chechnya was one of these places where there was a a growing sense i think in the muslim world or some part of the muslim world that here's a another place of resistance i found it inspirational and i wanted to go and see for myself what's happening in chechnya again it's a war zone something i was interested in didn't know enough about wanted to explore it and study it just like this and as i've gone to bosnia before and seen for myself the atrocities and so forth i went to the border with georgia with a friend. we were not allowed in. and. so we returned i stayed a couple of weeks. last night officers from the west midlands police and m i five carried out raids on three premises in birmingham the police at the time told the press that the rates were linked to islamic extremist activities i was of course arrested in two thousand and one under the. terrorism act. and they raided by home and. the bookstore the author of his really didn't know when to. they couldn't explain to me they really couldn't explain to me what it is that they think i've done yes terrorism in what context accordi

chechnya was one of these places where there was a a growing sense i think in the muslim world or some part of the muslim world that here's a another place of resistance i found it inspirational and i wanted to go and see for myself what's happening in chechnya again it's a war zone something i was interested in didn't know enough about wanted to explore it and study it just like as and as i've gone to bosnia before and seen for myself the atrocities and so forth i went to the border with georgia with a friend. we were not allowed in. and. so we returned i stayed a couple of weeks. last night officers from the west midlands police and m i five carried out raids on three premises in birmingham the police of the time told the press that the rates were linked to islamic extremist activities i was of course arrested in two thousand and one under the. terrorism act. and they raided by home and. the bookstore the author of his really didn't know when to. they couldn't explain to me they really couldn't explain to me what it is that they think i've done yes terrorism in what context according

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how a russian security company and officials after helping moscow establish a firmer foothold in chechnya syria and ukraine are now turning to the african continent joining a geopolitical chess game involving china and the united states who have already established bases in places like djibouti. with exclusive access to one of their military training centers so secret and dangerous that russian journalists were killed here but now it's not the british. parliament. that. this man is attending a beauty contest in the central african republic scapula bank his name is belize a cut off also known as russia's envoy and special advisor to the besieged leader of this nation president. next to him is. he's a judge also known as russia's vice council here if it seems a bit confusing it's because it is the russian presence in this country is anything but straightforward. and it's related to the fighting that's going on in this country and a larger battle for power involving the superpowers. if you died recently to the first the civil war fourteen rebel groups are fighting one another pitting muslims

how a russian security company and officials after helping moscow establish a firmer foothold in chechnya syria and ukraine are now turning to the african continent joining a geopolitical chess game involving china and the united states who have already established bases in places like djibouti. with exclusive access to one of their military training centers so secret and dangerous that russian journalists were killed here i mean that it's not really. relevant. to this man is attending a beauty contest in the central african republic scapula bank his name is belize a cut off also known as russia's envoy and special advisor to the besieged leader of this nation president. next to him is. he's a judge also known as russia's vice council here if it seems a bit confusing it's because it is the russian presence in this country is anything but straightforward. and it's related to the fighting that's going on in this country and a larger battle for power involving the superpowers. if you just move on to the group first the civil war fourteen rebel groups are fighting one another pitting muslims

advise in him has a stronger resume having served in conflict zones in north caucasus including chechnya. the french foreign minister has called the presence of russian soldiers in the central african republic we're. saying they are creating instability. how do you advise the president's what exactly do you help him with. calls from either of them i had said with some of them as opposed to show me where my grandma was moving at. our lives. also if a salesman someone who was a botanist and would upset me some day what can the russians do that they mean you scan the u.n. cannot do. all. starting with. the new mindset that you don't. listen to hoist by at them. by a little less of a budget in which we talk about. and i mean. can we see a situation where. russia intervenes just like it did in syria to try to reestablish the central government's command over the country most shows are going to guard your theme in that i. mean the minute beautiful it has been to go it is going to talk i'm going to hold because this will talking about it a little bit of my thoughts of these bloody conflicts and

not only goes back to the afghan war but we saw it again in bosnia in kosovo in libya and syria in chechnya where these groups are used to sexually in a foreign legion at the same time we're wagging our finger and saying oh we're fighting terrorism or fighting terrorism when in fact these terrorists are are our guys in many many cases you know max this you can go across the entire map of the middle east since nine eleven where i never was after any u.s. intervention or meddling they are there in every single case so that must be intentional chaos but can they control it see that's the that's the the sixty four thousand dollars question i mean you can let these people loose but can you control them after they have left them loose and then they will and essentially what they do is blow back and turn against you go ahead max. this is the disposal problem that i write about consistently in it that's a term that i learned from jack bloom who is the investigator on the senate select committee on iran contra and on the outcome of the proxy war in afghanistan and i write about libya which right now

how a russian security company and officials after helping moscow establish a firmer foothold in chechnya syria and ukraine are now turning to the african continent joining a geopolitical chess game involving china and the united states who have already established bases in places like djibouti. with exclusive access to one of their military training centers so secret and dangerous that russian journalists were killed here but now it's not really. our atlanta. this man is attending a beauty contest in the central african republic scapula bank his name is belize a cut off also known as russia's envoy and special advisor to the besieged leader of this nation president. next to him is. he's a judge also known as russia's vice council here if it seems a bit confusing it's because it is the russian presence in this country is anything but straightforward. and it's related to the fighting that's going on in this country and a larger battle for power involving the superpowers. if you want to the group first the civil war fourteen rebel groups are fighting one another pitting muslims and christia

refuse to investigate violence against lgbt people and brunei men will be sentenced to stoning and in chechnya they held a good men in unofficial detention facilities and humiliated them and starved and others were returned to their families barely alived and families were suggested to perform honor killings. in egypt the crackdown on lgbt people have resulted in dozen prison sentences and forced aanal exams and in russia they've detained activist and stopped pride marches and in mississippi, lgbt adoption is banned and religious freedom laws allow business to refuse service to people because of religious opposition to same-sex marriage or transgender identity. in alabama teachers are forbidden to discuss a good issues except in sex education where classes must emphasize in a factual matter that homosexuality is not a lifestyle acceptable to the public. in tennessee, yesterday, the house approved an anti-transgender bathroom bill and could arrest those using them with the legislation could criminalize children turning the most routine school activities such as changing for gym class into crime

to protect ships now and they could have but they didn't act on it in fact that the execution of chechnya who did not see eye to eye with any government and many issues because it's not from the saying this is a religious order that they follow the they wanted it i think they were almost happy that he was executed because that gives them ease into to have an end with this your community in the country and it's as if there was an agreement in disabilities and they raised. this year our community facing huge challenges because not only the saudis and their allies in the region but also its national media who you can see some reporting from the country is very biased against shia no one talks about these people are out of protest they use the word terrorism and they don't provide a counter argument to the saudi government thank you for having to support honestly because you we need to counter narrative for and the coming from any government specially a government like this of. mad that from the institute for gulf affairs thanks for being with us on out is there any thank you well president d