From: MSN NicknameEagle_wng (Original Message) Sent: 12/10/2005 5:52 PM
About the reasons for the war
Representatives of Russian authorities for the main reason of the first military aggression of Moscow against Chechnya called the guarantee of territorial integrity of RF. However, this explanation led into error not many. Besides the absolute voluntarism and the insolent lie (Chechnya never it entered into composition of RF in legally), this explanation indicated the traditional holdingMordvinian shout: "to hold and not to let off' so that others don’t do so ".
To the present day Russian propaganda and some western commentators attempt to affirm in the consciousness of the inhabitants and version about the fact that the war against Chechnya was untied on the economic motives. It is said, the main objective Of Russia - Chechen Oil.
"They go under the bullets, saving children", - under this title published "Russian newspaper" on 17 January, 1995 the interview of the vice- premier of Russia at this time Nikolai Yegorov about the actions of Russian army in Chechnya. Which children under the bullets of "evil Chechens" did save Russian warriors? Word - of N. Yegorov himself: "... word about the freedom, about the independence - this is still screen. War goes for depths, war goes for oil, which is concentrated here... Yet, on explored reserving, - to 10 trillion dollars ". Here are they, dear detochks - petrodollars. For them it is possible to substitute the young inexperienced (in combat) Russian children under the bullets. However, what this as not the frank, undisguised imperialism by no way, whose purpose - the robbery of "fraternal peoples"?
This version pushed commander-in-chief of the Russian Air Force, the colonel general of aviation Peter Deynekin through during the first days of the first war, who on the pages of the army newspaper "Red Star" described that already at 5 February of 1995, at the height was combat for Groznyy, to the seized airport on the north of city by Russian troops "besides cargo military designation" was delivered the first derrick... ".
Almost after 12 years, wars of "petroleum version" of the Russian aggression are in the course as before. Even some Chechen workers will sometimes describe to community that, it is said, Russia in 1994 struck the crisis, and here, to distract the attention of people in Moscow they decided to attack in Chechnya. They do not forget also about the notorious petroleum pipe.
However, this version is oversimplified and does not correspond to reality. A petroleum question although is present in strategy of Moscow, but it isn’t the main thing by no means.
An oil pipeline has actually important significance for Russia, which penetrates Chechnya and connects Caspian oil-bearing region with the terminal in Novorossiysk. Caspian petroleum Basin soon will be able to compete with the layers of the region of the Persian Gulf. However, attempting to strengthen its positions in this region with the aid of the "small victorious war", Russia reached directly opposite results.
The instability, provoked by "Chechen" adventure, placed on the agenda the need for the transport of the Azerbaijan and Kazakh oil through the territory of Turkey. And which was strictly occurred. It was impossible not to check this situation in Moscow. What does two-three hundred million dollars mean per year for RF, which would be necessary to return to independent Chechnya for the transit on its territories, in comparison with those billion, which Russia could obtain from the Caspian Region and by those billion, which were spent on war?!
As is evident, the strategic and economic losses of Russia proved to be several orders higher than if Chechnya would remain independent. Exactly for this "petroleum factor" could not regarding play any significant role with making a decision about military intrusion in CHRI.
The reason for war must be searched in the religious- political plane, and not in economic. Independent Moslem Chechnya was dangerous by the exact fact of itself existence. In 19th century one of the reasons for the aggression of Russia explained famous Russian General from the christen Tatar Ermolov, who warned Russian tsar about the fact that the Chechens badly influence the subjects of his majesty by their love of freedom. This is well-known fact. Nothing changed since then. Oil, "international terrorism", territorial integrity and other chatter do not refer decisive to the real reasons for aggression. Historical experience, about which in Moscow are well informed, clearly prompted to the Kremlin that Chechnya will approach by the very logic of its independent development the restoration of the shariat on its earth. And this is most genuine nightmare for the Kremlin despots, which occupy the Islamic earth and oppressive million Moslems.
Yusuf Ibragim,
Kavkaz Center
2005-12-10 15:21:19
http://www.kavkazcenter.com/eng/content/2005/12/10/4286.shtml
