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“Shamil [Basayev] sounded exhausted; the fact that he was speaking to me this way over the telephone indicated that he was desperate for conversation; he needed to let off steam and complain to someone. He couldn’t speak this way to the other men who were in the trenches with him”
― The Chechen Struggle: Independence Won and Lost
― The Chechen Struggle: Independence Won and Lost
“As far as I’m concerned, only an enemy could do something as provocative as initiating relations with the Taliban.”
― The Chechen Struggle: Independence Won and Lost
― The Chechen Struggle: Independence Won and Lost
“Gelayev’s unit made a perilous crossing over snow-covered mountain passes, where there were no roads; his men ate bark to stay alive and get to the Pankisi Gorge.”
― The Chechen Struggle: Independence Won and Lost
― The Chechen Struggle: Independence Won and Lost
“Dudayev used to say, “I can win the war, that’s possible. But how am I going to govern the veterans?”
― The Chechen Struggle: Independence Won and Lost
― The Chechen Struggle: Independence Won and Lost
“I had some friends abroad who told me that they could organize meetings for me if I could reach Europe. Maskhadov asked me, “How much money do you need?”
I said to him, “I think my friends in Europe will be in a position to help with my expenses.” Maskhadov took out his wallet and gave me $500, which both of us understood would not take me very far, but he did not have very much and they needed money more than I did.”
― The Chechen Struggle: Independence Won and Lost
I said to him, “I think my friends in Europe will be in a position to help with my expenses.” Maskhadov took out his wallet and gave me $500, which both of us understood would not take me very far, but he did not have very much and they needed money more than I did.”
― The Chechen Struggle: Independence Won and Lost
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