'Caucasus Emirate' – where is the beef ?
The recent debate over the "Caucasus Emirate" has been very confusing for most people monitoring the situation in Chechnya. We have read declarations signed by many prominent persons, there have been a lot of rumors and accusations published by various web sites, and the leadership of President Umarov has not only been questioned but also denied by high officials. Still we lack one ingredient of intellectual debate - despite wordy statements we have got hardly any evidence or proofs testifying accusations of abuse of power. The Constitution of ChRI has been a weapon in the debate, but nobody seems to define what articles have been violated or what articles would justify their own planned actions. To some extent it looks like a number of Mischief Makers has captured the stage, showing us a theatrical performance with quite few artistic merits. Maybe it's time to search and unearth the facts, and base our opinions upon such findings? This present conflict tends to spl...