"The funeral arrangements are yet to be decided, but the traditional elements of Russian Orthodox ceremony have been ruled out. The Health Protection Agency will not allow mourners to pass the body of the former spy in an open casket."
Drop him on Ahmadinejad
It's going to be a Muslim ceremony.
On another thread I asked if there was a reason why Polonium was used if it was so expensive to produce. Surely there is a less expensive way of killing someone. I conjectured there must be another message besides "don't betray us," -- "we've got Polonium?" "We've got cash, or had cash?" But maybe this is it -- "you can't have a traditional funeral ceremony either."