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U.S. calls for diplomacy with Chechens(State Department)
AP ^ | 09/07/04 | BARRY SCHWEID

Posted on 09/07/2004 12:03:16 PM PDT by Pikamax

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1 posted on 09/07/2004 12:03:19 PM PDT by Pikamax
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To: Pikamax

Hmmmmmmm.


2 posted on 09/07/2004 12:04:46 PM PDT by Dog
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To: Pikamax

WTF???


3 posted on 09/07/2004 12:04:57 PM PDT by Michael Goldsberry (Which part of "Don't Mess With Texas" didn't you get?)
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To: Pikamax

Wink wink, nudge nudge.


4 posted on 09/07/2004 12:05:23 PM PDT by cripplecreek (The economy won't matter if you're dead.)
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To: Pikamax

I think this is a dumb idea. Hopefully, it's just another nonsensical outburst by the State Department. Bush can't possibly think that diplomacy is going to fix this.


5 posted on 09/07/2004 12:05:34 PM PDT by Brilliant
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To: Pikamax
You've got to be kidding me.
6 posted on 09/07/2004 12:05:36 PM PDT by freeperfromnj
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To: Pikamax

WTF?


7 posted on 09/07/2004 12:05:36 PM PDT by msp2004
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stupid, stupid, and more stupid.

The State Dept. is a wasteland of liberalism and needs to be cleaned out. Bush needs to ignore these imbeciles and do whats right.


8 posted on 09/07/2004 12:06:13 PM PDT by Dr Snide (vis pacem, para bellum - Prepare for war if you want peace)
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To: cripplecreek

pretty much. If the State department didn't say this I would be alarmed.


9 posted on 09/07/2004 12:06:34 PM PDT by Pikamax
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The administration also left open the possibility of U.S. meetings with Chechens who are not linked to terrorists.
We are scum.
10 posted on 09/07/2004 12:06:47 PM PDT by Asclepius (protectionists would outsource our dignity and prosperity in return for illusory job security)
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To: Pikamax

Who said this? I want names.


11 posted on 09/07/2004 12:07:09 PM PDT by Judith Anne (Meanwhile, back at the ranch, Grandma is beating off the Indians, and they keep on coming...)
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To: Pikamax; Buggman
Methinks the State Department shall shortly be receiving numerous irate calls and emails.
12 posted on 09/07/2004 12:07:29 PM PDT by Homo_homini_lupus (Sarcasm is my favorite HTML tag. Sometimes I forget to close it.)
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What???

Even the 9/11 Commission mentioned in their report that Chechens were part of the global terrorists.

Big mistake (one of dozens) by the State Department.

And since when do we negotiate with terrorists or recommend that others do the same.

This is asinine.


13 posted on 09/07/2004 12:07:54 PM PDT by Peach (The Clinton's pardoned more terrorists than they ever captured or killed.)
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To: Judith Anne

I also want to see an agenda. Just what conditions for peacemaking are we talking about here?


14 posted on 09/07/2004 12:08:09 PM PDT by sarasota
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To: Pikamax

Hard to believe.


15 posted on 09/07/2004 12:08:10 PM PDT by The Ghost of FReepers Past (Legislatures are so outdated. If you want real political victory, take your issue to court.)
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To: Judith Anne

Richard Boucher.


16 posted on 09/07/2004 12:08:26 PM PDT by Dog
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To: Leapfrog

I am totally enraged by this article. It would be as if we were forced to engage in talks with Bin Laden or the Taliban. The state department should stfu. It's no wonder Russia is angry with the United States...Pres. Bush is wrong if he believes this-it is truly a double standard. The Russians would be fools to allow a Chechnayn Islamic state on their borderss-a perfect staging area for more terrorism against the Russian people.


17 posted on 09/07/2004 12:08:34 PM PDT by nyconse (i)
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Nice! How does it feel, Mr. Putin? Hurts, don't it?

Just wait till France and Germany start calling you a Nazi for doing what you have to do.

18 posted on 09/07/2004 12:08:39 PM PDT by Mr.Atos
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This is for the same reason that we are working to rebuild Iraq. The Bush administration is not into the "kill 'em all and let God sort it out" philosophy.

Not everyone in Iraq or Chechnya is a terrorist. The administration recognizes that and works, using diplomacy, to try to fix things.

Much as many hate it, President Bush has often said that he respects Islam as a religion. He's not into slaughtering all Muslims simply because one group claiming that religion are terrorists.

I can't imagine why anyone would be surprised at this story.


19 posted on 09/07/2004 12:09:12 PM PDT by MineralMan (godless atheist)
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WTF is State and the Admin thinking ... sigh .... Does anybody remember Afganistan?

I could see the DOS issuing this if the fight was with the Russian army. But this is little kids now ... and when that happens, the gloves come off.

20 posted on 09/07/2004 12:09:21 PM PDT by hawkaw
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