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	Kremlin Aide: Terrorists Recruit in Russia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		Aslambek Aslakhanov said terrorism is expanding its reach in Russia, due in part to corruption and lawlessness among official structures that make it impossible for impoverished people to improve their lot.
		Aslakhanov, an ethnic Chechen, said Putin had given him the task of tackling poverty in the region by creating an international corporation that would attract investment to the North Caucasus, particularly war-battered Chechnya, where he said unemployment was as high as 90 percent.
		Aslakhanov, 62, a former member of the Russian parliament from Chechnya, rose through the ranks of the Soviet Interior Ministry and taught criminal policy and law at the Russian Interior Ministry Academy from 1993 to 2000.
	www.comcast.net /data/news/2005/02/16/51684.xml (475 words)

	Worldandnation: Terrorism in Russia blamed on corruption
		Aslambek Aslakhanov, a former Soviet and Russian Interior Ministry official who serves as President Vladimir Putin's adviser on the North Caucasus region, said terrorists are finding more recruits across Russia's south.
		Aslakhanov, an ethnic Chechen, said Putin has given him the task of tackling poverty in the region by creating an international corporation to attract investment to the North Caucasus, particularly war-battered Chechnya, where he said unemployment is as high as 90 percent.
		Aslakhanov, 62, a former member of the Russian parliament from Chechnya, withdrew from the race for Chechnya's presidency in October 2003 to take the Kremlin position.
	www.sptimes.com /2005/02/18/news_pf/Worldandnation/Terrorism_in_Russia_b.shtml (329 words)

	Газета.Ru - Putin removes likely winner from Chechen elections
		Aslakhanov, whose influence and popularity in Chechnya is undisputable, and whom most opinion polls put ahead of incumbent Akhmad Kadyrov in the Chechen presidential race, announced his withdrawal on Thursday.
		Aslakhanov has won acclaim and respect from his fellow countrymen for his harsh criticism of the war in Chechnya.
		Aslakhanov’s decision to quit the race leaves the incumbent Kadyrov with only one serious rival, the entrepreneur Malik Saidullayev, whose chances of winning the Chechen presidency no longer seem realistic, given the Kremlin’s obvious support for Kadyrov and the strong regiment of well-armed militias the incumbent has at his disposal.
	www.gazeta.ru /2003/09/11/Putinremoves.shtml (689 words)

	The Carnegie Moscow Center - News and Events - Aslambek Aslakhanov speaks at the Carnegie Moscow Center...Aslambek ...
		Aslambek Aslakhanov speaks at the Carnegie Moscow Center...
		Aslambek Aslakhanov speaks at the Carnegie Moscow Center: "I got a call and was told the decision's been made:...
		State Duma Deputy Aslambek Aslakhanov told a gathering of experts and journalists about his decision to drop out of the presidential race in Chechnya and about the offer, which he received the same day, to become a presidential advisor.
	www.carnegie.ru /alt_redirect.asp?/en/news/67720.htm (182 words)

	Russia looks to growing influence in Muslim world - Turkish Daily News Jul 23, 2006
		Aslakhanov said Russia was pursuing an independent policy in the region, which has largely come as a surprise for many of its partners, particularly the United States, but added that his country was not renouncing cooperation with the West on key issues that occupy the global agenda.
		Aslakhanov said it was possible to freeze the domestic conflict “even now,” though it would take a certain amount of time to change the situation in Iraq for the better.
		Aslakhanov said Russia shared the concerns of its partners at the U.N. Security Council and the rest of the world community but stressed that pressure or sanctions on Iran were counter-productive.
	www.turkishdailynews.com.tr /article.php?enewsid=49507 (916 words)

	Putin aide calls for Chechen talks :. News :. THE CHECHEN TIMES
		To normalize the situation in the Chechen Republic and disarm bandit groups, it’s necessary to hold talks, but not with rebel leaders, Aslambek Aslakhanov, President Putin’s aide on the problems of the North Caucasus region, said at a news conference hosted by RBC on Tuesday.
		Aslakhanov admitted that for a long time, he himself had called for talks with Chechen rebel leader Aslan Maskhadov.
		At the same time, Aslakhanov stressed the necessity for talks warning that the armed conflict might drag on for years.
	www.chechentimes.org /en/news?id=26528 (275 words)

	Russia, U.S. Discuss Antiterror Cooperation - RADIO FREE EUROPE / RADIO LIBERTY (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		But Putin's adviser on North Caucasus affairs, Aslambek Aslakhanov, told a news conference yesterday at the United Nations that he expects such differences to be resolved through steady dialogue.
		Aslakhanov spoke to journalists after meeting with Javier Ruperez, chief of the new executive directorate of the UN's counterterrorism committee.
		Today, Aslakhanov travels to Washington, where he is due to meet with senior officials in the national security-adviser's office, the State Department, and the Department of Homeland Security.
	www.rferl.org /featuresarticle/2004/12/a4d20d9d-142d-42ad-9bd8-b923a924e8fd.html?napage=4 (591 words)

	Boston.com / News / World / Europe / Kremlin aide rules out end to Chechen war
		Aslambek Aslakhanov said a decade of war with Russia and in-fighting among Chechen clans has stripped rebel leader Aslan Maskhadov, the republic's former president, of any real power.
		Aslakhanov, on a weeklong trip to Great Britain and the United States to meet with anti-terrorism officials, said both countries have offered assistance in tracing foreign aid provided to the Muslim insurgency in Chechnya, chiefly from Middle Eastern countries.
		Aslakhanov, a former member of the Russian parliament from Chechnya who is considered the Kremlin's moderate voice on the war, planned to with commission members in Washington on Friday.
	www.boston.com /news/world/europe/articles/2004/12/10/kremlin_aide_rules_out_end_to_chechen_war?mode=PF (614 words)

	C4 News - World - Beslan - Putin knew more (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		Aslanbek Aslakhanov was on the phone to the hostage-takers within hours of their seizing the school, he knew what they wanted and he knew the rough number of hostages.
		Aslakhanov had several telephone conversations with the leader of the gang in Beslan.
		At 6.30 in the evening of the second day, Aslakhanov says he agreed with the hostage-takers that he would fly down from Moscow the next morning and that at 3pm on the 3rd of September, negotiations would start.
	www.channel4.com /news/2004/10/week_3/13_beslan.html (702 words)

	RUSNET :: CIS Today :: 2004/12/10 :: Kremlin Aide Nixes Chechen Negotiations
		Aslambek Aslakhanov said a decade of war with Russia and internecine fighting among Chechen clans has stripped rebel leader Aslan Maskhadov, the republic's former president, of any real power.
		Aslakhanov, on a weeklong trip to Great Britain and the United States to meet with anti-terrorism officials, said both countries have offered assistance in tracing foreign assistance provided to the Muslim insurgency in Chechnya, chiefly from Middle Eastern countries.
		Aslakhanov, a former member of the Russian parliament from Chechnya who is considered the Kremlin's moderate voice on the war, was scheduled to meet Friday with commission members in Washington.
	www.rusnet.nl /news/2004/12/10/currentaffairs02.shtml (440 words)

	The St. Petersburg Times - News - Kadyrov Set for Easy Run in Chechnya Poll
		Aslambek Aslakhanov, who represents Chechnya in the State Duma, said Thursday that he withdrew from the race and will serve as an adviser to President Vladimir Putin.
		A court was to decide Thursday whether Aslakhanov had violated registration rules and should be removed from the race, and few believed the court would decide in his favor.
		Aslakhanov, Saidullayev and another top contender in the race - Khusein Dhzabrailov, first deputy director of the Rossiya hotel and a member of a prominent Chechen family - had earlier agreed to form an alliance to defeat Kadyrov in the election, Aslakhanov said.
	www.times.spb.ru /index.php?action_id=2&story_id=10901 (995 words)

	Aslanbek Aslakhanov says he might withdraw from the so-called elections :. News :. THE CHECHEN TIMES
		Aslanbek Aslakhanov says he might withdraw from the so-called elections :.
		Aslanbek Aslakhanov, deputy of the State Duma lower house of Russian parliament, said today he might withdraw his candidature unless the conditions for democratic elections are created in Chechnya.
		Aslakhanov said that if he were not elected, he would feel obliged to support the one elected president by the Chechen people».
	www.chechentimes.org /en/news?id=8343 (103 words)

	The St. Petersburg Times - News - Aslakhanov: Cut Troops
		Aslakhanov said he was repeating calls made by slain Chechen President Akhmad Kadyrov, who repeatedly made similar statements.
		Aslakhanov said he expects the main contenders in the Aug. 29 election to replace Kadyrov will be Chechen Interior Minister Alu Alkhanov, who was won support from the Kremlin and Kadyrov's allies, and Malik Saidullayev, a Moscow-based Chechen businessman who led Kadyrov in opinion polls before the October vote but was disqualified by a court.
		Aslakhanov also said it is possible that Chechen rebel leader Aslan Maskhadov and rebel warlord Shamil Basayev are no longer in Chechnya, Interfax reported.
	www.sptimes.ru /story/807 (352 words)

	Global Vision News Network (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		Aslambek Aslakhanov, a deputy in the State Duma representing Chechnya, signed the appeal.
		Aslakhanov said an international conference on Chechnya would precede the referendum, but it's not yet clear who would attend the conference.
		Aslakhanov said the Chechen opposition should be invited but not those now fighting Russian forces.
	www.gvnews.net /html/DailyNews/alert2982.html (860 words)

	washingtonpost.com: Yeltsin Speaks Out In Behalf Of Putin
		"The president was prepared to free them," said Aslanbek Aslakhanov, adding that the Kremlin was debating the ratio of prisoners to hostages it would accept when explosions and gunfire swept the school, killing 338 people by official count, nearly half of them children.
		Aslakhanov said he had met with Putin on the second day of the crisis and was preparing to enter the school to talk to the hostage takers when an accidental explosion triggered the massacre.
		Aslakhanov also said the government had had no immediate plans to storm the school when violence erupted Sept. 3, although it had been evaluating all options, including persuading Chechens previously spurned by the Kremlin to act as negotiators.
	www.washingtonpost.com /ac2/wp-dyn/A26625-2004Sep16?language=printer (642 words)

	CHECHNYA FREE.RU \| Chechen News, History, Traditions, Economics
		Professor Aslambek Akhmedovich Aslakhanov is an aide to the Russian President and has been president of the association of officials of law enforcement agencies since 1992.
		Aslambek Aslakhanov is the author of more than one hundred articles and books, including “Profession of Bribe Taking” (1993), “There is no Criminal Democracy” (1994), “Is Mafia the Fifth Ruling Body?” (1996), “About Mafia in
		Under a decree by the Russian president Aslambek Aslakhanov was appointed as his aide in September 2003 and an adviser to the Russian President in March 2004.
	www.chechnyafree.ru /index.php?lng=eng§ion=societyeng&row=2 (358 words)

	Газета.Ru - Chechens to be pardoned in May
		In the meantime, Aslambek Aslakhanov, the State Duma deputy for Chechnya, has drafted an alternative bill, envisaging amnesty not only for moderate rebels in Chechnya, but for ordinary Chechens throughout Russia, charged with non-existent offences.
		In his draft Aslakhanov calls for an exemption from criminal punishment for Chechen rebels that voluntarily hand over their guns, ammunition, explosives, military hardware, nuclear materials and narcotics.
		Aslakhanov: Firstly, those who have laid down their arms [will be subject to amnesty].
	www.gazeta.ru /2003/04/16/Chechenstobe.shtml (1043 words)

	BBC NEWS \| Europe \| Chechen poll loses key candidates
		The move came just hours after the second candidate, Aslambek Aslakhanov - the only serving deputy from Chechnya in the Russian State Duma - said he had decided to withdraw from the race.
		Last week Mr Aslakhanov had said that he would only withdraw if he was stopped by a bullet, thrown out of the race or if it turned into a "farce".
		The Chechen poll is one of a series of measures aimed at stabilising the region, which began with a controversial constitutional referendum in March.
	news.bbc.co.uk /2/hi/europe/3100322.stm (649 words)

	RIA Novosti - Russia - UPDATE: Authorities were ready to exchange militants for hostages in Beslan school
		Aslakhanov said he had had three phone conversations with terrorists who had kept children in the school gym, and after talks with the militants, he was ready to fly for a meeting with them.
		He said it had been hard to explain that most of the terrorists' demands were unrealizable, like the request for the withdrawal of troops from Chechnya within three days and the end to what he called a non-existent war.
		Aslakhanov did not say how he assessed the progress in the Beslan tragedy investigation.
	en.rian.ru /russia/20050909/41353686.html (405 words)

	The Jamestown Foundation
		U.S. On July 13, President Vladimir Putin met with retired MVD General Aslambek Aslakhanov, the elected deputy to the Russian State Duma from Chechnya.
		Aslakhanov has consistently been a harsh critic of the numerous "mopping up operations" being conducted in the republic by the federal forces.
		On July 18, it was announced that Aslakhanov had been included as a member of the Government Commission for Questions of Restoring the Social Sphere and the Economy of the Chechen Republic, chaired by Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Kas'yanov.
	www.jamestown.org /publications_details.php?volume_id=11&issue_id=493&article_id=22724 (863 words)

	MILITANT CLOSE TO MASKHADOV REPORTED HIS WHEREABOUTS TO LAW ENFORCERS
		Aslakhanov said at a press conference at RIA Novosti on Wednesday that he was positive one of the arrested militants from among Maskhadov's entourage had reported his whereabouts.
		Aslakhanov did not answer whether he would get 300 million rubles that had been promised for the information.
		Aslakhanov emphasized that the operation to destroy Maskhadov had been conducted by FSB forces alone.
	www.globalsecurity.org /military/library/news/2005/03/mil-050309-rianovosti05.htm (227 words)

	RUSSIAN SECURITY DEBACLE TERROR IN THE THEATER (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		These came after a pro-Moscow Chechen member of the lower house of the Russian Parliament, Aslambek Aslakhanov, said he was shortly to meet in Switzerland with an envoy of the Chechen separatist president, Aslan Maskhadov, Akhmed Zakayev.
		Boris Nemtsev, leader of the Union of Right Forces (SPS), recalled Putin’s pledge during the early stages of the conflict to repress the Chechen insurgency and said that though the pledge had proved to be empty, “it is hard to renounce it because it came from the head of state”.
		Aslakhanov stressed that it would be easier to negotiate now “with a generation that has studied with Russians in Soviet-era universities than in five years’ time with a generation that has grown up amid violence and hatred”.
	www.mmorning.com /article.asp?Article=4649&CategoryID=3 (1715 words)

	Aslambek Aslakhanov has accepted Russian president's offer to become his aide and will not remain in Chechen ...
		Aslambek Aslakhanov has accepted Russian president's offer to become his aide and will not remain in Chechen presidential race
		Putin is expected to sign a decree appointing Aslakhanov soon, a high-ranking Kremlin source has confirmed.
		Aslakhanov will be in charge of affairs in Southern Russia, he said.
	eng.kavkaz.memo.ru /newstext/engnews/id/589407.html (187 words)

	Chechnya"s de facto ruler is too young - Russian News - News From Russia
		Ramzan Kadyrov, son of the assassinated Chechen President Akhmad Kadyrov, is the de facto ruler of the republic, Aslanbek Aslakhanov, advisor to Russian President Vladimir Putin, said at a news conference on Wednesday.
		Aslakhanov said, adding that Ramzan Kadyrov did not have presidential ambitions.
		Aslakhanov’s opinion, it is difficult for acting Chechen President Sergey Abramov to fulfill his duties.
	www.gateway2russia.com /st/art_234958.php (410 words)

	washingtonpost.com: Hostage Takers in Russia Argued Before Explosion
		The Kremlin official, Aslanbek Aslakhanov, said in an interview that more than 20 elite Russian commandos were killed in the day-long battle that began Friday, many of them accidentally shot in the back by civilian vigilantes who rushed to the school to fight for their children.
		While the government has admitted to lying about the scope of the hostage crisis at first, its analysis about the goals and Chechen sponsorship coincides with that of independent specialists.
		Aslakhanov said one theory was that a guerrilla was confused over the wires and connected the wrong ones.
	www.washingtonpost.com /ac2/wp-dyn/A1256-2004Sep6?language=printer (1908 words)

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		MOSCOW-- (BBC Monitoring) Aslanbek Aslakhanov, State Duma Member of Parliament for Chechnya, has criticized the practices employed by the Russian forces in the republic.
		In an interview with Russian Ekho Moskvy radio on 27 February, he backed reports by journalist Anna Politkovskaya about the inhumane conditions in which local residents suspected of involvement with the rebels are often held.
		Aslanbek Aslakhanov, State Duma MP for Chechnya, has criticized the practices employed by the Russian forces in the republic.
	www.1worldcommunication.org /chechnyamplambastesdetentions.htm (576 words)

	The Three Likely Successors to Kadyrov - INTERVIEW - MOSNEWS.COM (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		Gazeta.Ru Kadyrov’s most likely successors are Kremlin advisor on Chechnya Aslambek Aslakhanov, prominent politician and Kremlin loyalist Bislan Gantamirov, and the Moscow-based entrepreneur and senator Umar Dzhabrailov, believes Ramazan Abdulatipov, a leading expert on the Northern Caucasus.
		There is Aslambek Aslakhanov, who in his time cleared the way to the presidency for Kadyrov.
		(Aslakhanov, who enjoys widespread popular support in Chechnya, according to opinion polls, withdrew from the race for presidency last year after accepting a post as a Kremlin aide to the region — Gazeta.Ru).
	mosnews.com /interview/2004/05/12/successors.shtml (1134 words)

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