Re: Have all these ceased to exist???
To me the Chechens are a potent force but not a very clever one.
Thier problem is the majority of Chechen resistance has failed to modernize and you have to remmber the Russians are among the most adaptable fighters on earth the Chechens have been outclassed in open warfare and thier position is pretty desperate.
That said there is a trend in Chechneya that is dangerously nihilistic these days… one only has to look at recent attacks and methods as opposed to the past ones and understand that the war is becoming like the other wars of the 21st century.
Millitary historians take note the 21st century is the century of the covert and dirty war… gone are the days of conventional combat… we are entering dark times. Millitarily welcome to the dark ages, where anything and everything can happen. :cobra:
Shamil Basayev was legendary for his physchotic tendancies… he was not the sort of man you had an argument over dinner with. I dont personally like the fellow becuase he acted in a very mercenary way, but i still support the opressed, but one need not act so brutaly… in either case i pray for the poor man… he must have had a tough life and i hope he has fund a calmer place.