I'm so sick to my stomach about this. I'm driving down to the Russian Embassy tonight in DC to leave flowers.

This horror speaks to who the "enemy" is. Those in this world who continue to be deluded and can even think for a moment that any shade of an appeasement posture is preferable to full fledged "swarming" approach in the global war on Islamofacists is beyond incomprehensible! I pray the world's folks who prefer a "sensitive" war on terror never wake up to their children being shot in their backs because I shudder to think that even then, sadly they may not get it!

In the past 2 years I have transformed from a voice of moderation among my acquaintences to a real hard-a** regarding islam.

I do not have any answers. I do believe that appeasement will only begat more WTCs, Sudan, and Beslan's. I am not so naive as to think the western world is without sin, and that includes Israel and Russia. However, the depth of depravity that islamists have sunk to eliminate the infidel is numbing.

If I were on the EU, I beleive I would not allow another middle easterner to immigrate. I would kick out every middle easterner with a green card, a visa, and I would look really hard at every middle eastern immigrant. The survival of Europe is hanging in the balance.

I think we should let Israel do whatever they want. Finish the wall. MOAB Gaza. As Golda Meier said, "Peace is not possible until the Arabs love their children more than they hate the Jews."

Let the Russians take care of Chechnya once and for all.

islam is a cult of hate and death. it's right there in the koran....hate/kill/hate/kill/kill/kill the infidel.

Do not move this post. You speak for both of us, and that's the editorial board in census.

The Russian Embassy site http://www.russianembassy.org/ has a link to a charity for the victims of Beslan. I'm donating.

This how I woke up this morning at 5:30am. Stagger down the hall, throw some breakfast in the nuker, turn on the TV, stare dumbfounded for the next 2 hours as nude children of varying ages stagger and weep; as Soldiers duck, run, and fire; as helicopters orbit the school.

Somewhere around 8:30am, I call in to work...won't be there today. Somewhere around 9:30am I remember the breakfast.

One crawler I remember "20 terrorists killed, 10 are arab mercenaries". The numbers have changed but the feeling of total outrage/helplessness is still there.

My wife and I cannot have kids so when some waste of good flesh hurts a child I can come unglued pretty quick and it isn't pretty. Normally I have pretty good self control and can get angry without getting the urge to rip off a head. This morning was different. I knew I had to get away from that damned tv and get my mind off of it but I couldn't. When the news cycle moved on I took out my outrage out on that wasp nest in the barn, that yellow jacket nest in the field, that dead tree down by the creek. Every spray of the poison was a .45 caliber round into the head of one of those barbarians. Every swing of the axe was carefully aimed at a skull of a barbarian. Now...with blistered and bleeding hands...I am committing my thoughts to this entry.

folks...this isn't the time to make this political. This is about our humanity and the barbarian's lack thereof. But I can't help to see a stark difference in how the two men have handled this disaster(too weak of a word but it will have to do). I'll just leave it at that and say this election in November really comes down to this...do you want to see the daycare center where your children play in that scene next? Do you want to see the elementary, middle, or high school in that scene next? Have you considered how easy such a barbaric act would be in this free society? We've already seen it done by two of our own kids in Colorado. They were driven by their hurt pride and ultimate became victims of their own hands. The barbarians are driven by an evil so pure and all encompassing that any vestige of humanity has been stripped from the perpetrators.

So...do you wanna see your kid attached to that hand in the picture above? No? Then your vote should be pretty easy.

I missed all the live coverage of this, and I'm glad I did. My heart goes out to all of the Russian families of those killed, injured or even involved in this atrocity. Now, don't mistake what I say as atrocity being what the Russians had to do, but the behaviour of the terrorists that started this whole thing. I just can't stand to see children hurt, or even cry for that matter. I've got 2 of the most beautiful little girls you could ever imagine, and my heart sinks to think of them being in any type of pain.

The monsters that produced this must be dealt with. And if I have even a clue as to the Russian mentality right now, I'm sure something will be done, and harshly.

"kick out every middle easterner"

I hope that's just your rage speaking. Please remember that there are many Middle Easterners who are here because they value liberty and democracy. And remember that many are Christians fleeing Muslim persecution, and Muslims seeking religious and secular freedom.

As for your rage, I share it. Tonight my thoughts are of Charles Martel and General Curtis LeMay.

I'm physically ill with emotion. Mostly rage. Anguish, grief, sorrow, they all keep coming back up, but rage is taking the lead.

They (the sub-beastial excrement in human form best called, simply, "terrorists") keep getting worse. There is no half-solution, here.

The civilized world must destroy them.

And that is a terrible thing in itself.

My kids are in bed, but I'm tempted to wake them just to hold them. For the past three years, I've worried over what sort of world they would grow up to; tonight, I grieve for the world they inhabit already.

i share most of the sentiments that have expressed. however, i cannot help but wonder what lessons might be taken from this.
will this have any impact of the international policies of the russian government? remember, russia is definately not an ally of the u.s. and the anti-terrorist coalition. just the contrary, it is firmly in the camp of the terrorists. russia provided diplomatic and military support to saddam hussain up to the day u.s. forces entered baghdad. russia supports the regime in iran in many ways, not the least being the assistance in developing nuclear weapons.
9/11 was not enough to convince the democratic party that a police/intelligence response was not the proper way to deal with the islamic terrorist, as recently articulated by john kerry. they continue to denounce the minimal security and intelligence initiatives contained in the patriot act.(first proposed by the clinton administration, btw). i really doubt that events in russia will even be noticed in that section of the political spectrum. btw, what DOES sen. kerry have to say about this?
i also would note that this is merely the latest of a long series of similar outrages, none of which seem to have conv inced much of europe, russia, and others to lift a finger. perhaps the lives of russian children are more valuable than israelis.

I am tired of this nation worrying about whether we
are offending some individual or their culture.
Since the terrorist attacks on Sept. 11,
we have experienced a surge in patriotism
by the majority of Americans.However, the dust from the attacks had barely
settled when the "politically correct" crowd began complaining about the
possibility that our patriotism was offending others.

I am not against immigration, nor do I hold a grudge
against anyone who is seeking a better life by coming to America. Our
population is almost entirely made up
of descendants of immigrants.However, there are a few things that those who
have recently come to our country,
and apparently some born here, need to understand.
This idea of America being a multicultural community
has served only to dilute our sovereignty
and our national identityAs Americans, we have our own culture, our own
society, our own language and our own lifestyle. This culture has been
developed over centuries of struggles, trials, and victories by millions of
men and women who have sought freedom.


We speak ENGLISH, not Spanish, Portuguese, Arabic,
Chinese, Japanese, Russian, or any other language.
>Therefore, if you wish to become part of our society, learn the language!

"In God We Trust" is our national motto. This is not some Christian, right
wing, political slogan. We adopted this motto because Christian men and
women, on Christian principles, founded this nation, and this is clearly
documented. It is certainly appropriate to display it on the walls of our
schools. If God offends you, then I suggest you consider another part of the
world as your new home, because God is part of our culture.

If Stars and Stripes offend you, or you don't like Uncle Sam, then you
should seriously consider a move to another part of this planet. We are
happy with our culture and have no desire to change, and we really don't
care how you did things where you came from. This is OUR COUNTRY, our land,
and our lifestyle.Our First Amendment gives every citizen the right to
express his opinion and we will allow you every opportunity to do so.
But once you are done complaining, whining, and griping about our flag, our
pledge, our national motto, or our way of life, I highly encourage you take
advantage of one other great American freedom,
THE RIGHT TO LEAVE..............................Passed on from Ron in Arkansas

..I have no words,hate,anger,...

What will we do? More of the same: fight them when they stand up, curse them when the run, curse them twice when they hide behind children, curse them thrice when they hide behind the sad state of their lives.

That, sadly, is about all we can do. We (being the activist wing of the civilized world) are not the haters, so we won't flatten all their cities. We aren't the evil cowards, so we won't round them up from their homes and schools and mosques and kill them all.

It sucks to be the good guys. We can be heroic and brave, and people look forward to our arrival. But they still ask why we took so long, why we put up with whatever for so long, why we didn't kill all of them the last time whatever did or almost happened.

Terrorists want to hurt us where our worst fears lay in wait: those who don't like cummuting, parents nervous about sending their children to school, ordinary people who don't normally see that much danger in everyday activities. The terrorist wants to make us stay home in fear that something bad will happen if we emerge. They want us to think that we will die if we speak up, act up, or just plain be some way they don't approve. But most of all, they want us to change into the same miserable people they are.

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