In article ,
on Sat, 10 Apr 2004 03:30:26 GMT,
The Enlightenment attempted to say .....


If you want to give the Russians a hard time about Chechyna (which is
after all part of their empire) then expect to find a things hotting
up in the UN and world opinion as the effective Russian propaganda
machine gets going.


Except Chechnia has only been part of the Russian empire since the
mid-1880's

Since the rest of the 19th century colonialists have freed their's why not
Russia ?


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When dealing with propaganda terminology one sometimes always speaks in
variable absolutes. This is not to be mistaken for an unbiased slant.