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Quote by: Tesserakt The logistics of the conflict ceased to matter once Bayasev's people killed all those children. Those actions have made any resolution to any pre-existing conflict impossible because such action would only endorse the validity of slaughtering children as a means to conflict resolution.
Russia, in the course of the last 6 decades has killed scores more innocent children in Chechnya than Bayasev ever did. But those deaths were because of warring between states. It doesn't justify it, but it does present a vital distinction which prevents the events from being considered of equal magnitude.
People have to unite against terrorism, and our airing of the terrorist Bayasev's story is a large step backwards from the kind of protocol needed between nations who happen to find unusual access to each other's wanted terrorists.
Let's say Bayasev was hypothetically justified in what he did: The difficult concept to grasp here, is that after he ordered the deed, he is no longer justified, and in my opinion no longer elligable for any sort of interview. |
People also have to unite against oppressive, illiberal states, such as Russia. Should we therefore withdraw all diplomats, block trade and refuse to deal with the Russian state until it no longer exists? No, thats foolish. Just as it is foolish to completely ignore Bayasev. Even if Bayasev is not a man whom we can 'do business' with, his grievances are shared by many currently none violent Chechans. If we understand what his problems are, we can put an end to that, cutting off his supply of new recruits. If we don't deal with his grievances, he will always have new people coming to his methods, and the conflict will never end.