Archive for March, 2010
Posted on March 31, 2010 - by Venik
Response: Saakashvili had no involvement in the Russian invasion hoax
To claim that Georgia’s media is controlled by the president is outrageous Salome Zourabichvili made a number of interesting points in her article about the hoax by a Georgian TV station this month which fooled many into thinking the Russians were invading again (The invasion that wasn’t, 22 March). I was in Tbilisi when the [...]
Posted on March 31, 2010 - by Venik
Chechen rebel chief claims responsibility for Moscow underground bombings
Dagestan bombings raise spectre of Islamist bombing campaign in Caucasus The most prominent Chechen rebel leader last night claimed responsibility for Monday’s deadly attacks on the Moscow subway, just hours after two more suicide bombers carried out another deadly attack in the southern republic of Dagestan. Doku Umarov, who leads Islamic militants in Chechnya and [...]
Posted on March 31, 2010 - by Venik
The case for western missile defence | Anders Fogh Rasmussen
As the US and Russia agree on arms reduction in a threatening world, a combined missile defence system should be next Next week in Prague, Russian president Dmitry Medvedev and US president Barack Obama will sign a new strategic arms reduction treaty (Start). That agreement is an historic achievement, and an inspiration for further progress [...]
Posted on March 31, 2010 - by Venik
Video: Suicide bombers kill 12 more in Russian republic of Dagestan
Terror attack in Dagestan leaves at least 12 dead and 28 injured, two days after 39 died in Moscow metro blasts Original article Share on bebo Blog this! Bookmark on Delicious Digg this post Recommend on Facebook Share on Linkedin Share via MySpace share via Reddit Share with Stumblers Tweet about it Subscribe to the [...]
Posted on March 31, 2010 - by Venik
Radical Dagestan is legacy of Kremlin’s siege of Chechnya
Russia’s crackdown on Chechen separatists in the 1990s produced sympathy and violence in its regional neighbour The Russian republic of Dagestan in the north Caucasus, where 12 people were killed in suicide attacks this morning, has suffered the fallout from the brutal conflict in neighbouring Chechnya. As Russia launched a ferocious crackdown on Chechen separatists [...]
Posted on March 31, 2010 - by Venik
User-generated horror in Moscow | Megan French
Anyone with a mobile phone can now report on horrific events as they unfold, but respect for the victims can often be lacking Graphic pictures of the Russian metro bombings are widely available on the internet, clearly showing the dead, the injured and the horrific aftermath of a terrorist attack. This marks another stage in [...]
Posted on March 31, 2010 - by Venik
Suicide bombers kill 12 more in Russia
Terror attack in Dagestan leaves at least 12 dead and 28 injured, two days after 39 died in Moscow metro blasts A team of suicide bombers struck again in Russia early this morning following Monday’s devastating attacks on the Moscow metro, killing at least 12 people and injuring 28 others in the unstable southern Caucasus [...]
Posted on March 31, 2010 - by Venik
Suicide bombers kill nine more in Russia
Terror attack in Dagestan leaves at least nine dead, two days after 39 died in Moscow metro blasts Two suicide bombers killed at least nine people in the Russian province of Dagestan today, two days after a terror attack on the Moscow metro that left 39 dead. The blasts in the North Caucasus region also [...]
Posted on March 30, 2010 - by Venik
Guardian Daily podcast: Former PM dismisses Cameron’s Conservatives; and UK’s shocking cancer misdiagnoses
Tony Blair has returned to the political fray with a speech in his former constituency of Sedgefield in which he took apart the Conservatives’ ptich to voters and praised Gordon Brown’s leadership. Guardian columnist Michael White says – love him or hate him – the former prime minister’s poltiical skills are still peerless. An alarmingly [...]
Posted on March 30, 2010 - by Venik
Terror shadows Moscow | Catherine Merridale
My experiences in Moscow show the reach of simple human sympathy across nationalisms I was living in Moscow in the autumn of 2001, the guest of a friend with a spare room on the very edge of town. Neither of us liked to watch the news – it was already getting stilted, the range of [...]
Posted on March 30, 2010 - by Venik
Greece rescue is just a sticking plaster | Charles Grant
The spat over Greece points to a eurozone schism that leaves Germany isolated and puts Europe’s global standing at risk For several years it has been evident that any momentum the European Union had for further integration has been dwindling. For instance, despite the entry into force of the Lisbon treaty, the EU shows few [...]
Posted on March 30, 2010 - by Venik
Investigators warn of further attacks as Moscow metro death toll rises
Security officials say women who blew themselves up on two trains, killing 39 people, could have been part of squad of bombers Russian investigators today warned of the possibility of further deadly attacks following yesterday’s suicide bombings on the Moscow metro, saying they believed a squad of up to 20 suicide bombers remained at large. [...]
Posted on March 30, 2010 - by Venik
Moscow mourns victims of metro attacks
Female suicide bombers believed to be connected to Chechen rebels struck at two central Moscow subway stations during the rush hour on Monday morning Original article Share on bebo Blog this! Bookmark on Delicious Digg this post Recommend on Facebook Share on Linkedin Share via MySpace share via Reddit Share with Stumblers Tweet about it [...]
Posted on March 30, 2010 - by Venik
Moscow metro death toll rises as national day of mourning begins
Number of dead from suicide bombings reaches 39 as Russia mourns victims and Putin vows to destroy group behind attack Russia began a national day of mourning today as the death toll from yesterday’s double suicide bombing on the Moscow metro increased to 39 when a woman died from her injuries. Flags flew at half-mast [...]
