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September 09, 2004
Chechen Terrorists Put Price On Putin
In response to Russian President Vladimir Putin's decision to offer a US$ 10 million reward for the heads of Shamil Basayev and Aslan Maskhadov, the terrorists have responded by offering a US$ 20 million reward for whomever aids in the arrest of 'war criminal' Vladimir Putin, reports Dutch press agency ANP, who like many other major media in Europe insists on calling them 'rebels' (thanks to W):
Chechen rebels put price on head Putin

Thusrsday 9 September 2004

Moscow (ANP) -- Chechen insurgents Thursday offered a reward for the capture of Russian president Putin. The reward comes a day after Moscow put a price on the heads of resistance leaders Aslan Maskhadov and Shamil Basayev.

"We offer a reward of US$ 20 million (almost 16,9 million Euros) to countries, organizations or individuals who will assist the Chechen Republic actively in the arrest of war criminal Vladimir Vladimirovic Putin", stated one of the insurgents' websites. The Anti-Terror Center of the Chechen Republic, part of Maskadov's unrecognized government, signed the message.

Just last Wednesday Moscow offered a reward of US$10 million for information which leads to the arrest of Checen rebel leaders Maskhadov and Basayev. A close associate of Mashkadov called the price on the head of his boss a "sick attempt to imitate the US and the West".
Note that the original report (left in the translation) does not use scare quotes around "government" when mentioning the terrorist group's institutions.

first published at Southern Watch

Posted by V-Man at September 9, 2004 12:13 PM | TrackBack
Comments

Regarding scare quotes: I'm not sure they would be considered correct in Russian. Rules governing punctuation in Russian tend to be much more rigid than the equivalent in English.

(Disclaimer: I am not Russian, nor am I an expert in the Russian language. I am merely an amateur Russophile.)

Posted by: gus3 [TypeKey Profile Page] at September 9, 2004 01:08 PM

If something did happen to Putin, who would be in charge? Anybody know anything about him? Do they have a well defined succession, or is it going to be a tanks-in-the-streets free for all?

Posted by: Mona B. [TypeKey Profile Page] at September 9, 2004 02:15 PM

-Mona, that would be bad, REAL bad, too many almost rogue states with nukes.

Posted by: Ronin [TypeKey Profile Page] at September 9, 2004 02:50 PM

Do note that they say Putins "capture" and not his assassination. Strange.

Posted by: Digger [TypeKey Profile Page] at September 9, 2004 03:21 PM

They're becoming Capitalists. It's a Bidding War.

The Free Market at work.

Posted by: Don [TypeKey Profile Page] at September 9, 2004 07:14 PM

Don: I raise my glass to you. The exact same thought crossed my mind when I read this.

Posted by: gus3 [TypeKey Profile Page] at September 10, 2004 03:56 AM

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