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Statement of Chechen commander Shamil Basayev Posted on Saturday, November 02 @ 03:44:37 ICT on Voice Of Taliban Auzu billahi mina sheytani rajim, Bismillahi Rahmani Rahim Praise to Allah, the Lord of the worlds who have created us Muslims and blessed us with His Mercy Jihad in his straight path. Peace and Blessings to Muhammad, his family, his companions and to all those who follow him in straight path until the Dooms day. Reconnaissance - diversionary detachment of shaheeds «Riyadus-Salihin» conducted a successful operation in the very den of the enemy, in its very heart, in the city of Moscow....

In most of America's wars there was a "Front" (or several "Fronts") where the killing occurred and the outcomes were decided. Then there was the"Home Front," where the civilian population worked hard to support the men and women in uniform and make their own contributions to the victory. This war is different. Because the attacks are against American civilians in their homes and cities, there is only one front. It is like the American Revolution and the Civil War, in which Americans died at home as the war was fought. So this is a Dispatch from the Front, even though...