In Moscow last week, Mr Fusion outlined a number of concerns he found with the Russian security program for the Metro. He noted that while an unattended package will be removed immediately, empty half liter beer bottles often litter the subway car floors. Much too easy to fill these with semtex, etc and leave behind in the crowded cars. In addition the packed escalators (some almost 80 meters in length) seem to have a number of structural weaknesses that can canalize aggression.
The most vulnerable stations -- the complex multi-level platforms running off the circular ("brown") line. These stations have many blind corners and nooks that operate outside the electronic security surveillance reach. Finally, a comprehensive search and review of all the station entrance kiosks should commence -- going to have to do it before the VIP visit in May, so might as well start now.
Anyway it doesn't really matter -- reports from Istanbul indicate Maskhadov may not be the individual killed in the attack. To quote Mr Fusion once more: "War in June -- Oil up soon."
J