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Subject: Russian Crisis Update
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Go here.

  • 09.02.2004 7:02 AM PDT
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i'm glad to see that negotiations are bearing fruit. i'm puzzled as to why there are negotiations even being held, though. i would have figured the Chechen rebels demands would not have allowed for them. i suppose that's why they're still being labeled as "suspected Chechen rebels." the report said residents estimate the hostage count to number in the 700's. that's... bad. it's no wonder then, that Vladimir Putin is actually trying diplomacy. there would be A LOT of angry Russians if so many children were lost in some half-assed rescue-op.

  • 09.02.2004 8:07 AM PDT
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The only reason Putin is attempting diplomacy is because he knows that if children die, he will be held accountable. I highly doubt he as any kind of sympathy for the school children or families. He is a very tough, hard man.

  • 09.02.2004 11:12 AM PDT
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A better write-up, IMHO

  • 09.02.2004 12:04 PM PDT