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that's why http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Chechen_War http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Chechen_War The chechnyan islamists have been terrorizing the area

that's why http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Chechen_War http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Chechen_War The chechnyan islamists have been terrorizing the area since the 1990s. they were the first ones that i know of, that used the 'force' of producing and distributing videos of 'peer' civlians getting beheaded.

IgorPartola 16y ago
There are lots of examples of terrorist acts from the Chechen separatists: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moscow_theater_hostage_crisis http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moscow_theater_hostage_crisis, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Budyonnovsk_hospital_hostage_crisis http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Budyonnovsk_hospital_hostage_cr..., http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kizlyar-Pervomayskoye_hostage_crisis http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kizlyar-Pervomayskoye_hostage_c... and http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_apartment_bombings http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_apartment_bombings. The lesson Russia is failing to learn is that if you keep killing civilians (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Chechen_War#Human_rights_and_laws_of_war_violations http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Chechen_War#Human_rights_...) and calling it a war, the civilians will organize, fight back and fight dirty.
- woodpanel 16y ago
  I've thought the link to the first war would be good start for someone who had no clue about the story behind it ;-) It's true Russia has a lot of blood on it's hands. But I think each time, we excuse some cruelty with another cruelty from the past, we're just excusing the future ones.
  - IgorPartola 16y ago
    I agree. There is no excuse for harming innocent bystanders, by either side. However, IMHO, the trick to peace is to make the other side not want to attack you (by a combination of "we'll fight back" and a peaceful attitude towards those not attacking). Russia is doing the opposite with its policy regarding Chechnia.
iwwr 16y ago
The Russian (government) is responsible for a fair share of civilian slaughter. This does not excuse terrorism, just shows that there is no righteous side in this war. As a side note, the airport attack could not have been prevented by the nude scanners.
- ZoFreX 16y ago
  As a side note, the airport had at least one nude scanner when I flew out of it several years ago.
  - jacquesm 16y ago
    I think you only underscore his point further.
    - ZoFreX 16y ago
      At the time it wasn't general use, I only went through it due to special circumstances. And no, of course they had no effect, you don't get scanned to go into the arrivals lounge.
- harshpotatoes 16y ago
  Any evidence that a nude scanner wouldn't have spotted the bomb? I hadn't heard that sad about this incident.
  - iwwr 16y ago
    The nude scanner may spot the bomb, but that doesn't prevent the attacker from blowing himself up in the waiting line. Patch one hole, but there are countless other openings. n.b. airports are not the only places with crowds

IgorPartola 16y ago

There are lots of examples of terrorist acts from the Chechen separatists: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moscow_theater_hostage_crisis http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moscow_theater_hostage_crisis, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Budyonnovsk_hospital_hostage_crisis http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Budyonnovsk_hospital_hostage_cr..., http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kizlyar-Pervomayskoye_hostage_crisis http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kizlyar-Pervomayskoye_hostage_c... and http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_apartment_bombings http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_apartment_bombings. The lesson Russia is failing to learn is that if you keep killing civilians (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Chechen_War#Human_rights_and_laws_of_war_violations http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Chechen_War#Human_rights_...) and calling it a war, the civilians will organize, fight back and fight dirty.

woodpanel 16y ago
I've thought the link to the first war would be good start for someone who had no clue about the story behind it ;-) It's true Russia has a lot of blood on it's hands. But I think each time, we excuse some cruelty with another cruelty from the past, we're just excusing the future ones.
- IgorPartola 16y ago
  I agree. There is no excuse for harming innocent bystanders, by either side. However, IMHO, the trick to peace is to make the other side not want to attack you (by a combination of "we'll fight back" and a peaceful attitude towards those not attacking). Russia is doing the opposite with its policy regarding Chechnia.

iwwr 16y ago

The Russian (government) is responsible for a fair share of civilian slaughter. This does not excuse terrorism, just shows that there is no righteous side in this war. As a side note, the airport attack could not have been prevented by the nude scanners.

ZoFreX 16y ago
As a side note, the airport had at least one nude scanner when I flew out of it several years ago.
- jacquesm 16y ago
  I think you only underscore his point further.
  - ZoFreX 16y ago
    At the time it wasn't general use, I only went through it due to special circumstances. And no, of course they had no effect, you don't get scanned to go into the arrivals lounge.
harshpotatoes 16y ago
Any evidence that a nude scanner wouldn't have spotted the bomb? I hadn't heard that sad about this incident.
- iwwr 16y ago
  The nude scanner may spot the bomb, but that doesn't prevent the attacker from blowing himself up in the waiting line. Patch one hole, but there are countless other openings. n.b. airports are not the only places with crowds