"Putin again rejected Western calls for negotiations with Chechen rebel representatives.
"Why don't you meet Osama bin Laden, invite him to Brussels or to the White House and engage in talks, ask him what he wants and give it to him so he leaves you in peace?" the Guardian quoted Putin as saying sarcastically.
"You find it possible to set some limitations in your dealings with these bastards, so why should we talk to people who are child-killers?"
http://www.latimes.com/news/nationwo...1,133732.story
Not one word about blaming US - Roger has got it wrong once again.