[A. Pole]

Who of the Russian political circle needed my death on the 24th of November 2006, in Dublin? I rejected the idea of complicity of the Russian leadership almost immediately. After the death of Alexander Litvinenko on November 23 in London, another violent death of a famous Russian on the following day is the last thing that the Russian authorities would want. In case of an explosion or skirmish in Moscow, one would think about radical nationalistic thugs first of all. But Dublin? Poisoning? This is obviously not their style.

Most likely that means that some obvious or hidden adversaries of the Russian authorities stand behind the scenes of this event, those who are interested in further radical deterioration of relations between Russia and the west.

Bump

[darth]

Back in 1973 I had a good friend in US Army intel. He got hit with a poison dart in Holland that was so small he did not realize he had been shot. Apparently the toxin was brown recluse spider venom, and the Dutch physicians almost had to amputate his leg. These recent high-profile poisoning cases are the tip of the iceberg.

[A. Pole]

Despite the protests of the Irish doctors, I said that I wanted to leave the hospital immediately. They told me that they had no right to forbid me. But they explained that my case puzzled them. A comparison of test results and my state of health during the late hours of November 24 and early the next day did not tally in any way. They told me that I needed a thorough examination and in-depth analysis. I thanked them for their help and explained that it was easier to take this analysis in Russia, where the doctors had been supervising me for many years and knew my medical history. I arranged a transfer to the Russian embassy, then took a flight to Moscow.

This could be a smart move.

[eleni121]

BUMP

[oilfieldtrash]

Strange things are happening.

Being an oil field engineer for one of the shtokman 5 shortlisted companies I was greatly disappointed when Putin said that Gazprom was going to go it alone on Shtokman. I had always wanted to live and work in Moscow and I was disappointed.

Suddenly there is an about face and Putin claims that foreign companies will be allowed in on shtokman.

In the mean time, there are poinsonings of enemies of the Russian state. Either the Russians are guilty and they want to curry favor with the west by allowing the western companies back into shtokman. Or they are not guilty and they see that the west is trying to de stabilize the country and force a coup because Vlad is a creep and he wants to stop it.

Wild thoughts, but the paths often lead to hydrocarbons.