Posted on 09/03/2004 3:10:43 PM PDT by dennisw
EU wants explanation from Moscow on hostage storming
03 September 2004 = = The EU refused Friday to rush to judgment on how Russian authorities acted in the bloody end to the hostage crisis in north Ossetia, but said it wants Moscow's explanation of the tragedy.
"It is premature now, without knowing the exact situation, to make a judgment on the way the Russian authorities acted," said Dutch Foreign Minister Bernard Bot, whose country currently holds the European Unionpresidency.
"We first have to evaluate the situation with the knowledge of all the details," he told reporters at the end of the first day of a two-day meeting of EU foreign ministers in the southern Netherlands.
But in a later statement Friday evening Bot said the EU will be seeking an explanation from Moscow.
"All countries in the world need to work together to prevent tragedies like this. But we also would like to know from the Russian authorities how this tragedy could have happened."
The comments came after around 100 were killed and over 550 injured as crack troops stormed a school in southern Russia, freeing children and adults held hostage for almost three days by militants demanding independence for Chechnya.
Earlier in the day Bot called the denouement of the hostage crisis in the town of Beslan a "deep human tragedy" and said it appeared that authorities "considered very carefully this situation before deciding to take this action."
Speaking following afternoon talks, he added that "as figures are coming in it turns out that the drama is even greater than I thought."
He notably said that "perhaps at a later date" European leaders could discuss "with our Russian friends" the possibility of creating a joint anti-terrorism force.
"We should also eventually look into what has happened and discuss ... measures that can be taken to prevent such situations from occurring," he added.
Never again a single drop of American blood to help these Eurotwits! They will reap what they sow, one day, and too d*mn bad...
"Russia to EU: Bite me. Russia to Chechniya: Dig your graves, you are now going to be a wasteland."
Russia to USA: "Where do we sign up to kick some terrorist tail with you, Tovareshch ?
The smart money says that the three terrorists the Russians captured alive will "die from their wounds" in a few days.
Correct. It was formed from four provinces of the erstwhile Austro-Hungarian empire -- Bohemia, Slovakia, Moravia and Ruthenia.
That's what I was thinking. EU has a lot of nerve. Probably they figure it'll play well in whacko Muslim homicide bomber circles. See, we wouldn't do anything nasty to you guys even if you hijacked a dozen schools. Go bomb somebody else.
not true. the bureaucrats and socialist politicians own the EU. they are unable to devote enough capital to defense and thus terrorists will continue to rip away at them, as they negotiate from a position of weakness.
Yeah, excellent point.
That's EXACLTY why they did that.
The EU will go to virtually any length to appease.
Look for Putin to get all the blame.
in other words...
they own the EU via the aegis of blackmail.
but they own them none the less.
"America and Russia united in war against the European Union. Isn't this in the Bible somewhere???"
Maybe Kerry is right about not pulling the troops of Europe, if we just have to send them back to kick pEU @55.
Has he been watching the ABC or NBC? I ask because, he too, sounds like an idiot talking head.
why can't you understand that the EUrinals are morally superior, intellectually the cream of the crop and they want to dictate to the world to adopt their views.
They have become sisified and only understand real determination and power just like their blood brothers, the Arabs.
The EU has gone to the dustbin of history, what a shame for such a beutiful place to be inhabited by A@@holes?
Let's get out of NATO and begin new alliances with Russia, China, Australia, Japan, great Britain (if they are so inclined) as well as any central European country that wants to join?
The World surely would be a safer place and the EUrinals would have to abandon their dreams of taking over the world because of their belief that they are truly still the "Master Race".
So the EU wienies are going to judge Russia's actions? The "tragedy" happened because murdering Islamoscum happened. EU...STFU !!!!!!!!!
EU = Evil, just like the UN.
All I have to say to the EU is FU!
Hey EU. I got your explanation right here: ‹^› ‹(•¿•)› ‹^›
Better: invade Chechnya, put all the men in one set of concentration camps, the women in another set.
The men are relocated to build roads thru Siberia.
The women are put into Russian military brothels.
The children are re-distributed to Russian families willing to take them and raise them as Christians.
Tell the rest of the Muslim world the same happens to any country providing a haven for Islamoterrorists.
End of problem
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