The declaration of the Federation for peace
and conciliation Bureau (International non-governmental organization)
in connection with the terrorist attack in
Moscow.
A series of terrorist attacks is extending
with an epidemic speed across the globe. And each of these criminal actions
acquires more and more challenging and insolent character.
A hostage taking of 23 October 2002 in
Moscow performs a challenge not only to the authorities and civil society of
Russia but also to the whole world community.
Undoubtedly, Russian public expects decisive
and effective actions from the power and political authorities of the country. And
we hope that the state will finally estimate critically all the events, which
have been happening in Moscow and will be able to undertake measures providing
an absolute liberation of the hostages and, eventually, will start a real fight
against crime and terrorism in Russia.
Nevertheless, we consider that it is
important in this situation to express a real and decisive international
solidarity in the fight against terrorism and give a clear and simple
estimation to Chechen bandits. It is known that both Western and some Islamic
organizations and structures have been providing militants with political and
financial assistance. Such respectable informational giants as BBC and CNN even
in the reports about tragic events in Moscow have not been able to preserve
their objectivity and shamefully call terrorists as rebels.
An increase in terrorist activity of Chechen
bandits is a result of the double standards policy, which is conducted by some
politicians and businessmen both in Russia and in the international community.
To prevent such crimes in future will be
possible only if bandits, based in Chechnya and on the adjacent territories and
their partisans realize that they will never and under no conditions find
either support or understanding from any politician and citizen in any country.
We hope that Russian and world public will
support this position of condemning terrorism.