Russia Has It's Own War Against Terror

Russia's Long (and Brutal) War on Terror -- Time Magazine

On a Monday morning, March 29, suicide bombers attacked two metro stations in the heart of Moscow. The detonations, timed 40 minutes apart during rush hour for maximum damage, in some ways resembled the 2004 commuter-train attack in Madrid, the July 7 bombings in London a year later and numerous other public acts of terrorism around the globe. These similarities were not lost on world leaders, who were quick to express not just sympathy but also empathy. French President Nicolas Sarkozy said, "When Moscow is attacked, we are all attacked." In June, just days before the exposure of a U.S.-based Russian spy network, Barack Obama stressed unity with visiting Russian President Dmitri Medvedev, saying that "terrorists threaten both our people, be it in Times Square or in Moscow."

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My Comment: When I compare Russia's and the West's coverage on radical Islam, terrorism, and how one should respond to it .... I am always struck by how completely different the media coverage is towards these issues, and even more on what is the public opinion towards it.

In short .... the Russian media is always eager to report on the steps and moves that Moscow is doing to combat radical Islamic movements in the country, and what is surprising, is that the public is 90% in favor of it.