Alexander Litvinenko

According to some experts the U.S. economy is one “event” away from a catastrophic sequence. My own variation on this sequence goes something like this: first, the dollar collapses; second, the government’s response prevents any chance for recovery; third, political unrest and destabilization begins; last, the defensive function of the state fails as external and internal enemies take advantage of the country’s weakness. This sequence would likely be nonsense if it were only my sequence...Read Full Story

The former KGB agent's deathbed accusations that the then Russian president was behind his radiation poisoning made headlines around the world.Read Full Story

Russian film on ex-spy depicts battle against 'corrupt' Putin regime Excerpt: ""Rebellion: The Litvinenko Case", a late entry at the Cannes filmfest which was screened Friday, a day before its official release, adds no significant new information on his November 23 death by poisoning. Yet the more than 90-minute-long film blasts Putin and hammers home alleged wrongdoings by Litvinenko's former bosses at the FSB (ex-KGB), accused posthumously by the poisoned spy of being "the hand that carries...Read Full Story

“As I lie hear I can distinctly hear the beating of wings of the angel of death. I may be able to give him the slip but I have to say my legs do not run as fast as I would like…” This imaginative reduction of death to a chase is a snippet of the late Alexander Litvinenko ’s deathbed statement, released on the 24 th November 2006. I find the beautiful imagery of a black-clad Death (perhaps out of a Terry Pratchett novel) tapping Litvinenko on the shoulder and holding a half-empty hourglass...Read Full Story

The exact nature of Litvinenko's death remains a mystery: --- Linked from http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2006-11/27/content_5396633.htm --- The British police sought to investigate the death of Alexander V. Litvinenko, a former Russian KGB agent, said a British official on Sunday. "British policemen have gone as far as saying no more than this is a suspicious death that they are investigating and they have ruled out no option," said John Reid, the Home Secretary and Britain's most...Read Full Story