Russians in control of the theater! On CNN

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[cricket]

"The Russians were facing an uphill battle, and the very fact the terrorists did not manage to detonate the kamikaze bombs is a factor that is important because the death toll would have been tremendous."

. . .agree with your synopsis on these horrific events. . .

. . .as for the death toll quotes (and the issue of 'who' these terrorist are in fact); think we must let the Media know (like e-mail Fox et al) and let them know the Russians deserve more than cursory coverage of this as well. . .as does the world. . .

. . .or perhaps it is just here in the States that this seems barely more than a sidebar story. . .and call to question Media's 'descriptive analysis' as well.