>>North Ossetia is the only predominantly Orthodox province in the otherwise mostly Muslim North Caucasus. But the whole region is a tinderbox of small national groups and any crackdown carries a risk of disrupting further a delicate ethnic balance.<<
Sounds like another Kosovo Like situation waiting to happen. It's a good thing Clinton isn't in, he'd want to bomb them.
It's a good thing Clinton isn't in...he'd have a heart attack over this.
Ba-dum-bum.