Daily Archives: December 4, 2006

More on Litvinenko, Gaidar, and Poisongate

Poisongate continues and though there is other news that pertains to Russia, while spoil the fun and turn to something of importance? Well, its not that Poisongate isn’t important, but it certainly appears to be on the verge of jumping the shark.

Still, the Western media’s obsession with the whole story hasn’t abated and it seems people are still interested. So while I’ve been tempted to begin covering other matters, I’m also torn with giving “the people” what the want.

But where to start? There is such a cacophony of articles dealing with either the Litvinenko investigation or Yegor Gaidar’s “poisoning” that is difficult to separate the wheat from the chaff. Be that as it may, here are some reports I find interesting.

The London Observer is reporting that through interviews with individuals close to Litvinenko, ..read more