At approximately midnight on Feb. 5, just as the Russian winter was finally starting to bite, Gilani Shepiyev, the former deputy mayor of Grozny in Chechnya, was returning to his home in western Moscow.
What’s Behind Moscow’s Recent Murder Spree?
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Karzai, Pelosi talk counter-terrorism, reconstruction
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi told Afghan President Hamid Karzai America’s "new strategy" in Afghanistan will focus on reconstructing the war-battered country and maintaining strong counter-terrorism measures, his office said.
Robert Gates: Taming the System
If you are a firm believer in the war in Afghanistan, Defense Secretary Robert Gates’ grim assessment last month of what lies in store for the U.S. might have made you shudder.