Putin to meet angry mothers

[tocqueville]

http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20050901/wl_nm/russia_beslan_dc

Weeping mothers who lost their children appealed for asylum abroad, saying they did not want to live in a country where officials -- who some say made the death toll worse by botching the rescue operation -- value human life so little.

In a provincial town 500 km (300 miles) away, President Vladimir Putin, in a somber black tie, led a minute's silence for the Beslan victims but he faces tough questioning on Friday when he is to meet a group of the mothers in the Kremlin.

[Frederik]

1. Well well well

At least the Russians have a president who has the guts to meet angry mothers...