What happened in Beslan, Russia

I received an email today from a reader of my blog, who upon reading my earlier post where Beslan is mentioned, wants me to write about the Beslan massacre of September 1 - 3, 2004, an event that sent shivers down the backs of each and every parent of young kids all over the world. It is important that we never forget such events, because remembrance of them makes us stronger in our resolve to prevent and overcome similar evil . It matters not if  I am branded as a fearmonger. or a muslim hater, some things are just too logical and clear as crystal to a few of us and it would be a crime not to speak about such issues for fear of criticism.

For the last so many hours, I have been reading about the atrocities on innocent children that the barbarians who are the followers of islam, committed at the school in Russia. Although I thought I knew what had happened there, I was not prepared to read the details and it has saddened me greatly. To believe that man can wrought such depravity on innocent helpless children can bring on a feeling of heavy heartedness and an abundance of renewed hatred.

The Beslan massacre at the Russian School No.1 in Beslan, North Ossitia, started when Chechen muslim terrorists took seige of the school, holding more than a 1200 people hostage, almost 800 of whom were children. It was a 3 day ordeal and more than 300 people lost their lives, again mostly children. The hostage situation lasted for 3 days, at the end of which the Russian security forces stormed the school and rescued the survivors. Initially, Russia tried to play down the situation and did not divulge the large number of hostages inside the school. Unfortunately, for the victims, September 1, happened to be the first day of the school term and that meant that the children were proudly accompanied by their parents and relatives to watch the start of the new term known in those parts as 'Day of Knowledge". This was the reason why so many parents too lost their lives. Within the first couple of hours, the terrorists killed 20-25 of the strongest looking amongst the fathers and the male teachers, so they would have no threats coming from that angle.

If you read the first few links from either Google or Yahoo searches, the raping and stabbing of children have been whitewashed as rumors and the reason for the children being nude or semi-nude is given as "the children removed their clothes because it was hot". Several accounts from survivors tell a completely different story. Although many of the kids were in almost no clothes because of the sweltering heat, many young girls and boys were dragged into rooms and raped by the terrorists.

Hostage taking of a school  in the West by terrorists is a very, very real possibility. The terrorists know that when children are put in danger, the pressure on the govt. to bend to their demand is overwhelming. Here's what tactical consultant and author John Giduck, who was able to gain access to files and Russian intelligence personnel has to say:

..."Bin Laden has never lied to us," Giduck told the TREXPO crowd, explaining that al-Qaeda has told us in no uncertain terms that they are coming for America's children. To back up that statement, Giduck repeated the oft-quoted words of al-Qaeda spokesman Suleiman Abu Gheith who wrote that the terrorist group has the right to kill 4 million Americans, 2 million of them children. "No nation can withstand the murder of its children, and they know that," he said.....

...."The harsh, sickening reality is that this is a numbers game," Giduck said. Then he brought a message to the TREXPO audience from a Russian special forces officer who fought at Beslan. The Russian officer told Giduck: "Americans are naïve; they think they can save everyone. So you make sure that the American officers understand that there is going to be a battle [to retake the school from the terrorists] and people are going to die."

Al-Qaeda's hellish scenario for America's children begins with intel, and Giduck says that the terrorists have already begun this stage of their attack. "They have analyzed American schools and determined which types would make the best targets," he explained.....

Other related articles: how some of the injured survivors are coping.

We are at a never-ending war with islamists, to believe we are not, is putting yourself and those around you in peril.