Word: dzasokhov
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...time, Zakayev revealed that he had been in communication with then President of North Ossetia Alexander Dzasokhov, head of the Beslan crisis task force. They nearly worked out the details for Maskhadov and Zakayev to come to Beslan and help win the release of the hostages. In fact, just shortly before the assault started, Dzasokhov told the relatives of the hostages that there would be no assault, and that the crisis would be resolved without the use of force. Such an outcome, however, would have legitimized Maskhadov and won him lots of goodwill in both Russia and abroad, something Putin...
...group of people came out onto the streets last week to publicize their demands: the families of the victims of Beslan. Since Jan. 20, several hundred have occupied a major highway in North Ossetia, cutting off all traffic, to draw attention to their demand for the resignation of Alexander Dzasokhov, President of North Ossetia, whom they hold responsible for last year's tragedy. Some inside the Kremlin fear that Putin's combination of concessions and crackdowns won't be enough to stop the same thing being demanded...
Shortly after seizing the school, the terrorists, who were demanding the withdrawal of Russian troops from Chechnya, sent word that they wanted to negotiate with a group that included North Ossetia's President Alexander Dzasokhov. But Dzasokhov says when he tried to go to the school, he was stopped by the military, probably out of concern that he might be taken hostage. Dzasokhov told TIME: "A very high-ranking general from the Interior Ministry said, 'I have received orders to arrest you if you try to go.'" Meanwhile, Putin--who has long refused to negotiate with Chechen separatists--apparently sanctioned...
Involving Maskhadov was an unprecedented move. Dzasokhov also said the Russians made an offer to the terrorists--including a safe corridor for them to escape--but no answer came from inside the school. "As long as I live," says Dzasokhov, "I will be playing this over in my mind...
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