Well, the hostage body count has risen to 118, now, most if not all dead as a result of inhaling the Russian "mystery gas."

It appears to me that the Chechens were successful: They brought Ichkeria/Chechnya back to the headlines, and showed the world who the real "terrorists" are: the Russians, who once again have slaughtered their own civilian citizens for political gain. I think it's going to backfire this time, hopefully bringing Putin down and ending the occupation. Unlike the apartment bombings, this happened on TV.

Again, it's too bad it had to come to this.

---Lepus Rex