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ProudLib72

(17,984 posts)
Sun May 7, 2017, 12:08 AM May 2017

Chechnya leader claims region never had gay men, just fake Chechens

link:http://www.pinknews.co.uk/2017/05/06/chechnya-leader-claims-region-never-had-gay-men-just-fake-chechens/

Chechnya leader Ramzan Kadyrov denied that there are any gay men to persecute in the region, rather labelling them “fake” Chechens.

Kadyrov has insisted that he will cooperate with a Russian investigation into the discovery of persecution against gay people in the region, but denied that any gay people actually existed.

The region’s leader made the comments after Russian president Vladimir Putin announced intentions to investigate reports of gay men being abducted, tortured and killed in the republic.

Kadyrov said: “We have never had them among the Chechens.”

“Unless we are talking about those who aren’t Chechens but say they are so that they can get to the West.”

“Chechen society does not have this phenomenon called non-traditional sexual orientation. For thousands of years the people have lived by other rules, prescribed by God,” he added.


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Maybe tRump can invite Kadyrov to the WH after Duterte leaves?

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Chechnya leader claims region never had gay men, just fake Chechens (Original Post) ProudLib72 May 2017 OP
"For thousands of years the people have lived by other rules, prescribed by God, he added." beam me up scottie May 2017 #1
Go fuck yourself, Kadyrov. Initech May 2017 #2
Wow, talk about denial! smirkymonkey May 2017 #3
Kadyrov is monster. SunSeeker May 2017 #4
Jihadists ProudLib72 May 2017 #5
Kick with old info on why you won't hear a word from tRump ProudLib72 May 2017 #6

beam me up scottie

(57,349 posts)
1. "For thousands of years the people have lived by other rules, prescribed by God, he added."
Sun May 7, 2017, 12:19 AM
May 2017

Yes, we know - millions have been persecuted using those 'rules' and it looks like he's continuing the tradition.


ProudLib72

(17,984 posts)
5. Jihadists
Sun May 7, 2017, 01:01 AM
May 2017
Journalists who exposed the purge have been forced into hiding as they have received numerous threats from the largest mosque in the region, which has declared jihad against the newspaper.

So many conflicting emotions for poor tRump! Kadyrov is white and against gays, but he is a Muslim terrorist. BUT the biggest deciding factor is that he models himself after tRump, and that should mean the orange shitgibbon should like him.

ProudLib72

(17,984 posts)
6. Kick with old info on why you won't hear a word from tRump
Sun May 7, 2017, 01:38 PM
May 2017
Chechnya’s Dictator Copies Donald Trump With His Own ‘Apprentice’-Style Show
http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2016/10/06/chechnya-s-dictator-copies-donald-trump-with-his-own-apprentice-style-show

Chechnya’s dictator is taking a page out of Donald Trump’s playbook in his search for a new aide with a new Apprentice-style TV show.

Ramzan Kadyrov, whose fame as the republic’s strongman is only rivaled by his Instagram stardom, is on the prowl for a business-savvy assistant who can help him develop his Islamic fiefdom. (Chechnya, a Russian republic in the North Caucasus, has been under the Kadyrov family’s rule for more than a decade.) The only way to do so, it seems, is to pit contestants against one another on a nationally televised show called Team, which, in true Kadyrov fashion, includes plenty of cameos by his dead dad, cute animals, and a handful of sexist jokes.


Vladimir Putin’s Chechen Ally Urges Donald Trump to Make Russia America's ‘Friends’

http://www.newsweek.com/putins-chechen-ally-urges-trump-make-russia-us-friends-547005

The head of Russia’s Chechen Republic, Ramzan Kadyrov, has sent a message of goodwill to newly sworn-in U.S. President Donald Trump.

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