Russians 'Vindicated' On Chechnya Policy.

• Author: Book, Elizabeth G.
• Position: Washington Pulse - International view on Russian military policies in Chechnya after terrorist attacks against United States - Brief Article

Ambassador L. Paul Bremer, chairman of the National Commission on Terrorism, said that, in the aftermath of the September 11 attacks on the United States, Russia has found vindication for its policy towards the Chechen Islamic fundamentalists.

"I think [it's] a message that we were inclined to discount before September 11 as justification for what they were doing in Chechnya, which is reprehensible in many ways," said Bremer.

In Bremer's opinion, Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin is seeking...