Posted by Sean on July 16, 2007
The “Litvinenko Affair” has started to make me to feel a bit like Michael Corleone. “Every time I try to get out, they pull me back in!”
The Brits have lived up to their threats and expelled four Russian diplomats. They also plan on suspending negotiations with the Russians over visas, making it more difficult for Russian government officials and citizens to get entry into Britain. David Miliband of the British Foreign Ministry told reporters that “This is a situation the government has not sought and does not welcome. But we have no choice but to address it. We have chosen to expel four diplomats, four particular diplomats, in order to send a clear and proportionate signal to the Russian government about the seriousness of this case.” Well if you want the Russians to take the extradition of Andrei Lugovoi seriously, turning the issue into a full ..read more
Posted by Sean on July 16, 2007
Another twist was added to the “Litvinenko Affair” on Sunday. The Sunday Telegraph features an article about Norberto Andrade, the waiter who served Litvinenko, Vyacheslav Sokolenko, Andrei Lugovoi, and Dmitri Kovtun at the Pine Bar at the Millennium Hotel in London the night of Litvinenko’s infamous poisoning. Andrade claims that while he didn’t actually see the poison delivered, he believes that he was deliberately distracted so that polonium could be sprayed into a teapot of green tea.
“When I was delivering gin and tonic to the table, I was obstructed. I couldn’t see what was happening, but it seemed very deliberate to create a distraction. It made it difficult to put the drink down.
“It was the only moment when the situation seemed unfriendly and something went on at that point. I think the polonium was sprayed into the teapot. There was contamination found on the picture above where ..read more
