own theory and that of a few Russian experts I know that this war is a poisoned two bladed dagger aimed at Russia as well as at the North Caucasus.
Read it even if only to trash it.
Tony
madrussian I have probably been around the bloc more times than you have had hot dinners to take notice of a few one-liners, that sound great in the local bar after a few jars
She has great sympathy for the soldiers out there, and seems to know a lot more about the state of the Russian army than many on this site judging by past replies.
Also she name names and even gives out telephones numbers and addresses of those making money out of this conflict, and a few ring true
Read the book them come back and tell me what is correct and what is just disinformation.
Tony
Russians know about corruption, don't worry. Different people make different conclusions.
Which Russia is that the Soviet Union, the Slavic Nations, the Russian Empire before the revolution.
re : Russians know about corruption,
But you don’t you are in America a world away from what goes for the ordinary Russians today.
Tony
Tony
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