Grantland
February 22nd 04, 08:59 AM
(cleaned it up a little)
Thanks, btw to Ivan the Barbarian, for the format.
G
(Djangoo) wrote:
>
>>
>>Chechen website acknowledges heavy casualties
>>
>>Chechens have acknowledged their worst casualties to date amid the unrelenting
>>assault on the area's capital, Grozny.
>>
>>A total of 45 guerrillas had been killed and 60 wounded in the past 24 hours,
>>according to the Chechen rebel website. It said Russian air strikes and
>>shelling "did not pause for a minute"
>>
>Grozny, Jan 22, 2000
>
>O Great is God! the warriors cry,
>the lower tunnel shaking
>as the shells howl down from the heights outside
>and the ground in nightmare quaking.
>And the dust so thick 'mid the shattered brick
>and the smoke through the crevice swirling
>and the whining howls reaching down to the bowels
>of the earth where the men are curling.
>Now the barrage peaks and Shamil shrieks:
>Tanks! Tanks! you can *feel* them coming
>Through the yellow air into looming glare
>stooping low now the men are running.
>Through the poison reek and the whining shriek
>Rising high as the four leave the quarters
>To the rat-atat-tat and the heartstop crack
>and the thump and the crump of the mortars.
>Up the shattered street on the bones and the meat
>of the dead now the tracks are creaking
>and the first grey hulk pokes its looming bulk
>through the smoke with its cannon seeking.
>All are down on the ground as the infantry pound
>up the street, rifles held at the ready
>and the men press still 'gainst the concrete chill
>of the yard - eyes alert - breathing hard, holding steady.
>Then the tank creaks by and Shamil lets fly
>with the RPG at point blank distance
>while the russian troops moan as their tank is blown
>and the bold rebels run to the entrance..
>
>
>Well they died, but they died bravely. I'll finish the story later..
>
>Grantland
>
Thanks, btw to Ivan the Barbarian, for the format.
G
(Djangoo) wrote:
>
>>
>>Chechen website acknowledges heavy casualties
>>
>>Chechens have acknowledged their worst casualties to date amid the unrelenting
>>assault on the area's capital, Grozny.
>>
>>A total of 45 guerrillas had been killed and 60 wounded in the past 24 hours,
>>according to the Chechen rebel website. It said Russian air strikes and
>>shelling "did not pause for a minute"
>>
>Grozny, Jan 22, 2000
>
>O Great is God! the warriors cry,
>the lower tunnel shaking
>as the shells howl down from the heights outside
>and the ground in nightmare quaking.
>And the dust so thick 'mid the shattered brick
>and the smoke through the crevice swirling
>and the whining howls reaching down to the bowels
>of the earth where the men are curling.
>Now the barrage peaks and Shamil shrieks:
>Tanks! Tanks! you can *feel* them coming
>Through the yellow air into looming glare
>stooping low now the men are running.
>Through the poison reek and the whining shriek
>Rising high as the four leave the quarters
>To the rat-atat-tat and the heartstop crack
>and the thump and the crump of the mortars.
>Up the shattered street on the bones and the meat
>of the dead now the tracks are creaking
>and the first grey hulk pokes its looming bulk
>through the smoke with its cannon seeking.
>All are down on the ground as the infantry pound
>up the street, rifles held at the ready
>and the men press still 'gainst the concrete chill
>of the yard - eyes alert - breathing hard, holding steady.
>Then the tank creaks by and Shamil lets fly
>with the RPG at point blank distance
>while the russian troops moan as their tank is blown
>and the bold rebels run to the entrance..
>
>
>Well they died, but they died bravely. I'll finish the story later..
>
>Grantland
>