In other news, all is not well with the Russians in Chechnya. The recent death of nine Russian soldiers in that country was a rare public admission of their losses, estimated to be nearly 12,000 since the second Chechen war began in 1999. The European Court of Human Rights recently found the Russians guilty of extrajudicial killings and torture in Chechnya, a move that is bound to increase international pressure towards a peace settlement in that war.
Ukraine troops to quit Iraq.
In other news, all is not well with the Russians in Chechnya. The recent death of nine Russian soldiers in that country was a rare public admission of their losses, estimated to be nearly 12,000 since the second Chechen war began in 1999. The European Court of Human Rights recently found the Russians guilty of extrajudicial killings and torture in Chechnya, a move that is bound to increase international pressure towards a peace settlement in that war.
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Just pointing this out...
Epilogue: Russia funded Facebook and Twitter investments through Russian technology magnate, Yuri Milner, who also holds a stake in a company…
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Stopped using journal, due to excessive spam.
Yes, this is a shame... but so is getting a half-dozen pieces of spam per day. It's a shame what the powers-that-be allowed LJ to be reduced to.…
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45 min. Gorillaz gig on Letterman
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