[Armedanddangerous]

Two questions immediately come to mind.

1. Do the Russians even have a proper anti-terrorist force, like the SAS, Delta, or Seal Team Six that can handle a building assault?

2. Why couldn't they secure a proper perimeter around the school that would ensure NO ONE would get away? Hell, even my county's 18 member sheriff's office knows how to manage that?

[TomGuy]

Why couldn't they secure a proper perimeter around the school that would ensure NO ONE would get away?

That always baffles me.

Remember the perps in Saudi Arabia--most of them got away. Why?

These escapes seem to happen too frequently.

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Several nations need to create specialized assault teams that could be flown to such situations within hours. I have an uneasy feeling we will see more and more of these types of terrorist situations.

Horrors, but imagine several such hostage situations in several key electoral states just before our election, and the terrorists threatening the worst if GWB wins. The worst atrocities may be yet to come.

[Free Trapper]

Some reports said part of the Muslim scum dressed in civilian clothes and ran out amongst the hostages in the chaos.

Sounded like everyone there was doing their utmost to save as many as possible.

Civilians rushed in right behind and even alongside the military while under fire to help the victims.

Things may not have gone as they would have wanted but I salute their courage and efforts.

[YankeeinOkieville]

when one's kitchen is infested with cockroaches and you turn on the light lin the middle of the night. You may be able to see and stomp some ofthem, but there will alsways be cockroaches that escape - no matter how many people are in the kitchen when the light goes on.