Today not only marks the 67th anniversary of the Nazi invasion of Poland but, it has now been two years since terrorists captured and held hostage students and teachers in Beslan. The siege ended badly with the deaths of over 333 people--- over half of them students. I wonder who influenced the terrorists to pick 9/1? Hmmm.

CTVNews:

BESLAN, Russia -- As hundreds of thousands of children flocked to schools across Russia for festive first-day celebrations Friday, the scene in the town of Beslan was grimly different.

Tears flowed, sombre wreaths abounded and the solemn tolling of a bell reflected the grief and sense of loss that persist two years after the country's worst terrorist attack.

Sobs echoed through the ruins of the red-brick gymnasium at Beslan's School No. 1, where pupils, parents and staff were herded and held hostage by terrorists during a three-day ordeal in which 333 victims were killed, more than half of them children.

A bell tolled to mark the time the gunmen attacked the school in the southern Russian province of North Ossetia on Sept. 1, 2004, taking 1,128 students, teachers and parents hostage. The assault followed days after the terrorist bombing of two Russian passenger planes that killed 90 people, and a Moscow suicide bombing that killed 10.

Rusty adds: We should never forget that. Especially the asshats who say if we didn't go to war with Iraq, we'd have less terrorism.

Allahpundit at Hot Air is also follwing with the truth.

I was still doing the old Allah blog at the time and remember watching the photos come over the wires that night, thinking it was the worst thing I’d ever see save, of course, for 9/11. That’s still true two years later, thank god.

Also see Michelle Malkin who put up and excellent post this AM. Lawhawk too. I've been so busy I've not been able to follow everything lately. Add links in comments if I've missed your post.

Posted by: Howie at 03:35 PM | Comments (14) | Add Comment
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1 F'ing cowards.

Posted by: Jack'sSmirkingRevenge at September 01, 2006 03:51 PM (CtVG6)

2 It was a set-up!

Posted by: Allah at September 01, 2006 03:53 PM (3+if1)

3

Old War Dogs >> Two Years?  "It seems longer. ...  It seems like last week."

Posted by: Bill Faith at September 01, 2006 05:44 PM (n7SaI)

4 Esquire magazine had a very well written report in August as well.

The most detailed account I have read to date:

http://www.esquire.com/features/articles/2006/060610_mfe_June_06_School_1.html?school


Prayers go out to the victims and their families. NEVER FORGET.

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Posted by: heroyalwhyness at September 01, 2006 05:56 PM (MAPKL)

5 57 years since the invation of Poland? Redo the math.

Posted by: pford at September 01, 2006 06:08 PM (lUt0Q)

6 57 years since the invation of Poland? Redo the math.

Posted by: pford at September 01, 2006 06:08 PM (lUt0Q)

7 57 years since the invation of Poland? Redo the math.

Posted by: pford at September 01, 2006 06:08 PM (lUt0Q)

8 57 years since the invation of Poland? Redo the math.

Posted by: p ford at September 01, 2006 06:09 PM (lUt0Q)

9 57 years since the invation of Poland? Redo the math.

Posted by: pford at September 01, 2006 06:09 PM (lUt0Q)

10 Sorry for the multiple post
It said there was an error and I needed to fix it, but I was never getting an indication that it responded.

Posted by: p ford aka dumb ass at September 01, 2006 06:11 PM (lUt0Q)

11 I put up a post with images: Beslan Remembered.

Howie, could you let your readers know about the must-read book of the year, Terror at Beslan? I wrote a review of it, but I’m afraid I cannot really do the book justice. Be prepared to throw out what you think you know about Belsan - the author was there, and an expert counter-terrorism witness!

If you’ve got kids - or know any kids - you must read that book. I swear, it’s that important to the future of our own children.

Posted by: Redhead Infidel at September 01, 2006 07:05 PM (wNM0z)

12 Holy schmoley I lost 10 years somewhere.  Now where did I put those.  Hey also I'm 18 in my prime

Posted by: Howie at September 01, 2006 07:54 PM (YdcZ0)

13 Fixed, thanks.  Takes me a while to get home.

Posted by: Howie at September 01, 2006 07:55 PM (YdcZ0)

14 But remember the sotten reptile who planned and carried out the whole thing was recently blown to smitherinies it took a while but he is dead and i hope he likes it where he is now where he can smell sulpher and shakehands with a certian guy with horns and a pitchfork

Posted by: sandpiper at September 04, 2006 08:40 AM (AFJdY)

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