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PUTIN: 'SORRY FOR DEATHS'
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| 20:38 UK, Saturday October 26, 2002
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Posted on 10/26/2002 2:42:08 PM PDT by Destro
PUTIN: 'SORRY FOR DEATHS'
Putin: 'Forgive us'
Russian President Vladimir Putin has asked forgiveness from the families of hostages killed during the siege in a Moscow theatre.
At least 90 theatre-goers died and more than 750 were freed when commandos stormed the theatre.
They had been seized three days earlier by Chechen guerrillas demanding an end to war in Chechnya.
"We have not been able to save all. Forgive us," Putin said in a television address.
'Vanquished'
Putin blamed the raid on international terrorism, which he called a "strong and dangerous, inhuman and cruel enemy".
"Nowhere in the world can people feel secure until it is vanquished," he said.
But it must be vanquished. And it will be vanquished."
Last Updated: 20:38 UK, Saturday October 26, 2002
TOPICS: Extended News; Foreign Affairs; Russia
KEYWORDS: chechnya
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To: Scott from the Left Coast
As much as I hate this type of outcome, we had better get used to it. It's the only language Islamic terrorists understand and one day we will have to understand that if we are to have any chance of putting a stop to them. Hat's off to Putin.
To: LibKill
Good points, but I don't know just how much we can really trust Putin and Russia (in case something happens to him) with high-tech weapons.
To: NYC GOP Chick
Good points, but I don't know just how much we can really trust Putin and Russia (in case something happens to him) with high-tech weapons. Trust is always hard. Putin was KGB before the collapse of the Soviet Union.
We must deal with him as he deals with us. He can prove himself trustwortby or not. So far, he has been a honest man.
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posted on
10/26/2002 4:34:50 PM PDT
by
LibKill
To: LibKill; Destro
What a tragedy for these victims' poor families, and a heavy burden on President Putin. I too think he seems like a decent man. I hope this attack bring our two countries' leadership closer together against terrorism.
To: Destro
I am struck that the female hostage-takers look merely asleep from the weapons gas. I didn't detect the wounds or 'startled' pose that come with gunfire.
I also am saddened to be reminded that these Islamic terrorists are ethnic Slavs, as Slavic as their Russian counterparts, yet they have nursed an abiding hatred of Christianity and have rejected their authentic religious and cultural heritage for a bankrupt death cult.
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posted on
10/26/2002 4:57:07 PM PDT
by
Havisham
To: Libertina
This may be the begining of the end for the terrorists. Although Russia and the United States have areas of difference, our areas of common interest are far greater.
Putin made the right decision.
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posted on
10/26/2002 5:04:49 PM PDT
by
cpdiii
To: cpdiii
Putin made the right decision
He certainly did. I hope if there is a next time, the decision will be made to hit back as soon as the manpower is gathered together. No waiting 3 days. You hit us, we take you out. End of story. Actually, I prefer the pre-emptive actions Isreal is taking. Because if one or two slimey, cowardly terrorists kill 3 or 4 or 20 citizens, it is a war of numbers and they eventaully win. This is why Arafat delays, delays, delays.
To: Destro
Time will reveal the deadly truth.
Putin is in kahoots with Saddam.
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posted on
10/26/2002 5:17:51 PM PDT
by
joyful1
To: LibKill
All good points, but I don't forget that he's doing business with Iraq.
I *want* to trust him very much, but I'm still a bit wary.
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To: NYC GOP Chick
"Trust but verify" is a very wise policy. I rather like Putin, but I'll always be suspicious of him.
To: joyful1
make sure the tin foil is firmly on your head before you post.
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posted on
10/26/2002 6:35:01 PM PDT
by
Destro
To: NYC GOP Chick; LibKill; joyful1
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posted on
10/26/2002 6:43:55 PM PDT
by
Destro
To: ValerieUSA
Lighting candles in a church... another sign of great progress in Russia. This never stopped. No even under Stalin.
To: Scott from the Left Coast
Roto - Reuter news has difficulty distinguishing what a terorist is. Remember, way back when, they announced that to some these folks are terrorists but to their own they are heros - or something like that.
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10/26/2002 7:58:37 PM PDT
by
nmh
To: Havisham
Your point about Slavic ancestry (I think indicating how the Islamic death cult twists people's perceptions of the world) is not correct in this case, although it WOULD be accurate regarding the Bosnian Muslims, who were originally Serbian or Croatian but were in the small minority that went over to be exempt from the "boy tax" etc under Turkish tyranny.
Actually, the Chechens are no more Slavic than Osama bin Laden. Chechnya has only been inside Russia since about the 1860's, and before that has been essentially mountain tribes that were converted to Islam centuries before the Slavs even came near the area.
Our prayers are with the hostages and their families, and with the bravery and skill of the rescuers.
I believe the networks did a real disservice by not reporting very much on this, yet I also believe that had there been a huge explosion and a thousand people killed, they would have rushed to cover it.
To: wildandcrazyrussian; MarMema; Stavka2; A. Pole
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