http://www.opendemocracy.net/globalization-Literature/chechnya_3980.jsp Comments for "Chechnya, Russia's shame, Anna Politkovskaya " en http://www.opendemocracy.net/globalization-Literature/chechnya_3980.jsp <p> <strong>We</strong> </p> <p align="left"> On the table an old-fashioned clock is ticking away. Wind it up and all it counts is the hours to come. The man understands the rules governing the clock and he winds it up every morning so time won&#39;t stop. </p> <p align="left"> But the man is an odd creature. He is much concerned with the hands that tell the time, but very little with time itself. </p> <p> In Russia in September 1999, after winding the clock up a little and playing &quot;anti-terrorist&quot; skittles with the people, Vladimir Putin unleashed the second Chechen war. </p>&nbsp;<a href="http://www.opendemocracy.net/globalization-Literature/chechnya_3980.jsp" class="read-more" title="Read the rest of this posting.">Read the rest of this post...</a><p><a href="http://www.opendemocracy.net/globalization-Literature/chechnya_3980.jsp">read more</a></p> http://www.opendemocracy.net/globalization-Literature/chechnya_3980.jsp#comment russia &amp; eurasia Anna Politkovskaya arts &amp; cultures globalisation institutions &amp; government literature Original Copyright Mon, 08 Oct 2007 00:00:00 +0100 3980 at http://www.opendemocracy.net