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| Beslan school start called off | |
| 2004-09-14 | |
| BESLAN, Russia -- The first day of classes following the massacre of more than 330 hostages at a school in this southern Russian city have been abruptly canceled, a principal at one of Beslan's schools has told CNN. Classes were canceled about 15 minutes before school was scheduled to start. No reason was given and no date was immediately set for classes to resume. On September 1, a group of 32 terrorists stormed the school in Beslan, taking some 1,200 hostages in a 48-hour siege that ended with the deaths of at least 335 hostages, mostly children.
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| Posted by:Steve White |
| #13 Believe it or not as you wish, ex-lib. I agree completely with the entire content of your preceding post. |
| Posted by: Zenster 2004-09-14 4:26:18 PM |
| #12 TGA is right. To expose the children and their families to the "scene of the crime" on a daily basis, is not only unthinkable, it would be cruel. Zenster has posted another important story on the Rantburg board today, at this link which, I think, clearly illustrates why they cannot and should not try to "rehabilitate" the school. Schools are typically the symbol of community, safety, learning, and hope. But the terrorists transformed the school in Beslan into an Islamofascist slaughterhouse. The memories and experiences of horror the children and adults experienced cannot be erased. They should raze the school, plant a garden on the site, and rebuild a new school in a different section of town. Just "going to school" at all, will be tough enough for the traumatized residents of Beslan. |
| Posted by: ex-lib 2004-09-14 3:04:36 PM |
| #11 There is no way you can teach children in facilities where hundreds were murdered. |
| Posted by: True German Ally 2004-09-14 12:05:26 PM |
| #10 President Bush visited the Embassy this weekend and signed the condolence book personally. |
| Posted by: Seafarious 2004-09-14 12:03:12 PM |
| #9 re: the cancellation - The EU demanded to know "how this could happen?" |
| Posted by: Frank G 2004-09-14 7:33:07 AM |
| #8 You da man, SPoD.™ |
| Posted by: Zenster 2004-09-14 4:23:18 AM |
| #7 Thanks Zenster money has been paypaled to them to use as they see fit. If I hear of someone wanting to build a new school I'll give to that too. |
| Posted by: Sock Puppet of Doom 2004-09-14 4:08:01 AM |
| #6 Tell me the Paypal account numnber and I'll give money towards a new school on a new site. This one is not specifically for rebuilding the school,SPoD.™ But it is 100% outgoing funds, no administrative salaries, all volunteer. They may let you tag it for the school, I'd recommend enquiring. So far, they've raised almost $700,000 out of their $10,000,000 goal. "It is clear that the Beslan tragedy is the worst terror-related human catastrophe in the history of Russia. There are at least 335 victims, mostly children, who already died as a direct result of this terror act. Over 700 victims, also mostly children, have been hospitalized, a large number of them with very serious injuries. Our Foundation is raising charitable donations which will be fully distributed to the families or injured children or caretakers of those children who lost their parents. We are a grassroots project run by a group of volunteers, and we are the only such foundation outside Russia. The Foundation is the only US charity committed specifically to helping children victims of the Beslan tragedy. It incurs no administrative expenses related to personal donations, all of which are delivered directly to victims’ families. The Foundation has a proven track record helping terror victims in Russia, with local presence in Beslan established within days after the terror act. The Foundation is a US 501(c)(3) public charity and is managed by a group of volunteer activists in full accordance with applicable US charity laws. All donations are fully tax-deductible." Here is the link for Russia's Embassy in Washington DC. As an American, no matter how heart wrenching, I'm proud to see that the Embassy's fence and sidewalk are covered in flowers. I've been checking regularly for an American online condolence book so that I could post it here. I am unable to locate one, if anybody else has heard of one, please post a link. |
| Posted by: Zenster 2004-09-14 3:42:53 AM |
| #5 Frontpage has a good article on the three roads that lead to the Beslan trajedy: Russia's Gathering Storm |
| Posted by: Super Hose 2004-09-14 3:05:08 AM |
| #4 Tell me the Paypal account numnber and I'll give money towards a new school on a new site. No way should a school be built on top of the old one. |
| Posted by: Sock Puppet of Doom 2004-09-14 3:01:13 AM |
| #3 And, perhaps, build in the future with an eye toward security, defensibility, in all areas anywhere near an outpost of Islam - i.e. war zone, present or future. |
| Posted by: .com 2004-09-14 2:58:47 AM |
| #2 Right, the whole school should be demolished and relocated. The bad psychic vibrations will linger on far too strongly - whether we choose to believe such or not. |
| Posted by: wits0 2004-09-14 2:47:31 AM |
| #1 This one's a tough call. While I'd like to see the gym made into a memorial, having it in the middle of a children's school would be a little too much. Call me overly "sensitive," but they need to tear down the whole d@mn school complex and rebuild it from the ground up. Of course, they'll need to screen the construction crews a little more carefully, this time. I'd cheerfully toss in a few dollars to make it happen. Hell, Bill Gates could fund the entire thing in his sleep. It would be gratifying if the people of Beslan could see the entire world reach out to help them heal. As usal, terrorism has more than just its intended effect. The kids left alive are now going to fall behind in school. As it is a number of them have been brought to Moscow for psychiatric treatment due to suicidal depression. I think I'll post this link as a separate article (even if it is Pravda). |
| Posted by: Zenster 2004-09-14 2:22:56 AM |