Relax, the only ones screaming about this are lefties/third wayers, so far.
This has nothing to do with terrorism,
it's to make sure Putin stays in power.
Compared to Putin Yeltsin and even Gorbochev look like democratic presidents, at least they allowed some media critisizm..
A row between Russia and America over Moscow's response to the Beslan tragedy escalated yesterday when George Bush voiced concern that a sweeping Kremlin security overhaul "could undermine democracy".Hours after Russia warned Washington not to meddle in its internal affairs, Mr Bush expressed disquiet at moves by his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, to fight Chechen terrorism by amassing more power for himself.
"As governments fight the enemies of democracy, they must uphold the principles of democracy," the president said. "I'm ... concerned about the decisions that are being made in Russia that could undermine democracy."
His remarks hinted at US unease that Mr Putin could use the "war on terror" to roll back post-Soviet reform.