The Kremlin refuses to publicly admit that today's terrorism has its roots predominantly in the Chechen war, which is now metastasizing throughout the Northern Caucasus. Chechen fighters and their supporters demonstrate almost daily that the war continues, and countless bold pronouncements, like newly elected Chechen president Alu Alkhanov's recent assertion that "effective measures" have been found to combat terror, look like mere bloviation.
克里姆林宫拒绝公开承认今天的恐怖主义首先是植根于车臣战争。这场战争现在正蔓延到整个北高加索地区。车臣武装分子和他们的支持者们几乎每天都在证明着战争还在继续。无数的严正声明似乎仅仅是纸上谈兵-正如新当选的车臣总统阿鲁·阿勒哈诺夫最近表示已经找到了对付恐怖主义的"有效方法"。