Back when he was among the living, Shamil Basaev used to take credit for every bad thing that happened in Russia. He took credit for power blackouts in Moscow.
--- On Sun, 4/5/09, SA <s11131978 at gmail.com> wrote:
> From: SA <s11131978 at gmail.com>
> Subject: [lbo-talk] [Fwd: Pakistani Taliban claim responsibility for NY shooting]
> To: lbo-talk at lbo-talk.org
> Date: Sunday, April 5, 2009, 7:06 PM
> I didn't catch this when it was
> originally posted. Is this supposed to be the Binghamton
> shooting, which was carried out by a Vietnamese guy with a
> history of mental problems? If it is, it's hilarious that
> the Taliban are trying to claim credit for it. I would think
> this announcement would have the opposite effect from that
> intended.
>
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