"Marat Avsarayev, a 44-year-old taxi driver in Vladikavkaz, questioned why Putin and other politicians didn't "even think about fulfilling the (militants') demands to save the lives of the children. Probably because it wasn't their children here."
Amazing how reporters can always find some nitwit to talk to!
These terrorists came to kill-period
The days of hostage taking is over
That is what fooled many on the plane of 9/11, they thought they were being taken hostage, not going to be used as part of an attack
These terrorists came to kill and the event would have ended the way it did no matter what the Russians did.
Moreover, they were killing hostages and denying children water-the Russians could not wait
This school was targeted because it is a Russian Orthodox school.
Killing children is nothing new to these fiends.
A few years back a Jordian guard saw a group of Israeli girls on a sightseeing trip and shot a number of them.
This is what Islam teaches, that any muslim can kill any infidal at any time.
fTD,
Where have you been?
Good to hear from you. Are you no longer visiting the religion threads?
Actually, the Russians offered to release some terrorists from prison. Then the terrorists asked for all Russian troups to get out of Chechnya.
I agree these terrorists mainly want to kill. I do disagree that Islam teaches to kill the infidel any time.
I am sure something like this is in the Koran, but Christians and Jews aren't considered infidels. Also, all religions if you take some of their teachings too literally can lead to terrorism. Wahabbi Islam teaches that the religion allows terror. Other Muslims disagree with this.
The scary thing is that once everyone starts classing every muslim as the "enemy" we are doing what the Wahabbis do.
The KKK were terrorists. Christians that bomb abortion clinics are terrorists. Irish Cahtolics and Protestants are terrorists.
Just because the current terrorists are using Islam to justify themselves doesn't mean we should all do likewise.
That's not any different that the communist call for "class warfare."
Bush is fighting terrorism with the FBI, CIA, police, homeland security, foreign friends. That's the way to go.
I do think that schools should have a better plan than "lockdown." Maybe the kids should be told to run for it.