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How many bombs must hit New York before the U.S. media will learn to differentiate terrorists from normal people? MOSCOW. (RIA Novosti political commentator Pyotr Romanov.) I am surprised that it sometimes takes my colleagues a long time to realize that they now live in a different world, a world suffering from international terrorism. Moreover, in this world there is no difference between a "good" terrorist and a "bad" terrorist: All terrorists are bad and alien. Their hands are smeared with the blood of innocent victims. As a matter of fact, I have written about this repeatedly. ABC, which apparently...

NEW YORK - The Chechen rebel leader who organized a deadly hostage-taking attack on a Russian school last year admitted he was a terrorist but said in an interview being broadcast Thursday that each Russian had to feel the impact of war before it would stop in Chechnya. ADVERTISEMENT Shamil Basayev, linked to a dozen deadly attacks on civilians, also said he was plotting more. "I'm making plans. We're always looking for new ways," he said on ABC News' "Nightline." The Kremlin denounced the network's decision to run the interview, which was conducted by well-known Russian journalist Andrei Babitsky. The...

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Chechen warlord Shamil Basayev said on Tuesday Olympic athletes would be at risk from his forces' attacks if the Russian capital won the right to hold the 2012 Games. "No one could guarantee the athletes' security, even if our forces conducted extremely careful strikes on Moscow. But there should be no doubt that we have bombed and will bomb Moscow," he said in a statement on a rebel Web site (www.kavkazcenter.com).

Peg-Leg MOSCOW - A notorious rebel Chechen warlord has claimed responsibility for blowing up a gas pipeline near Moscow and expressed concern over the explosion that tore through the capital's metro earlier this month. Moreover, Basayev said he is ready to dispatch ''special subdivisions to maintain law and order in the capital''. It seems that Mayor Luzhkov’s agreement is the only thing needed to have them officially registered in Moscow. Basayev failed to justify the fears of Russian special services who had anticipated new terrorist attacks on the day of the 60th anniversary of the deportation of Chechens. Instead,...