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Title: I never thought...
Review: I never thought I would say that I was ashamed to have read / purchased a book, but here's the first. But I did feel much better after I threw it in the trash, thank goodness it was bought with a gift card. The manner in which Lieven waxes eloquent concerning the "remarkable" Chechens, and Shamil Basayev, the terrorist who masterminded the rape and slaughter of school children at Beslan is sickening. It would be similiar to someone of Jewish descent to read a glowing review of Adolph Hitler, or an American to read how Osama Bin Laden's actions are justified based upon our presence in Saudi Arabia. Besides, the prediction of the title shows the author had it all wrong to begin with, and obviously shows how knowledgable he is, or was, on the situation in Russia.
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