Russian diplomats attacked in Iraq
From the NYTimes:
It would be most interesting to know who did this, and why. Russia was a friend of Saddam Hussein's regime. Russia has never expressed great enthusiasm for the US effort in Iraq. If the insurgents had any ally, Russia would be it.
Perhaps a score is being settled, perhaps this is a sign of how far gone the insurgents are.
Gunmen ambushed five Russian Embassy workers as they were shopping near their residence in western Baghdad on Saturday, killing one and kidnapping the others in the kind of bold attack that has become common in many parts of the capital.
It would be most interesting to know who did this, and why. Russia was a friend of Saddam Hussein's regime. Russia has never expressed great enthusiasm for the US effort in Iraq. If the insurgents had any ally, Russia would be it.
Perhaps a score is being settled, perhaps this is a sign of how far gone the insurgents are.
2 Comments:
At Sat Jun 03, 04:03:00 PM, Anonymous said…
Well, the key would be which faction and then, why?
True enough, no sense to that.
Those at the the kaygeebee are not going to forget this one and will make some payback.
At Sun Jun 04, 06:06:00 AM, C.S. Scott said…
I heard on the radio that the four who were kidnapped were released. My first instinct was to look at Iranian backed Shi'ite groups who might want to send Russia a message over the current politics surrounding Iran's nuclear programs.
In any event, the attack at Beslan didn't make much sense either and Russia has a lengthy history of being targeted by Islamists (ie. Chechen black widows, Chechen militants).
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