Re: Chechen Terrorists [a.k.a. Chechnyan]
This is the first thread on FR - posted about an hour after the Moscow theater hostage crisis began on October 23, 2002.
Men Hold Moscow Audience Hostage [Reports of 1000 Hostages]
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/774515/posts
Also see Keyword: theatresiege
http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/theatresiege/index
Thanks for these links.
I found a few other FR threads relating. Parking here for ease of retrieval.
Putin: Ally or Terrorist? (Russian FSB/KGB Real Culprits Behind "Chechen Terrorism") The New American ^ | February 2002 | William Jasper Posted on Tuesday, September 21, 2004 8:24:29 PM by GIJoel http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1223098/posts
Kiwi held by Chechens for 66 days said the Moscow theatre hostages would have had a nightmarish time stuff.co.nz ^ | 27 October 2002 | MATTHEW LOWE and SARAH CATHERALL Posted on Saturday, October 26, 2002 2:22:08 PM by Destro http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/776432/posts
Russian military in Chechnya thirsting for revenge smh.com.au ^ | October 30 2002 | AFP Posted on Tuesday, October 29, 2002 12:03:45 PM by Destro http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/778116/posts
Chechens 'Planned To Wreck Theatre' BBC ^ | 10-31-2002 Posted on Thursday, October 31, 2002 4:58:05 PM by blam Thursday, 31 October, 2002, 13:24 GMT http://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/779623/posts
Thank you for taking the time to locate those threads! I’ll be re-reading them all now. From a quick look, it seems that the one with the live reports from the guy in his apartment across the street is MIA. That thread, IIRC, started before there was any media report of the hostage crisis.