Russia: Berezovsky Describes Attempted Assassination
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posted by zaina19 on July, 2007 as ANALYSIS / OPINION
From: MSN NicknameEagle_wng (Original Message) Sent: 7/22/2007 2:31 AM Thursday, July 19, 2007 Russia: Berezovsky Describes Attempted Assassination Russia -- Berezovsky, Boris (epa) July 19, 2007 (RFE/RL) -- British police have said that they arrested a man last month in connection with an alleged plot to murder self-exiled Russian businessman Boris Berezovsky. According to police, the man, who is thought to be a foreigner, was arrested in London on June 21, and was handed over to immigration officials two days later. Berezovsky spoke to RFE/RL Russian Service correspondent Mikhail Sokolov about the alleged plot, which he says he was warned about earlier by friends. RFE/RL: Did you in fact hide from a hired killer somewhere outside England? Boris Berezovsky: Yes, Scotland Yard recommended that I leave the country and wait until the situation is resolved. So that's what happened; after a week they called me and said that I could come back. RFE/RL: From media reports, it's impossible to understand what in fact took place. Was the person who was preparing to assassinate ... >> full
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Was the murder plot a sign of frustration with Britain?
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posted by zaina19 on as ANALYSIS / OPINION
From: MSN NicknameEagle_wng (Original Message) Sent: 7/22/2007 6:45 AM Times Online Logo 222 x 25 From The Times July 20, 2007 Was the murder plot a sign of frustration with Britain? Sean O'Neil and Tony Halpin Who was the would-be killer arrested in London last month and what details are there of the boy who accompanied him? The authorities will not disclose the identity of the suspect arrested and questioned over the alleged plot to murder Boris Berezovsky. He is understood to be a Russian national who was accompanied by a boy as cover. The man checked into the Hilton in Park Lane after arriving at Heathrow on June 16. He was watched until his arrest on suspicion of conspiracy to murder on June 21. Scotland Yard released the suspect into the custody of the immigration service on June 23. It is understood that it revoked the man’s visa on the ground that his presence in Britain was not conducive to the public good. Was the decision to release him taken purely because of ... >> full
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Litvinenko: clues point to Kremlin Britain blames FSB for killing
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Prev Discussion Next Discussion Send Replies to My Inbox Reply Recommend Message 1 of 1 in Discussion From: MSN NicknameEagle_wng (Original Message) Sent: 7/22/2007 6:50 AM Times Online Logo 222 x 25 From The Sunday Times July 22, 2007 Litvinenko: clues point to Kremlin Britain blames FSB for killing David Leppard and Mark Franchetti THE senior British official was unequivocal. The murder of the former KGB man Alexander Litvinenko was “undeniably state-sponsored terrorism on Moscow’s part. That is the view at the highest levels of the British government”. This official had access to the latest police and intelligence findings, and he was reflecting the views of senior Home Office counter-terrorism officials, Scotland Yard detectives and others with close knowledge of the murder investigation. All confirmed last week that they believe the plot to poison Litvinenko in London last year was ordered by the Russian secret service, the FSB. In Moscow, strong words were also being used. Russian security circles wanted to intensify the “new cold war” with Britain caused by the ... >> full
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Bush Still Doesn't Get It
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posted by zaina19 on as ANALYSIS / OPINION
From: MSN NicknameEagle_wng (Original Message) Sent: 7/23/2007 3:15 AM Bush Still Doesn't Get It By Akbar Ahmed Sunday, July 22, 2007; B01 Here's a bit of modern-day heresy: President Bush actually has some rather sound instincts about the Muslim world. He has visited mosques more often than any of his predecessors, and he frequently talks of winning Muslim hearts and minds. So why are those hearts and minds so estranged today? What went wrong? The problem is that Bush has relied on ill-informed advisers and out-of-touch experts. By substituting their false expertise for his own sensible intuitions, he has failed to understand the Muslim world -- which means he has failed to understand the arena in which the first post-9/11 presidency will be judged. Instead of seriously explaining Muslim societies that are profoundly split in complex ways, Bush's aides have offered a fatally flawed stereotype of Islam as monolithic and violent. These missteps have helped squander the potential goodwill of people in Iraq, Afghanistan and Pakistan -- countries that pose major ... >> full
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The spy business Basil Ince Monday, July 23rd 2007 Many may recall the picture of Alexander Litvinenko lying on his death bed in a London hospital last November. His plight did not attract world attention because he had eaten something out of a can and was dying of ptomaine poisoning. Mr Litvinenko, a former Russian secret service agent, was in that position because a person or persons unknown had administered him a large dose of radioactive isotope plutonium 210. The spy business is indeed a dangerous profession, but what grabbed attention was Litvinenko's implicating Vladimir Putin, the Russian president. At the time of his death, the former FSB (successor to the KGB) agent, had been investigating the killing of Anna Politkovskaya, a journalist. Politkovskaya had written articles uncomplimentary to Mr Putin. Litvinenko himself had authored a book, Blowing up Russia: Terror from Within, an expose of how the spy service had orchestrated apartment block bombings responsible for the deaths of over 300 people in Russia in 1999. The bombings ... >> full
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