Word: chechenization
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...Putin to the bombing of Russian apartment blocks that killed over 200 people in September 1999. Berezovsky told a London news conference that Putin knew the country's special services were involved in the attacks. Putin, who headed the fsb security service before becoming Prime Minister that year, blamed Chechen rebels. Moscow said the accusations were an attempt to detract from investigations into Berezovsky's shady business dealings...
...Kremlin, accused Vladimir Putin of complicity in devastating bombings of Russian apartment blocks in 1999 that killed over 200 people in Moscow and the small southern town of Volgodonsk. The Russian government refused to respond to the allegations, but announced that Berezovsky was being investigated for links to Chechen guerrillas...
...knew such things were taking place." The aim had been to trigger a wave of outrage and allow Putin, who had been Prime Minister for less than a month, to show himself a man of action. Immediately after the blasts, the government announced that they were the work of Chechen terrorists. Days later Russia launched military operations against the lawless, breakaway republic of Chechnya. Within months Putin was President...
...levers at his disposal to ensure the advancement of Putin's career. The stakes for Berezovsky were very high: the main alternative to Putin, former Prime Minister Yevgeni Primakov, had sworn to put Berezovsky behind bars or into exile. Government claims that Berezovsky had nefarious links to Chechen guerrillas are also late in coming. Berezovsky often had dealings with Chechens, and had a hand in hostage releases, a very murky aspect of Yeltsin's Russia, where top police officials were often rumored to be getting a cut of the ransom money. Berezovsky's dealings with the Chechens were well known...
...Eight Americans have been killed and 40 wounded since the assault on the cave complex began Saturday, and the battle is not over yet. The Arab, Chechen and Uzbek fighters holed up 8,000 feet above sea level have their backs to the wall. The al-Qaeda men are reportedly well-armed, well-organized and highly motivated. That, and the altitude and icy conditions make for a slow allied advance, although the Pentagon is confident that this time, there will be no escape...