U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell gestures during a sit down interview with Reuters journalists at the State Department in Washington Sepetember 14, 2004. Powell said on Tuesday he had concerns about Russian President Vladimir Putin's sweeping political change Putin ordered sweeping changes to Russia's political system on Monday to help combat terrorism but drew quick accusations of exploiting this month's bloody school siege in Beslan to increase his power. REUTERS/Shaun Heasley SH