who had hundreds of explosives. the fast, brutal move killed the militants but also about 130 hostages, many through the gas itself but showed the kremlin head is unafraid and decisive. militants took over a school and moscow stood back and when the siege began 50 hours later, sent a small number of special forces. it was chaotic and bloody. dozens of children died. locals felt abandoned by the kremlin and now if there's an attack far away from the games elsewhere in impoverished russia. russia regulates press coverage heavily, particularly where the militant activity is heavy in the south. then, of course, there may be u.s. criticism of russian intel sharing. like after the boston bombings when russian cooperation was still panned by some u.s.