Terrorism
A Chechen Auto de fe
By Sean at 7 September, 2009, 9:02 am
Ramzan Kadyrov has been called a lot of things. Few of them positive. But an interrogator of would-be terrorists? It has been alleged that Kadyrov has been present at the interrogation of Chechen rebels and terrorists, even going so far as amusing himself “by personally giving prisoners electric shocks or firing pistols at their feet.” [...]
Read More >>Not Much to Gawk About
By Sean at 6 September, 2009, 5:11 pm
Scott Anderson’s article “Vladimir Putin’s Dark Rise to Power” is a throwback to the 1990s when ex-KGBmen turned mafioso, private security, or hired hands to execute nefarious plots. It is also a showcase of bygone figures. Once powerful, influential, or at least in the public eye who have since drifted into memory only to be [...]
Read More >>Kadyrov’s Chaos
By Sean at 11 August, 2009, 10:57 pm
What could be so threatening about two people who run an organization for children with war trauma? Apparently something because Zarema Sadulaeva and Alik Dzhabrailov, who were kidnapped in Grozny yesterday, were found dead outside the city. Their bodies were stuffed in their car trunk with gunshots to the head and chest.
The murders could be [...]
Pointing the Finger at Kadyrov
By Sean at 17 July, 2009, 8:51 am
The world is reacting to the murder of Memorial activist Natalia Estemirova. Already a universal consensus has formed as to who is responsible: Ramzan Kadyrov. Everyone seems to be taking their cue from Oleg Orlov, the chairman of Memorial. “I know, I am sure of it, who is guilty for the murder of Natalia. His [...]
Read More >>“Anti-Terrorist Operations” in Chechnya Over
By Sean at 17 April, 2009, 9:20 am
Yesterday, President Dmitry Medvedev declared the Chechen War to be officially over, bringing end to the ten year Second Chechen War. As many point out open conflict has all but ceased since 2007, as Moscow’s Chechenization policy placed the republic in the hands of its proxy Ramzan Kadyrov, who gradually replaced Russian security operations with [...]
Read More >>Kadyrov’s Kids
By Sean at 16 March, 2009, 9:07 am
“Who has the youth, has the future!” Though attributed to Martin Luther, this declaration has mostly been the providence of the modern states as they attempt to cultivate youth to ensure their future reproduction. Post-Soviet states are particularly keen to the importance of capturing youth. This is witnessed in the revival of Diet-Komsomol and Young [...]
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