draighox Posted March 9, 2005 Share Posted March 9, 2005 Yesterday russian soldiers murdered Aslan Maskhadov, a president of Chechnya. I'm wondering, what do you think about it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abramul Posted March 9, 2005 Share Posted March 9, 2005 Wouldn't that be assasinated? I think there's some treaty or other that prohibits killing heads of state... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morgoth Posted March 9, 2005 Share Posted March 9, 2005 Well, according to Russia, Chechenya isn't an own state, but a part of their state, thus the term "president" cannot be applied as usual - he was the former president of Chechenya, that's correct.However, this does not count much in Russia's eyes as Mashadow (sp?) was a simple terrorist according to their point of view, and they hold him responsible for the incident at Beslan, among other terrorist attacks on Russia.On the other hand, Western sources describe Mashadow as the one person who could have been able to take the key role in negotiating with the Chechenian resistance and coming to a peaceful solution of the conflict in Chechenya - they claim that he was the most moderate key character in that region.Obviously, information on him is diverging heavily, and I am not all that sure whether we will be able to get a clear picture at all. If however anyone comes across anything that might help clearing the obscure situation up a bit (after all, it isn't even entirely clear how exactly he was shot), I'd definitely be interested in more details. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrazyGilbert Posted March 16, 2005 Share Posted March 16, 2005 mm, sounds interesting was this assassinated guy a bad guy potentially? -CG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
draighox Posted March 16, 2005 Author Share Posted March 16, 2005 No, he wasn't. He was fighting for Chechnya's independence in peaceful way. He was trying to start negotiation with Russa, I think. Russia didn't like that and killed him. That's my point of view. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrazyGilbert Posted March 22, 2005 Share Posted March 22, 2005 hmmmm....sounds as if russia could have greatly benifitted by having him in charge...thats too bad. :( -CG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeMyztikX Posted March 22, 2005 Share Posted March 22, 2005 Remember, peaceful of not peaceful he was trying to overthrow a government.Thomas Jefferson was a terrorist and a traitor to the throne of england but those are just labels.Russia is not a stable nation, and any potential power grabbing can be very bad for them. It is assassination because it is within the political arena. However he was not the head of a state recognised by Russia. This also means that it's probably not recognised by the UN (not positive on this though). Also remember not everyone is given the rights of the US constitution, not even in the US. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wookiee Posted March 23, 2005 Share Posted March 23, 2005 the funny thing about traitors and terrorists are that if you change sides they are defecting alies and liberators. one guys horrible assasination is another guys liberation from an opresive government... the world is bent and violance and hatred only beget more of the same. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
draighox Posted March 23, 2005 Author Share Posted March 23, 2005 hmmmm....sounds as if russia could have greatly benifitted by having him in charge...thats too bad. :(I don't think so. It's better for them now that he's dead. That's why they killed him in the first place. Maskhadov wanted to start negotiation. If he had succeeded, Russia would have had a hard time proving to the world that it is OK for them to stay in Chechnya. Now, with Maskhadov dead, Basayev will terrorise Russia, and Russia will have a perfect excuse to kill people in Chechnya. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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