Russian Treaty Thing
To most students and a good part of the rest of American society, the issues which have come to surface and shed blood over miles of terrain are intricate and internal, issues which can't be put to rest by signing a piece of paper or so called treaty. The internal structure of Russia has been weakened time and time again for the past decade and the problems and disgruntled begin to lash out as the lack of concern becomes more and more obvious. Since the recent assignation attempt, the fourth on the life of Aslan Maskhadov and the first in his capacity as President of the Chechen Republic of Ichkeria on July 23, 1998, combined with the vast scale of organized crime, abductions and seemingly unrestricted terrorism over the last 18 months, the unquestioned, taken for granted rights of life, liberty, and pursuit of happiness, begin to become a question of validity. For one to try and fathom the fright felt by the Chechen civilians' or begin to wonder why this is happening would be impossible, but by taking a closer look at the parties involved in this crisis can help us to understand the issues at place. Amongst all of this horror lies the participants involved, whether a political, ethnic, interest or religious group, each
Now that we have looked at Chechnya's concern we must proceed to the other party involved, Russia. Russia believes that with the unification of the peoples of the Caucasus, with the goal of the creation of the Islamic Republic which will include Ichkeria, Dagestan, Kabarda, Balkariya, Ingushetiya, Karachayevo-Cherkessia and Azerbaijan, would generate too much power for the region and fears that they have more extensive aims than just a unification. A fourth participant is the Senior Russian Commander, General Valery Manilov. Manilov is the Russian army's first deputy chief of staff and main Chechnya mouthpiece and recently announced the launch of a new phase in the campaign, saying troops would now pursue the rebels into the mountains. Though the Russians' have proved wise up to now, they have yet to fight the Chechens one on one where the sniper filled streets of Groznyy and Guerrilla warfare methods of the mountains have proved deadly for the Russians. Though Manilov hasn't suffered huge casualties as of yet, he should be wise and cautious about how he decides to take Groznyy. A fifth participant in this ordeal is the British Government though nothing has been spoken about interference of assistance to Chechnya, Russia has been told that they better watch what they do. This is all that has been said for now but if the bloodshed massacre continues more may come. A sixth participant involved in this issue is The Federation Council. The Federation Council is the weaker half of the legislature, but still has been vested with considerable authority under the 1993 constitution. Deputies have the power to confirm border changes within the federation, approve the introduction of martial law or a state of emergency by the president and vote on the deployment of Russian armed forces outside of its borders. Since Mr. Yeltsin has openly declared martial law on Chechnya it is evident that The Federation Council plays a key role in the decision making process. The goals and interests behind Russia's attack along with its motivations can be seen a little more clearly than that of Chechnya. Russia launched its offensive against Chechnya in September with the stated aim of wiping out Islamic rebels who twice invaded the neighboring Russian republic of Dagestan this summer. Russia also blames the rebels for apartment bombings that killed 300 people in several Russian cities back in September. Since this incident it seems as if Russia's intentions are to seek and destroy rather than punish, unfortunately, the underlying problem caused by this is the lack of concern by Russia towards the increasingly high civilian casualties. Amongst all of this, General Valery Manilov has been bragging that the Russian campaign could liquidate rebel forces by the end of the year, and that Russian troops will be stationed permanently thr
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