Men Hold Moscow Audience Hostage [Reports of 1000 Hostages]

AP News ^ | OCTOBER 23, 14:03 ET

[McGruff]

MOSCOW (AP) — Armed men entered a Moscow theater Wednesday and took the audience hostage, the Federal Security Service said.

The theater was holding a performance of the musical Nord-Ost, one of the Russian capital's most popular productions.

The Interfax news agency said one of its reporters was inside the theater at the time of the raid. She told them in a telephone call that the men had fired into the air and were preventing the audience from leaving, the agency said.

Police units were on their way to the scene.

[McGavin999]

Who is he, do you know anything about him?

[gcruse]

This may not be the right time to mention it, but there are
Muslims who believe in tolerance, democracy, and the rights of all
mankind.

They must be the ones I saw on television 9/12 demonstrating
against the attacks on America by their brethren.  Oh, wait,
there weren't any demonstrations.

[laconic]

Citgo, Sunoco, Hess, Sinclair, BP/Philips, Conoco -- none of them import a drop of Wah'habist Saudi oil.

[McGavin999]

People would care if they knew. How dare they make those assumptions? When I told people about the Bali blast most of them had no idea it had even taken place. They were horrified. It would be the same with this.

We're in this war against terrorists together, and the sooner people understand that the better.

[HitmanLV]

I'm with you. Russia could and should be one of our biggest allies in the new war on terror.

[steve-b]

the Wahhabis are a minority in Saudi Arabia, and the other Muslims hate them

Maybe if the other Muslims are convinced that the Wahabis are going to get them f***ing KILLED if they aren't brought down PDQ, they'll do something about the problem.

Because, like it or not (and I don't, because it implies that things are going to keep getting uglier for a while), events are moving toward that bottom line.

[LibWhacker]

Why so much anger toward the Russians?

Well, personally I'm pretty pissed at them for ruining the Twentieth Century, and the lives of everyone who had to live through it. Some reckoning to be done there.

But, be that as it may, we have to get on with our lives now and face the "new" threat, which is really a 1400 year-old threat: islam -- which for its sheer, malevolent, destructive potential, makes the highly-evolved Russian knack for the same look amateurish.

[Diogenesis]

"Citgo, Sunoco, Hess, Sinclair, BP/Philips, Conoco -- none of them import a drop of Wah'habist Saudi oil."

Should be posted every day until Saudi Arabia frees its women.

[mathurine]

The Russians should negotiate. They should tell these mohammedan dogs that in each hour between the present and the release of the hostages, a Chechnyan city will be destroyed by nukes, and when they surrender these terrorist will will simply be shot. It is time someone in the world stands up to these filthy mohammedan pigs. They choose to act like animals and deserve to be treated as if they were the worst sort of animals. And while the Russians are at it, they might take a look at their idea of leaving pariahs like Saddam alone. Russia might note that Mohammedans are at war with the rest of the world and it is time the rest of the world noticed this and hit them back hard. Nothing is lost if all of Mohammedanism is destroyed. They don't produce anything. They don't even think. They have no art, literature or culture. All they do is abuse women, attack other cultures, or loaf around, living on oil money and your occasional opium sale.

[CobaltBlue]

>>BP does not use one gram of Saudi oil.<<

Unfortunately, it's an urban legend.

http://www.snopes.com/inboxer/outrage/nogas.htm

[Cachelot]

The US response would be to invite them over for a group hug.

And a bonding. Don't forget the bonding.

[LaBelleDameSansMerci]

...Where are the news channels, why isn't this plastered all over them? ...

Because rumor has it that Chief Moose has developed a polyp due to stress from the sniper investigation. Sources are busy trying to discover where the polyp is located.

First thing first....

[Aquinasfan]

Wahhabis are a minority in Saudi Arabia, and the other Muslims hate them, but they are in control.

I've read 60%. And it's past time for the peace lovin' Mohammedans to say something. Anything.

[CobaltBlue]

No, you're right, there were no demonstrations, but there was an outpouring of support.

At any rate, it's not Christian to kill innocent people, and I trust that no Christian would target a Muslim just because of the religion.

[contessa machiaveli]

i haven't heard anything on the news channels, could we be hallucinating? they're just rehashing the news from DC.

[mvonfr]

At any rate, it's not Christian to kill innocent people

Of course, not. Now, the key question: is there such thing as an innocent Muslim?

[gcruse]

 
We're in this war against terrorists together,
and the sooner people understand that the better.

I hate to say it, but it looks like we haven't been
hit hard enough.  The sniper thing has deteriorated
into more navel-gazing, and now Moscow doesn't
rate coverage.  We don't have our minds right, yet.

[swarthyguy]

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/774420/posts

Check out this little tidbit.

[CobaltBlue]

I just ran across this site today, and was pleasantly surprised. The Saudi Institute. It's not what you think.

http://www.saudiinstitute.org/

PBS interview with the director.

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/saudi/interviews/

[Smogger]

Damn! If I am reading this right (and I am) the guy that is puported to be in charge of the Chechne's inside has already been KILLED TWICE! Good God these muslim terrorists are hard to kill.

Read this:

It is renovated by 24.10.2002 into 02:47:27
Version for the press/printing

Movsara Of barayeva killed in Chechne as the minimum twice DETAILS:

[ 24.10 02:40 ] Aslakhanov:"northeast" took Movsar.Seems, Barayev

The available data about Movsare Barayeve, also known as Movsar Of suleymenov, attest to the fact that during combat operations in Chechne repeatedly communicated about its death.

Movsar Of suleymenov - nephew Of arbi Of barayeva, killed during June 2001 of year in Alxan- Calais.It is considered that after the death Of barayeva Of suleymenov was accepted the management/manual of its bandformirovaniyami.

On 12 October of present year the command of the united grouping of troops in the North Caucasus reported about the destruction Of movsara Of barayeva in the region of chechenskogo village Komsomol.

On 25 August 2001 of year the representative of the center of the social bonds FSB of Russia stated that Movsar Of suleymenov was destroyed in Argune in the course of special-operation FSB.

The chapter of the administration Of chechni Of akhmad Of kadyrov, commenting on into the medium situation in the theatrical center "northeast", he stated that Movsar Of barayev to it was known, but, according to the information Of kadyrova, he "does not have five people" in order to organize a similar action. Nevertheless, in the opinion Of kadyrova, Barayev can be present in the hall.

About the fact that the leader of terrorists they call Movsar and it, supposedly, is the relative Of arbi Barayeva, it reported the deputy of Gosduma RF returning from the hall of theatrical center from Chechni Of aslanbek Of aslakhanov.In this case it referred to information, obtained from the already freed hostages

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Keep this in mind all of OBL is dead folks. This is a very common military tactic especially when you a facing a very powerful enemy. Sometimes its better to let them think you are dead.