http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chechnya
The thing that may jump out at you is that Chechnya, like much of southern Russia and central Asia, is largely Muslim. The jihadists bred during the Russian conflict in Afghanistan- bin Laden and his ilk- spread their jihad of terror across central Asia, southern Russia, Europe (see Bosnia) and into the Middle East, where they linked up with groups like the Muslim Brotherhood, Hamas, and Palestinian Jihad.
The war in Chechnya is a big reason why Russia is our ally in the war on terror. The Russians see Islamic fundamentalism on their border as a true threat to their national security, and these thuggish, horrific tactics by the terrorists justify their fear.
> I'm pretty sure i don't understand all of the politics that govern the
> Chechnya/Russian conflict....i dont know much about Chechnya, what
> it's beef is, etc etc.
>
> But one thing i'm pretty sure about......kidnapping and threatening to
> kill SCHOOL CHILDREN is about as vile an act as is imaginable. There
> can be NO ends to justify these means.
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