[lbo-talk] Helping the North Caucasus

[Marvin Gandall]

You're right. I had completely forgotten about that. I seem to recall some
international observers accepted as legitimate the way the referendum was
organized and the results, while others did not. And the Putin government
has also since been accused to doing little to follow up with a more
conciliatory posture towards the more moderate wing of the Chechen
independence movement. But I stand corrected on my main point -- that the
Russian reluctance to go to a referendum suggested the majority of Chechens
favoured independence. The referendum, however flawed, would seem to
indicate that if the Russians were prepared to grant a further measure of
autonomy to the Chechens, an accomodation would be possible within the
framework of the Russian federation. Of course, the devil is in the details.
True?

MG

----- Original Message -----
From: "Chris Doss" <lookoverhere1 at yahoo.com>
To: <lbo-talk at lbo-talk.org>
Sent: Friday, September 10, 2004 9:25 AM
Subject: Re: [lbo-talk] Helping the North Caucasus


>
> --- 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?
>
> --
>
> The referendum which you are suggesting was held early
> last year.
>
>
>
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