Dying spy accused Kremlin agent
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posted by zaina19 on November, 2006 as ANALYSIS / OPINION
From: MSN NicknameEagle_wng (Original Message) Sent: 11/27/2006 2:06 AM The Sunday Times November 26, 2006 Dying spy accused Kremlin agent David Leppard THE former Russian spy who died last week from radiation poisoning named a senior Kremlin agent as the man he believed responsible for targeting him. Alexander Litvinenko, who died after mysteriously absorbing polonium210, a rare and highly toxic radioactive material, said in his last full interview from hospital that he knew he was an “active case” for Russian intelligence. He named the agent in charge of monitoring him as “Viktor Kirov”. A man called Anatoly V Kirov worked at the Russian embassy in London, where he was listed as a diplomat, until late last year. He is believed to have left the diplomatic service in October 2005 and returned to Russia. But Litvinenko claimed just days before he died that Kirov was an intelligence agent who continued to target him. Yesterday, antiterrorist squad police requested that The Sunday Times hand over a tape of the interview in which Litvinenko named Kirov. ... >> full
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From: MSN NicknameEagle_wng (Original Message) Sent: 11/27/2006 2:53 AM Memories of Chechnya Publication time: 26 November 2006, 15:39 To the south of "Russia", in the north of the Caucasus mountains, spread on rich fertile land is the home of two noble brotherly nations - the Chechens and the Ingush, who together call themselves the "Vainakh." How much is known about the life of these two small nations? Too often images of war and destruction are called to mind whenever we think about them. Chechens have this sad fame throughout the world. History The first historical reference to the Vainakh was in the 7th century. In the 11th century, the Georgian historical tome, the Krtlis Jhovreba, referred to the Vainakh as Dzurzuki. Between the 11th and the 13th century, Christianity arrived from neighboring Georgia and spread among the Vainakh, who used to be sun-worshippers. Many of our monuments and temples still portray those phases of our history. Towards the end of the 18th century, the Chechens and Ingush became Muslims, mostly due ... >> full
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The reach of Russia is amazing, not to mention frightening
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posted by zaina19 on as ANALYSIS / OPINION
From: MSN NicknameEagle_wng (Original Message) Sent: 11/27/2006 3:00 AM The reach of Russia is amazing, not to mention frightening Publication time: 25 November 2006, 21:19 The poisoning of former KGB official Alexander Litvinenko probably is not "directly" linked to the G.R.U. or F.S.B. if anything that I have heard or seen is anything to go by. After all, such direct and traceable action is downright stupid. No, like the lady journalist who was gunned down on her way back from the grocery store, it was some disgruntled individual acting alone. There seem to be a lot of these disgruntled individuals acting alone, mind you, in the style of some 'Lee Harvey Oswald' fairytale ( of course the Mafia did not want to get rid of J.F.K. ... after all, he was only investigating them and trying to put them out of business ). One only has to look at Chechnya - and the death Mafia there - for proof of 'tactics' ( in fact the very term 'tactics' seems to be ... >> full
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U.K. Minister Attacks Putin As Police Probe Litvinenko Case
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posted by zaina19 on as ANALYSIS / OPINION
From: MSN NicknameEagle_wng (Original Message) Sent: 11/27/2006 5:24 AM Monday, November 27, 2006 U.K. Minister Attacks Putin As Police Probe Litvinenko Case U.K. -- The exterior of ITSU restaurant in Piccadilly where according to unconfirmed reports the Russian dissident Alexander Litvinenko may have been poisoned by a Russian agent a few days ago in London, 20Nov2006 The London restaurant where Litvinenko may have been poisoned earlier this month (epa) November 27, 2006 -- A British government minister has said President Vladimir Putin's success in building economic stability in Russia has been clouded by "huge attacks" on individual liberty and democracy. Peter Hain's comments on November 26 came three days after former Russian spy Aleksandr Litvinenko died in a London hospital, having blamed his apparent radiation poisoning on Putin -- an accusation dismissed by the Russian president. Hain, the government's minister for Northern Ireland, did not comment directly on Litvinenko's death. But he told the BBC Putin's tenure had been clouded by incidents including what he called the "extremely murky murder" of journalist Anna ... >> full
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From: MSN NicknameEagle_wng (Original Message) Sent: 11/27/2006 5:35 AM Who killed this man? A TIMES EDITORIAL Published November 27, 2006 What, and more importantly who, killed Alexander Litvinenko? The answers could determine whether the Cold War's deadly game of espionage, betrayal and assassination has heated up again under the increasingly dictatorial rule of Russian President Vladimir Putin. In a deathbed statement, Litvinenko put the blame on Putin for the poisoning that took the former KGB spy's life Thursday. Litvinenko's heart gave out after a three-week struggle for life in intensive care at a London hospital. He used his last strength to dictate a farewell statement that turned into an indictment of Putin, a former KGB hand himself. "You may succeed in silencing me, but that silence comes at a price," Litvinenko said. "You have shown yourself to be as barbaric and ruthless as your most hostile critics have claimed." It's a bad time for the West to face another destabilizing force as clashes with radical Islam also build. Although Putin denied any ... >> full
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