EU reaction on Russian presidents outburst over Islam on Monday

(13 Nov 2002) Brussels 11 Nov 2002 1. Wide shot of news conference 2. Reporters 3. UPSOUND (English) Journalist: Don t you think that by trying to eradicate terrorism in Chechnya you are going to eradicate the civilian population of Chechnya 4. SOUNDBITE (Russian) Vladimir Putin, Russian president By the way, I want to bring your attention to the fact that the creation of a Caliphate on Russian soil is just the first step of their plan. If you follow this, you should know that the radicals are aiming to create a Caliphate of the whole world. They speak about the necessity of killing the Americans and their allies. And it seems to me that you (the journalist) are from a country (France) which is an ally of the United States. So you are in danger. They speak about the necessity of killing all Kafer or nonMuslims. All nonMuslims, all Christians. So if you are a Christian you are in danger. Even if you decide to abandon your faith and become an atheist, according to their ideas again, you