Russians in control of the theater! On CNN

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[Diddle E. Squat]

Looks like a pretty good conclusion

[Southack]

"With this, the Bali bombing and the DC assassins, few are going to shed a tear when the civilized world goes islamofascist hunting."

These terroristic plots take TIME to be set up.

In my opinion, they were coordinated to sow trouble during our assault on Iraq/Iran, however, whether by design or by chance, Bush's slow-go, by-the-book process to enlist the world first before crushing Iraq and/or Iran and North Korea has caused the terrorists to guess incorrectly.

So their attacks are going on PRIOR to the U.S. taking any action in the Middle East, putting the political sentiment for Islam in Europe at risk of jeopardy.

In other words, these attacks are making Islam LESS popular in the world's other power players.

But consider how much sympathy they would have gained if the attacks had come DURING an American attack on Iraq. The French (for one) would be screaming that the attacks in Bali and Washington, D.C. were "justified" responses to such an attack.

But the invasion hasn't happened yet, and therefore the French can't "justify" the terroristic attacks.

Timing matters, and right now the terrorists are suffering for being on the wrong side of that timing.

[Ernest_at_the_Beach]

Nicely said!

[My Favorite Headache]

Exactly...the homo broke her off because they only break for 90 seconds and then went to the factor...and it was not even Bill on tonight..lol. FOXNEWS asleep at the wheel again on breaking news...when the moose is not speaking.CNN wins again...as much as I hate to admit it.

[Ramius]

Where they face to pray (Mecca vice Jerusalem)

Jews face Jerusalem to pray? Since when?

[CarolAnn]

"Hell, I'm 22 and I never thought I would be cheering on the Russians."

I'm 42 and I never thought I would either. Although, I had always hoped some day we wouldn't be enemies any more. Thank you President Reagan!

[Frank_2001]

And its name sounds pretty menacing too! Good job Russians!

[MJY1288]

It seems to me that the media has to search for sympathisers these days, Because I can't seem to find these limp wristed anti-war, lay down and surrender leftist where I live, and that is saying a lot considering I live in Maryland

[Diddle E. Squat]

Good post.

[ET(end tyranny)]

Perhaps a good way to let FNC know is, first an email, and then second, when CNN international comes on switch to that. I don't like CNN, but I WILL go to where the news is being reported.

As for FNC's reruns, not only bad through the week but on the weekends? Maybe watching CNN on the weekends with make FNC join the real world. Events do not stop just because it is the weekend.

FNC IS the weak-end!

[Dr. Frank fan]

How many hostages did the Russians kill?

I think you mean "Chechens". Either that or you are trying to make a bulls**t point of some kind. Let me know.

[fooman]

Interesting that you rate green berets higher than seals.

Do we know what %of the hostages live?

What is a good % ? 80%?

[VaBthang4]

"There's always an armchair dumbass in every crowd."

All due respect but his point is valid by SpecFor community standards.

If Special Forces troops actually shot hostages in storming the building then [on this side of the pond] you would have to account for it passed "He was in the way".

In Somalia....every single round FAST Company fired was painstakenly investigated and critiqued.

It is good science and helps in training.

[anymouse]

Oh, they have ways to make them talk, and scream, and beg, and give up about anything they know. Russsians don't bother Marandizing suspects. I'm sure Putin will make sure that some of his very best at GRU get to do what they do best to these islamofascists.

[Rome2000]

Shockingly bad in fact. The hostages are walking out live on CNN while O'Riley interviews a profiler in a rerun.

Fox News is useless after 10:00 P.M., they really need to get a grip on the 24 hour concept.

[Excuse_My_Bellicosity]

It takes a RENO and a CLINTON to turn a non life threatening situation into a massacre of innocents.

No doubt. Janet could turn a trip to the ice cream shop into a brutal fiery orgy of death and distruction. As for Bubba, the destruction on Sept. 11th says it all.

[Mad_Tom_Rackham]

My eyes!!! My eyes!!!!!!!!! AHHHHHHHHHHHH!

____________= EKG

[Diddle E. Squat]

MSDNC says that SF used knock-out gas, so that many of the bodies brought out to the entrance may not have all been dead. Many bodies lined up on the staircase, but again no idea how many were wounded, passed out, or dead.

3 dozen dead terrorists confirmed dead.

[blam]

""Hell, I'm 22 and I never thought I would be cheering on the Russians."

"I'm 42 and I never thought I would either. Although, I had always hoped some day we wouldn't be enemies any more. Thank you President Reagan!

Well, I'm 59 an I thought we'd all be dead by now. (LOL)

[BlazingArizona]

If CNN refers to the Al Queda inspired Islamist Terrorists one more time as "rebels" I will scream.

The Russian press (pravda.ru, for ecample) was complaining about exactly the same thing earlier today: the US is asking for cooperation against terrorism worldwide while ta the same time the US pres refers to the Chechens as "rebels".

[Ramius]

I don't call being in control where people end up being killed by cross fire from terrorists or whoever was shooting.

Yeah. It would've been better to have the vermin blow the building and have 700 dead hostages.

Get real. True, there are no "acceptable losses" but there sure as hell are "unacceptable outcomes".

Spetnaz deserve some credit here. They aren't responsible for the event. The Vermin are. Spetznaz did good, and they saved many, many lives. End of analysis.