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http://www.kansascity.com/mld/kansascity/news/opinion/16783787.htm
Posted on Mon, Feb. 26, 2007
"Russia growing more aggressive, authoritarian
U.S. should be wary of Putin’s belligerence"
The Kansas City Star
ARTICLE SNIPPET: "Foreign policy analysts are scratching their heads over the caustic speech given recently by Vladimir Putin. The United States, the Russian president said, has “overstepped its borders” in every sense and imposed its policies on other countries.
“But do we have the means to counter these threats?” Putin asked ominously. “Certainly we do.”
Was Putin serious, or was the speech — noted for its aggressive tone — just for domestic consumption?
Washington’s response has been restrained."