Note to mods: this is about one fifth of the whole story, quoted under “fair use”, and also because Yahoo will vaporize the story in another 12 days.
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As a chilly early autumn takes hold in Russia, there is a palpable sense of unease.
On the streets, people live in dread of the next terrorist attack, and in law enforcement circles, authorities flinch from the demonstrated inability of Russia’s famed security services to protect the population. In the last few weeks, more than 400 people have been killed in bloodshed that has included a suicide bombing near a subway station, nearly simultaneous airline bombings and a hostage siege at a provincial school.
Opponents worry that Putin’s response has had almost nothing to do with terrorism, and everything to do with expanding the already formidable power of the government.
Putin responded to the school tragedy by saying that the nation was "weak