--- Marvin Gandall <marvgandall at rogers.com> wrote: If this were so, wouldn't you expect the Russian authorities would have an interest in organizing a referendum showing the overwhelming majority of Chechens hostile to the Islamic separatists and in favour of retaining Russian citizenship?
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The referendum which you are suggesting was held early last year.
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