[GodGunsGuts]

All good points. But it still doesn't rule out that they were involved in a smuggling operation. If so, the natural question would be where was the Polonium destined for, and why through (or to) England? Of course, he could have been just murdered by Putin's Russia. Or he could have been working for Putin's Russia and died by accident. Given what I have learned about "former" KGB defectors, I'm leaning toward the latter. As I said, time will (hopefully) tell--GGG

[GSlob]

Of course, he could have been just murdered by Putin's Russia.<BR.
Precisely. And no alternatives, if one has any idea of what putin's [and even without putin's] russia is. It is in the character.