|
Basayev wants to create an Islamic empire in the Caucasus
Does that make him an imperialist?When the Chechen terrorist mastermind Shamil Basayev hijacked hundreds of hostages including many schoolchildren in Beslan last week, it was not for a narrow nationalist cause. His objective is more radical - and less likely to be achieved - than the aims of more run-of-the-mill Chechen nationalists, who merely want full independence from Russia. He dreams of establishing an Islamic Emirate across the North Caucasus, and to do so, he has been fomenting the Islamic rebellion that plagues states across the broad stretch of territory from the Red Sea to the Caspian.
Posted by: Dan Darling 2004-09-05 |
|
| http://www.rantburg.com/poparticle.php?ID=42403 |