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Russian hostage crisis ended
| Fri, 09-03-2004 - 8:42am |
I have just learned -- not so much thanks to our US news mind you, but the internet about the bloody end to the hostage situation. www.bbc.com has a very thorough article and a time line and some amazingly sad pictures.
My prayers and positive thoughts all go to the people who are suffering in this crisis today. It's heart breaking. Devastating. Why would people hurt children? What's it worth?
I don't understand this world. All I can do is pray for peace and for the health of the families who have suffered today. And for those who have died -- which for now are few. Praying hard no one else dies.
Kelly

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The poster is refering to the history of treating these emergency situations in Russia.
Apology accepted. I am not a mindreader so don't assume I am privy to your thoughts. I merely responded to your comments. Considering the lack of any mention of the culpability of the muslim terrorists, I needed some clarification. Hence my post to you.
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From what I have read, it was the actions of the muslim terrorists firing at the children while fleeing, IOW, shooting them in their backs, that caused the soldiers to fire back.
In your highly enlightened mind, how would you have handled the situation?
Edited 9/3/2004 7:01 pm ET ET by independentgrrrl
Yea blame it on Putin and his past mistakes...makes perfect sense.
And yes it sounds like mass confusion but it doesn't sound ill planned it sounds like a natural reaction when someone is shooting at a child. But I guess the soldiers should have stood by and watched these escaping children be gunned down because it might have unintended consequences.
Please.
Pray tell how would you have resolved the situation? They were in a no win situation.
Following your logic...I suppose the men who fought off the terrorists on Flight 93, seized control of the plane only to see it crashed in a field should be blamed at least partially for the deaths of the passengers. What with such an ill conceived plan and all.
The sole fault for the deaths of these people were the terrorists.
And your signature is certainly not my concern. In fact I love it. Split the vote. Uh oh...sounds like another ill conceived plan....but I like yours much better.
Jim
The sooner we stop blaming decent people for what cruel, deranged terrorists do to them, the sooner we will be able to unite globally to rid the world of these animals, and the sooner we can live in global peace.
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Listen, the text of her post indicated that Putin and his past actions were casting serious doubt that the hostages would be freed safely because of HIS actions.
Let us comprehend this....
Those hostages were hostages because of the terrorists. Not Putin.
Comprehend that the terrorists are at fault for the deaths, the possibility of death and any other negative outcome. Lay no blame on Putin.
Comprehend that while Tmcgoughy can speculate all she wants it doesn’t change the fact that her post laid the ground work for blaming at least some injuries and deaths on Putin.
That is wrong and so are you...
Don’t take this personal but...
¿Comprende?
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