Gonzo
I'm not watching TV.

Gonzo,
Russian army needs to do, present the war like a nightly tv show just like the US army did during the gulf war.
* Sounds a bit cynical, but to the point - what RF lacks is a global, preferably English-language, TV sat service to promote its views and stance.

FreLe you are right I didn't think about that. True most terrorist acts don't make sence. Can anyone name a situation where using just terrorist acts alone a group has 100% completely accomplished their goals. It seems now if one does a terrorist act a 4 million dollar tommahawk cruse missle will end up coming thru the door of their 20 dollar mud hut. Or in the case of Chechnya a whole city is blown up.

Kissie, we should sell Ted Turner to the Russians. Too bad he broke up with Jane. She looked good in pictures of her on communist anti-aircraft guns (joke). Russia could use a good PR department. Like the US hey there wasn't a war in Korea it was a police action.

The tactic used by the chechen rebels is to throw a snowball in the gun pipe of a thank so that the next time the tank wants to fire the shell explode inside.

You'r on the money Gonzo with AllahU AK...47!

FredLe you really should watch TV there some good stuff on there like South Park. Hey the Russians should just blame Canada for there problems

Gonzo
Do you mean terrorist acts succeed only with the use of cruse missiles on mudhut or when a city is blown out?

L'emenexe,

BTW is "maroon" a "sweeeter" version of "moron"?
just curious..

FredLe no I meant terroist acts seem to have a negative repercussion on the ones who commited the acts (of course that only when the guys who did them are found.) In other words my point was I don't think anyone has completely accomplished goals via terrorist attacks hence they don't work.

Gonzo
Actualy the only tv set we have is a tiny B/W my wife is using rather as a background sound in the kitchen.
(but I have other reasons for not watching)
The last time I wanted to watch tv (on a normal one) I found it very boring. They are intresting programs, indeed I regret I can't see but they are rather rare and late.

If the Chechens did blow up the apartment buildings look where it has gotten them...Uncle Ruskie is knoking on the door with a tank.

They make TV's in B/W?

As to the Moscow bombings as primer for the Chechen conflict, - I doubt RF would start the offensive on that basis alone.
A comparative table of events prior.
And another one.
AllahU AK...47!
* ROFL.

Yes Gonzo
terrorist act never reach theyr goal because isolated, seen as a calamity like a earthquake on top of that bad repercution on the group,
while resistance and guerilla are more popular and more serious a threat.

They make TV's in B/W?
* Seen'em, Far East production.