"In the interview broadcast on Friday, Basayev admitted he is a terrorist and promised to make each Russia feel the impact of the war in Chechnya. He said he is plotting more deadly attacks on civilians."
http://www.mosnews.com/news/2005/07/31/ivanovabc.shtml Russia's Defense Ministry Deprives ABC Channel of Accreditation After Basayev's Interview Created: 31.07.2005 11:34 MSK (GMT +3), Updated: 11:34 MSK, 19 hours 18 minutes ago MosNews Russian Defense Ministry has deprived ABC television channel off accreditation. Minister Sergei Ivanov said on Sunday the channel is now "persona non grata for the ministry, no interview will be granted to it ever." This step was made by the ministry after the channel had broadcast the interview with the Chechen warlord Shamil Basayev who claimed responsibility of several bloody terrorist attacks in Russia. Ivanov expressed indignation in connection with the interview and said he "gave the order to the ministry's press service chief to not let any ministry's serviceman have contacts with the television company mentioned." Russia's Defense Ministry Deprives ABC Channel of Accreditation After Basayev's Interview Created: 31.07.2005 11:34 MSK (GMT +3), Updated: 11:34 MSK, 19 hours 18 minutes ago MosNews Russian Defense Ministry has deprived ABC television channel off accreditation. Minister Sergei Ivanov said on Sunday the channel is now "persona non grata for the ministry, no interview will be granted to it ever." This step was made by the ministry after the channel had broadcast the interview with the Chechen warlord Shamil Basayev who claimed responsibility of several bloody terrorist attacks in Russia. Ivanov expressed indignation in connection with the interview and said he "gave the order to the ministry's press service chief to not let any ministry's serviceman have contacts with the television company mentioned." In the interview broadcast on Friday, Basayev admitted he is a terrorist and promised to make each Russia feel the impact of the war in Chechnya. He said he is plotting more deadly attacks on civilians. The interview roused negative reactionindignation among Russian top politicians. Some of them blamed the U.S. administration of double standards and supporting terrorism in Russia. The Foreign Ministry summoned U.S. chargé d'affaires ad interim, Daniel Russel, to express its indignation. U.S. Ambassador to Russia, Alexander Vershbow, has just left his office, and the new one is not appointed yet. The Foreign Ministry sent its protest to the television company several hours before the interview was broadcast. After the interview, the U.S. Department of State made a statement calling Basayev an international terrorist who will be arrested immediately if found at the U.S. territory. The interview was conducted by well-known Russian journalist Andrei Babitsky who was earlier accused by the Russian authorities of links to terrorists. Basayev claimed responsibility for the 2004 school attack in which gunmen held more than 1,000 hostages for nearly three days in the Russian town of Beslan. The raid ended in gunfire and explosions, killing more 330 people, mostly children. "It's not the children who are responsible," Basayev said. But he added: "Responsibility is with the whole Russian nation... If the war doesn't come to each of them individually, it will never stop in Chechnya." The interview roused negative reactionindignation among Russian top politicians. Some of them blamed the U.S. administration of double standards and supporting terrorism in Russia. The Foreign Ministry summoned U.S. chargé d'affaires ad interim, Daniel Russel, to express its indignation. U.S. Ambassador to Russia, Alexander Vershbow, has just left his office, and the new one is not appointed yet. The Foreign Ministry sent its protest to the television company several hours before the interview was broadcast. After the interview, the U.S. Department of State made a statement calling Basayev an international terrorist who will be arrested immediately if found at the U.S. territory. The interview was conducted by well-known Russian journalist Andrei Babitsky who was earlier accused by the Russian authorities of links to terrorists. Basayev claimed responsibility for the 2004 school attack in which gunmen held more than 1,000 hostages for nearly three days in the Russian town of Beslan. The raid ended in gunfire and explosions, killing more 330 people, mostly children. "It's not the children who are responsible," Basayev said. But he added: "Responsibility is with the whole Russian nation... If the war doesn't come to each of them individually, it will never stop in Chechnya." ------------------------ Yahoo! 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