[Itnl] Central Asian WAR? Russia&China At risk from Islam

[HeliumAvid]

http://www.vny.com/cf/News/upidetail.cfm?QID=190522

Russian diplomats worldwide are sounding the alarm that the Islamic
Movement of Uzbekistan fighters are infiltrating back into Central Asia from
Afghanistan for another assault on the strategic Ferghana Valley. Local
sources confirm reports of hundreds of fighters from bases in the northern
Afghan towns of Mazar-e-Sharif and Kunduz assembling in the Tavildera Valley
in Tajikistan, and training for this year's campaign. What is different this
year is the forces of IMU leader Juma Namangani includes large contingents
of Uighur Muslims from China, seduced by Namangani's promise of a united
Central Asian Islamic Republic that would stretch from the Caspian Sea
through the Old Silk Route and deep into China. Cynics suggest that the
Russians should know, having in the past given the IMU considerable help
with logistics, as a way to frighten the Uzbeks and other formerly Soviet
republics of Central Asia back under the wing of Mother Russia.

 

[Coast Watcher]

It's only a matter of time before China faces its own homegrown Islamic insurgency. Could have interesting ramifications for its policies toward Taiwan and especially Indonesia.

 

[Live Oak]

"The enemy of my enemy is my friend."

Now, so far the United States of America is concerned who is our enemy and who would then be our friend?

={(Oak)-

 

[Redeye]

The thread <a href="http://pub16.ezboard.com/ftb2kfulltopicfrm6.showMessage?topicID=532.topic">China & Russia create rapid reaction force</a> supports that VNY item quite well. As does <a href="http://pub16.ezboard.com/ftb2kfulltopicfrm6.showMessage?topicID=518.topic">Russian & Chinese Mil Forces Team Up in Centl Asia</a>. As does <a href="http://pub16.ezboard.com/ftb2kfulltopicfrm1.showMessage?topicID=1505.topic">"Bloody Wars" Between Russia-West-Muslims</a> and no doubt others.

All offer additional background info.

CW, <u>strongly</u> agree vis-a-vis Indonesia.

RIO

 

[jer48n10]

Will Russia "Overreact" as they accuse Israel of doing or will they undertake a meaningful dialogue as they did in Chechnia?
jer48n10