Wednesday, August 12, 2009

More Rumblings On the Path to War?

This is something to watch, both as a story in and of itself, but as possibly part of a trend. Will there be more ministers forced from office riding inside a body bag? It seems, too, that Ingushetia is in a period of increasing instability - will the Russians ride to rescue, as they claim they are with South Osettia?

Russian ruling minister shot dead in Ingushetia

http://www.worldbulletin.net/news_detail.php?id=45885

A minister was shot dead inside his ministerial office in Russia's southern region of Ingushetia, officials said.

Wednesday, 12 August 2009 11:04
World Bulletin / News Desk


A minister was shot dead inside his ministerial office in Russia's southern region of Ingushetia on Wednesday, officials said.

The construction minister, Ruslan Amerkhanov, "was shot dead by an unidentified gunman this morning" in his office, a spokesman for the local prosecutor's office said.

[Whatta name! "Ruslan Amerkhanov"? Sounds like "Russian American". No way - could that be an intentional thing? -Ed]

Russian news agencies said Amerkhanov was shot dead at point-blank range when a group of armed men burst into his office in Ingushetia's capital of Magas.

Ingush President Yunus-Bek Yevkurov is recovering after being seriously wounded in a suicide bomb attack on his motorcade on June 22...

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