[silversky]

It's too late for Chechnya. They had their chances for independence. Many times. The Russian have no choice but to administer the medicine themselves. We know the "we are going to be good tomorrow" story very well. Yasir repeats it every day.

[Snapple]

Here is a link to articles about the history of the Chechen crisis.

There is no possible excuse for what happened in Beslan, but there may be a history behind it. Bad policies may encourage terrorism.

http://www.rferl.org/specials/chechnya/

That part of the world has to have winners and losers. They don't compromise too much.