Putin - 1, Boston Globe - 0
It seems that Russian President, Vladimir Putin has taken the midnight ramblings of the Kerry/Edwards campaign to heart. He is answering the "wake-up call" that has taken place in his country in the form of multiple terrorist attacks and mass casualties.
Now, if we could just get the liberal left to understand that it's radical Islamic terrorism threatening our nation's survival and not our own President.
Memo to Senator Kerry: Take your "sensitive war on terror" crap and heed your wife's advice - shove it.
Now if someone could just get this message out to the friendly folks at the Boston Globe. This editorial from yesterday starts out reflecting some of the same issues Putin was addressing in regards to the questionable actions of the Russian forces and the government's lack of preparedness for such terrorist hostilities.
But, by the end of the piece, their train of thought gets derailed and takes a sharp 180 from Putin's newly-discovered outlook on reality.
The editors at the Globe apparently believe that these terrorist are capable of rational thought, and that all we need to do is sit down and discuss our feelings with one another. Well, screw that.
They and rest of the worlds' pacifists can hold hands with this murderous scum all they want, while discussing their societal woes over a spot of tea. If they knew what was good for them, they'd best get out of the way. While they're opening a box of crumpets, I hope Putin will be opening a big can of whup-ass, the likes of which these shitheads have never seen.
BESLAN, Russia - A shaken President Vladimir Putin made a rare and candid admission of Russian weakness yesterday in the face of an "all-out war" by terrorists after more than 340 people - nearly half of them children - were killed in a hostage-taking at a southern school.
Putin went on national television to tell Russians that they must mobilize against terrorism and promised wide-ranging reforms to toughen security forces and purge corruption.
Now, if we could just get the liberal left to understand that it's radical Islamic terrorism threatening our nation's survival and not our own President.
"We showed weakness, and weak people are beaten," he said in an address aimed at addressing the grief, shock and anger felt by many after a string of attacks that have killed some 450 people in the past two weeks, apparently in connection with the war in Chechnya.
Memo to Senator Kerry: Take your "sensitive war on terror" crap and heed your wife's advice - shove it.
Now if someone could just get this message out to the friendly folks at the Boston Globe. This editorial from yesterday starts out reflecting some of the same issues Putin was addressing in regards to the questionable actions of the Russian forces and the government's lack of preparedness for such terrorist hostilities.
Yesterday's horrific end of the hostage crisis in Russia's Republic of North Ossetia, with a death toll in three figures, illustrates above all the hostage-takers' pitiless cruelty. The chaos surrounding the unplanned rescue operation and the manner in which Russian special forces lost control of the situation also suggest a lack of competence that had tragic consequences.
But, by the end of the piece, their train of thought gets derailed and takes a sharp 180 from Putin's newly-discovered outlook on reality.
Nothing can be done now to bring back those lost lives. But if Putin were to admit the failure of his war policy in Chechnya and explore a political solution, he would have a chance to end the rationale for such outrages as the hostage-taking and save the lives of many Chechens and Russians.
The editors at the Globe apparently believe that these terrorist are capable of rational thought, and that all we need to do is sit down and discuss our feelings with one another. Well, screw that.
They and rest of the worlds' pacifists can hold hands with this murderous scum all they want, while discussing their societal woes over a spot of tea. If they knew what was good for them, they'd best get out of the way. While they're opening a box of crumpets, I hope Putin will be opening a big can of whup-ass, the likes of which these shitheads have never seen.
