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In both cases, there is an ethnic minority that is trying to preserve its culture, religion and general way of life.

Both groups have felt that political solution was not an option, and picked up arms to protect their rights.

In both cases, separatists received moral, financial and military support from their ethnic brothers in other countries.

In both cases, there was collateral damage to civilians.

I know that Chechens wanted to take a chunk of Russian territory, and Novorrussians are trying to expand Russia's borders. So is these the only reason that one group re terrorists, and another are protectors of human rights?

I know Russia is a Christian nation, and fought bloody wars against Muslims before, but it also fought against Christian nations, and Muslims fight each other all the time.

But right now it is finally clear that Russian culture and identity is so much closer to Muslim nations than the decadent West.

Both Russians and Muslims favor traditional values and morals, and oppose the perversions of "liberal" west.

Both are willing to make sacrifices to protect their beliefs, while soft westerners can only talk.

Both have oil in their land - surely a sign of God's favor.

Both worship God the same way as the founders of their religion, while western heretics change the God-given rites to fit their tastes.

Don't you feel that these important similarities outweigh the theological differences? That Russia could join forces with Muslims to fight the spread of Western "values"?

I am especially hoping to hear from Russian patriots like Dimitry.

I know that Islam is religion of peace, but now we have Sunni Muslims and Shia Muslims killing each other in Iraq. Obviously, both of them cannot be for peace - they would not be fighting if they were. So which of them is for peace, and which isn't?