American group seeks peace in Chechnya.

AuthorBook, Elizabeth G.
PositionWashington Pulse

The Washington D .C.-based American Committee for Peace in Chechnya recently introduced a peace plan, which is now being considered by Russians parliamentarians and Chechen leaders.

The committee is led by Carter-era National Security Advisor Zbigniew Brzezinski, retired Gen. Alexander Haig and Ambassador Max Kampleman. The three are joined by a diverse set of past and current foreign policy makers such as Caspar Weinberger, Robert Kagen, R. James Woolsey and Eliot Cohen.

The war in Chechnya has been going on for four years. Russian military losses are estimated at 4,750, while the Chechens estimate that 80,000 civilian and rebel fighters have died since 1999. Some 300,000 Chechens -- 30 percent of the population -- are displaced, and evidence of war crimes continues to be uncovered.

The Chechens have agreed to abandon...

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