Article

2004-09-14 Russia

Archived material is restricted to Rantburg regulars and members. If you need access email fred.pruitt=at=gmail.com with your nick to be added to the members list. There is no charge to join Rantburg as a member.

Posted by Steve White 2004-09-14 1:34:35 AM|| || Front Page|| [11127 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#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|| 2004-09-14 2:22:56 AM|| Front Page Top

#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|| 2004-09-14 2:47:31 AM|| Front Page Top

#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|| 2004-09-14 2:58:47 AM|| Front Page Top

#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|| 2004-09-14 3:01:13 AM|| Front Page Top

#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|| 2004-09-14 3:05:08 AM|| Front Page Top

#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.â¢ 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 victimsâ 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|| 2004-09-14 3:42:53 AM|| Front Page Top

#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|| 2004-09-14 4:08:01 AM|| Front Page Top

#8 You da man, SPoD.â¢

Posted by Zenster 2004-09-14 4:23:18 AM|| 2004-09-14 4:23:18 AM|| Front Page Top

#9 re: the cancellation - The EU demanded to know "how this could happen?"

Posted by Frank G 2004-09-14 7:33:07 AM|| 2004-09-14 7:33:07 AM|| Front Page Top

#10 President Bush visited the Embassy this weekend and signed the condolence book personally.

Posted by Seafarious 2004-09-14 12:03:12 PM|| 2004-09-14 12:03:12 PM|| Front Page Top

#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|| 2004-09-14 12:05:26 PM|| Front Page Top

#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|| 2004-09-14 3:04:36 PM|| Front Page Top

#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|| 2004-09-14 4:26:18 PM|| Front Page Top

21:52 007
21:52 007
09:22 P_CE Reporter
00:52 P_CE Reporter
13:35 Anonymous6449
12:48 Anonymous6449
12:21 Anonymous6449
03:02 Anonymous6444
01:09 Anonymous6444
00:32 P&CE Reporter
00:32 P&CE Reporter
00:26 P&CE Reporter
00:26 P&CE Reporter
01:36 Mister Write
01:30 Mister Write
01:19 Mister Write
01:05 Mister Write
00:51 Super Hose
00:28 Mister Write
00:03 GK
23:57 Lucky
23:57 GK
23:56 Mister Write
23:52 Zenster