*~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~* { Sila lawat Laman Hizbi-Net - http://www.hizbi.net } { Hantarkan mesej anda ke: [EMAIL PROTECTED] } { Iklan barangan? Hantarkan ke [EMAIL PROTECTED] } *~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~* PAS : KE ARAH PEMERINTAHAN ISLAM YANG ADIL ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Keadilan sesama makhluq bernama manusia, tidak mengenal sempadan . Melimitkan perjuangan pada warna kulit dan sempadan negara adalah pendekatan yg silap. Osman wrote: > *~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~* > { Sila lawat Laman Hizbi-Net - http://www.hizbi.net } > { Hantarkan mesej anda ke: [EMAIL PROTECTED] } > { Iklan barangan? Hantarkan ke [EMAIL PROTECTED] } > *~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~* > PAS : KE ARAH PEMERINTAHAN ISLAM YANG ADIL > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: American Muslim Assistance <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: MSA-EC <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Cc: MSANEWS <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Thursday, June 01, 2000 8:09 PM > Subject: fw: INTERVIEW WITH ChRI PRESIDENT A.MASKHADOV > > > MSA-EC - http://sunnah.org > > > > Chechenpress > > > > INTERVIEW WITH ChRI PRESIDENT A.MASKHADOV > > WITH THE RADIO STATION "GERMAN WAVE". > > > > 5/30/00 > > > > INTERVIEWER- Mr.Maskhadov, recently there has surfaced some information > > which claims that Russian special forces have begun hunting down the > > commanders of Chechen units, and that some of are already under arrest. > > Do you know anything about this? > > > > PRESIDENT- Perhaps at last the Russian military have realised that they > > do not have a military victory. That there is no such hope even. As a > > result they have turned to the dark and underhanded methods of the > > secret services. Right at the beginning of this conflict they arrested > > my General Representative in Moscow, Vachagayev, and they are still > > trying to frame him on a weapons possession charge. Even here (in > > Chechnya) he never carried a weapon. Furthermore, they (the Russians) > > arrested the Editor of the newspaper "Ichkeria", Vakha Dadulagov, and > > the Minister for Education, who at the same time is my envoy charged > > with maintaining contacts with the Russian side and its government > > representatives, Hodzh-Akhmed Yarikhanov. They also arrested, and I > > don't feel comfortable talking about this, my brothers. They started to > > use my older brother, who is injured and has been recuperating at home > > right from the beginning of the war, as a "pawn". Now the > > Speaker-of-Parliament, Ruslan Alikhadzhiev, has been incarcerated. You > > see I understand that a "game", in the primary sense of the word, is > > being played out. The ministers and deputies are being arrested for the > > purpose of making declarations and denunciations against the President. > > This is the game. As for them arresting some field commander or other-I > > don't know any field commander who could actually be caught out. > > > > INTERVIEWER- You have talked about them (the Russians) playing a game. > > Have you heard any of the people you just mentioned, for example, > > actually denouncing you or your leadership of Chechnya? > > > > PRESIDENT- You see the real issue here is with whom to hold the > > negotiations. Our local traitors: the Kadirovs of this world, and of > > course the Russian side, are clearly trying to divide the two branches > > of power- that is, they are trying to create division between the > > popularly elected Parliament and the executive power of the Presidency. > > The game is to offer Parliament extra powers in return for the > > resignation of the President. This is absolute nonsense. It is a > > continuation, indeed an intensification, of the same idea which was > > thrown about right at the start of the war and which is absolutely > > pointless. > > > > INTERVIEWER- In spite of all this, is there any sense in talking about > > negotiations and dialogue at the present moment in time? After all, you > > seem to be taking a completely different position in comparison to a > > month or two ago? > > > > PRESIDENT- I swear to you that I have not changed my position in the > > slightest. I have always held the same conscise and consistant position. > > I don't believe that I am the sort of person who quickly changes his > > mind. I see that today Russia is beset with huge problems, and I know > > the way in which it tried to end the last war. I am a witness to the > > last war, I was a participant in it, I took part in the negotiating > > process, and was present at all of the negotiations. For the moment, the > > Russian leadership, and in particular today's new administration, is > > more preoccupied with forming a ministerial cabinet, reforming federal > > structures and the system of administration- in essence, it still hasn't > > come to grips with the legacy it has inherited. It has not realised what > > colossal, global problems face Russia other than Chechnya. This is a lie > > (that Chechnya is the greatest threat facing Russia) manufactured by the > > generals. There you will find the real traitors. It will be very hard > > for him (Putin) to realise the truth. Therefore, we are forced to wait, > > to be patient and to always declare our willingness to sit down and > > negotiate. Just yesterday there was massive aerial and artillery > > bombardment directed primarily at civilian population centres and > > forested areas. The war continues. If war is still a reality then we are > > forced to resist the occupiers and aggressors. Today there is a real war > > being waged here. They (the Russians) produce rumours that, for example, > > Maskhadov has issued orders for the storming of Grozny and so on and so > > forth... There then follows an escalation in hostilities. What other > > options do we have left? War means war. Peace- well, we are ready for > > it. For example, the Russian forces accuse us of systematic and > > widespread mine-laying. While they cut down trees and forested areas, > > and mine forest paths, roads. Our forces have professionally studied > > where they lay these mines and then take them and place them on paths > > and roads which the enemy uses. Recently they have adopted the tactic of > > sending in reconissance units to find the location of our units. Our > > forces have adopted a counter-tactic: they ambush these scouting units. > > As I said earlier, we will intensify our tactic of partisan warfare, we > > will wear down the enemy morally, physically, materially... Another > > example is that in Gudermes there may be a national traitor who will > > confer with the Russians but will also confer with me. He will tell > > them, for example, that on the 20th Maskhadov has ordered the storming > > of Gudermes. That's fine. This is another way of wearing down the enemy. > > Today's war is different from the last one. Even at that time the > > generals carried themselves with honour, as generals should- in an > > honourable manner befitting their rank and uniform. Today I cannot even > > recognise Troshev. They are now stooping to the methods of the secret > > services. Most certainly, this war is being waged using their dark and > > underhanded tactics. For example, those very same traitors whom we have > > named- the Kadirovs et al- are dangerous because they were with us in > > the last war. They know very well Maskhadov's character- what his > > strengths and weaknesses are. That is why they are being used. > > > > INTERVIEWER- Do you accept that some of your commanders may simply be > > bought by the Russian side? > > > > PRESIDENT- When Berezovsky started his financial wheeling and dealing, I > > told him that Chechens will take money but won't be bought. Then we > > laughed for a long time. I think that when it comes to the push- will > > the Chechen nation exist or not, to have independence or not, war or > > defeat- then in this case it will be very hard to buy someone. You can > > play games for the sake of money and power, but in the context of war, > > and particularly the way in which the Russian leadership wants to > > supress the whole nation through bribery, that's impossible. > > > > INTERVIEWER- Could you give a prognosis as to how long your side can > > keep up this partisan war? > > > > PRESIDENT- I believe that this is the primary myth used as a form of > > moral blackmail against the President, Parliament and Ministers- and it > > will continue- even though I cannot see any logic behind it. Secondly, > > they (the Russians) will try at any cost to provoke internal civil > > strife. I am sure that I will be able to take those weapons, which they > > (the Russians) are supplying them with, and turn them against their > > masters. > > > > INTERVIEWER- Are you still in contact with representatives of > > international organisations such as the OSCE? > > > > PRESIDENT- Yes, our contacts are continuing and are of benefit. The > > Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Deputies of Parliament, and my personal > > envoys, are in contact with the heads and representatives of all major > > international organisations. Sometimes I am even able to phone the heads > > of these organisations and seek advice from them. > > > > INTERVIEWER- Apart from telephone conversations, do you send envoys to > > the West in order to open the way for substantive negotiations? > > > > PRESIDENT- Right from the start of the war my representatives, namely > > from the Foreign Ministry, have been outside of the borders of Chechnya > > engaging in this very task. > > > > INTERVIEWER- Is it possible to speak of any substantial change in > > Western perspectives on events in Chechnya? > > > > PRESIDENT- I think that the West also needs to gain a better > > understanding and knowledge of curent events in Russia. Of course they > > rather foolishly pushed for the destruction of the Soviet structure. > > Then they believed, or rather deluded themselves, that they could create > > a democratic Russia. Yeltsin only played the democratic game for the > > sake of power. Democracy in Russia, at least for the foreseeable future, > > is practically impossible. As long as the ordinary people of Russia > > still enjoy seeing the state liquidate its opponents, then democracy is > > unattainable. The people (of Russia) are not yet ready for it. Today I > > can say that the vertical distribution of power enshrined in the Federal > > system- well, this is the contemporary equivalent of the Politburo. The > > leadership is in close cooperation with the communists, and the Duma has > > just become a plaything of the government. All this needs to be > > understood by the West so that it can detect the potential threat that > > is re-emerging from there. > > > > INTERVIEWER- In spite of all this, are you still trying right now to > > have direct meetings with representatives of the Russian government? > > > > PRESIDENT- Well how can I have direct contact with them, if only 2 days > > ago they arrested the Speaker-of-Parliament and also my own personal > > envoy whose task it was to maintain and further these contacts? What can > > I talk to them about? They do not want this and they are not ready for > > it. If they are not ready for this then what other option is left? They > > have chosen war. The war goes on. We are resisting to the best of our > > abilities. If they incline towards peace then I am ready. I never wanted > > to break these contacts. > > > > INTERVIEWER- If the negotiations will after all be put off until some > > distant date in the future, meaning that the negotiating process has > > yielded practically nothing so far, are you willing to wage an endless > > partisan struggle? Do you have the ability to do this? > > > > PRESIDENT- What other option do we have left? We not only need to wage a > > partisan war, but we need to do it successfully. If we do not wage this > > struggle successfully we will certainly be liquidated. You see you > > cannot possibly imagine what is being perpetrated here. It is utter > > barbarity and sadism. What is being done here by the military, the > > interior ministry forces, and the contract soldiers,is absolutely > > frightening- it is very hard to take in. I also want to say one more > > thing. There are a lot of journalists and correspondents on the Chechen > > border. They are constantly being told by the Russian side that it is > > dangerous for them here, that the Chechen side will not guarantee their > > safety. Therefore I issued a decree stating: "In my capacity as > > President of Ichkeria, I declare to all the representatives of the media > > and of international humanitarian organisations that the Armed Forces of > > the Chechen Republic of Ichkeria, who are currently engaged in resisting > > the Russian forces, will not stand in the way of your work. In fact we > > guarantee to support and protect them in the areas in which they work." > > Secondly, I have prepared a decree authorising the setting up of an > > official government information agency " CHECHENPRESS" with the sole > > right to distribute Presidential and governmental statements. In the > > same vein, "Kavkaz-Tsentr" and others, are not authorised by me to make > > any statements whatsoever on behalf of the Chechen side. > > > > INTERVIEWER- How many fighters does the Chechen side currently field? > > > > PRESIDENT- Today our units are opperating in small mobile groups and are > > organised into sectors. In all, we have approximately 12,000 to 15,000 > > men all over Chechnya. > > > > INTERVIEWER- There is information that an armed unit of Afghan > > volunteers is about to be sent into Chechnya. > > > > PRESIDENT- I think that the Troshevs and Manilovs are trying to scare > > themselves. I have no such information and, frankly speaking, we are not > > in need of this type of assistance. > > > > INTERVIEWER- Are there right now a lot of foreign mercenaries fighting > > alongside Chechen units, in particular Arabs? > > > > PRESIDENT- I said this before and I'll say it again: what are > > mercenaries? People you need to pay in dollars. But we don't have such > > dollars in order to pay for contract soldiers or mercenaries. There > > isn't a single Chechen soldier who is being paid to fight- they are all > > volunteers. I believe that the 40-50 Arabs who are fighting here are > > also volunteers. Their number in this war is the same as in the previous > > one and does not exceed 50-60 people. > > > > http://www.chechengovernment.com/News.asp > > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > ( Melanggan ? To : [EMAIL PROTECTED] pada body : SUBSCRIBE HIZB) > ( Berhenti ? To : [EMAIL PROTECTED] pada body: UNSUBSCRIBE HIZB) > ( Segala pendapat yang dikemukakan tidak menggambarkan ) > ( pandangan rasmi & bukan tanggungjawab HIZBI-Net ) > ( Bermasalah? Sila hubungi [EMAIL PROTECTED] ) > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > > Pengirim: "Osman" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ( Melanggan ? To : [EMAIL PROTECTED] pada body : SUBSCRIBE HIZB) ( Berhenti ? To : [EMAIL PROTECTED] pada body: UNSUBSCRIBE HIZB) ( Segala pendapat yang dikemukakan tidak menggambarkan ) ( pandangan rasmi & bukan tanggungjawab HIZBI-Net ) ( Bermasalah? Sila hubungi [EMAIL PROTECTED] ) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Pengirim: nur <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>