Nobody is born a terrorist

[HuckleB]

Nobody is born a terrorist

http://www.watchdog.cz/?show=000000-000002-000001-000133&lang=1

"The number of terrorist attacks in Russia is multiplying. The last three, the crashing of two airplanes flying from Moscow to southern Russia, the explosion at the Rizhskaya metro station in Moscow and the seizure of hostages in the North Ossetian town of Beslan, all took place within a single week, an unprecedented occurrence.

Many observers and residents of Chechnya say the cycle of violence has long been established. Widespread repressive measures from the federal authorities in Chechnya are followed by terrorist attacks from the most radical faction of Chechen guerrillas. In both cases it is the civilian population who suffers.

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Even before the events in Beslan, members of the special forces have been to the street where the Khachubarovs live. Tagir no longer has any photographs of his sons; they were all taken away for investigation. Sometimes they broke into the house during the night or in the early hours of the morning.

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Tagir lives alone with his cat in his house once full of people. “There is no one left,” sighs the elderly man, father of the person accused of seizing the school in Beslan."

[HuckleB]

1. Hmm.

So news about Chechens gets buried in Editorials, even when it's clearly news, and fresh news at that.

I'm truly starting to wonder about DU.

[PittLib]

2. See, this is what we need to connect ...

in order to get a grip on terrorism - the child to the adult willing to commit atrocities to make a point. What is the progression? Because vilifying and dehumanizing them isn't working.