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MOSCOW: Two Chechen leaders previously reported dead, now appear to be alive and are rallying to resume their leadership roles among the rebels. A man identifying himself as the Chechen commander Salman Raduyev said Thursday that rebels were responsible for two recent bus bombings in Moscow and that he planned to carry out another, unspecified order from top rebel leader Dzhokar Dudayev. Russian officials had reported both men killed in fighting last spring, but their bodies were never found. While the man identifying himself as Raduyev looked very different, he attributed his changed appearance to plastic surgery following extensive face...
...beyond, I consider Alavi and his co-plotter no more than errant characters who did dirty work for others, principally the former director of CMES, Roy Mottahedeh. Mottahedeh and I have had a public dispute ever since he sabotaged my efforts some time ago to gain the freedom of Salman Rushdie when I was a consultant for CBS' "Sixty Minutes...
Afrasiabi said he is convinced the faculty members at the center want to ruin him because of his criticism of them and his defense of Salman Rushdie, author of The Satanic Verses...
When he comes out of hiding, he really comes out. Salman Rushdie is writing a feature-film screenplay based on a short story he wrote about an immigrant boy growing up in London in the '60s. (Gee, Sal, how'd you come up with that one?) The Courter will be produced by British film company Warner Sisters (yes, Sisters). So far, it hasn't offended anyone...
...clear misstatement of fact is Dr. Afrasiabi's assertion that six years ago I "called him to [my] office and told him he has to stop negotiations [for clemency for Salman Rushdie]" because I was concerned that Harvard, "as a result, would lose lucrative deals with Rushdie's opponents." In fact, I cannot recall ever criticizing Dr. Afrasiabi's political opinions on any matter whatsoever; open and divergent dialogue is a hallmark of the Center for Middle Eastern Studies...