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| Foreign intelligence agency involved in Beslan |
| 2004-11-28 |
| The head of a parliamentary commission investigating the September hostage seizure at a school in southern Russia said there was evidence pointing to involvement by a foreign intelligence agency, the Interfax news agency reported. The statement was the latest of several in which Russian officials and politicians have alleged that foreigners were involved in the September 1-3 attack on a school in the southern town of Beslan, which ended in bloody chaos and left more than 330 people dead, many of them children. "For the moment, the evidence that we have of this involvement is indirect, so I consider it premature to name exactly which special service it is," Interfax quoted commission head Alexander Torshin as saying. Russians refer to intelligence and security agencies as special services. "When we gather enough convincing evidence, we won't hide it," Torshin, deputy speaker of the Federation Council, Russia's upper parliament house, said. Russian officials initially said the attackers killed at the school included nine or 10 Arabs, but they never provided any proof of that. Shamil Basayev, a Chechen warlord who claimed responsibility for the raid, said his militants who seized the school included two Arabs. |
| Posted by:Dan Darling |
| #13 And Putin can share that information with Bush? Sort of profiting from both sides, as it were. Just once and one time only. What's Russia going to do for all the other times? They could give a rip about the West. Never forget that. |
| Posted by: Zenster 2004-11-28 8:56:32 PM |
| #12 tw, shhhh! You're not 'possed to talk about it! |
| Posted by: Conanista 2004-11-28 7:54:26 PM |
| #11 Just a thought, and please keep in mind my relative ignorance and naivite' when you shoot it down: if the Russians installed Iran's nuclear refinement equipment, and presumably trained the Iranian technicians, doesn't it follow that the Russians know exactly where said equipment is? And Putin can share that information with Bush? Sort of profiting from both sides, as it were. |
| Posted by: trailing wife 2004-11-28 7:50:12 PM |
| #10 "When we gather enough convincing evidence, we won’t hide it," Torshin, deputy speaker of the Federation Council, Russia’s upper parliament house, said. But will they act upon it? Russia's continued support of Iran's nuclear aspirations betray all of the tough talk coming out of Moscow. Whichever foreign intelligence service gets fingered had better experience some drastic paybacks for |
| Posted by: Zenster 2004-11-28 5:24:19 PM |
| #9 Well, raptor, whatever enemy Russki would pick, I am sure that enough evidence could be found. Perhaps Putin reads RB and can make your wish come true! LOL |
| Posted by: Cornîliës 2004-11-28 4:06:35 PM |
| #8 I would prefer Iran. |
| Posted by: raptor 2004-11-28 2:31:51 PM |
| #7 Hmmm...I guess I'm naive. I was thinking Saudi Arabia. |
| Posted by: 2b 2004-11-28 1:18:49 PM |
| #6 I am hoping it's KSA and the Russian's hand them some payback. A few dead princes to get their attention perhaps? |
| Posted by: Sock Puppet of Doom 2004-11-28 12:51:17 PM |
| #5 short answer: yes |
| Posted by: Frank G 2004-11-28 12:40:39 PM |
| #4 Frank, 2 candidates: ISI and IIS (Pakistan and Iran). There were also cell calls from the school going to KSA, but would that princeling Naif be so stupid as to let his undelings get involved? |
| Posted by: Cornîliës 2004-11-28 12:37:42 PM |
| #3 Mossad? BZZZZT! Bad Answer! |
| Posted by: Frank G 2004-11-28 12:26:09 PM |
| #2 2b, probably not enuff coffee, not getting it. Elaborate. |
| Posted by: Cornîliës 2004-11-28 12:20:56 PM |
| #1 hint: Shamil Basayev, said his militants who seized the school included two Arabs. |
| Posted by: 2b 2004-11-28 12:08:21 PM |