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Friday, April 2, 2010

Moscow subway bomber was 17, alleged rebel widow


By MANSUR MIROVALEV, Associated Press Writer

MOSCOW – A 17-year-old from Dagestan was one of two female suicide bombers who attacked Moscow's subway, Russian investigators said Friday. A leading newspaper called her the widow of a slain Islamist rebel.

President Dmitry Medvedev also urged harsher measures Friday to crack down on terrorism and the death toll from Monday's subway bombings rose to 40 as a man died in the hospital. At least 90 others were injured in the twin subway attacks.

Federal investigators identified one of the attackers as Dzhanet Abdurakhmanova, 17, of Dagestan and said they were still trying to identify the second bomber and track down the organizers of the attack.

Dagestan, one of the predominantly Muslim provinces in Russia's volatile North Caucasus region, was the site of two suicide bombings on Wednesday that killed 12 people, mostly police officers. Another explosion there Thursday killed two suspected militants.

The Kommersant newspaper published what it said was a picture of Abdurakhmanova, also known as Abdullayeva, dressed in a black Muslim headscarf and holding a pistol. A man with his arm around her, also holding a gun, is identified as Umalat Magomedov, whom the paper described as an Islamist militant leader killed by government forces in December.

The paper said the second subway bomber has been has been tentatively identified as 20-year-old Markha Ustarkhanova from Chechnya, the widow of a militant leader killed last October while he was preparing to assassinate Chechen President Ramzan Kadyrov, who is backed by the Kremlin.

The subway suicide bombings — the first such attacks in Moscow since 2004 — refocused attention on the violence that for years has been confined to the North Caucasus.

A Chechen militant leader on Thursday claimed responsibility for the subway bombings. Federal Security Service director Alexander Bortnikov said some terror suspects in the subway bombings had been detained, but did not elaborate.

Female suicide bombers from the North Caucasus are referred to in Russia as "black widows" because many of them are the wives, or other relatives, of militants killed by security forces.

Medvedev and Prime Minister Vladimir Putin have called for the terrorists to be unceremoniously destroyed. On Friday, Medvedev broadened the targets to include their accomplices, even those who help terrorists in tangential ways.

"In my opinion, we have to create such a model for terrorist crimes that anyone who helps them — no matter what he does, be it cook the soup or wash the clothes — has committed a crime," Medvedev said.

Russian police and security forces have long been accused of seizing people suspected of aiding militants. Some people have been tortured and many disappeared, and rights activists trying to document the abuses have also been slain, kidnapped or threatened.

Moscow unwilling to recognize the might of Emir Dokka Umarov

The security committee of the Russian state duma believes that Doku Umarov has nothing to do with the Martyr operations in Moscow subway and is just making a PR campaign by taking responsibility for them.

"A claim by Doku Umarov about his involvement in the terrorist attacks in the Moscow metro must be checked", Gennady Gudkov, deputy chairman of the security committee in the state duma, said to the Russian radio station Echo of Moscow.

"We are well aware that this may be a PR campaign. Using the incidents, he could show that he has some might, or it may be that is is really responsible. Now the terrorists and their circle are to be exposed, whether they are or not related to Umarov", said the KGB duma deputy.

Curiously, before the video statement by Doku Umarov was made available in YouTube, the Russian secret services were claiming, without any evidence for it, that Dokku Abu Usman is responsible for the bombings.

Meanwhile, the ability of sabotage units of the Mujahideen of the Caucasus Emirate to organize and carry out attacks on Russian territory is doubted not only in Moscow.

The Russian service of BBC in its reports about metro bombings and in comments to the Dokka Umarov's statement, published the following amusing passage:

"A video footage appeared in the Internet where a man identifying himself as Doku Umarov, said that the explosions in the Moscow subway had been carried out under his order. A bearded man in camouflage, who has similarities with earlier pictures of the Chechen separatist leader who calls himself "Emir of the Emirate of Caucasus", claims that "special operations against the infidels" in Moscow subway stations on March 29 were conducted in retaliation for what he called a "massacre by the Russian occupiers of the poorest people of Chechnya and Ingushetia, who were collecting wild garlic in the Ingush village of Arshty on February 11, 2010".

It is to be mentioned that "someone claiming himself Doku Umarov" (BBC) has warned that attacks on Russian territory would continue.

Local apostates also pretend not to believe the statement of Caucasus Emirate's Emir. Thus, the well-known apostate Akhmar Zavgayev asks and answers himself in an interview with the Russian State Interfax news agency - "Can we trust terrorists, the leaders of the criminal groups? I doubt it".

Another apostate, a MP from the ruling KGB United Russia party, representing puppets of Dagestan, Gadzhimet Safaraliyev, has also doubts the words of the leader of the Caucasian Mujahideen.

"I think Umarov has too high opinion about himself and his capabilities" (to carry out such operations), he said.

According to Safaraliyev, "the militants' leader has no network of operatives powerful enough to organize and carry out such attacks".

According to him, "Umarov is being used as a cover for some more powerful organization". As an example, the deputy lists secret services of the US, Saudi Arabia and several other countries.

It is to be mentioned that the ringleader of the parliamentary security council of Russia and a former Russian KGB top terrorist Patrushev found a "Georgian trace" in the Moscow metro bombings.

Curiously, Moscow is clearly reluctant to admit that the Caucasian Mujahideen are capable to carry out sabotage operations on the territory of Russia. It was the most spectacular attack after the bombing of the elite Nevsky Express train, when the FSB and all Russian government Russian commentators unanimously said - "it has no Caucasian trace".

Moscow's unwillingness to recognize the facts is especially strange that, since according to many commentators, attacks in the Moscow subway are allegedly favorable for Putin, who intends once again to become the Russian Czar.

As they say, new explosions and new blood would again force the Russian population to rally around the government and demand a stronger hand.

However, this explanation has some significant flaws.

First, the "strong hand" (it impossible to be stronger than Putin now) is ruling Russia for 11 years and never stepped back (he didn't weaken, but only became stronger). The vertical of power in Russia is so steep that there is no way to be more steeper.

Second, despite vigorous opposition's attempts to stir up the masses, the activities of anti-Putin and anti-Kremlin meetings are weak. The masses drink vodka and watch the TV, which tells them how Russia "has risen from the knees".

Third, it has been a sabotage operation on the territory of Russia proper, and it destroys the myth of the pacification of Chechnya (Caucasus) and demonstrates the omnipotence of Putin and his FSB gang. The bombings of the metro and the blast of the elite train are, in fact, the act of public desacralization of Putin's regime, and they destroy the Putin's myth.

After 11 years of victorious reports and television images of allegedly peaceful and prosperous Kadyrov's Chechnya and killed "militants", new explosions under the nose of the Kremlin do not testify in favor of Putin, since these explosions destroy the Putin's main myth - the myth of omnipotence, stability and order.

And if the Putin's Latrine Doctrine dated anno 1999 to "rub out militants in the toilet" stimulated the drunk and angry Russian mob, then the same Latrine Doctrine dated anno 2010 of "scraping bandits off the bottom of the sewers" meets only laughter.

The Russian government is not as strong as it pretended to be all these years. And the crowd does not forgive weakness. This is even more dangerous for the government against the background of deepening crisis, rising unemployment and poverty. The inhabitants on his/her own skin felt that Putin's promises were empty.

So, the effect of these attacks can be completely different than all-knowing critics of the Mujahideen and the fans of the "FSB's traces" are trying to inculcate.

Perhaps, these bombings would open the most terrible secret of the current regime - Putin's regime is simply impotent.

It stupidly swallow up petrodollars of the previous corpulent decade, and stuffed its private purse with enormous sums of money, leaving the country with a crumbling Soviet infrastructure. As it turns out, this Russian government cannot even protect ordinary citizens, even in Moscow

As far a the Kremlin's Pokemon (Medvedev) is concerned, who is trying pretend to be brave, then his bulging eyes do not cause anything more but a condescending curiosity. Watching how he carefully stretches his mouth and strains his neck is very interesting indeed.

Ruslan Sinbarigov,
Kavkaz Center

Source: Kavkaz Center.
Link: http://kavkazcenter.com/eng/content/2010/04/01/11772.shtml.

Indian troops martyr 16 more innocent Kashmiri youth

Srinagar, April 02 (KMS): In occupied Kashmir, Indian troops, in their continued acts of state terrorism martyred sixteen innocent Kashmiri youth in Rajouri district during the last three days.

The troops shot dead the youth at different places in Kalakote area of the district. The siege and search operations in the area were continuing till last reports came in.

On the other hand, forceful anti-India demonstrations were staged in Baramulla, Yaripora and Wadwan areas. Addressing the demonstrators, Hurriyet leaders reiterated the pledge to take the struggle for right to self-determination to its logical end. Complete shutdown was observed in Kupwara district against the anti-people policies of the puppet administration.

A police spokesman in a statement issued in Jammu admitted that Indian troops molested 51 women in the occupied territory during a period of six years between November 2002 and July 2008.

Meanwhile, railway track was damaged in a bomb blast at Galbug in Pulwama resulting in suspension of rail service linking South Kashmir with North Kashmir.

Source: Kashmir Media Service.
Link: http://www.kmsnews.org/news/indian-troops-martyr-16-more-innocent-kashmiri-youth.

Rich tributes paid to Kashmiri martyrs

Concern expressed over detainees’ plight

Srinagar, April 02 (KMS): In occupied Kashmir, the Chairperson of Jammu and Kashmir Dukhtaran-e-Millat, Aasiya Andrabi has paid rich tributes to the Kashmiri martyrs for rendering their lives for securing right to self-determination.

Addressing a mammoth public gathering at Rampur in Kulgam, she reiterated the pledge to continue the liberation struggle till its complete success.

On the occasion, the name of the locality was changed from Rampur to Shuhadapur and Aasiya Andrabi unveiled the plaque.

On the other hand, the Muslim Khawateen Markaz Jammu and Kashmir (MKM) has expressed serious concern over the rights violations of illegally detained Hurriyet leaders and activists by the jail authorities.

In a statement issued in Srinagar, the MKM spokesperson deplored that the jail authorities were not presenting the detainees before the courts to prolong their illegal detention.

Expressing solidarity with the relatives of the illegally detained Hurriyet leaders and activists, the spokesperson demanded the immediate release of all political detainees.

Source: Kashmir Media Service.
Link: http://www.kmsnews.org/news/rich-tributes-paid-kashmiri-martyrs.

'Indian troops molested 51 women in IHK in 6 years'

Jammu, April 02 (KMS): In occupied Kashmir, the police authorities have revealed that Indian troops molested 51 women in the occupied territory during a period of six years between November 2002 and July 2008.

A police spokesman in a statement in Jammu said that 38 cases of molestation by the troops were reported from November 2002 to October 2005. “From November 2005 to 10 July 2008, 13 rape cases by the troops were reported,” he said.

Source: Kashmir Media Service.
Link: http://www.kmsnews.org/news/%E2%80%98indian-troops-molested-51-women-ihk-6-years%E2%80%99.

Indian troops martyr 6 more innocent Kashmiri youth in IHK

Srinagar, April 1 (KMS): In occupied Kashmir, Indian troops in their fresh act of state terrorism, martyred six more innocent Kashmiri youth in Rajouri district, today.

Troops during siege and search operations killed the youth in Tariyath area of the district.

Source: Kashmir Media Service.
Link: http://www.kmsnews.org/news/indian-troops-martyr-6-more-innocent-kashmiri-youth-ihk.

Indian troops martyr 14 innocent Kashmiris in Rajouri

Blasts blow up railway track in occupied Kashmir

Srinagar, April 02 (KMS): In occupied Kashmir, Indian troops, in their continued acts of state terrorism martyred 14 innocent Kashmiri youth alone in Rajouri district during the 48 hours long operations. The personnel of 54, 60 and 61 Rashtriya Rifles, 8 Mahar, 152 CRPF, and Special Operations Group killed the youth at Khabra, Dharamshal, Bhudal in Kalakote area of the district during joint siege operations.

The operations continued till last reports came in.

Meanwhile, three meters of railway track were damaged in an improvised explosive device (IED) blast at Galbug in Pulwama resulting in suspension of rail service linking South Kashmir with North Kashmir.

Source: Kashmir Media Service.
Link: http://www.kmsnews.org/news/indian-troops-martyr-14-innocent-kashmiris-rajouri.