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The West sets shahids on Russia Shortly before the last acts of terrorism, Russia was warned that it would have troubles if Moscow will not hand over Caucasus to the western powers. We have already got used to that the western mass media and policies are sympathetic to the insurgents attacking Russia ostensibly struggling for independence of the Chechen Republic. There is nothing new that the European and American mass-media only casually mention innocent victims of attacks of terrorists and are interested only in telling about sufferings of shahids and their just revenge. Thus they actually paint themselves as instigators...

Ilyas Akhmadov, one of Chechnya’s separatist leaders, has officially been granted asylum in the United States, RIA Novosti has learnt from the American Committee for Peace in Chechnya, co-chaired by former US national security adviser Zbigniew Brzezinskiand former US secretary of state Alexander Hague. According to the committee, the decision on granting asylum to Akhmadov was taken by an immigration court in Boston, Massachusetts, which was immediately appealed by the US government. “The appeal has now been rejected and the decision on granting asylum is now final,” the committee said. The committee confirmed that not long ago Akhmadov was appointed...

MOSCOW, Sept. 28 (UPI) -- Self-styled Chechen Foreign Minister Ilyas Akhmadov reportedly sought asylum in the United States Saturday, prompting Russian media to conclude that aides to Chechnya's rebel leader Aslan Maskhadov are leaving a "sinking ship." Interfax news agency quoted informed sources in Washington as saying that Akhmadov had applied to U.S. authorities for political asylum, but gave no other details. A State Department spokesman in Washington said Saturday that the agency does not comment on asylum matters. A spokesman for the Russian Foreign Ministry said Akhmadov's decision to "hide in the United States is rather indicative." "Apparently,...