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  • Putin reacts

    09/04/2004 8:16:02 AM PDT · by rang1995 · 76 replies · 2,003+ views
    SEATTLE POST-INTELLIGENCER Saturday, September 4, 2004 · Last updated 7:51 a.m. PT Putin promises tougher response to terror By JUDITH INGRAM ASSOCIATED PRESS WRITER MOSCOW -- Russian President Vladimir Putin promised a tougher response to terrorism Saturday, saying in a surprising admission of weakness that the Soviet Union's collapse had left the country unable to react to attacks. "Weak people are beaten," he warned. The former KGB spy said in a televised address to the nation that terrorists are waging an "all-out war" against Russia. He said he would enact reforms to make security services more effective, tighten border controls...