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To: MadIvan
The idea that Berezovsky would poison his own colleague in the attempt to discredit Russia would be extremely expensive and pointless.

I basically agree with that, but there are many people who don't like Putin who could be connected. If the killing is quickly considered a "message from Putin" to his critics, then that makes alternatives more likely. In any case, Occam's razor would have made Litvinenko quietly disappear, not die loudly the way he did.

32 posted on 11/29/2006 3:28:02 AM PST by palmer (Money problems do not come from a lack of money, but from living an excessive, unrealistic lifestyle)
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To: palmer

In any case, Occam's razor would have made Litvinenko quietly disappear, not die loudly the way he did.==

Exactly. Especcially during his vist to Europe summit. Didn't you notice such scandals happened regularly during his vists to Europe. Why such didn't happen during his vists to Asia for example?

But other thing. Putin with his approval rate about 75% can perfectly ignore all critics that what he did accually. Anyways he will be gone after 2 years so why he would kill those negligible to hime figures as Politkovskaya or Litvinenko?


34 posted on 11/29/2006 3:31:53 AM PST by RusIvan ("THINK!" the motto of IBM)
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To: palmer
In any case, Occam's razor would have made Litvinenko quietly disappear, not die loudly the way he did.

This is not without precedent, however -

Georgi Markov

Flamboyant murders are not unknown in the KGB. Putin is ex-KGB.

Regards, Ivan

49 posted on 11/29/2006 4:16:51 AM PST by MadIvan (I aim to misbehave.)
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