Posted on 09/03/2004 2:21:29 AM PDT by Former Military Chick
For a Terrorist, failure is not killing all of your hostages. This is what defines a terrorist and the realization that the people were not hostages, but victims when the terrorist chose to finish their planned attack.
Why arent isnt the media mentioning that these are Muslim Chechnyns??
Because the Media is on the side of the Muslims and are doing their best to undermine our efforts to eradicate this plague from the earth.
it makes sick, angry, frustrated ... I could go on ..
Agreed :(
I'm so mad right now, I'm gonna get banned and probably visited by "suits" if I say anything else.
I hope you don't mind if I share this often?
spread it around! PLEASE!
I've pinged you to the TM thread, I cannot stop crying!
I am incensed the top story is Clinton's bypass and in the meantime all these children/parents were slaughtered! I hate the liberal media!
Timeline I compiled from my email:
9/2 10:13pm
BESLYAN, Russia (AP) Two new accounts say there are at least 1,000 hostages being held captive at a school in souther Russia.
9/3 2:24am
MOSCOW (AP) Russia's NTV television reports two explosions near a school in southern Russia, followed by gunfire and soldiers rushing toward the building.
2:27am
MOSCOW (AP) The Interfax news agency is reporting that a group of hostages has broken out of a school in southern Russia.
2:37am
BESLAN, Russia (AP) The Interfax news agency is reporting that the school roof has collapsed and militants are shelling and firing from the building.
2:46am
FNC: BLASTS, GUNFIRE HEARD AT RUSSIA SCHOOL WHERE CHECHEN TERRORISTS HOLD HUNDREDS HOSTAGE; REPORTS SAY ROOF COLLAPSED AFTER EXPLOSIONS
3:22am
MOSCOW (AP) The Interfax news agency says Russian commandos have taken control of most of the school in southern Russia.
4:27am
BESLAN, Russia (AP) Interfax news agency reports that all hostages have been evacuated from school gymnasium.
4:35am
BESLAN, Russia (AP) The ITAR-Tass news agency says that most of some 200 wounded hostages taken to hospitals are children
4:54am
BESLAN, Russia (AP) Regional emergency officials say 250 hostages have been wounded, including 180 children, during gunfire and explosions at a school.
5:04am
MOSCOW (AP) The Interfax news agency says at least five children have been killed in the shooting and explosions at the seized school in southern Russia.
5:28am
BESLAN, Russia (AP) The ITAR-Tass news agency says at least seven people were killed in the school hostage violence
5:52am
BESLAN, Russia (AP) The regional president says the hostage-takers at a seized school had demanded Russian troops leave Chechnya.
6:23am
BESLAN, Russia (AP) The Interfax news agency says dozens of people have been killed in the collapse of the roof at a school where hostages were held.
7:03am
MOSCOW (AP) The Interfax news agency reports that the bodies of more than 100 hostages have been found in the school gym in southern Russia.
8:03am
MOSCOW (AP) The Interfax new agency reports that three militants remain blockaded in the basement of the school, possibly including head hostage-taker.
8:24am
MOSCOW (AP) The regional Russian Federal Security Service chief says some hostages are still being held in school standoff.
8:35am
MOSCOW (AP) A Russian presidential aide says nine militants killed in hostage crisis were Arab mercenaries, according to the Interfax news agency.
8:42am
MOSCOW (AP) The Interfax news agency cites a Russian presidential aide as saying the death toll in school hostage crisis could be significantly more than 150.
9:14am
BESLAN, Russia (AP) The ITAR-Tass news agency reports that a strong explosion has gone off in the school building where hostages had been held.
11am
WEST ALLIS, Wis. (AP) President Bush calls Russia hostage siege "another grim reminder" of the lengths to which terrorists will go.
It is a very moving picture. It has happened here and will more than likely occur again.
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