by Simon Roughneen

Recommendation to the Government of Russia

No government should negotiate with child-killers. Without getting into any theological or ethical arguments about the relative value of one human life over another, shooting and blowing-up schoolchildren is a step beyond the pale, a taboo that defies any attempt at dispassionate afterthought.  Russian President Vladimir Putin has legitimate reasons not to negotiate with the architects of Beslan – and has even greater reason to pursue rebels militarily.

OCGG Security Recommendation No 1 (PDF)