Ладно, продолжим.
В Америке в первый же день на заголовках всех новостных изданий 10 сентября появилась надпись "America Under Attack". Исполнителей называли террористами.
Теперь читаем американскую прессу.
New York Times, заголовок на первой странице: Soldiers Storm Russian School; Fate of Many Hostages Is Unclear
The violence, which Russian officials said erupted unexpectedly for reasons that were not immediately clear, ended the siege that began when more than two dozen masked and camouflaged fighters stormed the school on Wednesday as children and parents gathered for a festive first day of school.Здесь их называют бандитами"Taking advantage of the panic, hostages began to escape," a spokesman for North Ossetia's president, Lev Dzugayev, said in an interview, referring to the initial blasts. "The bandits began shooting them in the back. The special forces on our side had to cover the fleeing hostages. This is unfortunately how it happened."
USA Today - на первой странице статья Heavy body count reported after commandos storm Russian school
Hours after the midday assault, three of the separatist rebels were reportedly still blockaded in a school basement, trading fire with security forces. A Federal Security Service official said militants were still holding hostages — children among them.Здесь их называют террористамиThe hostage-takers had been demanding independence for Chechnya, and the Arab presence among the attackers would support President Vladimir Putin's contention that al-Qaeda terrorists were involved in the Chechen conflict, where Muslim fighters have been fighting Russian forces in a brutal war of independence on and off since the early 1990s.
On the campaign trail in Wisconsin, President Bush said the hostage siege was "another grim reminder" of the lengths to which terrorists will go.
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