Very interesting. However reading from posts i found that pro-Chechen + pro-Ultra-Nationalistic USA + pro-pureblood-Ukranian side generally bullshitting more then pro-Putin+pro-Ultra-Nationalistic Russian+pro-International side.

P.S. Nobody can hear you screaming in the net.
Why do not we refrain from calling each other names and such say for a day...Argue, argue all you want, but lets keep it civilized. (Thats a selfish post, I like reading this board, but recently i grew weary of this stream of hate.

what are you gonna say to that, bal?
just remember - be honest with your own self first.

"""Nobody can hear you screaming in the net"""

You'd be surprised..

And to think the US had the market corned on "world domination." LMAO!!!

"The comforting, if nonexistent, possibility of forming a huge army should the need arise saves the military and the authorities from having to go through the painful process of military reform. But the most worrying factor is that Putin has joined the military bureaucracy’s true reactionaries, those who are actively interested in confrontation with the whole world."

http://www.russiatoday.com/features.php3?id=137208

It's sad to say but I along with a lot of other active duty personnel were paid well above the meager $1000/month. And that was a decade ago!

BALALAIKA,

I suppose you're looking for something on the net to prove me wrong..Take my friendly advice - be an honest person and admit that YOUR article is..ehh..a bit of fable. Please, either - admit that you were..confused or PROVE ME WRONG.
Be honest, now..

We can all scream and yell as much as we want to but the bottom line is this:The Russian army,with all its aircraft,artillery,weapons of mass destruction(Scuds,Grads,FAE's),support from the West and superior numbers(nearly 100,000 men)is being sent home in bodybags at record numbers by a poor,very lightly armed army of 6,000-8,000 fierce warriors with no Air Force to speak of,no heavy weaponry,no medecines or hospitals and no relevant International support.Now,I am not Muslim but I have been in battle and if I were Russian I would be asking myself this:If my country can't subdue this small army without suffering severe losses,how in the hell would we fare in a real war against a real opponent??(Not to discredit the Mujahideen,whom I have deep respect for as a soldier).The Mujahideen are truly embarrasing you,Mother Russia and everybody is laughing at you.I'm not sure if the Almighty is with the Wolves of Chechnya,but it sure as hell looks like it.Your young Russian men are dying in the snow so Putin can sleep in a warm bed at night with a full stomach and thats the only reason.He just wants to assume power and he'll do it on the backs of his own people.You can't blame the Mujahideen,who are resisting occupation and you can't blame the conscripts who have no choice but to fight.War is a horrible thing,I've been there.I've fought and killed and lost dear friends.The true enemies are those who wage war for personal gain from heated offices with full stomachs and the true heroes are those who face the sheer terror and horrors of the battlefield with bravery and clenched teeth.•••• War and may the oppressed in this world find Peace.

Di,

"News source" is not important to verify the truth. The only evidence is whether he LEAVES Pakistan.

Balalaika,

Give it up dude, the Chechen official was asked to leave.

Will you never give up?

Balalaika said:
"""""News source" is not important to verify the truth. The only evidence is whether he LEAVES Pakistan. """

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ohh, Bal, that was such a weak responce...If am not mistaken, "News source" WAS the Reason of our argument..now you telling me it "isn't important"?
I actually thought you were a bit more honest and less hypocritical..oh well - I was wrong - you're not a bit smarter than abdullah, cuz if you were smart - you'd admit to abvious and NOT change the point of the argument..You are cheap, my "friend", cheap and weak..
I'll treat you accordingly (as you wished).

Bones,
interesting article..no comments, just analysing and comparing for now..

Damn, this is a fun game now isn't it? We, the US, does something the Russians can't stand, i.e. Kosovo but they want to play a part in the peackeeping. Then Russia turns around and does something the US and other countries condemn, i.e. scorched earth policy in Chechnya and now, the Russians don't like our radar station in Norway. Isn't politics grand? LOL

http://www.russiatoday.com/news.php3?id=136950

di,

ok, youare right with the news source. lets see who will have the last laugh, however.

di,

ok, you are right with the alternative news source. i give up. let's see who will have the last laugh, however.

Bones,
feels kinda good to have your own "Cuba" (i.e. Norway), ehh? LOL.

Bal,
now, that was much better..respect restored.