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 carries the weapon of a corrupt ruling clan."" http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=070525143835.30mu4b2p&show_article=1 Putin 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 rather beautiful, in stark contrast to the ugly events described ... 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

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 senior law enforcement official. He added that his concern was for those members of the public who may have come into contact with Litvinenko. "I think it's known that the particular ... 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