[null and void]

Any idea of his intel specialty?

[TigerLikesRooster]

Re #1

Seems Wise Guys rule Russia.

[OneTimeLurker]

An opponent of Pootie Poot Poot?

[henderson field]

"...gunned down..."
There must be a typographical error in this story as everyone knows that guns are not permitted in Russia, and therefore do not exist.

[nw_arizona_granny]

ping

[sergey1973]

Bump.

Here is another article on this story of fmr. FSB General Assassination.

http://www.mosnews.com/news/2005/04/11/fsbhit.shtml

I'm afraid it will be another murder that is not solved. Actual assailants may be found (if they are not dead already), but never those who ordered it.

Here just the sample of the list of assassinations or suspicious deaths that were never really solved during either Putin or Yeltsin era.

Paul Khlebnikov, Journalist

Sergei Yushenkov, Member of Parlament

Dmitri Kholodov, Journalist

Artyom Borovik, Investigative Journalist, Reporter, Writer, Publisher (Technically it was air crash, but many suspect a foul play).

Yuri Shekochikhin, Journalist, Investigative Reporter (Sudden death under Questionable Circumstances)

Galina Starovoitova, Activist, former MP

Ivan Kivelidi, Businessman

Vladislav Listev, Journalist, Talk Show Host

[FormerACLUmember]

"Former Top Russian Intelligence Official"

Translation: "Mafia Thug"

[TheForceOfOne]

Russia is now experiencing our 1920's with Mafia style control in say ways.

[Bald Eagle777]

note

[Safetgiver]

was shot in his sport utility vehicle ....ouch. That must hurt.