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2006-05-14 Caucasus/Russia/Central Asia

Kremlin film gives Chechen massacre a heroic treatment

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Posted by ryuge 2006-05-14 02:26|| || Front Page|| [2 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 I never ceased to be amazed at how the Media can never seem to focus their views. The thing that should outrage us is not the Russian's handling of this event, but the event itself.

I can only wonder at the mind so dark that it feels the need to denigrate itself by defending mass murder with quibbles over the term "genocide" or that is willing turning the focus from the evil of Beslan into a 1960's retro feel-good of blaming "the man".

Posted by 2b 2006-05-14 05:58|| 2006-05-14 05:58|| Front Page Top

#2 There doesn't seem anything outrageous about this event, a large battle between 2 sets of combatants which ended up in the destruction of the smaller side, apparently after causing massive casualties to the other.

It's a pity the rest of the war couldn't be so clear cut and honourable.

Posted by Paul Moloney 2006-05-14 06:30|| 2006-05-14 06:30|| Front Page Top

#3 Does this mean Russians will annually start eating Mexican-Hispanic food, or at least Taco Bell, on CINCO DE MAYO???

Posted by JosephMendiola 2006-05-14 22:57|| 2006-05-14 22:57|| Front Page Top

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