Neo-Nazi Execution Video Surfaces in Russia August 14, 2007

From the British Telegraph.co.uk:

A previously unknown Russian nationalist group has posted a video on the internet showing the execution of two Muslim men, prompting fears that neo-Nazis are beginning to ape the techniques used by Islamic extremists in Iraq.

The footage surfaced on the Russian version of the popular social networking website LiveJournal over the weekend. It was quickly taken down.

The three-minute video, titled “Execution of a Tajik and a Dagestani”, begins with two men kneeling before a masked extremist in combat fatigues. Apparently unprompted, they mumble that they have been taken hostage by “Russian Nationalist Socialists”.

The masked man then uses a knife to decapitate one of his prisoners in a grim sequence lasting 90 seconds.

WTF. And the disgusting thing is that this is not happening in a vacuum. Anti-Semitism is also on the rise in Russia. What’s next, beheaded Jews (G-d forbid)?

The Telegraph also notes that “ethnic minorities in Russia have risen dramatically in recent years.” This is a disturbing trend, and is exacerbated by often lenient criminal policies when it comes to neo-Nazis. Few perpetrators have been brought to justice.

We could very well be seeing the beginning of a serious problem in Eastern Europe when it comes to racism. Very serious. But were a genocidal worst-case scenario to erupt right now, the US would be sorely strapped militarily and possibly, Heaven forbid, logistically unable to act.