Re: M-TH: Russian 'intervention' in Afghanistan

2000-05-25 Thread Michael Pugliese
sage - From: Chris Burford <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, May 24, 2000 11:25 PM Subject: Re: M-TH: Russian 'intervention' in Afghanistan > At 06:44 23/05/00 +1000, Rob wrote: > > >I see Moscow is threatening to drop some bombs o

Re: M-TH: Russian 'intervention' in Afghanistan

2000-05-25 Thread Chris Burford
At 06:44 23/05/00 +1000, Rob wrote: >I see Moscow is threatening to drop some bombs on Afghanistan because the >Taliban is allegedly (and unsurprisingly) helping out the Chechen >separatists. This is consistent with 100 years of imperial assumptions by Russia towards Afghanistan. It is no accid

M-TH: Russian 'intervention' in Afghanistan

2000-05-22 Thread Rob Schaap
Morning all, I see Moscow is threatening to drop some bombs on Afghanistan because the Taliban is allegedly (and unsurprisingly) helping out the Chechen separatists. If that's their logic - and they may well have embarked on a road whence there is no exit for Putin - they'll end up having to was