The Litvinenko Obsession
The English language press is obsessed with the who, what, where, when, why, and how of Alexander Litvinenko’s death. A Google news search turns up thousands of articles, whether they are original compositions or reprints of syndicated reports. And with that the web of connections between Litvinenko and the numerous players in the game of Russian politics grows wider. The question is how wide does it grow and how do we separate the real players from the wannabes and those simply guilty by association?
Take for example these few reports. There is the apparent “Yukos connection,” which I mentioned in an earlier post. Except that now, it is generating speculation that Litvinenko was an Israeli double agent, “who sold trade secrets to different parties in and outside Russia, among them some of the Russian oligarchs living in exile in the West.” ..read more
