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  • Behind Islamic Terror

    08/22/2007 6:12:39 PM PDT · by VxH · 13 replies · 1,233+ views
    The New American ^ | 03 Sep 2007 | William F. Jasper
    “Al-Qaeda Stronger than Ever.” “U.S. Concern at Al-Qaeda Strength.” These and similar titles accompanied news stories that began breaking during the second week of July, announcing leaks of a disturbing new classified intelligence report. Prepared for President Bush by the National Counter Terrorism Center (NCTC), the five-page report entitled Al-Qaeda Better Prepared to Strike the West paints a picture of a revived, more dangerous terror network led by Osama bin Laden and Ayman al-Zawahiri. The Associated Press reported on July 11 that an unnamed counterterrorism official familiar with the still-unreleased report paraphrased the briefing paper as finding that al-Qaeda is...
  • Radioactive poison that killed Litvinenko found at London lap dancing bar

    08/18/2007 6:21:22 AM PDT · by NCjim · 11 replies · 435+ views
    Evening Standard ^ | August 17, 2007
    Traces of the lethal radioactive poison which killed Russian dissident Alexander Litvinenko have been found at four previously undisclosed sites - including a Mayfair lap dancing bar. The revelations come nine months after the former spy's murder and shed new light on the scale of the investigation into his death. The polonium-210 poison was found at the Hey Jo nightclub on Jermyn Street, on a shisha pipe in the West End restaurant Dar Marakesh, in a taxi and in Mr Litvinenko's Mercedes. Westminster council has disclosed that a total of 47 venues were checked, among them five buses, eight aircraft,...
  • Radio active poison that killed Litvineko found at a London Lap Dancing Bar

    Traces of the lethal radioactive poison which killed Russian dissident Alexander Litvinenko have been found at four previously undisclosed sites - including a Mayfair lap dancing bar. The revelations come nine months after the former spy's murder and shed new light on the scale of the investigation into his death. The polonium-210 poison was found at the Hey Jo nightclub on Jermyn Street, on a shisha pipe in the West End restaurant Dar Marakesh, in a taxi and in Mr Litvinenko's Mercedes. Dancers from Hey Jo lap dancing club where traces of radiation have been detected Westminster council has disclosed...
  • Putin aide: 'Miliband's hatred for Russia runs in family'

    08/04/2007 5:09:54 PM PDT · by Tailgunner Joe · 31 replies · 717+ views
    dailymail.co.uk ^ | 4th August 2007 | JASON LEWIS
    A key adviser to President Vladimir Putin accused Foreign Secretary David Miliband of 'anti-Russian racism' over his handling of the Alexander Litvinenko affair. It was claimed Mr Miliband let his personal views cloud his judgment in the recent tit-for-tat diplomat expulsion row over the murder of ex-KGB operative Litvinenko. Last month the Foreign Secretary expelled Russian diplomats from Britain after the Kremlin refused to sanction the extradition of the prime suspect in the murder case. President Putin responded by throwing out several British Embassy officials and banning visas for other UK diplomats. Now Russian political analyst Gleb Pavlovsky, who is...
  • Russia could prosecute Lugovoi if Britain provides proof: (Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov)

    08/03/2007 2:02:46 PM PDT · by NormsRevenge · 3 replies · 237+ views
    AFP on Yahoo ^ | 8/3/07 | AFP
    MOSCOW (AFP) - Russia could prosecute businessman and former Soviet KGB agent Andrei Lugovoi in the Litvinenko affair if Britain provides "proof" of his guilt, Russia's foreign minister said Friday. If the British "have proof that has 100 percent convinced them of Lugovoi's guilt, we are ready to receive it and study it," Sergei Lavrov said, cited by Interfax news agency from Beijing. At the same time, he said Russia did not intend to exchange Lugovoi for Russian businessman and Kremlin critic Boris Berezovsky, who currently lives in London and is wanted in Russia on various charges of fraud. "For...
  • Litvinenko: clues point to Kremlin

    07/22/2007 1:43:47 AM PDT · by shrinkermd · 23 replies · 420+ views
    Times UK ^ | 22 July 2007 | David Leppard and Mark Franchetti
    THE senior British official was unequivocal. The murder of the former KGB man Alexander Litvinenko was “undeniably state-sponsored terrorism on Moscow’s part. That is the view at the highest levels of the British government”. This official had access to the latest police and intelligence findings, and he was reflecting the views of senior Home Office counter-terrorism officials, Scotland Yard detectives and others with close knowledge of the murder investigation. All confirmed last week that they believe the plot to poison Litvinenko in London last year was ordered by the Russian secret service, the FSB. In Moscow, strong words were also...
  • Britain - RAF scrambles to intercept Russian bombers

    07/18/2007 1:16:31 AM PDT · by HAL9000 · 48 replies · 1,999+ views
    Times Online (UK) (excerpt) ^ | July 18, 2007 | Richard Beeston
    Excerpt - RAF fighter jets were scrambled to intercept two Russian strategic bombers heading for British airspace yesterday, as the spirit of the Cold War returned to the North Atlantic once again. The incident, described as rare by the RAF, served as a telling metaphor for the stand-off between London and Moscow over the murder of Alexander Litvinenko. While the Kremlin hesitated before responding to Britain’s expulsion of four diplomats, the Russian military engaged in some old-fashioned sabre-rattling. Two Tu95 “Bear” bombers were dispatched from their base on the Kola Peninsula in the Arctic Circle and headed towards British airspace....
  • Russia vows response to UK expulsions (fallout from pollonium murder)

    07/17/2007 7:48:44 AM PDT · by TigerLikesRooster · 12 replies · 548+ views
    AP ^ | 07/17/07 | STEVE GUTTERMAN
    Russia vows response to UK expulsions By STEVE GUTTERMAN, Associated Press Writer 18 minutes ago Russia on Tuesday vowed a "targeted and appropriate" response to Britain's expulsion of four diplomats in a mounting confrontation over the probe into the radiation poisoning death of a former KGB officer. Deputy Foreign Minister Alexander Grushko criticized Britain for demanding the extradition of the key suspect in the killing of Alexander Litvinenko, emphasizing that Russia's constitituion forbids it, and urged other European nations not to gang up against the Kremlin. The dispute could derail recent American efforts to ease increasing tension between Russia and...
  • Putin Vows Revenge As Britain Expels Diplomats

    07/16/2007 7:49:03 PM PDT · by blam · 16 replies · 2,863+ views
    The Telegraph (UK) ^ | 7-17-2007 | David Blair - Adrian Blomfield
    Putin vows revenge as Britain expels diplomats By David Blair, Diplomatic Correspondent, and Adrian Blomfield in Moscow Last Updated: 3:07am BST 17/07/2007 Russia threatened Britain with "serious consequences" last night after David Miliband, the Foreign Secretary, revived memories of the Cold War by announcing that four Russian diplomats were to be expelled from London. President Vladimir Putin: emboldened by Russia’s growing economic strength The decision showed how Anglo-Russian relations have sunk to their lowest ebb since the Soviet Union's collapse in 1991. Mr Miliband said that Britain had no choice but to send a "clear and proportionate signal" to Moscow...
  • From Moscow, a New Chill

    05/27/2007 3:24:37 PM PDT · by neverdem · 13 replies · 807+ views
    NY Times ^ | May 27, 2007 | STEVEN LEE MYERS
    FROM the day Alexander V. Litvinenko, a former K.G.B. officer, died of polonium poisoning in London last November, officials in Russia treated the investigation of his death as if it were simply a matter of bad public relations. They dismissed accusations of Russian involvement as nonsense fabricated by President Vladimir V. Putin’s enemies. Britain last week punctured Russia’s strategy. A decision by the Crown Prosecution Service to accuse another former K.G.B. officer of the murder and demand his extradition pushed Russia out of the international court of public opinion and into the international court of law. If recent history is...
  • Ex-KGB agent charged with Litvinenko's murder

    05/22/2007 3:58:43 PM PDT · by GodGunsGuts · 11 replies · 502+ views
    AFP (via Yahoo) ^ | May 22, 2007 | Robin Millard
    Ex-KGB agent charged with Litvinenko's murder by Robin Millard Tue May 22, 2007 The Crown Prosecution Service demanded Tuesday the extradition of a former KGB man to face charges over the radiation murder of Alexander Litvinenko, in a move likely to seriously strain ties with Moscow. Russian authorities immediately said they would not hand over Andrei Lugovoi, a wealthy Russian businessman, despite London's demands for "full cooperation" from Moscow over the affair. Prosecutors called for his extradition over the poisoning of Litvinenko last November, which CPS chief Sir Ken Macdonald called an "extraordinarily grave crime." "I have today concluded that...
  • Britain to charge former KGB agent for Litvinenko murder (Roundup)

    05/22/2007 8:18:29 AM PDT · by TigerLikesRooster · 6 replies · 473+ views
    M&C News ^ | 05/22/07
    Britain to charge former KGB agent for Litvinenko murder (Roundup) May 22, 2007, 14:43 GMT London/Moscow - Britain said Tuesday it would press murder charges against a former KGB agent accused of the 'deliberate poisoning' of ex-spy Alexander Litvinenko with a radioactive agent in London last November. The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) said there was sufficient evidence to bring murder charges against Andrei Lugovoy, a Moscow- based businessman who met Litvinenko at a London hotel on the day he was believed to have been given an fatal dose of polonium-210 in a cup of tea. But the authorities in Moscow...
  • England - Charge In 'Extraordinarily Grave Crime' (Litvinenko polonium murder)

    05/22/2007 2:52:43 AM PDT · by HAL9000 · 6 replies · 739+ views
    Sky News (excerpt) ^ | May 22, 2007
    Excerpt - A Moscow based man is to be charged in connection with the murder of the former Russian spy Alexander Litvinenko. The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) has said it will ask for the extradition of a former KGB agent Andrei Lugovoy. At a news conference Director of Public Prosecutions Sir Ken Macdonald said: " I have today concluded that the evidence given to us by the police is sufficient to charge Andrei Lugovoy with the murder of Mr Litvinenko by deliberate poisoning. "I have instructed CPS lawyers to take immediate steps to seek the early extradition of Andrei Lugovoy...
  • Is Al Qaeda A Kremlin Proxy?

    05/17/2007 10:39:47 AM PDT · by Fennie · 8 replies · 658+ views
    JRNyquist.com ^ | J.R. Nyquist
    THE NUMBER TWO PERSON IN AL QAEDA, AYMAN AL ZAWAHIRI, IS AN OLD AGENT OF THE FSB (KGB). AYMAN AL ZAWAHIRI, IN 1998, WAS IN THE TERRITORY OF DAGESTAN, WHERE FOR HALF A YEAR HE RECEIVED SPECIAL TRAINING AT ONE OF THE EDUCATIONAL BASES OF THE FSB. AFTER THIS TRAINING HE WAS TRANSFERRED TO AFGHANISTAN, HE PENETRATED THE MILIEU OF BIN LADEN AND SOON BECAME HIS ASSISTANT IN AL QAEDA. TOP OFFICIALS FROM THE UFSB OF DAGESTAN, WHO HAD DIRECTLY WORKED WITH AYMAN AL-ZAWAHIRI WERE CALLED TO MOSCOW AND RECEIVED HIGH POSTS...
  • Poison: KGB men to face Litvinenko murder charges [Scotland Yard prepared to act]

    04/22/2007 8:43:51 AM PDT · by aculeus · 12 replies · 701+ views
    This is London ^ | April 21, 2007 | Unsigned
    Scotland Yard detectives are to issue arrest warrants against three former KGB officers suspected of poisoning ex-Russian spy Alexander Litvinenko. Police have told sources close to Mr Litvinenko's widow Marina that they intend to lay charges of murder and poisoning against the men, who met the victim three weeks before his death in London. The move will damage the already strained relationship between Downing Street and the Kremlin, which is almost certain to block any request for the men's arrest and extradition. Warrants are expected to be issued against Andrei Lugovoy, Dmitri Kovtun and Vyacheslav Sokolenko within the next few...
  • Berezovsky says planning Russian revolution: paper

    04/12/2007 7:39:23 PM PDT · by NormsRevenge · 16 replies · 719+ views
    Reuters on Yahoo ^ | 4/12/07 | Reuters
    LONDON (Reuters) - Russian billionaire Boris Berezovsky said he is planning a revolution in Russia to topple President Vladimir Putin, in comments published on Friday. "We need to use force to change this regime," Berezovsky, who has received asylum in Britain, told the Guardian newspaper. "It isn't possible to change this regime through democratic means. There can be no change without force, pressure." Asked if he was fomenting a revolution, he said: "You are absolutely correct." Berezovsky, a vocal critic of Putin, said he was in contact with members of Russia's political elite. He said these people -- who he...
  • Reporter Planned Story on Arms Deal

    03/06/2007 2:27:20 PM PST · by BlackVeil · 13 replies · 499+ views
    Moscow Times ^ | 6 March 2007 | By Simon Saradzhyan
    Before his mysterious death, Kommersant journalist Ivan Safronov was on the verge of reporting a story about sensitive arms deals with Syria and Iran despite warnings that he would be prosecuted for disclosing classified information, it was reported Tuesday. Kommersant reported that Safronov planned to file a story on the sale of Iskander surface-to-surface missiles and SU-30 fighters to Syria, and S-300 air defense systems to Iran. The newspaper added that the story was sure to have prompted a Federal Security Service, or FSB, investigation into disclosure of classified information. The United States and Israel have lodged strong protests when...
  • Expert in Russian poisoning case is shot

    03/02/2007 5:25:46 PM PST · by jmc1969 · 70 replies · 2,289+ views
    NBC News ^ | March 2 2007 | Pete Williams
    <p>FBI agents say they are assisting police in suburban Washington who are investigating the shooting of a Russian expert — a man who spoke out on "Dateline NBC" last weekend and strongly suggested that remnants of the KGB were responsible for the bizarre poisoning death of Alexander Litvinenko.</p>
  • FSB agents 'offered to kill' ex-spy Litvinenko

    02/07/2007 9:08:34 PM PST · by Tailgunner Joe · 4 replies · 269+ views
    timesonline.co.uk ^ | February 08, 2007 | Tony Halpin
    Alexander Litvinenko was a traitor who would have deserved execution in Soviet times, his former chief in Russia’s security service said last night. Alexander Gusak accused Litvinenko of helping British secret services unmask Russian spies after he fled to London from Moscow. He claimed that furious agents considered assassinating him in revenge. “I consider him a direct traitor because he betrayed what is most sacred for any operative — his operational sources. His sources came to me and they complained that your [British] secret service officers had found them, and asked what to do,” Mr Gusak said. Mr Gusak was...
  • Litvinenko Shooting Gallery

    02/06/2007 1:39:11 PM PST · by lizol · 9 replies · 870+ views
    Kommersant ^ | Jan. 31, 2007
    Litvinenko Shooting Gallery At a Special Forces Training Center The Western media is circulating reports alleging that the Russian Interior Ministry's Vityaz Special Forces use targets featuring a picture of poisoned former FSB officer Alexander Litvinenko for shooting practice. The target is visible in the background of a photograph of Russian Federation Council speaker Sergei Mironov visiting the Vityaz Training Center near Moscow. The authors of the reports claim that their source was a promotional video about the Russian Special Forces. The scandal exploded on January 25 with the publication of the picture in the well-known Polish newspaper Dziennik, which...