- last post: 01.01.0001 12:00 AM PDT
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.