[Thrusher]

I'm going to have to call Godwin's Law here. Terrorists who kidnap, rape, torture and murder innocent children -- for whatever the reason -- actually are "no different than cockroachs, rats or other vermin" and they absolutely should be exterminated, with extreme prejudice (and hopefully a lot of pain).

[Luis Gonzalez]

Agreed.

Now...do we not condemn the Russian troops who have committed atrocities in Chechnya, including murder, torture, and rape?

My problem is that once we start down the dehumanization road, we tend to blur the lines separating all Muslims from Islamic terrorists, and all Chechens from Chechen terrorists.

[Luis Gonzalez]

Perfect timing.

Look at post #21...no difference between Chechen and Chechen terrorists.