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2004-11-28 Caucasus/Russia/Central Asia

Foreign intelligence agency involved in Beslan

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Posted by Dan Darling 2004-11-28 4:19:26 AM|| || Front Page|| [2 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 hint: Shamil Basayev, said his militants who seized the school included two Arabs.

Posted by 2b 2004-11-28 12:08:21 PM|| 2004-11-28 12:08:21 PM|| Front Page Top

#2 2b, probably not enuff coffee, not getting it. Elaborate.

Posted by CornÃ®liÃ«s 2004-11-28 12:20:56 PM|| 2004-11-28 12:20:56 PM|| Front Page Top

#3 Mossad? BZZZZT! Bad Answer!

Posted by Frank G 2004-11-28 12:26:09 PM|| 2004-11-28 12:26:09 PM|| Front Page Top

#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 CornÃ®liÃ«s 2004-11-28 12:37:42 PM|| 2004-11-28 12:37:42 PM|| Front Page Top

#5 short answer: yes

Posted by Frank G 2004-11-28 12:40:39 PM|| 2004-11-28 12:40:39 PM|| Front Page Top

#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|| [http://www.slhess.com] 2004-11-28 12:51:17 PM|| Front Page Top

#7 Hmmm...I guess I'm naive. I was thinking Saudi Arabia.

Posted by 2b 2004-11-28 1:18:49 PM|| 2004-11-28 1:18:49 PM|| Front Page Top

#8 I would prefer Iran.

Posted by raptor 2004-11-28 2:31:51 PM|| 2004-11-28 2:31:51 PM|| Front Page Top

#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 CornÃ®liÃ«s 2004-11-28 4:06:35 PM|| 2004-11-28 4:06:35 PM|| Front Page Top

#10 "When we gather enough convincing evidence, we wonât hide it," Torshin, deputy speaker of the Federation Council, Russiaâs 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 ~~Ras~~Putin to have any future credibility. So far, I see little hope for any sort of visible retribution. Just like the White House, the Kremlin appears to love commerce more than it loathes it's most obvious enemy. I'd really enjoy being proven wrong on this one.

Posted by Zenster 2004-11-28 5:24:19 PM|| 2004-11-28 5:24:19 PM|| Front Page Top

#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|| 2004-11-28 7:50:12 PM|| Front Page Top

#12 tw, shhhh! You're not 'possed to talk about it!

Posted by Conanista 2004-11-28 7:54:26 PM|| 2004-11-28 7:54:26 PM|| Front Page Top

#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|| 2004-11-28 8:56:32 PM|| Front Page Top

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