----- Original Message ----- From: "ChrisD(RJ)" <chrisd at russiajournal.com> To: <lbo-talk at lists.panix.com> Sent: Monday, April 15, 2002 11:43 PM Subject: RE: Gorby's bad Russian
> Actually, for all Russia's history of anti-Semitism, I personally have
> encountered very little of it here. I have, on the other hand, seen a hell
> of a lot of hostility toward Caucasians (and I had a Russian Jew explain
to
> me that it's OK for the Israelis to do what they're doing because "Arabs
are
> just like Chechens"). (I've also heard a Chechen, albeit a very drunk one,
> advocate that Russia just lay waste to his homeland to wipe out the
> jihadists, which was pretty creepy to hear.)
>
> Chris Doss
> The Russia Journal
What do you think of the Chechen situation?
-- Luke