revolutionary militancy she has used her position to fur- ist Outlook goes to ther the aims of the mass In January of this year she launched an International Ap- victory in the wat peal (below), calling on Presi- against the Chechen Ernesto Zedillo's people: but in fact the government to respect and bombardment of meet the legitimate demands of the peoples of Chiapas - finding relentlessly rather than turn to repression.
Three months on and the Appeal has met with tremen- Mement. dous support. Indeed, as the Having reduced the social and democratic struggles of the Mexican masses ruins Russian artiler begin to accumulate and Has omasher lis war into unify, the impact of the Appeal has broadened. captured the rebe head Rosario calls for vigilance from internationalists. We The Chechen fighters who have licied thous AS THIS issue of Social- sands of casualties as they battled against all press, the Russian mili- the odds, are now retreattary are again claiming Ing to the high Caucasus mountains alt is not clear how willing the army chiefs will be to pursue Them Into such perilous terrain: Chechen lowns is con- 60-70% of the Russian people reportedly uppose There is he sion or any the war, but active cam altempt at a polifica set patoning apainst it has been limited to a minorit ol socialisis capital, Grozny (above to Far from opposing President Yelisine brutal onslaught on Chechnya The town of Gurdermes and the European Union and Us Imperialists have only muatters villane of Shalt. queried the length artime it has taken to quell the sepatalisi revolt, Capitaliust investors shared YeltSin's fears that a defiant Chechnya might have formed a focus for other splits from Russia's crumbling prison house of nalions.
A gigantic IMF loan has helped fuel the Russian war machine, which is seen as ra guarantee of the security or capitalist investment and future protis.
Sections of the Fourth International have joined and orpanised demonsiralions, pickets and lobbies o Russian embassies demanding an immediate and unconditional withwawal of the Russian Troops from Chechnya
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