Putin's Problem

WaPost has an op-ed on the Chechen challenge that Putin faces. As most may recall this was already an issue before he rose to power. As a matter of fact a suspicious terrorist act attributed to Chechens helped get him elected originally. His efforts to clampdown and obliterate the Chechens has forced the terrorists to act in Russia proper. It does not appear that the Chechen separtists are going to back down anytime soon.