Being India’s ally,I always had a soft corner for Russia’s Chechnyan invasion.But lately I read about their history in depth and came to know that Chechnyans had a long history of fighting back,and they are the aboriginals of that land.But the recent developments show that Moscow has been able to nail the coffins of Chechnyan independence movement.
Again those Ogrish Dagestan beheadings have no reason to be there…
(I was a long term supporter of a freedom movement in our neighbourhood,but that came to halt recently.I will be undertaking a journey to it’s once impregnable bases …possibly tolick' what's callednostalgia’.
I wonder why such freedom movements(which had started off in a stylish manner,continued for a long time) vanish ?..
Brought to their knees after years of war, Chechens have temporarily accepted Russian rule. Corrupt elections and referendum created impression of acceptance of Moscow and surrender of further demands for independence, yet nobody – including the press secretary of the pro-Moscow Chechen President – believes that is the true will of the Chechen people. The Chechen attempt to achieve independence is not over. Nationalists are still convinced about the righteousness of their cause and are unwilling to submit to Moscow. Islamists have engaged in scores of anti-Russian terrorist acts and have aligned themselves with the most extremist elements in the Moslem world. Their strongholds in the mountainous areas of Chechnya have not been defeated. Nationalists may be down, but are only waiting for their chance to come back and may become more radical as their isolation worsens. While many Chechens are tired of war and may be willing to surrender to Moscow, future battles for independence are a matter of when, not if. Meanwhile, Russia cannot afford to give up control over Chechnya as it would set a precedent for dozens of other autonomous republics within the Russian Federation that are itching for independence. Just like the Solidarity Movement in Poland led to the breakup of the Communist Warsaw Pact, and the independence of the Baltic states led to the breakup of the Soviet Union, so will Chechen independence lead to breakup of much of Russia. Thus, the region will not know peace for a long time and extremism, nationalism and Islamism are likely to grow and prosper in Chechnya and the rest of the Caucasus.
Indeed, it was partly the radicalization of Chechen society that led to the Second Chechen War. Isolated by the West, moderate Chechen nationalists, such as President Aslan Maskhadov have been weakened, while Islamic fundamentalists led by Shamil Basayev got support from Arabs and led an invasion of Dagestan. Their terrorist acts led Russia to invade Chechnya and defeat the breakaway republic, while imposing a government favored by Russia, but unwanted by the Chechen people.
The debate between Islamists and Nationalists ripped the Chechen society apart. Nationalists wanted independence as a democratic, secular state. Islamists wanted fundamentalism, even if it meant falling under Russian rule once again or acting as a step-child of their Arab sponsors.
For some time i have stopped Reading or Searching ,On all these Chechen movements !!
Moscow Theare Siege Had Sad Ending I Hate That Kind Of Dramatic End Of Any Hostage Crisis !! Gas is released into the building and special forces move in. captors are killed, some 750 hostages are freed and 90 hostages are reported dead. I Rem This Much As Of Nw !
More N More concentrating Towards Our Household issue Kashmir N Palestine !!
But It Looks Like Its Temporarily Fixed !! I Dunno Some What I Feel Strongly Its Just Eyewash Of Political Game... I Wish To See Real Peace Forever In Kashmir N For Kashmiri People :)
yes, and we want all of India back. One day all of it will be ours :)
Greater Pakistan ! Starting from Afghanistan, including, India, Nepal, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and ending at Bhutan
People dont remember things two months old. Memory disorder. Goldfish memory.
Did you forget that a suicide bomber exploded herself in the Moscow metro station. They have changed the tactics the flame might have gone a cold a bit, but the spark is stil there.
To me the Chechens are a potent force but not a very clever one.
Thier problem is the majority of Chechen resistance has failed to modernize and you have to remmber the Russians are among the most adaptable fighters on earth the Chechens have been outclassed in open warfare and thier position is pretty desperate.
That said there is a trend in Chechneya that is dangerously nihilistic these days… one only has to look at recent attacks and methods as opposed to the past ones and understand that the war is becoming like the other wars of the 21st century.
Millitary historians take note the 21st century is the century of the covert and dirty war… gone are the days of conventional combat… we are entering dark times. Millitarily welcome to the dark ages, where anything and everything can happen. :cobra:
Shamil Basayev was legendary for his physchotic tendancies… he was not the sort of man you had an argument over dinner with. I dont personally like the fellow becuase he acted in a very mercenary way, but i still support the opressed, but one need not act so brutaly… in either case i pray for the poor man… he must have had a tough life and i hope he has fund a calmer place.