1. Beslan ---- Last week, many remembered the Beslan tragedy. In 2004,
terrorists held hostages in a school in Beslan for three days. Childrenand adults were in dire conditions, without food or water. Evenprisoners during a war have rights, but in that war, as well as insubsequent ones, no one respected not only the rights of prisoners, butalso the rights of non-combatants. ---- State terror during the Chechenwar gave rise to counter-terror, in which people who had nothing to dowith the fighting had to pay for the actions of the security forces.Putin came to power out of fear of terror, promising to put an end to itonce and for all, and in all hostage-taking situations he did not takeinto account the losses among them.By the way, reports from Beslan were then conducted by VGTRK journalistMargarita Simonyan. She behaved as the authorities demanded. And theauthorities demanded that I lie.At this time, another journalist, known for her integrity and humanrights activism, was poisoned while trying to fly to the scene. It wasAnna Politkovskaya. Why was it necessary to poison her? The authoritiesdid not need the truth. And also a person who could negotiate based onthe interests of the hostages, and not the authorities.The tragedy of Beslan is terrifying, but no less terrible is the terrorof the state, which leaves people without light and heat, without waterand food, destroying them with mines, bombs and missiles during itsso-called special operations. Isn't war terror?It is no coincidence that even the word "war" is prohibited in today'sRussia. And people who oppose it are sent to prison.2. ElectionsThe first person in Russia to be sentenced to a real prison term underthe article on "military fakes" was municipal deputy Alexey Gorinov.This week the Court of Cassation in Moscow upheld his conviction. Thepart of the liberal opposition that hoped to somehow influence what washappening in the country through elections relied on municipal deputies.But all attempts were more like attempts to win against casino owners.And those who did become deputies paid for their adherence toprinciples. Were those who participated in the elections and those whoentered government able to stop the war? We know the answer.Now the state is preparing another farce called "elections." And,surprisingly, part of the liberal opposition... is going to take part inthem and calls on others to do so. So, wait, wait, there seem to bedoubts that, whatever one may say, Putin was not elected honestly forhis last terms - no, and to say that the people of Russia precisely"chose" the war and its leader is not correct . How now? Do thosecalling for elections want to prove that there is still a choice?Support the authorities in simulating this choice?No, of course, oppositionists running for elections come up with otherarguments, but in fact they are going to support the authorities. We, asanarchists, of course call for a boycott of pseudo-election events. TheAntijob channel provides examples of how employers ingovernment-controlled organizations force their employees to vote. Thismeans that your coming to the polling station is very important to theauthorities.I have great respect for the human rights activities of LevAleksandrovich Ponomarev. Once we had the opportunity to talk with himwhen we were walking to the court building, where the anarchist AzatMiftakhov was supposed to be brought. Lev Aleksandrovich then convincedme that municipal elections could change a lot, and in vain I was soskeptical about this. Well, some of those candidates and deputies arenow in prison, some were forced to leave Russia, like Ponomarev himself,some no longer have the opportunity to be elected.Well, I go to Facebook, and there he writes how he and Maxim Katz aregoing to... take control of the future presidential elections. He alsocriticizes the boycott of elections. Well, what can I say... Apparently,even if you write "CAUTION, RAKE!" on the rake in giant glowing letters!and hang the bells, there will be liberals who will step on them overand over again and sincerely call on their supporters to do so. Don't befooled by these calls. Even quiet sabotage of elections is also sabotage.3. Power against anarchistsAs for Azat Miftakhov, he was supposed to be released on September 4,but was detained again as soon as he left the gates of the colony.Before that, they again tried to persuade him to testify against acertain "Moscow cell of the Network," which the cops themselves inventedand are looking for. Now he is detained on charges of "justifyingterrorism," which was brought against him based on the testimony of ahidden witness.The authorities, as usual, justify their own terrorism both in relationto the population of a country whose people they do not reallyrepresent, and in relation to the country against which they are waging war.The Arkady Kots group recently recorded a song by Italian anarchiststranslated into Russian. The author of the original poems wrote themwhile in prison. The video for the song uses drawings and letters frompolitical prisoners of anarchists and anti-fascists from Russia and Belarus.4. Human traffickingIf we return to silent sabotage, it turns out that this is a fairlycommon form in Russia. For example, sabotage of the draft. Those whowere unable to leave the country are hiding from summons in various wayswithin the country. For those who need urgent help, there is anopportunity to find out about it on the "Walk through the Forest" website.And since the government of the Russian Federation is experiencingproblems with selective mobilization, and does not risk introducingtotal mobilization, it mobilizes citizens of other countries. Forexample, there are complaints from migrant workers that they are beingforced by threats, deception and blackmail to sign contracts with theMinistry of Defense. And recently, the Cuban government announced that ahuman trafficking network had been uncovered. Cubans were promised workin Russia, but in reality they were sent to military registration andenlistment offices.It is no longer enough for the authorities to send the Yakuts, Buryats,Kalmyks and other peoples whose territory was colonized by the RussianEmpire to war to "defend the Russian world"; their colonialism extendsall the way to the other side of the globe. At one time, for example,the British Empire sent representatives of other nations to its wars.This is how the Irish came up with a song about soldier John, whoreturns from the colonial war, and his own mother cannot recognize him,he is so crippled.5. Domestic terrorAs for the mothers who were able to wait for their sons to return fromthe shameful war, they risk dying not at the hands of some distant NATOsoldier whom propagandists are afraid of, but at the hands of their ownson, the "defender of the Fatherland." Here, for example, is the storyof an elderly woman from Kaliningrad, who is terrorized by her son, whoreturned from the war. He steals her mother's pension and beats her, thepensioner had to flee from beatings and threats of murder to the street,to live with neighbors.In general, this is a fairly typical picture for Russian femicide. Aneighbor told the journalist: "He says he was taught to kill. We thinkthat one day he will deal with his mother if he is not isolated."Naturally, no one is in a hurry to isolate the "hero," because for thestate it is much more important to isolate (and for a long time) theopponents of the war.We have already said more than once what anarchists themselves thinkabout the penitentiary system, but this time we suggest that youfamiliarize yourself with the thoughts on this topic not of anarchists,but of people of leftist views; we published a link to this material onour social networks.6. What would Leo Tolstoy say?And finally, let me remind you that September 9 is the birthday of theworld famous writer Lev Nikolaevich Tolstoy. So I'll quote his wordsfrom the article "Remember!", which still sound relevant:"The Tsar, the main responsible person, continues to parade the troops,thank, reward, encourage, and issues a decree on the collection ofreserves. Loyal subjects again and again throw their property and livesat the feet of the monarch they call the adored, but only in words. Theythemselves, wanting to distinguish themselves from each other in deedsand not in words, tear away fathers and breadwinners from orphanedfamilies, preparing them to be sent to slaughter. Newspapers, the worsethe situation of the Russians, the more shamelessly they lie, turningshameful defeats into victories, knowing that no one will refute them,and calmly collecting money for subscriptions and sales. The more moneyand labor of the people goes to war, the more all sorts of bosses andswindlers rob, knowing that no one will expose them, because everyone isrobbing. The military, trained to kill, having spent decades in theschool of inhumanity, rudeness and idleness, rejoice, unfortunate ones,in the fact that, in addition to an increase in pay, those killed openup a vacancy for their promotion. Christian shepherds continue to callpeople to the greatest crime, continue to blaspheme, asking God for helpin the cause of war, and not only do not condemn, but justify and praisethat one of these shepherds who, with a cross in his hands, encouragedpeople to kill at the very scene of the crime."The article was written in 1904 during the Russo-Japanese War. The FirstRussian Revolution looms ahead.7. In memory of a comradeSeptember 9 is also the birthday of anarchist Dmitry Petrov, nicknamed"Ecologist." Dmitry lived an eventful life as an activist andrevolutionary. Unfortunately, this life was cut short untimely byRussian shelling near Bakhmut, where he was with two otherinternationalists who stood up to defend the Ukrainian people fromRussian aggression.For many of those who knew Dima, he became not just a comrade and ally,but also a friend with whom they could go through thick and thin. When amemorial evening was held in Barcelona, everyone who knew him spoke ofhim with great warmth.For me personally, Dima became a person in whom I saw the ideal of ananarchist. Thanks to his example, I understood what I need to strive for.Kurdish freedom fighters, with whom Dima was friends, talk about thedead revolutionaries Sehit Namirin ("heroes do not die"). Dima not onlywas, but remains a revolutionary. Forever. Read about the legacy thatDima left for those who continue the struggle or have just joined it inthe materials of "Autonomous Action" and on a special website dedicatedto him.Well that's all for today! We remind you that in Trends in Order andChaos, members of Autonomous Action and other authors give anarchistassessments of current events. Listen to us on YouTube, SoundCloud andother platforms, visit our website avtonom.org, subscribe to our weeklye-mail newsletter!The issue was prepared by Nina T.https://avtonom.org/news/kto-zdes-samyy-glavnyy-terrorist-trendy-poryadka-i-haosa-epizod-122_________________________________________A - I N F O S N E W S S E R V I C EBy, For, and About AnarchistsSend news reports to A-infos-en mailing listA-infos-en@ainfos.ca
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