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2005-02-08 Caucasus/Russia/Central Asia

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Posted by Dan Darling 2005-02-08 12:45:41 AM|| || Front Page|| [1 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 A very old data point, but Solzhenitzyn, writing of a near successful escape from the gulag, relates that his protagonist was ratted out by absolutely everyone he came across during his escape attempt _except_ the Chechens. They have a very strong clan structure and code of silence.

Posted by 11A5S 2005-02-08 9:11:57 AM|| 2005-02-08 9:11:57 AM|| Front Page Top

#2 There is a crippling double standard in the chechen sense of honor and fairness ... it will dog and damn them so long as the "he's an animal but our animal and therefore not a mere animal" sort of logic is accepted and taken to it's extremes ... the events at Breslan were criminal and heinously so ... nobody can honestly dispute that ... yet it's OK ... God help them and save them from their self proclaimed leaders and field commanders and assorted thugs/traitors/etc etc.

Posted by ptk 2005-02-08 9:52:30 AM|| 2005-02-08 9:52:30 AM|| Front Page Top

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