Terror in Moscow The aftermath of the hostage take-over of the Moscow Theater calls for a reevaluation of Putin's regime and the cause of Chechen independence. In Moscow 750 people were held hostage on October 23 though 26. Nearly 50 hostage-takers under the command of Basaev demanded the end of Russian genocide in Chechnya. The Russian government was given three days to comply with this demand, but never gave it serious consideration. Instead it spent these days planning the attack that was conducted in the early morning of 26th of October. A poisonous gas was used to incapacitate the hostage-takers … Continue reading The Forgotten Nation