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After the Airport Attack,

artappraiser — Wed, 09 Feb 2011 04:33:39 +0000

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After the Airport Attack, Russia's Most Wanted Terrorist Hones His Message
By Simon Shuster / Moscow, Time Magazine, Feb. 08, 2011
On Jan. 15, Russia's state news channel reported the death of Doku Umarov, the country's most wanted terrorist. It didn't say how he died, nor did it seem to care that the only source of this information was a rumor spreading through a village in Chechnya. The news was just too good not to broadcast. But it turned out to be very wrong. In the past three days, Umarov has released two of his trademark videos, claiming to be the mastermind behind the suicide blast that killed 36 people in Moscow's largest airport last month. His propaganda war — and possibly his wider insurgency against the Russian state — looks to be more alive than ever.

Compared to his previous videos — short, monotonous clips that follow almost every bombing in the Russian heartland, even if he had no connection to the incident — Umarov's latest offerings suggest a much more quick-witted approach to information warfare....
Read more: http://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,2047079,00.html#ixzz1DQu7YRQH

Russia's Top Terrorist

artappraiser — Tue, 08 Feb 2011 22:23:28 +0000

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Russia's Top Terrorist Promises More Bombs for Moscow
By James Brooke, Voice of America, Feb. 8, 2011

Russia's top Islamic fundamentalist warlord is taking credit for the suicide bombing at the international section of Moscow's busiest airport. ...

http://www.voanews.com/english/news/Russian-Security-Officials-Dismissed...

Doku Umarov Vows 'Year of Tears'
By Alexandra Odynova, The Moscow Times, Feb. 7, 2011

http://www.themoscowtimes.com/news/article/doku-umarov-vows-year-of-tear...

Vladimir Putin's strongman act is only fuelling a Caucasian jihad
The Domodedovo bombing is more evidence Putin has turned a containable local insurgency into an escalating regional war

By Simon Tisdall, guardian.co.uk, Feb. 8, 2011 18.42 GMT

http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2011/feb/08/vladimir-putin-caucasian-domodedevo-bombing

Analysis: Airport bomb

artappraiser — Tue, 25 Jan 2011 20:59:44 +0000

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Analysis: Airport bomb targets Russia's pitch to investors

By Amie Ferris-Rotman

MOSCOW | Tue Jan 25, 2011 1:51pm EST

MOSCOW (Reuters) - A suicide bombing in the arrivals hall of Moscow's main airport suggests Islamist militants have a new target -- the Kremlin's bid to attract foreign investors....

http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE70O5OD20110125

Russian media outraged by

artappraiser — Tue, 25 Jan 2011 18:12:53 +0000

In reply to Moscow's main airport hit by deadly bombing

Russian media outraged by Moscow airport bombing
BBC News, January 25, 2011 Last updated at 11:59 ET
Russian media have expressed outrage over the bomb blast that killed 35 people on Monday at Moscow's busiest airport, Domodedovo. But there is also widespread irritation with the authorities, because the bomber got through.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-12277619

NYT from

artappraiser — Mon, 24 Jan 2011 16:58:10 +0000

In reply to Moscow's main airport hit by deadly bombing

NYT from Moscow:

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/01/25/world/europe/25moscow.html?hp

BBC's eyewitness accounts:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-12270374

and live stream update and commentary:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/9372022.stm