[Neets]

Sad ending..but at least it is over.

[Pern]

9.5% casualty rate. The Russians are getting better at hostage rescue!

[BubbaJunebug]

The leader of the hostage-takers and around 30 of his companions were "liquidated," officials said. There was still no official word about the toll among the hostages

Don't you just love that word..liquidated

[SkyPilot]

"Chechen separatists"

They are not Islamic Terrorists? Oh, that's right, CNN called them "freedom fighters" or "rebels." On Reuters they were students.Anything but Muslim fanatics and murderers.

Why don't we all have a group hug and call them:

Those Wacky Pranksters :-)

[anniegetyourgun]

#9 expresses my thoughts exactly, but I can't tell her that directly since she hates my guts!

[kcvl]

I wonder if the "hostage-takers" (TERRORISTS!) thought a former member of the KGB would just stand by and let them kill all of the hostages? "Liquidated" sounds like something Putin learned in the old days.

[Archie Bunker on steroids]

Any word on if Fusion was the lead terrorist in this one. Did he survive?

[csvset]

Check out this thread
Explosion, Gunfire Heard From Moscow Theater Where 600 Hostages Being Held by Chechen Rebels

There are pictures and a video in the later replies.

[Ally]

Nazdarovye Russia ! Bravo !

[Delbert]

Very sad that any of the victims had to die, ut I really expected the fatality count to be much higher. Actually me and some friends were talking about sleeping gas yesterday at work. Just knock everybody out and then sort them out. All in all I wouls say the Russians did pretty good. Especially by showing that they will not give in to terrorist Islamic pukes.

[McGavin999]

This was an extraordinary success. They've pulled off a rescue in a no hope scenerio. Great job!

[Jonathon Spectre]

Russia we are grieving with you... Prayers for the families of the deceased and all hell upon the heads of those associated with this act of terrorism.

[nmh]

"Nevertheless, as former hostages were being taken away in buses, Deputy Interior Minister Vladimir Vasilyev told reporters: "We have succeeded in preventing massive death and the destruction of the building" by the militants, who had vowed to die in the name of Islam and for the cause of Chechen independence."

Another example of the peaceful religion of Islam.

[vannrox]

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At least they had Putin in charge,
instead of some WUSS like Jimmy Carter.


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[pttttt]

Prayers for the victim families, glad it wasn't any worse.