Thallium or Just Bad Sushi? More on Litvinenko

The Litvinenko Affair gets more complicated. The Guardian is reporting via the Associated Press reports that London doctors are now saying that “thallium poisoning is an unlikely cause of [Litvinenko’s] current condition.” Well, isn’t that interesting. The entire article reads: Doubts over cause of spy’s illness Press Association Tuesday November 21, 2006 5:58 PM The […]

Politkovskaya’s Murder: From Tragedy to Farce

If Anna Politkovskaya’s murder was a tragedy, the investigation and events surrounding it are a farce. Nothing says this more than the poisoning of Alexander Litvinenko, 41, in a London sushi restaurant. Litvinenko is a former FSB agent turned critic of the Kremlin. Toxicology reports show that he has traces of thallium in his blood, […]