CHECHNYA: THE TOWN OF SAMASHKY (sah-MASH-key), IN WESTERN CHECHNYA (CHECH-nee-ah), WAS REPORTEDLY THE SCENE OF A MASSACRE LAST WEEK COMMITTED BY RUSSIAN FORCES ATTEMPTING TO CAPTURE THE LAST REMAINING REBEL TOWNS. SCOTT SIMON SPEAKS WITH THOMAS GOLTZ, A CORRESPONDENT COVERING THE REGION FOR THE LONDON OBSERVER AND BUSINESS WEEK, WHO HAS BEEN TO SAMASHKY.
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