Kadyrov's Rule Inspires Fear In Chechnya -- Seattle PI/APGROZNY, Russia -- The brightly lit avenues, imposing new mosque and glitzy shopping malls in Chechnya's once bomb-scarred capital mean nothing to Raisa Turluyeva, whose son disappeared after being seized by black-uniformed security forces.
To Turluyeva, 40, the rule of Chechen strongman Ramzan Kadyrov is even more frightening than the past wars between separatist fighters and Russian troops that left Grozny in ruins.
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Update: The Islamic Republic of Chechnya -- Foreign Policy
My Comment: My friends and family back in Russia tell me that the fear in Chechnya is even more pervasive than what is reported. In addition .... the fact that a good number of Chechens now live abroad is testament to what they are fleeing from.
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