Friday, October 31, 2008

The name continues to impose Gasol in Memphis

Nothing changed in the history of the Memphis Grizzlies who arrived in Houston with the dream of getting his first victory in an opening match of the season, but the Houston Rockets, with the pivot Chinese Yao Ming as leader, was prevented from doing so to win by 82-71. [The pictures]

The new

Grizzlies were at least more and paragraph defensive completed a good job with the pivot Spanish rookie Marc Gasol of the holder in his debut as a professional in the NBA.

Marc Gasol contributed 12 points with 12 rebounds to become the second best dunk of the team, surpassed only by the eave that Rudy Gay led the attack with 20 rebounds and four so many. The Spanish international has played 37 minutes to score 5 of 12 shots from field and 2-3 from the line staff, also gave an assist and made two stoppers.

"We were very matched on the scoreboard when they were missing only four minutes, but in the end they played better than us and we won," said Marc Gasol. "Our reserves have completed a good job, especially when owners do not start well."

Marc Gasol said that the nerves in debut as a rookie you were away, and especially in his case because it has far more international experience to the new coming into the NBA.

For his part, the coach of the Grizzlies, Marc Iavaroni, stressed the great work they had done Marc Gasol, especially in the defensive play. "Marc Gasol did a great job, especially when he had to defend Yao and also made two good jumps," said Iavaroni. "We are not going to be a team record that many points in the game Transition, but we can win."

Lethal Gasol and Bynum

His brother

Pau, 13 points and nine rebounds, played just 24 hours after winning at Portland for repeat triumph at the Clippers. The runners-up tournament did not have mercy on their neighbors and achieved a resounding 117-79.

While in the scorer chapter highlighted Bryant, with 16 points, one of the best news for those of Phil Jackson was as good understanding of the couple Gasol-Bynum, complementing in the paint. Fruit of the mixture of vision of the Spanish game, an excellent shot at medium distance and the strength and intimidation of the young American, aged 21.

The last period, but served to ratify the extremely low image of the Clippers, came to lose 40 - before its public debut in this campaign, which is expected to be a good season for the franchise, with options qualify for the playoffs for the title. In that picture, yes, a lot had to do his rival. Unforgiving.

LA Lakers 117

Fisher (15), Bryant (16), Radmanovic (6), Gasol (13), Bynum (12)-starting five-, Odom (6), Ariza (11), Vujacic (5) Farmar (15), Mihm (10), Walton (4) and Powell (4). LA Clippers 79 B. Davis (11), Mobley (11), Thornton (16), Thomas (11), Kaman (8)-starting five-, Skinner (2), R. Davis (5), Novak (6), Hart (4), P. Davis (-), Gordon (2) and Taylor (3). TECHNICAL DATA NBA

Marc Gasol dunks after a good pass from Mumbru

Tuesday, October 28, 2008

Softshell Turtle Feeding Frenzy

Wednesday, October 22, 2008

In Kostroma region inmate sold heroin from behind bars

In Kostroma region the convicted drug barons have added a 5-year sentence for trafficking heroin in particularly large amount. Transactions enterprising recidivist concluded did not even leave the territory of the colony.

In Kostroma region inmate attempting to sell 170 grams of heroin, received a combined 24 years of the colony special treatment, transmits Interfax with reference to the press service of the regional prosecutor's office.

The court found that Victor Alexandrov, sentenced to 19 years in prison for murder, robbery and drug trafficking, and confined since 1999, organized the sale of heroin in particularly large amount.

While in prison, he found the seller and the buyer of drugs, but as a facilitator drew their relative Vera Kazakova and organized a meeting of participants in the transaction. "But all of the criminals were controlled by members of Kostroma Narkokontrolya, and the batch of heroin was seized," - explained to the prosecutor's office.

At trial, Alexandrov and Kazakova admitted his guilt in full.

Sentence Krasnoselskogo District Court Alexandrov was found guilty of an offense ch.3 Art.30, ch.3 st.33, to "g" ch.3 st.228.1 Criminal Code (organization of the attempted illegal sale of narcotics in especially large size).

Kazakova found guilty of an offense ch.3 Art.30, paragraph "g" ch.3 st.228.1 Criminal Code (illegal acquisition or possession for sale of drugs in large quantities). It defined a penalty of 6 years' imprisonment and serve their sentences in penal colony of general regime.

"Enterprising "

This is not the first time that prisoners are curious to their situation and entrepreneurial activity. For example, in May 2008 in the Murmansk region police have arrested a convicted man, who being behind bars cut and prepare the contract killing of three people. To do so, the suspect used a wireless connection, send killers instructions via SMS.

The suspect is a native of St. Petersburg was detained on the territory of penal colony in the Murmansk Region, where he was serving a 17-year sentence. According to the version of investigation, an attacker using wireless offering an unknown person to kill three people for a fee of 30 thousand dollars. The motive of planned contract killing of a profit, explained to the police.

The detainee "has given instructions" Executive ", provides data on the victims, their place of residence of their car," noted PG MIA. It also stressed that among the alleged victims would be children. All three lived in St. Petersburg.

And in April 2008 in the Urals police accidentally arrested another prisoner: a murderer of the colony "for the company."

46-year-old prisoner was detained in Nizhny Tagil members of the Ural District Office Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia. Formally detained included serving sentences for murder and banditry.

The offender was detained April 7 about 13:30 at the exit of the cafe Mandarin. As explained in the militia, the convicted person to move freely around the city by car Mitsubishi.

In doing so, he explained prisoner detained his staff that already has traveled to Nizhny Tagil city of New Lyalya, in which he is serving his sentence in penal colony number 54. Such "business" it had been necessary "to deal with commercial issues the company founder that he was in 2005.

Note that the detainee offender was sentenced to imprisonment Sverdlovskim court in 2001. Thus, it is behind bars, he became the "founder" of the company.

In the search police found a detainee various documents, the two powers of attorney for operators of motor vehicles, a large sum of money, seven mobile phones and identity GIBDD.

God You Know (All My Ways)-Okwudili Ayotanze (Death Penalty)

Sunday, October 19, 2008

Companies in bankruptcy are tripled, and experts foresee 'avalanche'

The crisis threatens to collapse of the commercial court in Spain. During August and the first 15 days of September contests presented in the national courts almost triple the same period of 2007, as reported in its edition of the newspaper Expansion on Thursday, going from 65 to 188.

Since the College of Economists suggest that the vast majority of those requests arrangement with creditors have been recorded this month, given that in August there is almost no judicial activity. The trend suggests that after the last week of September an increase even stronger.

Director of the Register of Forensic Economists, Ines Landn, warns of the "avalanche" is coming to the courts when the commercial start admit bankruptcies and defaults of late July and early days of this September.

In the second quarter of the year there were 631 resources, when the average of previous quarters only around 270. The forensic economists, who are involved in court proceedings, provide that from now exceeding 800 cases every three months. This negative trend peaked, according to its estimates, during the second half of next year.

Saturday, October 18, 2008

According to the governor of the Perm region, the identification of victims of the disaster will be difficult

Governor of Perm region, Oleg Chirkunov believes that because of the nature of the crash Boeing 737 identification of bodies of passengers and crew will be difficult.

"To be problems with identification, as well as on-site accident, large parts of the aircraft is not preserved. Onboard a Fann recorder, on-site work, all operational services, including workers Investigation Management ", - said Governor agency Interfax in sunday.

According to him, "the plane fell into the city limits, destroyed, according to preliminary data, about 100 meters of railroad." "The strength of impact was such that have rails, their emissions meters 50. Destroyed reliance LEP.Okolo rail stood single house, they do not hit, "- said Chirkunov.

According to his data, "estimated time of boarding the flight the plane was 05:05, pilots of the aircraft had been in touch with the dispatcher until the accident." According to the governor, all operational services worked quickly.

There are currently expected to arrive in Perm, Minister of Transport Igor Levitin, who will participate in the government commission. In the second half of the day must come deceased relatives who come not from Perm.

Thursday, October 16, 2008

In St. Petersburg police officer arrested, suspected of killing a detainee in solitary confinement

In St. Petersburg, was taken into custody and placed in the detention facility traffic policeman accused of murder arrested in temporary police detention.

The information provided Senior Assistant Head of Administration to monitor the investigative authorities and Relations with the media Northwest Investigative Service to transport prosecutor's office with Investigation Committee (UPC) RF Ruslan Kumehov. She confirmed NEWSru.com and Regional Human Rights Association Agora, representing the interests of the deceased mother Sergei Monina.

"The staff member is elected as a preventive measure in the form of detention, as a consequence there is reason to believe that he could escape and to put pressure on the investigation of the case "- said the source agency Interfax in the north-western Prosecutor's Office.

On another police officer procedural decision has not yet been taken, said Ruslan Kumehov. Investigators believed that the murder was committed by members of precisely detention facility.

A resident of St. Petersburg Sergey Monin was killed in temporary police detention transport police on the night of 16 to 17 July. His body was found in the hour of the night in cell number 7. According to the forensic examination of the death of Monina occurred from goofy neck injury, which indicates its violent nature. Northwest Transport Prosecutor's Office instituted criminal proceedings under the heading "Murder" (part 1 st.105 CCRF).

Police Detain Journalists

Wednesday, October 15, 2008

Aresta a man who to agents to be surprised stealing

The Civil Guard has detained a man of Moroccan nationality pointing to the agents who caught him stealing in a house of Villanueva's Pardillo, who finally dropped him and he arrested, as was the man who was accompanying him.

As reported by the institute on Monday armed, the incident took place late on Friday when a patrol of Las Rozas surprised two people forcing the door of a home in Villanueva's Pardillo.

While the players

Cache to one of those arrested, he pulled out a caliber 38 revolver and pointed to the Civil Guards, who finally won him the gun and he fell.

The gun was loaded and ready to fire, according to the same source.

The detainees are two Moroccan youths, 19 and 20 years with a history of similar incidents.

Tuesday, October 14, 2008

Fidel Castro: "deep racism" Americans will prevent Obame win elections

Cuban leader Fidel Castro, National believes that the "deep racism" characteristic of the white part of American society interfere with the democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama to win elections.

"It's a miracle that the Democratic candidate had not yet shared the fate of Martin Luther King, Malcolm Iksa and killed political figures, pro-equality and justice" - Associated Press quoted Castro in an article published in Cuban media on Saturday.

According to him, millions of white Americans will not be able to come to terms with the idea that black will take the White House, "which is so called - white."

The leader Islands freedom also described presidential candidate of the Republican Party John McCain as a "militant" policy. Previously, Castro has expressed his sympathy to Obama, describing it as the most progressive candidate for the presidency of the United States.

82-year-old Castro, retired from his post as president of Cuba in February 2008, does not appear in public since July 2006, when he underwent an operation on the intestine. Comandante is in a secret location and was apparently suffering from the disease, which is not officially reported. Meanwhile, Cuban state press regularly publishes essays and notes with Fidel on current topics. Typical for Castro's style and scope of these publications is evidence of their authenticity.

1960—LBJ vs. JFK vs. Nixon

Monday, October 13, 2008

Thai Prime refused to resign and dissolve Parliament

Thai Prime Minister Samak Sundaravej said in the broadcast to the nation that does not take from his post and does not dissolve the parliament despite the opposition organized massive unrest in the country.

Earlier, Thai Army Commander Paochinda premiere proposed to resign to stop the escalation of tension in the country, but Sundaravej said last Saturday that did not leave office.

Recall that on the night of Tuesday in Bangkok have been riots involving government and opposition supporters. According to local media, one person died and 35 were wounded.

The Prime Minister of Thailand announced the introduction in the capital Bangkok state of emergency after long anti-government protests and clashes. Premier also ordered the commander of the army Anupongu Paochinde ensure order and calm in the city.

Leader of anti-movement in Thailand Chamlong Srimuang said opposition disobeying a state of emergency regime.

Speeches opposition demanding the resignation of government, began in Thailand since August 26. Representatives of the opposition National Alliance for Democracy (NAD) require the resignation of Prime Minister Samaka Suntaraveta, whom they accuse of Thailand intention to proclaim a republic and abolish the monarchy, and also criticized the continuation of his policies accused of corruption in the ex-premier Thaksin Chinavata.

In response to these statements by August 30, Prime Minister Samak Sundaravej said that is not going to leave his post. Speaking at a ceremony marking the royal family, he reported that "will carry out its responsibilities for the country." "My appointment to the post of prime minister was legitimate, and if I go, the only lawfully, and not because of threats of demonstrators," - the head of the Cabinet.

September 2, Central Election Commission of Thailand has issued an ordinance under which the ruling party "People's" manipulation of results carried out the December 2007 parliamentary elections and should be disbanded to avoid aggravating the political crisis in the country.

The evening of September 2, clashes between opposition demonstrators and government supporters. At the moment the order in the capital of Thailand in control of power structures. Although local authorities have ruled out the possibility of a coup d'tat, the numerous rallies and protests unabated. Also, the opposition is trying to block the work of a number of provincial airports and roads.

Friday, October 10, 2008

The crocodile suitcase

Sometimes one can not resist the ugly, even as unpleasant. I have tried to erase it from my imagination, but she returns with creeping steps of reptile. Because that is what, in a Samsonite suitcase from the Black Label collection designed by Alexander McQueen and presented at the Bread & Butter Barcelona.

mud-colored, not brown, but swamp, on the outside, and lined with a stamped jungle, it will be a real appearance on the tape of the luggage, not just an apparition, but a shock because it mimics the surface of the skin a prehistoric .

Perhaps they were thinking about scare away thieves suitcases or make a joke about the slow pace in the waiting room for luggage; benign gaze with eyes, it could also seem like a turtle asleep, but in any case the result is frightening.

This suitcase has made me think of the fragile boundary between what is rare and horrific; between exclusive and it simply striking. We need to take very much like to draw attention to dubious taste or a drag from airports such animal. Put also subject to abuse that any luxury suffers in these places, eventually turned into an idea simply macabre.

Mentally I started a list of potential buyers: Only I can think of two: Marylin Manson and Crocodile Dundee, between the "dark" and what .

Thursday, October 9, 2008

U2 3D: Bono in black and white

And what is that Bono quit in 3D if his voice is black and white? Why do I have to U2 in the nose if you are a band of the pile for 15 years?

Trailer of 'U2 3D': that is, from a trailer trailer

I come to see 'U2 3D', the penultimate occurrence of the industry to save his ass before the Internet and others. Verdict: The idea has its meaning (the film is only viewable in 3D rooms, 30 in all of Spain, and is absolutely ), but the result is bad, bad, bad solemn.

vulgar. Cover your glory or falls with the entire team, but you never install in vulgarity. U2 lead too many albums and too many tours in gray. And the movie goes through little byproduct of the bar, but it will be forgotten in months.

synthesize, I come :

1. Boots' U2 3D ', actually a concert tour' Vertigo '(2005) recorded in three dimensions, and for a moment think that Bono will be a herding a hug (horror!). Mirage: the much vaunted 3-D effect is not so much pa. In the rest of the movie, rarely repeats the advent. As I said somebody flip side, I do, maybe because of my one and a half of myopia in each eye (although I have my glasses and the 3D at a time), do not feel anything. Nothing.

Some passages of the film-concert by U2

2. It sounds the first item, 'Vertigo,' and I see that I expected: trickle voice of Bono, The Edge energy, inconsequential obvious by the other two pawns. Bono wavered even further into 'Beautiful day', what more salvable of his last disc / shipwreck. Cae 'New Year's Day, "with excessively high and the low battery harness racing, harness racing. First yawns.

3. And sings the third song: the realization that soda is eating paper. Fofos flat, almost zero animations, few and far winks at the viewer, aesthetics forgettable, fixed pinion in the assembly ... Since then, the balance between the mediocrity of what sounds like and what you see is what most achieved.

4. Did I say mediocrity? I correct: 'Pride', 'Sunday, bloody, sunday' or 'The Fly' are subjects of a devastating brilliance. But those who played in 'U2 3D', and by half-world scenarios for years, seem a subcontract from U2. Some tired. Also, intolerable, are allowed to draw discs in the name of the parent company. U2, the shadow of U2.

5. In 2005 did the server for El Mundo chronicle of that tour at the Vicente Calderon. And I experienced it myself: musically was a potato. Socially, a hooker festival: people jumped as if they were the Beatles. Hence I Shield became public in news, and I went on tiptoe to the group. Well, people hardly appears in 'U2 3D', except in his capacity as mass and anonymous report. Distant faces, gestures topics, fans who seem to appear in the ad Corte Ingles ... Like all 'U2 3D': An old spot.

6. Van for 'Miss Sarajevo', and Bono does the ridiculous when imitating Pavarotti fall into another misery of the film: prolongs the worst of more direct: the roar that shakes the public or disappears art, that guitar or keyboard it sounds as though nobody touches ... Technical populism, which emphasizes the artistic populism.

U2 true in 1983, including preaching

7. Boots' Bullet the blue sky 'with a wild The Edge, and I wonder: when U2 went from bland to exciting rock band pop group? When started to imitate his imitators (the shadow of Coldplay is domed)? When the throat of Bono did crash at mid-90s. A pity, because The Edge is that comes out: forcefulness with the guitar power in the choruses. I always say that singing it, hell.

8. Now it is time to die insipid or that I know what it's called. And neither of the three-dimensional effect and I agree. That's 3D, in the end, is a seventy-wide rule. And of the 70 40 years ago (...).

9. 'Where the streets have no name' closed the thing, and before I had half convinced 'Love and Peace or else'. But enough is enough: one-hour concert! I raise my ass and I wriggle out of the seat. I believe that before me-not what I said, but it was a post-premiere vip Arturo Valls and Las Ketchup. Notes, Bono: Public lineage, and neither well.

10. I conclude by prophesying: the Taliban of the band, the blind incense, put the other cheek and enjoy 'U2 3D'. The remaining deaths will not go cold or heat, unless you go to the movies drunk.

11. And please note, fans irredentism, I have refrained from characterizing Bono as Pope, to use the word "liturgy", "parishioners", "religious experience." Nor do I have laughed in his risible , nor have I compared with Don Jose Bono, which is what actually asks for my eternal thirst for justice, and living God that some day I'll do: Jose Bono and his Irish son, seed for the Celtic mystique, the paths of the Lord are inscrutable, but they all lead to Rome, etcetera, etcetera, etcetera ...

12. Does anyone else have seen before, 'U2 3D' and wants to share experience? Go to the confessional of Rock & Blog.

Bono singing in German at the concert against poverty

Sunday, October 5, 2008

The sin of Cristina Kirchner

If the Argentine president was bathed in the waters of humility could perhaps take stock of recent developments that led to his worst moment since he came to power. It will not be an easy task, but its three and a half years ahead of management deserve that effort. Cristina Kirchner has a right to know why it suffered a huge defeat against the agricultural sector, when his own vice breaker vote in the Senate by voting against the proposed tax increase official to rural producers.

Of all the mistakes that could have committed the President, there is one that spared him: arrogance. It is true that it is not an original sin, the majority of Argentine politicians have it, but Cristina Kirchner has been the queen of the arrogant. Their inability to give something in a conflict that took him nearly four months of the six that have led its management to the point of almost giving everything, when deck, family-partisan talk with her husband and former president, the possibility of resigning before the parliamentary setback. So are the extremists Kirchner, both it and him.

While we must be fair to the President, how you would expect a leader to humbly born in a society that is believed superior to their neighbors? The joke that the Argentines suicide dropped from his own ego is earlier than that Cristina Kirchner to enter politics.

Much of Argentine society forgives you all, or almost everything: you can accept certain levels of government corruption, but also that he disguised the numbers of inflation or "feel" other stories related to the official arrogance. Sure, as long as the economy goes well.

Fabulous conflict between Cristina Kirchner and farmers began to worry at all for its extension. The economic crisis began in small towns and already moved to large, when the vice president "killed" the project of raising taxes to the countryside with their vote tiebreaker. For the government, that approach was treason, for the rest of society not involved in the problem, wisdom.

humility, simplicity and openness to dissent from the vice president in July Cobos contrasts greatly with that of its president. And now, after this final movie in the fight with the field, those differences can be measured. The vice president climbed to the top of positive image, while Cristina and their arrogance sink below 15% approval. Even so, the President has a wonderful opportunity to begin to climb within the moat was dug, but needed to warn off his vanity.

This is the face of Pro-Life, Pro-Gun, Budget Cutting Republicans... WTF!!!

This is the face of Pro-Life, Pro-Gun, Budget Cutting Republicans... WTF!!!

Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner a cara lavada - President of

Friday, October 3, 2008

The Pentagon recommended that the U.S. President to withdraw from Iraq army brigade: 3-5 thousand military

The Pentagon recommended that U.S. President George W. Bush to withdraw from Iraq army brigade strength from three to five thousand troops, but did not do so before the start of next year. This was reported on condition of anonymity sources in the U.S. military establishment.

According to their data, such recommendations came from Minister of Defense Robert Gates and head Chiefs of Staff Committee (KNSH) VS USA Michael Mallena. They also dealt with and smaller units, but the sources did not specify what exactly.

Representatives of the Pentagon stressed that Bush has not yet expressed its views on the proposal. According to their data, Mallen Gates and informed him of their position during a teleconference on Wednesday.

Total in Iraq now is about 140 thousand U.S. troops.

In this situation it is also important to note that the terms of the current U.S. administration will expire on January 20, 2009.

Safety on the Way to School; '08 Update.

Thursday, October 2, 2008

The fifth "space tourist, American millionaire Simon, who wants a second fly to the ISS

American millionaire Charles Simonyi, in 2007, fly to the International Space Station next spring intends to go into space.

"The company Space Adventures, the only company that sends people into space missions, announced today that Charles Simonyi, Ph.D., will begin training with the crew of Soyuz TMA-14 " for the spring flight to the International Space Station - refers in the announcement of the company, posted on the site.

Space Adventures carries out marketing services Organization of space tourist flights on Russian Soyuz to the ISS. With the help of space visited five space tourists. To fly to the ISS is preparing the sixth space tourist Richard Gerriott, by October 12 on board Soyuz TMA-13, will leave for space with Baikonur. During his flight he had paid 30 million dollars, said Interfax.

The first space tourist Dennis Tito became the American who went into space in 2001. The next was a South African tourist Mark Shuttleworth (2002). In 2005, Americans went into orbit Gregory Olsen, and in 2006, fly to the station's first woman space tourist, American of Iranian origin Ansary Anoushe.

Each of them paid for the flight of some 20 million dollars. At the 5 million dollars More pay American of Hungarian origin Charles Simonyi, who visited the ISS in April 2007.

In the event that Simonyi will leave again for the ISS, he will become the first Space tourist, fly into space twice.

In turn, Roskosmos reported that the company Space Adventures is not yet officially nominated for the Charles Simonyi second flight into space.

"In principle, Space Adventures has the right to select a candidate for health and other indicators, and to invite him as a member crew of the "Union". However, it must be understood that Simonyi is not alone in his desire to fly in space, and his nomination will be viewed together with many other "- said interlocutor Agency.

He did not rule out that Roskosmos could find a way to send Simonyi spring or autumn of 2009 at the ISS in the composition of Soyuz. "

60-year-old millionaire Simonyi was born in Budapest, and then emigrated to the United States. He studied at the University of California at Berkeley and Stanford University. Since 1981, worked at an American corporation Microsoft. In 2002, the millionaire was one of the founders of International software.

During his ten stay aboard the ISS Simonyi conducted an experiment to study radiation levels at the station in the interests of the Hungarian Space Agency and Roscosmos. This The experiment should help in the development of radiation protection for future crews.

Wednesday, October 1, 2008

The idea of McCain liberate "oppressed" Chechnya enjoyed Georgian Chechens

Scandalous idea of U.S. presidential candidate John McCain to recognize the independence "subjected to the bloody violence by Russia" in Chechnya enjoyed Georgian Chechens, have asked from Georgia and the entire civilized world "recognition of the Chechen republic, RIA" New Region ". The reaction of President Ramzan Kadyrov in Chechnya is still unknown.

As stated by Georgian agency GHN representative of Chechen diaspora in Georgia Hizri Aldamov, it is time that Russia has received an adequate response to their actions, not only from the West, but also from the Caucasus.

Aldamov am confident that recognition of the independence of Abkhazia and South Ossetia would entail the popular presentations of the entire Caucasus. "Chechnya, Dagestan, Ingushetia, Karachayevo-Cherkessia - for the main purpose of these people - away from Russia. Vosstanut All of them" - concluded Aldamov.

"Caucasus must unite in the war with Russia, and the world must declare support for him," - he believes.

According to Aldamova, the independence of Chechnya in its time acknowledged Georgian President Zviad Gamsakhurdia. The representative of the Chechen diaspora believes that Georgia and the entire world must once again express support for Chechnya and the release of the peoples of the Caucasus from slavery.

The eve of President of Chechnya, Ramzan Kadyrov has sharply criticized McCain appeal to Chechens demand independence, in response to Moscow recognition of Abkhazia and South Ossetia.

According to Kadyrov, even 5 years ago, residents of Chechnya in a referendum on the status of the republic decided to remain part of Russia. Now, any attempt to revive or return to the situation can be regarded by us as provocative, the President of Chechnya.

Abkhazian President Sergei Bagapsh called the statement by presidential candidate McCain, called on Western countries "reflect on the independence of the North Caucasus and Chechnya," stupidity. "I do not want to even comment on such stupidity. If a candidate for president of America makes such statements, primarily U.S. sympathy for the people" - said Bagapsh.

Lying on a Street in Grozny (Chechnya)