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2005-07-25 Caucasus/Russia/Central Asia

Russia sees work of global jihad in the Caucasus

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Posted by Dan Darling 2005-07-25 11:12|| || Front Page|| [7 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 "But experts say that since rebel president Aslan Maskhadov was killed by Russian security forces earlier this year, the Chechen insurgency is led by Islamic radicals such as Shamil Basayev, architect of a mass hostage-taking in a Moscow theater two years ago and last September's bloody school siege in Beslan."

MYTH of the moderate Maskhadov. The atrocities and the lion's share of guerilla activity were always Baseyev's. Maskhadov had no power and only played "good cop" to Basayev's "bad cop." He couldn't control Basayev before or after the second war began. His death didn't change the jihadi element which has dominated the chechen efforts in the second war. In large part it all started with caliphate monger Basayev and his dear departed hairy arab buddy Khattab in Dagestan. Russia is certainly fighting it's own demons and creations in the caucus but that is not to say it is not also fighting global jihad there too. Chechnya was always a favorite among the jihadi crowd before 9/11. Alot of UK and French jihadis spent their holidays in Chechnya. Alot of the old Chechen jihadi web presence orginated from the UK and europe. Chechnya was and still is a big selling point for jihadis even though in the post 9/11 world it gets a lower billing and secondary slimelight. Baseyev is one frustrated chechen Zman who doesn't get the respect or funding of his sunni arab peers. Maskhadov was his willing tool.

Posted by MunkarKat 2005-07-25 12:11|| 2005-07-25 12:11|| Front Page Top

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