Posted on 09/04/2004 3:45:51 PM PDT by yonif
Russian President Vladimir Putin's speech following the bloody end to the school seizure in Beslan marked a significant break from Russia's attempt in the past to isolate Chechen terror from the issue of radical Islamic terrorism, according to Israeli officials.
Putin, during a somber televised address to the nation after the botched attempt to free the captives, said, "We have to admit we showed no understanding of the danger of processes occurring in our own country and the world at large. We failed to react appropriately to them and, instead, displayed weakness. And the weak are always beaten."
One senior Israeli official said that in the past the Russians "isolated their problem, said it was a Russian problem that they can handle themselves. Now it seems they realize that in Chechnya, like here, you have local organizations supported from outside sources residing in places where they have immunity and sanctuary."
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov is to arrive in Israel on Sunday evening as part of a regional tour, but Israeli officials now believe that the focus of his talks will shift from the road map to the war on terrorism.
Lavrov is making his first Middle East tour, and has already held talks in Egypt. Following one day of talks in Israel, where he is slated to meet Prime Minister Ariel Sharon, Foreign Minister Silvan Shalom, and Defense Minister Shaul Mofaz, he is expected to go to Lebanon and Syria.
Before the tragedy in Beslan, the Russian Foreign Ministry said the purpose of Lavrov's visit to the region was to talk about the road map, the disengagement plan, and the situation in Iraq. But now, instead of advising Israel on the Palestinian track, Israeli officials said it is more likely that the Russians will be interested in hearing about Israel's anti-terror strategies.
Sharon issued a statement expressing Israel's "shock" at the attacks in Russia, and saying that "Israel stands by Russia in this difficult hour."
"The recent terror acts against innocent civilians proves that terror knows no boundaries and has only one goal: destruction," Sharon's statement read.
Sharon said the free world must join together, both diplomatically and in the intelligence realm, to wipe out terror.
Shalom issued a statement saying there is no difference between the twin suicide attacks in Beersheba last week and the attack in Beslan, and that it is incumbent on the international community to condemn these attacks and to unite in the war on terrorism.
Ping.
Do this Keinon guy even know exactly what transpired?
Hopefully the Russians don't have the Legal hate America group like we do - ACLU - and can deal with their terrorists in a much more "expedient" manner.
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"We have to admit we showed no understanding of the danger of processes occurring in our own country and the world at large. We failed to react appropriately to them and, instead, displayed weakness. And the weak are always beaten."
The understatement of the year...will the world wake up only after the countless slaughter of large numbers of innocents at the hands of these evil and hate-filled muslims?
Israel has the best anti-terror tactics in the world. I suspect that many countries have and will be going to them for advice.
The Israelis are also realists about terrorism. They don't wring their hands about why terrorists became that way, nor do they attempt to argue with them over their philosphies. The Israeli thinking is the good terrorist is a dead one. That's also what the philosophy for President Bush's War on Terror is. And it's working...
nothing like a liberal being mugged to turn them into a conservative...
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Russians turn to Israel for advice...
Did anyone see the CNN interview of Russians in Moscow?
Lots of anger at the government for not protecting them. One girl said the Americans have been very aggressive in going after the terrorists and she thought it was the right thing to do and so should Russia.
It floored me CNN let this slip through their censors of anything positive pro-American, might make Bush look like a leader.
It took 911 for most of this country to wake up. Perhaps this is the wake up call Russia needed. France and Germany may have lost an ally.
I wish they'd bomb the sh*t out of Mecca.
Russia's 9/11. They've finally had a wakeup call, that global terrorism affects us all. The forces of barbarism are connected, and the forces of civilization must join too if we are to defeat terrorism.
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Russia's 9/11. They've finally had a wakeup call, that global terrorism affects us all. The forces of barbarism are connected, and the forces of civilization must join too if we are to defeat terrorism.
http:/freedomstruth.blogspot.com
Translation: Maybe that Iraq war thing wasn't such a bad idea after all. And maybe those Americans and Israelis aren't so crazy after all for wanting us to get the hell out of Iran.
Bush, Putin and Sharon stand together to fight radical islamic terrorists...
So, what happens when the Russians decide to take out the Saudi's?
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