southern russia because they re said to die to avenge the death of a loved one killed in the bitter decades of insurgency here. a militant leader was killed by russian police in a raid tuesday. that s nothing new in southern russ russia. [ inaudible ] why would anyone choose to bring such an event here? behind that decision, president putin who s fond of this black seacoast but also rose to power 14 years ago, viciously bringing order to restless southern russia. on wednesday, an e-mail to germany, hungary and italy s olympic committees seemed threatening. but was later dismissed by olympic officials saying it contains no threat and appears to be a random message from a member of the public.