Re: Putin

[Chris Doss <nomorebounces@xxxxxxx>]

The bombings happened _prior to_ the introduction of troops to Chechnya. I was refering to the incursions into Dagestan by Basayev and Khattab, to which I have referred many times.

Not all violence on the part of national minorities is reactive.

-----Original Message-----
From: Louis Proyect <lnp3@xxxxxxxxx>
To: PEN-L@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Date: Tue, 22 Jun 2004 11:20:43 -0400
Subject: Re: [PEN-L] Putin

>
> Chris Doss wrote:
> > Only countries trying to preserve socialism are allowed to defend
> > themselves?
>
> I am not exactly sure what this is a reference to. The Russian army was
> occupying Chechnya and Chechnyan guerrillas began setting off bombs on
> Russian territory. The IRA did the same thing in London. So do
> Palestinians in Tel Aviv. Is this what you are referring to? To my
> knowledge, the Chechens never sent their navy into Russian waters to
> blockade the ports, etc. Unless you have information to the contrary...
>
>
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