September 03, 2004

Bloody Shootout Ends Russian School Crisis

Horrible. Sickened. Update from Stan who is translating original Russian sources: "ex hostages are saying that terrorists began killing hostages before the storm." Now we see why the Russians had to go in. Reuters:

Russian troops stormed a school Friday in a chaotic battle to free hundreds of parents, teachers and children who had been held hostage for two days by Chechen separatists.

Naked and screaming children ran for safety amid machinegun fire and explosions while attack helicopters clattered overhead. The Tass and Interfax news agencies spoke of over 300 wounded, mostly children. Rebels fled with soldiers in pursuit.

Witnesses at the scene in Beslan, in the North Ossetia region near Chechnya, saw several bodies on stretchers and Russian news agencies said at least seven people had been dead on arrival at hospital.

Half- or fully naked children gulped from bottles of water after two days without drink in a stiflingly hot and crowded school. Some lay on stretchers.

I wish it had not ended this way, but Russia has now declared war on terrorists. All civilized countries that border Islamic lands are the front lines of this civilizational war. Once again, we find a situation where Russia will recieve the brunt of a war in which we are involved. The Russians call WWII the "Great Patriotic War". What will they call this one? I do not like the name Global War on Terror because it is innacurate. This is a war against a fascist ideology. One which seeks to impose Sharia law on free peoples. This war will not end with two allied armies meeting in some Middle Eastern capital. This is a war which will not end until moderate Muslims rise up and fight. It is not enough for them to live their lives. Now is the time for action, not words. To the Russian people who live on the front lines brace yourselves. This is only the beginning. God speed.

Jeff Quinton has been updating frequently and as always is the best resource for following the blogosphere reaction. Michelle Malkin and The Belmont Club, too. The Command Post and Allah are keeping up as well.

Stan at Logic and Sanity should be awake in a few and (he's back) has been liveblogging this for days. He speaks fluent Russian and is translating the news out of Russia.

The Laughing Wolf also speaks Russian and is taking up the slack for Stan. Very good resource.

Posted by: Rusty at 08:24 AM | Comments (7) | Add Comment
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1 I had heard that the actual deaths were minimal and that Russian forces had smacked the tangos around pretty badly. I hope this is accurate. I will pray for them today.

Posted by: Brian B at September 03, 2004 09:28 AM (OnnW3)

2 It's worse than you know, Rusty. There are at least another 100 dead bodies in the gym, some of them burned. Even as they try to put the fires out, someone is still shooting them and a few others are in a neighboring house. They knew of the few deaths and the 20 deaths of the men out in a hallway but now they've reached the gym were there are more than 100 bodies there. I remember reading they had a slew of psychologists there for the parents, but the kids are going to need it more. They didn't actually storm in, either. Between the Russians and the terrorists, it was agreed that an ambulance could go in and get the 20 dead bodies. When they did, bombs went off and then firing started. There are still two terrorists inside the school building at the moment making it difficult for them to get to the school's gym. This is very, very bad. I'm exhausted from just trying to stay up with what was going on, only for it to go so bad and it's probably been that bad since they took over the school. Still chaotic but getting better. This is sickening. Why the children? ~C

Posted by: firstbrokenangel at September 03, 2004 09:48 AM (D39Vm)

3 Crap. That's ugly. My heart breaks for the kids.

Posted by: Brian B at September 03, 2004 11:31 AM (OnnW3)

4 Now that the day is over, I am still going to say that the Russians did not storm in. They left phones near the doors and a terrorist came out holding a kid and took the phones. They knew about the 20 deaths so it was suggested that an ambulance crew come in to remove the bodies. The terrorists agreed but no one knew it was a set up. When the ambulance arrived, bombs started to go off and kids, along with some adults, got scared and ran like hell out of there. As they were running, the terrorists started shooting the fleeing kids. The Russians then started shooting at the terrorists to protect the fleeing 400 people - kids. Then a bomb went off in the gym and the roof caved in and was on fire and over 100 people, mostly kids, were killed and burned by the fire while outside, parents, police, neighbors were trying to get in to help when bombs started going off, they were being shot at, rocket propelled and hand thrown grenades were being thrown at the people so they could not help anyone inside the school and to kill as many of the people outside that they could. It will be some time before the total count will be known. Right now they estimate 150 dead (mostly children), 450 hospitalized (mostly children), some critical, also mostly children. They were Checkyn rebels with Arab Mercenaries. Rusty is right about the Islamic connection here. But what happened there today .... I can't even come up with a word for it. They killed children, they tried to kill more children. They destroyed families and neighborhoods. There was no way these people were going to negotiate anything. And people died long before anyone knew people died at all thinking they were just hostages. There were traps all over the school property and inside that the rebel/terrorist could set off from the inside any time they wanted and they did just that. It was smart to put a slew of psychologists there for the parents because they are going to need them and so will any of the surviving children or traumatized adults. Like all terrorists, this was an act of such evil that it is uncomprehendable. Right now and tomorrow, the police and Russian forces will try to safely remove any bombs left over (land mines, et al) and bring the bodies out. It will be a long, hard search and an agonizing time for all these people, especially the parents. Now we know why they refused water and food for the kids. If any one of these f**king rebels/terrorists got away, I hope they are found fast and dealt with swiftly. My heart and my prayers go out to all the victims of terrorism and right now to the parents of these children on their first day of school (Sept 1st). ~Cindy

Posted by: firstbrokenangel at September 03, 2004 03:08 PM (D39Vm)

5 go see how it ends after this post of mine. www.logicandsanity.com - scroll down a short way to the title "School seized in Russia." Scroll down to the end to see the finished product. http://www.moscowhelp.org/ Thank you ~C

Posted by: firstbrokenangel at September 03, 2004 10:00 PM (D39Vm)

6 I stumbled onto Backcountry Conservative by way of of Townhall.com. It's good to see someone call "the terror that dare not speak its name" exactly what it is: Muslim terrorism. I say "war against terrorism" my ass. We are in a war between Christian civilization and medieval islamic backwardness. I believe President Bush has his diplomatic reasons for repeating that bullshit phrase: "war against terror". Well I have feel such obligation. And I'm a black, D.C., libertarian. And, only death can keep me from voting for George Bush in November.

Posted by: James Hodges at September 06, 2004 12:07 AM (bVYod)

7 OKAY THIS IS TO EVERYBODY THAT THINKS MUSLIOMS ARE BAD.they arent. jews are the shits they think that theyre all that just cuz they got america behind their asses BUDYYY not even..

Posted by: Alaa at April 09, 2005 11:46 AM (bItO/)

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