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2005-10-28 Caucasus/Russia/Central Asia

Grozny, once the pearl of the Caucasus, now a battleground

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Posted by Dan Darling 2005-10-28 00:35|| || Front Page|| [4 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 "Pearl" is a bit overly generous a tag even when one considers the place prior to 1994.

Posted by MunkarKat 2005-10-28 10:41|| 2005-10-28 10:41|| Front Page Top

#2 I think the appropriate response to an article such as this would be "Dur!"

Who has that "Master of the Obvious" image sitting around?

Posted by Mitch H.">Mitch H. 2005-10-28 11:15|| http://blogfonte.blogspot.com/]">[http://blogfonte.blogspot.com/] 2005-10-28 11:15|| Front Page Top

#3 A little anti-Motherland propaganda from the Fatherland? I wonder what would be Berlin's reaction if certain religious enclaves (not talking about Mennonites) decided to leave? What was that thingy about the 300 Russian deaths from apartment bombings and the invasion of Dagestan that sparked the second Chechen war?

Under his knit cap, the honoree beams with the face of a suburban criminal.
Put Schroeder in a German officer's peaked hat and let's see what snide comments we can come up with.

Posted by ed 2005-10-28 12:04|| 2005-10-28 12:04|| Front Page Top

#4 Did Grozny look like the "pearl" after SS Division Viking marched in in September 1942? Iwould have guessed the place was torn up pretty well...by the time they left...

Posted by borgboy 2005-10-28 13:55|| 2005-10-28 13:55|| Front Page Top

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