Archive for November 21st, 2006

Thallium or Just Bad Sushi? More on Litvinenko

By Sean at 21 November, 2006, 8:42 pm

The Litvinenko Affair gets more complicated. The Guardian is reporting via the Associated Press reports that London doctors are now saying that “thallium poisoning is an unlikely cause of [Litvinenko's] current condition.” Well, isn’t that interesting. The entire article reads:

Doubts over cause of spy’s illness
Press Association
Tuesday November 21, 2006 [...]

Read More >>

Politkovskaya’s Murder: From Tragedy to Farce

By Sean at 21 November, 2006, 5:16 pm

If Anna Politkovskaya’s murder was a tragedy, the investigation and events surrounding it are a farce. Nothing says this more than the poisoning of Alexander Litvinenko, 41, in a London sushi restaurant. Litvinenko is a former FSB agent turned critic of the Kremlin. Toxicology reports show that he has traces of thallium [...]

Read More >>