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March, 27, 2006

Gordian knot

Roman Tarnavsky, for CHECHENPRESS

 

"Putin, keep your promises!" the Youth action under this slogan, planned on Friday March 3, at a building of embassy of Palestine in Moscow, was forbidden by prefecture of the Central administrative district of the Russian capital. Organizers of picket - youth social movement "Defense" -, nevertheless, are going to carry out it regardless of interdiction. On the refusal of prefecture which is motivated with nothing, the reference in court is being prepared.

The action is dated for forthcoming visit to Moscow of high-ranking delegation of HAMAS. Movement "Defense" makes Kremlin pay attention that KHAMAS is considered in the whole civilized world the terrorist organization on which account there are hundreds of acts of terrorism and many hundreds victims among which as emphasize "Defenders", there are also Russian citizens. As it is known, KHAMAS does not recognize the state Israel and promises to recognize it only in the event that all Jerusalem will be transferred to Palestine.

Activists of "Defense" demand from Putin the performance of earlier sounded by him warlike promises. Particularly, the promises "piss terrorists in John" and promises that "Russia does not conduct negotiations with terrorists, it destroys them. Members "Defenders" are convinced, that the head of the Kremlin not only has deceived, but also has humiliated Russians, leading behind them dirty double games.

Meanwhile, "court" Russian analytics name Putin's decision to invite leaders of KHAMAS for negotiations to Moscow almost "brilliant political step" which, say, is capable of obtaining for Russia the popularity of the basic "guarantor" of stability in region. It is said, while the USA under the influence of the Jewish lobby fluctuates in connection with recognition KHAMAS as one of the parties of negotiations, Russia forces events and secures with support of a new Palestinian authority.

Israel, maybe, recently has stayed in serene confidence, that, naming the Chechen Resistance "terrorists", he has secured with devoted friendship of the Russian president. Having come to be before the fact of the invitation of leaders KHAMAS to Moscow, Israel extremely negatively reacts to the Russian initiative. As if having regained consciousness from sleepwalking, Israelis "suddenly" have recollected, that exactly Putin's native organization of KGB during many decades supplied the Palestinian military groups with the weapon, money, instructors and the prospecting information. In Tel Aviv there even began to hint that it would not be worse to invite the leaders of the Chechen Resistance on the official visit.

KHAMAS, it seems that, is not supervised by fools either. With "indignation" having rejected desperate attempts of Israelis, "connect" them with Chechens, and generously wasting east flattery to address of "wise peacemaker" Putin, leaders of KHAMAS hasten to take advantage of the invitation to Moscow for elimination of threat of political isolation approaching to them. Of course, for KHAMAS the offer of the Kremlin has appeared in time, as it is impossible by the way.

However, Palestinians know that Russia under pressing of the West easily and consistently sells all "friends", getting to it in the inheritance from the USSR. From former Yugoslavia and up to Iraq. And consequently do not hope for a miracle. And especially do not expect that Moscow becomes the basic "guarantor". Who has betrayed once, to that the trust is not present. Therefore, the present contacts to Moscow are necessary for KHAMAS for winning of time and for imitation of the beginning of its political recognition. Perhaps, through the Moscow intermediary and the West it will be softened. And a role of Moscow in it "brilliant step" - a role of a soft lining between the West and Palestine.

The similar scenario was not so long ago played also in the direction of Northern Korea. Indeed, Kim Chen Ir has shown enviable speed, and finally greatly "cheated" Kremlin "pledger". Putin has for the whole world trumpeted about firm intention of Pyongyang to refuse the nuclear program, and Kim Chen Ir, hardly waited, has declared, that he was simply "misunderstood".

However, let us return to forthcoming negotiations. Inviting in the Kremlin delegation KHAMAS, Moscow on all hundred shows that name double standards. It turns out, that dialogue with "Palestinian terrorists" it is possible for a message, and with leaders of the armed Chechen Resistance whom the Kremlin does not get tired to name "international terrorists, - is not present. On the other hand, many are asked a question: how it is possible to entrust Kremlin "mediator" peace on Near East if it for many years can not find the peace decision of the Chechen conflict, having cast in war any more only the Chechen Republic, but also all Northern Caucasus?!

At last, it is necessary to tell, that in all this political turmoil caused by the invitation to Moscow of leaders of KHAMAS, in the awkward situation there was a Israel and USA. Israel because, hoping on friendship with the Kremlin against Arabs, in all power of the MASS-MEDIA shouted about "chechen terrorism" while Chechens have never blown up in Israel even a New Year's petard. Now Israel has waited for "friendship". As to USA there, apparently, seriously hoped, that having recognized "terrorist" a little nonexistent "chechen groupings" and having closed so illusive "bank accounts" of Shamil Basaev", can neutralize intrigues of the Kremlin on the Near East covered with war. Now, with the invitation of leaders of KHAMAS to Moscow, all these expectations and "neat" calculations were plaited in a Gordian knot.

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