Even the most cunning people strive for penance! According to a man who was a liaison between Chechen insurgents and Georgian politicians and businessmen, terrorism in Russia is sponsored by Georgian president Saakashvili, and the level of his hypocrisy overwhelms imagination. Let me present you Khizri Aldamov - a famous person in Russia's contemporary history. Aslan Maskhadov made him an official representative of the 'independent' Chechen Republic of Ichkeria (unofficial name, given to Chechnya by secessionists) to Georgia. He was the one who had organised the visit of the Ichkerian president to Tbilisi and provided his meeting with Shevardnadze (then Georgian President). After this meeting Chechen separatists got themselves a rear base in the Pankisi Gorge. In 2011 Aldamov had left Georgia and unexpectely turned up in Chechnya with a public confession. He explained the reasons of his behavior to a Russian newspaper, "Moskovski Komsomolets".
The interview is rather interesting, but I'll just post the excerpts:
Journalist: - What did Saakashvili plan to do with together Chechens after the war?
Aldamov: - Plans were the same: plotting and performing terrorist attacks in Russia. To achieve this a lot of money is needed. Saakashvili and his men had traveled to Arab countries and determinated, that the money, which had been used to finance insurgents would be transferred through the Georgian Bank they control. The distribution of money is the duty of George Gamsakhurdia (Deputy Minister for diaspora ) and a member of parliament Tsiklauri. Money also passes through Ukraine. Terrorist attacks in Russia come from Georgia.
Whether it' true or not, the man gives further details:
"They (Georgians) created an oranisation that controls all Chechen refugees in Georgia, all the militants. The main authority is the counter-terrorist center. After it stands Georgian Ministry of Internal Affairs. All business with Chechens is oversaw by the Deputy Interior Minister Gia Lordkipanidze. He sends people, if necessary, to commit terroristic attacks. Money to pay for it is paid through the Pankisi Jamaat. Jamaat is in their hands. There are militants in Pankisi now."
Saakashvili wants him dead, poor guy even suffered a poisoning attempt.
Finally, he is asked whether he was directly involved in the commissioning of weapons and ammunition or not. And the answer is positive:
- Yes. I managed everything: money, and weapons. Everything passed through me. And Saakashvili knows that I know everything. Former intelligence chief Avtandil Ioseliani, which was asassinated in 2007, oversaw the process in the Pankisi Gorge. He was a friend of my assistant. They had a warehouse in Senaki, where somehow 120 tons of TNT were brought from Bulgaria. Now , Saakashvili's special services sell TNT to Chechens.
After this confession all speeches of Georgian politicians about peacefull development and NATO membership IMHO make no sense.
The interview is rather interesting, but I'll just post the excerpts:
Journalist: - What did Saakashvili plan to do with together Chechens after the war?
Aldamov: - Plans were the same: plotting and performing terrorist attacks in Russia. To achieve this a lot of money is needed. Saakashvili and his men had traveled to Arab countries and determinated, that the money, which had been used to finance insurgents would be transferred through the Georgian Bank they control. The distribution of money is the duty of George Gamsakhurdia (Deputy Minister for diaspora ) and a member of parliament Tsiklauri. Money also passes through Ukraine. Terrorist attacks in Russia come from Georgia.
Whether it' true or not, the man gives further details:
"They (Georgians) created an oranisation that controls all Chechen refugees in Georgia, all the militants. The main authority is the counter-terrorist center. After it stands Georgian Ministry of Internal Affairs. All business with Chechens is oversaw by the Deputy Interior Minister Gia Lordkipanidze. He sends people, if necessary, to commit terroristic attacks. Money to pay for it is paid through the Pankisi Jamaat. Jamaat is in their hands. There are militants in Pankisi now."
Saakashvili wants him dead, poor guy even suffered a poisoning attempt.
Finally, he is asked whether he was directly involved in the commissioning of weapons and ammunition or not. And the answer is positive:
- Yes. I managed everything: money, and weapons. Everything passed through me. And Saakashvili knows that I know everything. Former intelligence chief Avtandil Ioseliani, which was asassinated in 2007, oversaw the process in the Pankisi Gorge. He was a friend of my assistant. They had a warehouse in Senaki, where somehow 120 tons of TNT were brought from Bulgaria. Now , Saakashvili's special services sell TNT to Chechens.
After this confession all speeches of Georgian politicians about peacefull development and NATO membership IMHO make no sense.