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Originally posted by maloy
They began to cleanse all non-Muslims from Chechnya. Thousands of Russians who lived there were killed by the militants, and over one hundred thousand Russians were forced to flee the region.
Originally posted by Canslli
I never said that i felt it was necessary. By "called for" i wanted to say that the actions of the russian government led to a reaction of the chechens. That's it. That's what i said.
Originally posted by Canslli
You guys are throwing stones at me like i was a supporter of the chechens, but i never said that.
Originally posted by Canslli
I'm actually sad to see a conflict where, since 2009, almost 300 russians and 600 chechens have died. For what? As always, money and power.
Originally posted by buddhasystem
Originally posted by maloy
They began to cleanse all non-Muslims from Chechnya. Thousands of Russians who lived there were killed by the militants, and over one hundred thousand Russians were forced to flee the region.
This story (which is true) is never mentioned in the Western media. They would literally throw you out in the street and take your house. Somehow this didn't concern anybody.
Published: May 5, 1997
Mr. Raduyev, who is not part of Chechnya's postwar leadership, has vowed to attack Russian targets and has demanded that Moscow recognize Chechnya's independence. He is wanted for organizing a deadly raid in January 1996 in Dagestan.
Originally posted by SLAYER69
They are not Russian or Chechnians etc. To simply imply that they are ignorant or stupid because they don't focus on whats transpiring half a world away or that there is a conspiracy about the Media not covering it is just lame. Does the average Russian/Chechnians know what went on in my neck of the woods lately? The [Pacific North West]
It's all a matter of perspective I suppose.
Just saying is all.
Originally posted by maloy
I agree with you. However there are so many Westerners that must share their smart-ass opinion and criticize others about every matter in the world like they are on some moral high-ground, without even doing basic research about what they are commenting on. Normally I couldn't really care less, but when people comment about tragic events like this and say things like "the Russians deserve it" or that there was a justification for the attacks - I take an issue with it.
No doubt that when 9/11 happened, some people in Russia behaved similarly, and I frown on their ignorant and disrespectful attitudes just as much. If you are going to criticize, especially so pashionately, then one should at least bother to research the topic in depth.
Originally posted by SLAYER69
It was reported in the Western media. How old are you? How far back does your memory serve you? It was in the Western News all the time. Maybe you had other interests at the time or maybe too young to remember? Many stories made the headlines....
Whether you like Russia, or not (not), it is muslim extremists who are taking innocent lives! Remember all those school children blown up by terrorists? What did they call them in the media? "Czechan rebels". Yes, they were from the Czech Republic. But the media didn't mention that they were "muslim terrorists" which is EXACTLY what they were.
The suicide bomber who detonated an explosive device on Monday at Moscow's Domodedovo International Airport was hanging around the arrival zone for about 15 minutes before blowing himself up, an investigations source said on Thursday.
Investigators have identified the first suspect behind the attack as a Russian resident of the southern Stavropol region, the daily said.
The suspect, whose surname was revealed as Razdobudko, was allegedly a member of the Nogai Jamaat terrorist group, which was broken up in October, 2010, the paper said.
The source said Razdobudko could be one of the organizers or even one of the perpetrators of Monday's attack.
Originally posted by BenIndaSun
Interesting that security measures were not in use. Laziness by the staff, faulty equipment...or ordered?
Originally Posted by makeitso
Nogai Jamaat is associated with Dagestan's Islamic North Caucasus Front, not the Chechnya Islamic Front.
Be that as it may,
it still falls under the control of the Islamic Caucaus Resistance leader Dokku Umarov, who is in charge of both regions, as can be seen in this Power Point Org Chart.
The leader of the Islamic Caucasus Emirate took credit for the deadly suicide attack at an airport in Russia's capital late last month.
In a videotape released on the Internet, Doku Umarov, the emir of the al Qaeda-linked Islamic Caucasus Emirate, claimed the Jan. 24 suicide attack at Domodedovo International Airport in Moscow that killed 35 people and wounded scores more.
The video was posted at the Dailymotion video site and announced by Kavkaz Center, a propaganda outlet for the Caucasus Emirate. The tape was recorded on Jan. 24, the same day as the Moscow suicide attack, according to Kavkaz Center.
"This special operation was carried out on my orders and, Allah willing, special operations like it will continue to be carried out," Umarov said.