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...What we have here is not a transition. This is an all-out assault on the very edge of the campus," said one resident...
...going badly." The onset of winter makes a quick victory against guerrilla forces in the mountains extremely unlikely, and even Grozny is proving far more resilient - and costly in terms of Russian casualties - than Russian military boasts allowed for. Even if they risk the heavy losses of an all-out assault on the Chechen capital, its capture would be primarily a symbolic victory - the bulk of the Chechen forces have retreated into the mountains to fight another...
Harvard was hurt this year by its inability to go all-out for venture capital funds. These funds invest in start-ups and had what HMC President Jack R. Meyer called "a great year...
...other hand, Tudjman was willing to negotiate and to uphold a dialogue. Consequently, he prevented an all-out war, which would have caused hundreds of thousands of deaths on all sides and could have led to the destruction of the country...
...Russia's plans." Western leaders are warning that not only will destroying the city and every living thing in it diminish Russia's international standing, but the march on Grozny may have created its own momentum. "Russian sources admit there's no military rationale for pressing ahead with an all-out assault on Grozny," says Meier. "From a strategic point of view, it makes more sense to simply lay siege to the city. But there may be a political rationale to pressing the offensive and destroying the Chechen capital." Indeed, if that can be achieved via air strikes and artillery...