The airing of Shamil Basayev's interview on the U.S. TV network ABC does not reflect the Bush administration's official position on terrorists, Federation Council (upper chamber of the Russian parliament) member Mikhail Margelov said. "I am convinced we should not judge the official position of the Bush administration by this interview. After the Beslan tragedy, U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Richard Armitage said that Basayev did not have the right to exist, and I think his opinion reflects the position of the U.S. leadership," Margelov said. At the same time, he said, "By allowing terrorists to make public statements using...