Alexander Litvinenko

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... 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... 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 24th 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

Linked from http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2006/12/07/world/main2237027.shtml --- Russian businessman Dmitry Kovtun, a key figure in the poisoning investigation of ex-security agent Alexander Litvinenko, is in a coma, a Russian news agency said Thursday Read Full Story

Russian film on Litvinenko added to Cannes festival at last minute Excerpt: "In a surprise move, the Cannes film festival on Wednesday announced it would screen a Russian documentary about the poisoning death of former spy Alexander Litvinenko." http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20070523/ennew_afp/britainrussiaspy_070523102245 Read Full Story