> >Well I am hardly with Dave or Chris on this stuff. Positive to self >determination but defeatist between Moscow and the Islamic Fundamentalists. >However Rob raises and interesting question in that the west who have >"supported" Yeltsin in lack of anything else now are faced with a real >dilema. > >And the main imperialist powers (especially Germany and the US) might find >themselves in and escalating rivalry over this stuff. > Yes indeed Bob! The shelf-life of "The West" is best before the next escalation of inter-imperialist rivalry. And how much longer will people be able to call on "The West" to sort out regional conflicts? Perhaps honesty might be a better solution- simply call on the US to crack the whip and be done with it! Russell ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com --- from list [EMAIL PROTECTED] ---