If I were the Kremlin, I would make sure that someone as close to being Kadyrov wins the presidency without it actually being Kadyrov. That way, they could have loyalty and at the same time be able to say "it was a free election -- our man didn't win!"
>From: Peter Lavelle <untimely_thoughts at yahoo.com>
>Reply-To: lbo-talk at lbo-talk.org
>To: lbo-talk at lbo-talk.org
>Subject: Re: [lbo-talk] Chechnya News Update
>Date: Thu, 11 Sep 2003 02:32:05 -0700 (PDT)
>
>Moscow, Sept. 11. Vladimir Putin is to sign the decree to appoint Aslanbek
>Aslakhanov for the position of assistant to the president of the Russian
>Federation, a high-ranking Kremlin source told RIA Novosti. It was added,
>Aslakhanov would be in charge of problems in Russia's south.
>Comment: It looks like everyone running for the Chechen presidency will be
>"president" in one form or another!
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