Comments on: Russia http://www.benedictionblogson.com/2004/09/07/russia/ Fri, 09 Jan 2009 15:08:51 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: Bene Diction http://www.benedictionblogson.com/2004/09/07/russia/#comment-2863 Bene Diction Wed, 08 Sep 2004 20:41:16 +0000 http://ss75.shared.server-system.net/~benedictionblogson.com/?p=946#comment-2863 I read that. I thought perhaps the Chechan students were too far away to make their request valid. Given the tension, your explanation makes sense. It occurred to me the students understood exactly what they were offering - their lives. I also read there have been demonstrations in various cities and towns in Russia.I am aware there are refugee camps in Ossetia, nearly 1/2 million are living there, afraid to return, that the Muslim population in Russia is about 70 million. I read that. I thought perhaps the Chechan students were too far away to make their request valid. Given the tension, your explanation makes sense.
It occurred to me the students understood exactly what they were offering - their lives.
I also read there have been demonstrations in various cities and towns in Russia.I am aware there are refugee camps in Ossetia, nearly 1/2 million are living there, afraid to return, that the Muslim population in Russia is about 70 million.

]]> By: Idontdowindows http://www.benedictionblogson.com/2004/09/07/russia/#comment-2862 Idontdowindows Wed, 08 Sep 2004 19:32:18 +0000 http://ss75.shared.server-system.net/~benedictionblogson.com/?p=946#comment-2862 From this article, http://smh.com.au/articles/2004/09/03/1093939149739.html?oneclick=true I quote.. "..Muslims represent about one-third of the population in this region of North Ossetia. The rest are mostly Christian, creating at times an uneasy mix. When a group of Muslims from nearby villages offered themselves as hostages in exchange for the students, officials discouraged them from coming to Beslan for fear of stirring violence. From this article,
http://smh.com.au/articles/2004/09/03/1093939149739.html?oneclick=true

I quote..
“..Muslims represent about one-third of the population in this region of North Ossetia.

The rest are mostly Christian, creating at times an uneasy mix. When a group of Muslims from nearby villages offered themselves as hostages in exchange for the students, officials discouraged them from coming to Beslan for fear of stirring violence.

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