Dagestan - the most dangerous place in Europe

Gerald · 11-24-11, 07:51 AM

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-15824831

Note: 24 November 2011 Last updated at 00:04 GMT

CCIP · 11-24-11, 08:29 AM

No kidding. Has been for 20 years.

Gerald · 11-24-11, 08:55 AM

I know it's a hangout for some shady people, and anything else that means that there are more appropriate spot for holiday celebrations.

CCIP · 11-24-11, 08:58 AM

Dagestan is pretty much a forgotten front in the Chechen war, and one that's had more trouble recovering from it than Chechnya itself (although arguably, that's only because Chechnya is more or less an autocratic gangster state under an iron fist, fed by money from Moscow, while Dagestan is a bit more complex and divided, and doesn't get nearly as much attention from the Kremlin.)

Gerald · 11-24-11, 09:09 AM

Right, "a bit of a forgotten part of the what's on the map", but a recovery to more normal, it requires rather large steps from the authorities, I guess that unfortunately is not a high priority.

11-24-11, 07:51 AM	#1
Gerald SUBSIM Newsman Join Date: May 2008 Location: Close to sea Posts: 24,254 Downloads: 553 Uploads: 0	Dagestan - the most dangerous place in Europe http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-15824831 Note: 24 November 2011 Last updated at 00:04 GMT __________________ Nothing in life is to be feard,it is only to be understood. Marie Curie

11-24-11, 08:29 AM	#2
CCIP Navy Seal Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Waterloo, Canada Posts: 8,700 Downloads: 29 Uploads: 2	No kidding. Has been for 20 years. __________________ There are only forty people in the world and five of them are hamburgers. -Don Van Vliet (aka Captain Beefheart)

11-24-11, 08:55 AM	#3
Gerald SUBSIM Newsman Join Date: May 2008 Location: Close to sea Posts: 24,254 Downloads: 553 Uploads: 0	I know it's a hangout for some shady people, and anything else that means that there are more appropriate spot for holiday celebrations. __________________ Nothing in life is to be feard,it is only to be understood. Marie Curie

11-24-11, 08:58 AM	#4
CCIP Navy Seal Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Waterloo, Canada Posts: 8,700 Downloads: 29 Uploads: 2	Dagestan is pretty much a forgotten front in the Chechen war, and one that's had more trouble recovering from it than Chechnya itself (although arguably, that's only because Chechnya is more or less an autocratic gangster state under an iron fist, fed by money from Moscow, while Dagestan is a bit more complex and divided, and doesn't get nearly as much attention from the Kremlin.) __________________ There are only forty people in the world and five of them are hamburgers. -Don Van Vliet (aka Captain Beefheart)

11-24-11, 09:09 AM	#5
Gerald SUBSIM Newsman Join Date: May 2008 Location: Close to sea Posts: 24,254 Downloads: 553 Uploads: 0	Right, "a bit of a forgotten part of the what's on the map", but a recovery to more normal, it requires rather large steps from the authorities, I guess that unfortunately is not a high priority. __________________ Nothing in life is to be feard,it is only to be understood. Marie Curie