American Voices

The Russian Theater Raid

November 6, 2002 | ISSUE 38•41

During a hostage rescue, Russian authorities pumped gas into a Moscow theater, killing 116 of the 800-plus captives. What do you think of the controversial move?

  • Now that the siege is over, the surviving hostages can get back to watching Nord-Ost. I think they left off at the part where Vasily was about to propose to Svetlana.

    Reggie Simms
    Systems
    Analyst

  • I trust that the Russians handled this correctly. No doubt we'll soon learn that every gas victim was actually a Chechen collaborator. Yes. This is what we will find.

    Oleg Yashin
    Russian Official

  • Just answer this: Were the captors terrorists? Okay, what about the people who killed the hostages, were they terrorists? How about the victims?

    Oscar Riggins
    Delivery Driver

  • This is the worst thing ever to happen in Russia.

    Meredith Dietz
    Teacher

  • All I can say is, somebody had better answer to the United States about this.

    Gordon Lenox
    Roofer

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