[Here's an interesting link your Left.ru, our brudder blog in Russia or the CIS. It talks about how the Chechans might have come into possession of all thos stingers they've been using to shoot down Russiana aircract of all kinds--just like back in the early Osama days. Now the arms trade is like any other bidness: what ever the market will allow, and the name of the deal is closing. But the current campaing against Russian hides behind a lot of acrimonious piety--and the murders of hundreds of Russian school kids at Beslan get guest spots on ABC Late Night. ...   more »