[g'nad]

evenin... watched the special on Beslan this evenin'... lot's of interviews of child survivors and grieving parents... not once did I hear the word "Islamic" in the "report"...

I really, really want to kill... good thing I'm drinkin' ... I guess...

[Bear_in_RoseBear]

Have a few galaxies.

[Ramius]

I haven't seen any special report on Beslan, but I don't need to, either.

I dunno if Putin had "got it" before, but he sure as hell has "got it" now. Even coldhearted KGB operators like Putin can see this and know that some line has been crossed. Say what you want about the KGB, but even in the cold war the soviets understood the honor of the warrior.

From my perspective in my day, the Soviet Navy was an enemy, but an honorable enemy. They were good sailors worthy of respect. I personally grieved for the loss of the sailors on the Kursk, as I would have for the loss of sailors on any American boat.

This new barbarian enemy deserves none of that respect. They kill children, and they kill *using* children. These are not human beings worthy of any sort of respect. They are mere parasites on the human condition.