Sear THIS into your memory, Senator Kerry

Valery Andreyev, Russia's Federal Security Service chief in the region, said 10 Arabs were among 27 militants who were killed. The ITAR-Tass news agency, citing unidentified security sources, reported the hostage-taking was the work of Chechen warlord Shamil Basayev, who had al-Qaida backing.

We have a choice, people. We can fight a "more sensitive" war on terror, and wait for something like this to happen in Dallas, or Des Moines, or we can go after the slimy low life sons of bitches before they come after our kids. Is that so tough a choice?

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