The Listening Post - Ignoring Chechnya - 17 Oct 08 - Part 1

At the start of October, the war-ravaged and almost forgotten territory of Chechnya, was hit by two big stories: an earthquake and snap parliamentary elections. However, the territory is conspicuous by its absence from the international media agenda. We look at why the global mainstream media seems to have a collective blind spot in the Northern Caucasus.

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• listening
• post
• richard
• gizbert
• chechnya
• russia
• moscow
• media
• caucasus
• iraq

[sniperusg50]

Muslims in these countries want independence, just how the usa wanted independence from England. its not just Muslims who want independence everyone wants it.

[georgianewsdirect]

why world forget chechen tragedy? why world community lets Russia to do evil in Chechnya and Georgia? why do everybody cares just for their selfs?

[Katarzyna19Catalina]

Do roboty ich pognać. Pasożytują na zasiłkach - żaden z nich nie pracuje. Obejrzyjcie "Przestępczość Agresywnych Pasożytów" Popełniają mnóstwo przestępstw.

[chr1110]

My best is that i had shoot Vladimir Potin in head!

[allahu]

natalia estemirova who appear in this film was killed in july 2009

[FangnclawX]

Yeah...why all the hate? Jesus would want u to love all people whether agreed with u or not, not to wish death and hell for them.

[crecka122]

yes you´re right my brother.

the world cares about themself at the last time..

theyre dont care about us or other peoples..

[jdillmeister]

why do you corn-holers bother to comment...for either side?

[GoRdAyA88]

You're wrong,and you know nothing about muslims if you're talking such nonsense!!!!You've never met any muslim I guess in your whole life!!!!!!!!Chechens are definetly the most brave nation in the whole world,they are ready to die for their piece of land,for their traditions!!!It's a great honour to be a chechen,I respect them,I guess they're the only people ready to die for the truth,for the freedom...and what they are still doing now!!!!They can't see their life without it!!!!

[Cruzex3]

yea dude you are exactly right muslims are rats

NOT!

come on man Russia is a religious dictator for sure they dont understand the chechens and instead of trying to understand and work it out russia INVADED chechnya and bombed everything, yes everything including civilian apartment buildings.

where is the religeous ruler in chechnya, they had a elected and i say again Elected presedent who was also murdered by rus. This shows how much respect rus. has for the chechen people

FUCK RUSSIAn PIGS

[Pokhton]

salam and happyness to our chechen brothers!