[ohioconservative]

Need to remove liberal media bias from statement below.

"Vladimir Putin has criticized Western European leaders in the wake of the school siege tragedy for urging Russia to negotiate with Chechen rebels, whom he likened to al Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden."

There we go -- that's better. That's more truthful than "Western leaders."

[Dont_Tread_On_Me_888]

I do believe the Bush admin has said this to Putin many times in the past. I have not seen an official State Department comment about that since this terrorist act.