FERGUSON — Chinese and Russian officials are warning of a potential humanitarian crisis in the restive American province of Missouri, where ancient communal tensions have boiled over into full-blown violence. We must use all means at our disposal to end the violence and restore calm to the region, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said in comments to an emergency United Nations Security Council session on the America crisis. The crisis began a week ago in Ferguson, a remote Missouri village that has been a hotbed of sectarian tension. State security forces shot and killed an unarmed man, which regional analysts say has angered the local population by surfacing deep-seated sectarian grievances. Regime security forces cracked down brutally on largely peaceful protests, worsening the crisis. America has been roiled by political instability and protests in recent years, which analysts warn can create fertile ground for extremists. Missouri, far-removed from the glistening capital city of Washington, is ostensibly ruled by a charismatic but troubled official named Jay Nixon, who has appeared unable to successfully intervene and has resisted efforts at mediation from central government officials. Complicating matters, President Obama is himself a member of the minority sect protesting in Ferguson, which is ruled overwhelmingly by members of Americas majority white people sect. Analysts who study the opaque American political system, in which all provinces are granted semi-autonomous self-rule, warned that Nixon may seize the opportunity to move against weakened municipal rulers in Ferguson. Missouris provincial legislature, a traditional shura council, is dominated by the opposition faction. Though fears of a military coup remain low, it is still unknown how Nixons allies within the capital will respond should the crisis continue.
Posted on: Wed, 20 Aug 2014 06:49:11 +0000
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