frigidweirdo
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Don't you remember when the US and the west called the Chechen terrorists rebels? even after they blew up a Schools in Beslan and on another occasion attacked a Maternity hospital, then the UK gave refuge to a wanted Islamist terrorists who lived in London, another case was when the terrorists beheaded three foreign Telecom workers, also weapons and terrorists were entering Chechnya through the Pankisi gorge in Georgia.
Moscow theatre siege: Questions remain unanswered
Ten years ago, Russia and the world held their breath as special forces surrounded a Moscow theatre where nearly 1,000 people were being held hostage. The siege ended in tragedy, and still provokes recriminations.
"Chechen militants" "warlord Movsar Barayev", that was from 2012.
"warlord" doesn't sound particular positive. Doesn't say "rebels", says "militants".
Why BBC doesn't call Hamas militants 'terrorists' - John Simpson
It's simply not the BBC's job to tell people who to support and who to condemn, writes the BBC's World Affairs editor.
"Why BBC doesn't call Hamas militants 'terrorists' - John Simpson"
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Government ministers, newspaper columnists, ordinary people - they're all asking why the BBC doesn't say the Hamas gunmen who carried out appalling atrocities in southern Israel are terrorists.
The answer goes right back to the BBC's founding principles.
Terrorism is a loaded word, which people use about an outfit they disapprove of morally. It's simply not the BBC's job to tell people who to support and who to condemn - who are the good guys and who are the bad guys."
So, the BBC barely uses the word "terrorist", not because of the Chechens or anyone else, but because of how they've decided to do reporting.