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U.S., Saudi Arabia: Holding the Chechen Card
Aug 14, 2008 | 19:38 GMT

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Summary
The United States is stretched too thin to get involved in conflicts in Russia's periphery at the moment. However, in the covert world, the United States could cooperate with Saudi Arabia to stir up separatist sentiments in Russia's Muslim regions — including Chechnya — to keep Moscow occupied.
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