It's Dreadful, But ...

"But depraved terrorism of this type does not come unannounced. Russian forces fighting the two wars in Chechnya have distinguished themselves with their own brand of brutality ..." - Observer editorial.

"The hostage-takers committed crimes beyond the capacity of any judicial or spiritual authority adequately to condemn ... But it cannot be enough simply to condemn the wickedness of the hostage-takers ... " - Independent editorial.

Note that to the Independent (and the BBC) the people who slaughtered maybe as many as 500 innocents are 'hostage-takers'. To the Guardian they are 'militants', just like the 'militants' who target little girls in Gaza, or Afghanistan.


Thank God for the great Aaronovitch.