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AP-Austian Satire?
***My first post -- be gentle.***
Keep up the good work!
we gotta send jimmy carter there fast.
After....
&^Ya did good.
It's clear he was abducted by aliens, aged 30 years overnight and returned home.
Drug-induced accelerated decrepitude, sounds like something the KGB would come up with.
Welcome to FR!
He looks like he was Yeltsinized. Maybe it's just a prerequisite for office in the Soviet Blocs. You have to look like you drink a bottle of Vodka for breakfast or people wont vote for you.
Kidding aside, possibly mercury or arsenic poisoning? I think heavy metals cause appearance changes like this.
" One of the early warning signs of arsenic poisoning is a "pins and needles" sensation in hands and feet. Long-term oral exposure to inorganic arsenic can result in skin changes including a darkening of the skin and the appearance of small "corns" or "warts" on the palms, soles, and torso.
Other signs and symptoms include skin thickening, fluid accumulation (resulting in puffiness) especially around the lower eyelids, face and ankles, diarrhea, garlic breath, perspiration, excessive salivation, generalized itching, oral inflammation, sore throat, runny nose, excessive tearing, numbness, skin inflammation, hair loss, weakness, and loss of appetite. Arsenic can also cause a range of neurological effects, including headaches and vision problems. It can cause noticeable behavioral changes, most commonly aggression or depression." from here: http://www.environmentalhealth.ca/summer02arsenic.html
Is there a such thing as good sushi?
Nice first post, BTW.
Awww, but we always get to haze first time posters!
You're no fun! I was so looking forward to beating the pulp out of you! I guess I'll just give you a bear hug
instead....welcome to FR! Great article, too!
A Ukrainian opposition leader and presidential candidate is recovering in hospital in Vienna after an alleged attempt to poison him.
Viktor Yushchenko arrived in the Austrian capital a week ago after falling ill with what was thought at the time to be food poisoning.
But doctors found "chemical substances" inside the candidate, an aide said.
A presidential aide made light of the allegation, suggesting the candidate should have drunk vodka as a cure.
Giving details of the alleged poisoning on Friday, campaign manager Oleksander Zinchenko said there was "enough evidence to say that it was an attempt on [Mr Yushchenko's] life".
Austrian doctors were quoted as saying their patient's illness was due to both a serious viral infection and "chemical substances which are not normally found in food products".
In August, an attempt was allegedly made to force the candidate's car off a road as he campaigned in Ukraine.
Mr Yushchenko's campaign team said they had been expecting the authorities to resort to "strong-arm techniques" to ensure the victory of Prime Minister Viktor Yanukovich - the candidate favoured by the outgoing Ukrainian President, Leonid Kuchma.
More before/after pictures
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