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The Breslan hostage-takers
2004-09-05
Confusion reigns over the identity of the group who seized the school in North Ossetia taking hostage more than 1,000 children and their parents and teachers. The Russian authorities are telling one story, and Chechen sources are telling another. It may take time for the truth to emerge. The Russian version says the hostage-takers were a multi-national group linked to the radical Chechen rebel commanders Shamil Basayev and Doku Umarov, funded by al-Qaeda.
That sounds about right...
The Chechen version, as put forward by the Chechen rebel envoy in Europe, Ahmed Zakayev, is that the attackers may have been Ossetians, Russians or Ingush - but not Chechens. The pro-rebel Kavkaz Center website suggests the leaders may have been Ossetian Islamists - from a home-grown militant group or Jama'at. Most Ossetians are Christian or pagan, but a minority are Muslim.

The two accounts are not in fact mutually exclusive. Either would explain the reported presence of Arabs among the attackers. Also two men Russian forces believe may have been among the ringleaders are Magomet Yevloyev, said by some sources to be an Ingush, and Vladimir Khodov, a resident of North Ossetia (they are thought to have used the codenames Magas and Abdulla). Both reportedly took part in the attacks on the Ingush interior ministry in June, under the leadership of Basayev and Umarov.
Posted by:Dan Darling

#18  Fred Pruitt lies, the post below was on topic and not abusive but was deleted -- here it is again.

Maybe the world-famous Mossad operatives in the region should be 'consulted' regarding the identitiy of the group that seized the school.

FYI Col Flagg, in the US aggression on Kosovo incited by Zionist lies, six US stealth fighters were shot down, five of which crashed in neighboring countries and one in Serbia where the local residents lynched the pilot and Serb forces shot down two resque helicopters killng 32 crew members. In Tuzla two Serb Mig 29 fighters destroyed an unditermined number of US planes on the ground killng an undetermined number of service crew and fighter pilots -- it is sad that my tax dollars are put to use by Zionists to commit crimes world-wide and get my fellow Americans killed in the process.
Posted by: UFO   2004-09-05 1:28:21 PM  

#17  Maybe the world-famous Mossad operatives in the region should be 'consulted' regarding the identitiy of the group that seized the school.

FYI Col Flagg, in the US aggression on Kosovo incited by Zionist lies, six US stealth fighters were shot down, five of which crashed in neighboring countries and one in Serbia where the local residents lynched the pilot and Serb forces shot down two resque helicopters killng 32 crew members. In Tuzla two Serb Mig 29 fighters destroyed an unditermined number of US planes on the ground killng an undetermined number of service crew and fighter pilots -- it is sad that my tax dollars are put to use by Zionists to commit crimes world-wide and get my fellow Americans killed in the process.
Posted by: UFO   2004-09-05 12:53:25 PM  

#16  Did Zionists stage the Beslan massacre?

Consider this: As memories of 911 raise apprehension in the US, Zionists stage an incident in Russia to create a stigma of global magnitude that will spur the Americans on to continue their crusade against 'militant' Islam. This time the plan included children in order to raise the world's hatred of Moslems to a new level.
Posted by: UFO   2004-09-05 8:05:10 AM  

#15  Fred, want to ban an IP address?

Seems old Boris the nutbag antisemite is back.
Posted by: OldSpook   2004-09-05 5:19:23 PM  

#14   serfs are fun, but merely a sideshow. BTW serf, those KrugerRands have little Jew serial numbers on them, we have a list of yours, your non-Jew gold is worthless. Only Jew gold is allowed to circulate.
Posted by: I am the Conqueror Jew   2004-09-05 3:11:27 PM  

#13  Come on, Boris I can smell your rage all the way to the heartland. The dirty jooooos are responsible for all the failures and heartbreak in your life. It can't be you. You are the keeper of a great secret and a great burden. History will record your greatness.
Posted by: whitecollar redneck   2004-09-05 1:53:52 PM  

#12  buh-bye Boris
Posted by: Frank G   2004-09-05 1:42:55 PM  

#11  Oops, your response was deleted before I saw it. That must suck. If you hung around here more often you would realize that I love baiting intellectual cripples such as yourself.

"Your mother was a hamster and you father smelled of elderberries.... Go away or I will taut you a second time"
Posted by: whitecollar redneck   2004-09-05 1:41:47 PM  

#10  This is Deputy Sheriff Seafarious here, Slim. Take your act to someone else's website.
Posted by: Seafarious   2004-09-05 1:41:35 PM  

#9  [Off-topic or abusive comments deleted]
Posted by: UFO TROLL   2004-09-05 1:28:21 PM  

#8  It's not UFO. It's Baghdad Bob.
Dude you're not even worthy of a decent rant.

Cleanup on aisle three.
Posted by: whitecollar redneck   2004-09-05 1:05:36 PM  

#7  [Off-topic or abusive comments deleted]
Posted by: UFO TROLL   2004-09-05 12:53:25 PM  

#6  UFO needs to spend more time beefing up the serf air defense system, the Jew Air Force kicked their ass and conquored the lovely provice of Kosovo. serfs are weak and can't handle the deadly Jew airforce. I will allow that they make purdy good pussy trolls tho.

Posted by: Col Flagg   2004-09-05 10:49:29 AM  

#5  Hi Boris! How is Simi Valley today? Are there any Zionists under your bed, or are they in your closet? Certainly, they have hidden cameras in your child pornography, and will be distributing Boris-Srtich-wanks MPEGS soon! I have more evidence for this than you have for your allegations.

Remember, Boris, the Mossad loves subnormals like you--your "credibility" is VERY helpful to the Zionist cause. So just keep posting! And make sure that the Iranian Embassy has exactly the right spelling of your name--S-R-T-I-C-H--for the 1099s they have to file withn the IRS...they pay you about $5 per post, right? Thanks!
Posted by: BMN   2004-09-05 10:25:54 AM  

#4  The Russian authorities are telling one story, and Chechen sources are telling another. It may take time for the truth to emerge.

There are hundreds of surviors! Why should it take more than a day to figure out what happened? If this doesn't prove that reporters are incapable of unbiased reporting, I don't know what does.
Posted by: B   2004-09-05 8:45:24 AM  

#3  Too bad the Zionists are so quick witted and the Muslims so dim. But that is what survival of the fittest is all about. Tood bad for UFO.
Posted by: Mrs. Davis   2004-09-05 8:17:42 AM  

#2  FOAD troll
Posted by: Frank G   2004-09-05 8:07:36 AM  

#1  [Off-topic or abusive comments deleted]
Posted by: UFO TROLL   2004-09-05 8:05:10 AM  

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