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What country would not do as Israel is doing? How did Russia, guarantor of international norms as a charter member of the Security Council, respond to the bombing of apartment buildings in Moscow, allegedly by Chechen terrorists? By practically destroying Chechnya, razing its capital and killing thousands...
...play a creditable role in the war against the Soviets. And once that war was won, he continued to play the same role, keeping its veterans together and maintaining an infrastructure to arm, train and fund Islamist warriors for deployment in Muslim armies in places as diverse as Bosnia, Chechnya, Western China and the Philippines...
...been characterized by lots of world travel and very little in the way of a plan. Certain features are clear, however. Perceived U.S. arrogance irritates Russians--ordinary citizens as well as officialdom. So does NATO, not to mention the Europeans who criticize limitations on the press or abuses in Chechnya. Moreover, the Kremlin's world view is informed by deep suspicion. Russian academics who work with foreign groups are potential spies. Despite this, the Putin administration is occasionally prone to fits of euphoria, like saying it would like to join the European Union...
...chill in post-communist Russia's relationship with the West, and primarily the U.S., began with Kosovo. The Russians are certainly paranoid about international forces intervening in bloody, brutal domestic conflicts - they think of Chechnya, for example. So the principle of intervention was unacceptable. But NATO's show of force was also seen by the Russians as aimed at them, to show off Western military capability in the face of Russian military decay...
...Putin tries never to mention Chechnya. Jokesters, though, are having a field day. Variations on his famous threat-"sign on toilet door: do not enter, rubbing out terrorists. Signed Putin"-are among the barbs. Government officials, though, neither joke nor predict a swift victory. When Defense Minister Sergei Ivanov is asked how long the conflict will last, he answers with a question of his own. "How long did it take to eliminate the Lithuanian partisans after World War II?" The analogy is surprising-the Lithuanian "forest brothers" are now heroes in their homeland. And the answer is not encouraging...