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2006-05-23 Caucasus/Russia/Central Asia

In the Teeth of Terror: Horror and Heroes of Beslan

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Posted by ryuge 2006-05-23 07:05|| || Front Page|| [6 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Larisa and the others who defied the terorrists are heroes.

Posted by phil_b">phil_b 2006-05-23 09:13|| http://autonomousoperation.blogspot.com/]">[http://autonomousoperation.blogspot.com/] 2006-05-23 09:13|| Front Page Top

#2 It always amazes me that terrorists think act like this will further their cause. All it does is galvanize their enemies and provoke a painfull response. How many Chechens have died for this? Russia has been sending special forces and anti-terror paramilitants into chechnia ever since, along with regular army and police. They have killed a chechen commander every week for the last couple of years it seems like.

Posted by bigjim-ky 2006-05-23 09:45|| 2006-05-23 09:45|| Front Page Top

#3 If I had been in Putins shoes, Chechnya would be a glass sheet after that display of pure-Islam.

Posted by Bright Pebbles 2006-05-23 10:56|| 2006-05-23 10:56|| Front Page Top

#4 That horror-show was one of the few times I've ever felt sympathy for Putin. I think he really wanted to reach out and seriously touch someone, but he didn and doesn't have the means, short of an SS-18 to do it. Ever a continental force.

Posted by 6 2006-05-23 18:27|| 2006-05-23 18:27|| Front Page Top

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